Punch PR: Milwaukee PR Agency, Now Part of Trozzolo

Punch PR is a Milwaukee PR agency founded in 2009 by Lauren Grimm and acquired by Kansas City's Trozzolo Communications Group in a deal that closed June 1, 2025, per BizTimes Milwaukee. It now operates as Punch, A Trozzolo Company. Grimm and Dave Racine, who joined in 2016, are managing directors of Trozzolo's Milwaukee office.

Originally published June 2026. Updated October 18, 2026.

What happened in the Trozzolo acquisition?

BizTimes reported that Trozzolo acquired Punch, expanding its existing Milwaukee presence, and that Punch kept its employee base and brand name. Grimm said in a statement that Punch was glad to join Trozzolo and widen its client services platform. Racine told BizTimes that every Punch team member came under the Trozzolo umbrella. Angelo Trozzolo said that in any acquisition it comes down to people and cultural fit first.

Trozzolo's December 2025 release says it then acquired Midan Marketing, a meat and agriculture agency, and that the Punch and Midan deals took the team past 100 associates.

Who leads Punch PR?

BizTimes says Grimm founded the firm in 2009 and Racine joined in 2016. Both kept their leadership roles as managing directors of Trozzolo's Milwaukee office after the deal. Trozzolo itself is led by Angelo Trozzolo, who took over from his father, the agency's founder.

What does Punch PR do?

Nombase describes Punch as a full-service PR agency covering reputation management, consumer goods PR, social media and special events. Clutch summarizes the firm as a full-service communications shop with depth in reputation management, consumer goods, public relations and influencer marketing. Clutch reviewers describe it as an entrepreneurial partner that moved quickly, and say it has secured national fashion coverage for clients.

Item	Detail	Source
Founded	2009	BizTimes Milwaukee
Acquired	June 1, 2025, by Trozzolo	BizTimes Milwaukee
Brand name	Punch, A Trozzolo Company	BizTimes Milwaukee
Parent founded	1989	BizTimes Milwaukee
Parent headcount	More than 100 associates	Trozzolo release, December 2025

What is Trozzolo Communications Group?

Trozzolo is a family-owned, Kansas City full-service advertising, branding, PR and digital agency. The December 2025 release says it won a gold ranking in the small advertising agencies category of the 2025 Best of Business Kansas City awards.

How does Punch PR compare with other Midwest agencies?

Punch is now a regional unit of a larger independent, so compare it with M Booth and the firms in EPR's PR agency profiles directory. EPR's influencer marketing and content marketing pages cover related practice.

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