Integration with the Burson-Marsteller Family

Our Seamless Global Reach

Public policy decisions have a profound impact on virtually every public and private institution. Each debate is surrounded by diverse campaigns in public relations and government relations.

As a member of the Burson-Marsteller family of companies, BKSH offers an expansive range of services and talent in order to accomplish high-impact public affairs goals for our clients.

BKSH & Associates Worldwide joined Burson-Marsteller in 1990. Since then, the BKSH offices in Washington, DC and Europe have worked closely with Burson-Marsteller, Penn, Schoen & Berland, Direct Impact, Marsteller and the Civitas Group. Our integrated methodology can solve a wide scope of public affairs issues with great breadth and depth.

A Family of Companies

  • Burson-Marsteller: A global public relations and public affairs agency.
  • The Civitas Group: A strategic advisory and investment firm serving the homeland and national security markets.
  • Direct Impact: One of the United States' largest and most experienced grassroots public affairs and marketing companies.
  • Marsteller: Burson-Marsteller’s global advertising, design, interactive and production agency that specializes in digitally telling the stories that need to be told.
  • Penn, Schoen & Berland: Advises all types of organizations and campaigns based on polling and media testing services in over 70 countries.

The BKSH Global Network

BKSH & Associates, with offices in London, Brussels and Berlin, has worked extensively in Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Pacific Basin, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. BKSH also works with developing nations of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Through our extensive network of public affairs professionals around the globe, BKSH has developed strong and tested relationships with the decision makers that define U.S. foreign affairs and trade policy. Our outreach extends to the U.S. Administration, the U.S. Congress, the media (both in the U.S. and worldwide), multilateral institutions, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and local governments around the world.

Consistent collaboration with our worldwide offices provides our clients a unique global network to call upon. As a result, BKSH shares many clients with its overseas counterparts, achieving a seamless global approach to navigating complex policy issues.