Greentarget: Chicago Professional Services PR Since 2005

Greentarget is a Chicago strategic public relations firm founded in 2005 by John Corey and Aaron Schoenherr, per its own boilerplate. Corey is president and founding partner, and Schoenherr is founding partner. The firm helps professional services firms and other expertise-led organizations build positions of authority through earned media, content and research-based thought leadership.

Originally published April 2021. Updated October 17, 2026.

Who founded and leads Greentarget?

The firm's releases name John Corey as president and founding partner and Aaron Schoenherr as founding partner. Its boilerplate says Greentarget was founded in 2005 to address the communications issues facing organizations that compete on expertise, service and reputation, as in a 2022 announcement carried by Agility PR.

What does Greentarget do?

Greentarget describes itself as a public relations firm focused on helping professional services firms establish positions of authority, according to its Business Wire release. It also publishes original research, including a study reported on Business Wire that found 72% of the next generation of journalists hold a positive outlook for their profession. EPR's corporate communications pages cover the wider discipline.

How does Greentarget approach content?

In 2022 the firm hired Jennifer Smith, a journalist with a Wall Street Journal background, as director of content and editorial strategy, per Business Wire. John Corey said content capabilities remained in high demand with the sophisticated audiences its clients want to reach.

How is Greentarget different from Greentarget UK?

Infinite announced on June 23, 2026 that it had acquired Greentarget UK, a London financial and professional services communications agency founded in 2006, per PR Newswire and Pulse 2.0. The announcement does not describe the Chicago firm, and this profile covers the Chicago firm. EPR's Infinite Global profile covers the acquirer.

How does Greentarget compare with other B2B and professional services PR firms?

Greentarget is a mid-sized specialist in professional services communications. Infinite Global, linked above, is another firm serving that market. See EPR's B2B PR coverage, the Chicago PR firms directory and the PR agency profiles directory for more comparisons.

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