Wawner Strategies

Wawner Strategies is a public relations firm in Mt Pleasant, SC, located at 11 Ewall St Suite 216. The agency provides public relations, brand strategy, and experiences designed as one bespoke program around client business goals. Kat Wawner founded the agency, which operates under the name The Category, after spending two decades in communications leading work for Comcast, Johnson & Johnson, Samsung, the Preakness Stakes, and the FDA. The team of eight earned national headlines and community recognition, including PR Agency of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year from the Small Business Awards. They have executed campaigns for clients such as Airbnb, Delta Air Lines, Cigna, and Disney. The firm focuses on earned media, defining brand positioning and designing events like store openings and dinners. They prioritize earned coverage and real relationships over paid attention. Clients include Forbes, Liberty Mutual, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

Wawner Strategies is a public relations firm in Mt Pleasant, SC. The firm provides public relations, brand strategy, and experiences designed as integrated programs around specific business goals. Their services include media relations, launches, press trips, thought leadership, and influencer partnerships. They also design and produce brand experiences such as openings and dinners.

The agency was founded in Charleston by Kat Wawner, who previously led work for organizations including Comcast, Johnson & Johnson, Samsung, the Preakness Stakes, and the FDA. The firm currently operates with a team of eight. Their approach focuses on earned media and building community to create brand differentiation. The team has worked on national campaigns involving celebrities such as Jeremy Renner and Alex Morgan, and has managed brands including Airbnb, Delta Air Lines, Marriott, and Disney.

The business has received several recognitions, including being named PR Agency of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year by the Small Business Awards. They were also named Innovator of the Year by the Charleston Metro Chamber and recognized as SC Influential Leaders and SC Empowering Women by the SC Business Journal. Additionally, the firm was a finalist for the PRWeek Boutique Agency of the Year.

Wawner Strategies provides big-agency strategy for emerging brands in Mt Pleasant, SC.

Wawner Strategies holds a solid Authority score of 75 out of 100 from BizScoreAI, which measures whether the website shows who is behind the business, a trust signal AI assistants and search engines weigh when deciding whom to recommend. The firm also achieves a solid Content score of 70 out of 100, measuring whether the website carries substantial, relevant content, which search engines reward with better visibility.

Services:

• Brand Strategy
• Influencer Partnerships
• Public Relations
• Social Media Management