History

New Independent Agency, Distinguished Lineage
Middleberg Communications is named for founder and CEO Don Middleberg, a public relations pioneer with a 30+ year record of unquestioned success. Don launched his previous firm, Middleberg & Associates, in 1989 and earned global recognition by anticipating the impact of the Internet on public relations and capitalizing on these trends for his clients.

Middleberg & Associates was named the Best Mid-Sized Firm of the Year in 1999 and ranked as the #1 Internet Agency in 2000. By the time of its sale to Havas in 2000, it had grown into a Top 20, $20 million firm with 150 employees in Boston, San Francisco and New York.

Middleberg Communications, formed in April 2006, reflects Don's determination to build a new independent firm that is free to focus on clients rather than the arbitrary financial mandates of a faraway, publicly held communications conglomerate. In October 2006 he joined forces with TowersGroup Inc, another well-regarded independent public relations firm, representing some of America's most prestigious names in financial services and professional services.

TowersGroup
Founded in 1969 by Alan Towers, TowersGroup has developed and implemented innovative and effective public relations programs for asset management firms, pension consultants, investment banks, compensation and management consultants, mutual fund companies, representing some of the most prestigious names in professional and financial services. TowersGroup specializes in targeted, top-tier media relations that brands a company to its constituents and furthers business objectives. Other TowersGroup services include marketing and specialized communications, internal communications, reputation management strategy, and web-based communications.

TowersGroup clients have included: Investment Company Institute, Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, AIM Funds, American Stock Exchange, SG Cowen Securities Corporation, Daiwa Bank Trust Company, Dow Jones Indexes, Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, ETF Advisors, GT Global, Iacocca Capital Group, Jefferies, Lens, Liberty Funds Group, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Neuberger Berman Inc., New York Life Asset Management, Oppenheimer & Co., Prudential Insurance Company, Putnam Investments, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., SEI Investments, Select Sector SPDR Trust, TD Waterhouse, Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax, Callan Associates, Deloitte & Touche, Russell Company, Heidrick & Struggles, Institutional Shareholder Services, Pearl Meyer & Partners, The Boston Consulting Group, Ward Howell International, Whitehead Mann.

Rare Breed
Middleberg Communications today offers the benefit of seasoned professionals, the exuberance of youth and new ideas, and expert capabilities across the spectrum of public relations practices. That winning combination is hard to beat.