Standing Partnership
Standing Partnership is a St. Louis strategic communications and marketing firm that became an operating group of Cleveland-based Dix & Eaton in November 2023. Its services cover strategy and pipeline development, partner and vertical marketing, issues and crisis management, stakeholder engagement and sustainability consulting, and it reaches 49 countries through the Worldcom Public Relations Group. O'Dwyer's ranks the St. Louis office eighth in the Midwest with 28 staff and $8.4 million in 2025 net fees. Nobody pays to be ranked.
Why it’s hereSt. Louis's highest-ranked PR firm on O'Dwyer's 2026 Midwest list and a 2025 Inspiring Workplaces Top 100 Global winner. Number 12 of the PR firms in the Midwest.
Who leads itAshlyn Brewer, Operating Group President.
Estimated: $8,000–$15,000/mo, typical for Midwest PR retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
A fit forTechnology, professional services, industrial and food and agriculture companies that need B2B growth marketing, stakeholder engagement, sustainability communications and crisis planning.
- Based in
- St. Louis, MO
- Team size
- 11–50 people
- Led by
- Ashlyn Brewer, Operating Group President
- Known for
- issues and crisis management · stakeholder engagement · partner marketing · sustainability consulting · pipeline development
- Best for
- Technology, professional services, industrial and food and agriculture companies that need B2B growth marketing, stakeholder engagement, sustainability communications and crisis planning.
- Estimated cost
Estimated: $8,000–$15,000/mo, typical for Midwest PR retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
- Office
- PO Box 31069 · St. Louis, MO · 63131 · 314-469-3500

OwnershipBecame an operating group of Cleveland-based Dix & Eaton in November 2023 and still operates under the Standing Partnership name in St. Louis.
Sources standingpartnership.com, odwyerpr.com · LinkedIn ↗
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