Independent list · re-checked September 28, 2026 · published by Primortul LLC

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 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.

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
Standing Partnership homepage, captured September 28, 2026
standingpartnership.com · homepage on September 28, 2026

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 ↗

Free · no obligation

Describe the job. One PR firm writes back.

Tell us what you sell, what is not working, and what done looks like. We read it and ask one provider — from this list, or from the publisher’s bench — to contact you within a business day. Asking is free. You do not have to hire them. Nobody else gets what you wrote.

When

Sending shares what you wrote with the one provider we match you to. How that works.