# Smith Communication Partners

> Smith Communication Partners is an Atlanta consultancy that turns dense HR, benefits, compensation, compliance and business-strategy material into communications employees can understand and act on. Its senior-led model spans strategy, writing, design, digital, video, training and project management, sold directly to employers and through co-sourcing relationships with other consulting firms. Founded in 2005 and acquired by workforce-services platform Allvia in June 2026, Smith remains led by Trey Wood and now pairs its communications craft with a technology-enabled compliance practice.

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** Atlanta, United States
- **Products:** Total rewards, benefits and pay communication, HR, employee engagement and learning, Change management communication, Business strategy communication, Marketing and sales support
- **Notable:** A 16-country employee stock purchase-plan campaign produced 11% enrollment, twice the client's expectation., A total-rewards campaign for 30,000 employees achieved more than 95% on-time enrollment., A co-sourcing relationship begun in 2011 has delivered more than 750 projects for more than 400 clients and can handle 50-plus engagements per year.

## Products & services

- **Total rewards, benefits and pay communication** — Strategy and materials that explain enrollment, compensation, retirement, wellness and employee-value programs across print, digital, video and live channels.
- **HR, employee engagement and learning** — Onboarding, orientation, HR self-service, employee learning, internal branding and engagement campaigns.
- **Change management communication** — Stakeholder research, communication planning and materials that help employees understand and adopt organizational change.
- **Business strategy communication** — Executive facilitation and communication of corporate vision, goals, priorities and multi-year plans.
- **Marketing and sales support** — Research, branding, websites, social media and print collateral for selected professional-services firms.
- **Co-sourcing partnerships** — Flexible writing, design and project-management capacity supplied through roughly two dozen consulting-firm partners.
- **Technology-enabled compliance communications** — Specialists and workflow technology for SPDs, SMMs, SBCs and required notices, including document management, version control, approvals and audit readiness.

## Achievements

- A 16-country employee stock purchase-plan campaign produced 11% enrollment, twice the client's expectation.
- A total-rewards campaign for 30,000 employees achieved more than 95% on-time enrollment.
- A co-sourcing relationship begun in 2011 has delivered more than 750 projects for more than 400 clients and can handle 50-plus engagements per year.
- A communications audit for Johnsonville evaluated more than 20 intranet platforms and supported selection and implementation of a new platform.
- A mental-wellbeing accordion-fold guide proved popular enough for the client to update and reissue it annually for at least four years.
- 2020 recognition included a first-place Pension & Investments Eddy Award, platinum and gold Hermes Creative Awards, and two Communicator Awards.
- Safety communication first launched at two U.S. facilities was requested by additional sites in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Launched a technology-enabled compliance communications practice covering SPDs, SMMs, SBCs and other required notices, with workflow controls for documents, versions, review, approval and audits.
- **2026-06** — Allvia acquired Smith Communication Partners; Trey Wood and the leadership team remained in place.
- **2026-05** — Published new practical guidance on making everyday information easier to retain and retrieve.
- **2026-03** — Published a guide to auditing communication and moving from a current-state inventory to an improved future state.

## Links

- Website: https://smithcp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smithcommunicationpartners
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SmithCPToGo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SmithCommPartners/

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Last updated: 2026-09-20