Barkley was founded in 1964 by Mike Swenson and. has expanded their numbers, their reach, and their client base many times by purchasing other firms giving them the ability to start their various subsidiary companies.
The employee reviews are mixed, but one interesting perk listed several times was free beer on-tap all the time. Free food, snacks, smoothie bar – all good, free beer? Now that’s different.
One thing that may explain the beer on tap is the headquarters site was once where a brewery stood, locally known as the beer castle. The company employs approximately 300 people and some of their best-known clients include Big O Tires, Target, Dairy Queen, Vanity Fair, March of Dimes, Weight Watchers, Sonic Drive-Ins, Coleman Lanterns, and Payless.
Some of the clients represented by their various subsidiaries include Carnegie Mellon (REI), Mr. Coffee (Blacktop), Waterpik (Grenadier), and Lee (Crossroads).PR Insights & Public Relations Strategy
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Barkley Inc: Kansas City PR, Marketing & More…
By EPR Editorial Team2 min read
Barkley was founded in 1964 by Mike Swenson and. has expanded their numbers, their reach, and their client base many times by purchasing other firms giving them the ability to start their various subsidiary companies.
The employee reviews are mixed, but one interesting perk listed several times was free beer on-tap all the time. Free food, snacks, smoothie bar – all good, free beer? Now that’s different.
One thing that may explain the beer on tap is the headquarters site was once where a brewery stood, locally known as the beer castle. The company employs approximately 300 people and some of their best-known clients include Big O Tires, Target, Dairy Queen, Vanity Fair, March of Dimes, Weight Watchers, Sonic Drive-Ins, Coleman Lanterns, and Payless.
Some of the clients represented by their various subsidiaries include Carnegie Mellon (REI), Mr. Coffee (Blacktop), Waterpik (Grenadier), and Lee (Crossroads).Written by
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