Ackermann PR is a full-service, integrated marketing communications firm, serving clients primarily in North America. The company s higher-end consulting services include market research, strategic business planning, crisis communications, investor relations, meeting facilitation, marketing plan development and executive media training. Its award-winning creative services department is known for high-impact packaging programs and collateral material, interactive presentations, and business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing and advertising campaigns. Some of its creative services include advertising, graphic design, copy development and speech writing. The firm serves various markets, including health care, real estate and economic development, technology and telecommunications, professional services, manufacturing, and consumer products. Ackermann PR has been in business for more than 20 years, and is headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn.