Changes in PR leadership roles and branding seem smooth, and the firm looks set to capitalize on cause practice momentum. Increased integration and the addition of social media practice should also encourage solid growth.

"Cause has really taken hold," Mike Swenson, president of Barkley, says. "Corporations understand the value. Nonprofits [know] they can develop [and take] their programs to corporations."

Principal: Mike Swenson, president
Ownership: 100% employee owned
Offices: One, in Kansas City, MO

Staff
Total staff fell to 18 from 22, ...