Strategic Communications  ·  New York, NY

Strategic communications for luxury, culture, and capital.

A boutique firm built on more than two decades of senior counsel for the world's most discerning brands and institutions.

The Firm

A senior advisor, not an agency layer.

Burton Communications pairs the reach and relationships of a global agency with the discretion and senior attention of a single, trusted advisor — the strategist who wins the work is the strategist who does the work.

The firm advises luxury houses, cultural institutions, and leaders in finance across public relations, reputation, and brand. Its practice is deliberately lean and principal-led, designed for the moments that matter most: launches, milestones, sensitive situations, and the quiet, consistent work of building a reputation worth having.

Shannon Burton
Founder & Principal
Services

What we do, done at a senior level.

Five disciplines, one point of contact — counsel tailored to the brand, the audience, and the moment.

i

Public Relations

Earned-media strategy and execution that builds relevance and reputation across consumer, business, and financial press.

ii

Brand Development

Positioning, narrative, and messaging that give a brand a clear, distinctive, and lasting voice.

iii

Media Relations

Established relationships and senior pitching across top-tier consumer, luxury, and financial outlets.

iv

Crisis Communications

Issues and reputation management with calm, decisive counsel — and a steady hand — when it matters most.

v

Consulting

Strategic communications counsel for leadership teams navigating change, growth, or scrutiny.

Selected Experience

Trusted by names that define their fields.

A selection of work led by our founder across the cultural, luxury, and financial worlds.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Culture & Museums

Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style

Research, public relations and media relations for the Costume Institute’s exhibition “Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition presented approximately sixty haute couture and ready-to-wear ensembles drawn from the personal archive of Countess Jacqueline de Ribes, including works by Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Balmain, Valentino and Jean Paul Gaultier, among others.

Cartier
Luxury & Maison

Cartier North America

Corporate, executive, and crisis communications for one of the world's foremost luxury maisons, including its cultural and philanthropic platforms — the Cartier Women's Initiative, Fondation Cartier, and Cartier Philanthropy — engaging cultural institutions and the luxury press alike.

The New York Stock Exchange
Finance & Capital Markets

The New York Stock Exchange

Communications for the exchange and its leadership, with media relations across IPOs, listings, and transactions — positioning offerings and milestones credibly for an audience of investors, executives, and the financial press.

Selected engagements reflect work led by Burton Communications founder. All marks are the property of their respective owners and are shown to represent professional experience.

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New York, NY