DKC is a top ten independent PR firm founded in 1991 by Dan Klores, acquired by Acceleration Community of Companies in September 2024. Profile covers history, ownership, leadership under CEO Sean Cassidy and President Matthew Traub, and the R&CPMK absorption.
A retrospective on how PR agencies handled the 2020 office-closure question — three operators on the record, what held up, and the agency category settlement five years on.
This is one PR firm that has taken advantage of the power that social media platforms have, and specifically, Instagram has, on digital marketing.
PR agency benefits in 2026 — the 401(k) competition from 2015 was a snapshot of when defined-contribution plans were the primary differentiator. The current landscape spans parental leave, mental health, flexibility, sabbaticals, equity, and the recognition rankings that compound them.
LinkedIn crossed 85 million members in 2010 and the working assumption has shifted — the profile is now a primary professional surface, not a backup résumé. Recruiters source on LinkedIn before posting jobs; reporters vet sources there; customers check salespeople. The brand called you, made operational at scale.
