# Marathon Strategies: Strategic Communications Powered by Intelligence

> Marathon Strategies creates insight\-driven communications strategies that strengthen reputations and help organizations navigate challenges\.

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## Pages
- [Home](https://marathonstrategies.com/)
- [Reports](https://marathonstrategies.com/reports/)
- [News \& Insights](https://marathonstrategies.com/news-insights/)
- [Public Affairs](https://marathonstrategies.com/solutions/public-affairs/): Public policy and regulation can either unlock major business opportunities or threaten your license to operate\. Marathon Strategies' public affairs practice helps clients stay ahead of change and win the toughest policy and regulatory battles\.
- [Digital Strategy  ](https://marathonstrategies.com/solutions/digital/): An organization’s digital footprint shapes the first impression it makes on its priority audiences\. Marathon’s Digital Strategy help clients show up clearly and credibly online\.  

## News
- [NEW MARATHON STRATEGIES REPORT FINDS RECORD NUMBER OF NUCLEAR VERDICTS  AGAINST CORPORATE DEFENDANTS IN 2025](https://marathonstrategies.com/new-marathon-strategies-report-finds-record-number-of-nuclear-verdicts-against-corporate-defendants-in-2025/): Nearly 200 jury verdicts of $10 million or more defied renewed tort reform efforts, surging 40\.7% and totaling more than $25\.6 billion 
- [Marathon Wins Best Public Affairs Campaign of the Year at 2026 Reed Awards](https://marathonstrategies.com/marathon-wins-best-public-affairs-campaign-of-the-year-at-2026-reed-awards-2/): Marathon is proud to announce that our work with the Alliance for Competitive Taxation \(ACT\) has been named Best Public Affairs Campaign of the Year at the 2026 Reed Awards\.

During Washington's most significant tax fight in years, ACT turned to Marathon to cut through the noise and make the economic stakes clear – including the livelihoods of more than 4 million Americans employed by ACT members\.
- [The Information Gap Hollywood Can't Afford](https://marathonstrategies.com/the-information-gap-hollywood-cant-afford/): Studios invest millions in talent, production, and awards campaigns\. But when high\-stakes decisions are made without complete information, the results can be devastating\. In every case below, the information existed – it just wasn’t surfaced in time\.
- [Marathon Strategies Named One of PRovoke Media's 20 Best Agencies in North America](https://marathonstrategies.com/marathon-strategies-named-one-of-provoke-medias-20-best-agencies-in-north-america/): On May 5, PRovoke Media named Marathon Strategies one of 20 Agencies of the Year in North America — building on our spot among the 100 Best Agencies in the U\.S\. earlier this spring\.
- [Marathon Named a SABRE Awards Finalist for Corporate Media Relations Campaign](https://marathonstrategies.com/marathon-named-a-sabre-awards-finalist-for-corporate-media-relations-campaign-2/): Marathon is proud to announce that our work with Farther, the modern wealth management platform, has been named a finalist for Corporate Media Relations Campaign at the 2026 North America SABRE Awards\.

Marathon has partnered with Farther since its earliest days, before its Series A\. As the firm approached its Series C, we helped transform a milestone financing moment into a strategic positioning opportunity – shifting Farther's narrative from high\-growth disruptor to category leader in wealth management\.

## Reports
- [Corporate Verdicts Go Thermonuclear: 2026 Edition](https://marathonstrategies.com/report/thermocorporate-verdicts-go-thermonuclear-2026-edition/)
- [Inside Albany: The Information Advantage Report ](https://marathonstrategies.com/report/inside-albany-the-information-advantage-report/): A data\-driven look at the issues and influencers shaping Albany’s digital discourse, giving organizations the intelligence needed to anticipate where policy debates are headed and design communications strategies that move the needle\.
- [Corporate Verdicts Go Thermonuclear: 2025 Edition](https://marathonstrategies.com/report/corporate-verdicts-go-thermonuclear-2025-edition/): Marathon Strategies’ annual analysis of corporate litigation shows that “nuclear verdicts” – jury awards of $10 million or more – have become not just legal challenges but significant reputational and enterprise risks\.
- [Corporate Verdicts Go Thermonuclear](https://marathonstrategies.com/report/corporate-verdicts-go-thermonuclear/): Marathon Strategies’ annual analysis of corporate litigation shows that “nuclear verdicts” – jury awards of $10 million or more – have become not just legal challenges but significant reputational and enterprise risks\.
- [Meet The Freshmen](https://marathonstrategies.com/report/meet-the-freshmen/): An in\-depth look of the new members of the 119th Congress and their stances on the key issues and policy debates\. 

## Case Studies
- [Shaping Policy Conversation](https://marathonstrategies.com/case_study/shaping-policy-conversation/): During Washington’s biggest tax fight in years, the Alliance for Competitive Taxation \(ACT\) turned to Marathon to ensure its voice – and the economic stakes for its members employing more than 4 million Americans – broke through\.
- [A Vote for the Future](https://marathonstrategies.com/case_study/a-vote-for-the-future/): Marathon supported Arctic Slope Regional Corporation \(ASRC\) through a two\-year education and advocacy campaign, which helped ensure that future generations of North Slope Iñupiat would continue to have access to the same benefits and resources offered to shareholders today\.
- [Giving the Cleaning Industry a Voice](https://marathonstrategies.com/case_study/giving-the-cleaning-industry-a-voice/): As businesses weathered the pandemic, the cleaning industry partnered with Marathon to develop a united voice to provide leadership and expertise for keeping employees in the workplace safe, healthy, and productive\.
- [From Strategy to Statute ](https://marathonstrategies.com/case_study/from-stalemate-to-statute/): Marathon helped transform a nearly decade\-long legislative stalemate into passage through a reset of the campaign strategy behind New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act – collaboratively reframing the issue to unlock lawmaker engagement and legislative momentum\.
- [Illustrating a Brand Story](https://marathonstrategies.com/case_study/illustrating-a-brand-story/): We partnered with NAST to update and refresh its brand to help boost recruitment efforts and attendance at its three annual conferences\.

## People
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- [Kevin Higham](https://marathonstrategies.com/people/kevin-higham/)
- [Gian Defilippis](https://marathonstrategies.com/people/gian-defilippis/)
- [Caitlin Marriott](https://marathonstrategies.com/people/caitlin-marriott/)

## Categories
- [News](https://marathonstrategies.com/category/news/)
- [Insights](https://marathonstrategies.com/category/insights/)

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- [Public Affairs NY](https://marathonstrategies.com/people_type/pa-ny/)
- [Operations](https://marathonstrategies.com/people_type/operations/)

## Services
- [Creative Execution](https://marathonstrategies.com/service/creative-execution/)
- [Public Affairs](https://marathonstrategies.com/service/public-affairs/)
- [Corporate Communications](https://marathonstrategies.com/service/corp-comms/)
- [Competitive Intelligence](https://marathonstrategies.com/service/competitive-intelligence/)
- [Digital Strategy](https://marathonstrategies.com/service/digital-strategy/)

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