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The Cost of Communicating Without Intelligence

High-stakes communications demand more than instinct. Marathon Strategies is an award-winning strategic communications and research firm that helps organizations navigate crises, shape public affairs battles, and strengthen corporate reputations through intelligence-driven strategy.

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Marathon Strategies partners with leading organizations to design insight driven communications campaigns that drive influence. 

Every year, companies lose market position, face unnecessary crises, and underperform in public debates – because their communications were built on instinct instead of intelligence. Marathon Strategies closes that gap.

Our multidisciplinary team – from campaign operatives and PR experts to researchers, journalists, digital analysts, and creative strategists – combine investigative rigor with integrated communications programming to give leaders an information advantage: the intelligence, analysis, and strategic clarity needed to communicate effectively.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Some of Our Work

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Shaping Policy Conversation

During Washington’s biggest tax fight in years, the Alliance for Competitive Taxation (ACT) turned to Marathon to ensure its voice…

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A Vote for the Future

Marathon supported Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) through a two-year education and advocacy campaign, which helped ensure that future generations…

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From Strategy to Statute 

Marathon helped transform a nearly decade-long legislative stalemate into passage through a reset of the campaign strategy behind New York’s…

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Giving the Cleaning Industry a Voice

As businesses weathered the pandemic, the cleaning industry partnered with Marathon to develop a united voice to provide leadership and…

Select Partners

Original research and strategic insights designed to give leaders an information advantage.


Corporate Verdicts Go Thermonuclear: 2025 Edition

Marathon Strategies’ annual analysis of corporate litigation shows that “nuclear verdicts” – jury awards of $10 million or more – have become not just legal challenges but significant reputational and enterprise risks.


The Information Gap Hollywood Can’t Afford

Studios invest millions in talent, production, and awards campaigns. But when high-stakes decisions are made without complete information, the results can be devastating. In every case below, the information existed — it just wasn’t surfaced in time.

Meet The Freshmen

An in-depth look of the new members of the 119th Congress and their stances on the key issues and policy debates.

Agency News

Announcements and milestones from Marathon Strategies.

Marathon Strategies Named One of PRovoke Media’s 20 Best Agencies in North America

On May 5, PRovoke Media named Marathon Strategies one of 20 Agencies of the Year in North America — building on our…

Marathon Named to PRovoke Media’s 100 Best Agencies in the U.S.

Proud moment for Team Marathon: we have been named a finalist in three categories at the 2025 PRNEWS Platinum Awards,…

Marathon Named a SABRE Awards Finalist for Corporate Media Relations Campaign

Proud moment for Team Marathon: we have been named a finalist in three categories at the 2025 PRNEWS Platinum Awards,…

Marathon Wins Best Public Affairs Campaign of the Year at 2026 Reed Awards

Proud moment for Team Marathon: we have been named a finalist in three categories at the 2025 PRNEWS Platinum Awards,…

Marathon Named A PR Daily Top Agency of 2025

Proud moment for Team Marathon: we have been named a finalist in three categories at the 2025 PRNEWS Platinum Awards,…

Marathon Earns A Top Campaign of the Year Nomination at 2025 PRWeek Awards

Proud moment for Team Marathon: we have been named a finalist in three categories at the 2025 PRNEWS Platinum Awards,…

Marathon Strategies Named Finalist for PRNEWS Platinum Agency of the Year

Proud moment for Team Marathon: we have been named a finalist in three categories at the 2025 PRNEWS Platinum Awards,…

Marathon Wins 9 Telly Awards for Video Excellence

Marathon is proud to share that we’ve been recognized with nine 2025 Telly Awards for our original video work —…

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