Public Relations · Brand Strategy · Creative Direction for design brands + founders

Are the right people discovering the work you want to be known for?

With a decade of experience representing clients in the A&D industry, we have seen firsthand that great design doesn’t always speak for itself. You can have a strong point of view, yet still struggle to get noticed. This is typically when we enter the conversation.

Here's the truth

You don’t need more attention. You need a better strategy.

Step one of our process begins with clarity. What do you want to be known for? How is your story being told? Who do you want to reach? Which ideas are worth developing? When do you launch new collections? Does your customer experience align with the audience you want to attract? What is working, and what isn’t?

From there, we identify what makes you different and why people should care about what you offer. This helps us determine how to position you for the right opportunities, rather than simply getting your name in more places.

Our end goal is to establish a cohesive narrative and point of view that is so unmistakably you, your work becomes impossible to miss. When reinforced consistently over time, everywhere your brand shows up, you build familiarity – making your brand easier to understand, harder to forget, and more likely to be found.

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Our Team

  • Ashley Acker, Founder & CEO of Ashley Acker Public Relations

    Ashley Acker

    Founder & CEO

  • Margot the Afghan Hound, Ashley Acker Public Relations Content Partner @fortheloveofmargot

    Margot

    Resident Afghan Hound & Content Partner

Engagements

  • Advisory

    Designed to bring clarity when you're navigating a specific challenge or important decision. Whether you're refining your messaging, preparing for an upcoming photoshoot, or deciding where to focus your efforts next, our sessions provide strategic direction and clear priorities to help you move forward with confidence.

  • Single Initiative

    Not every project requires an ongoing partnership. For focused initiatives with a defined scope and timeline, we provide the strategic oversight and execution needed to move them forward. This includes showhouse debuts, book tours, showroom openings, pop-ups, and holiday gift guide campaigns.

  • Ongoing Partnership

    Instead of focusing on a single initiative, we build a layered strategy tailored to your goals. Services can include media outreach, story development, relationship management, launch support, partnership coordination, and public speaking – to name a few. Whether your objective is editorial coverage or a comprehensive communication strategy, ongoing partnerships begin as an initial 12-month engagement.

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What Sets Us Apart

  • Purposely Niche

    We focus exclusively on the interior design, lifestyle, and luxury categories. Working within a defined niche gives us a deeper understanding of the publications, brands, events, timelines, and relationships that will have the greatest influence on your reputation. This allows us to make informed recommendations, ensuring your time, resources, and story are invested where they will have lasting impact.

  • Strategy-First Approach

    Before a single pitch is sent, we refine your messaging, and determine your positioning. Everything we do is evaluated through the lens of your long-term goals, then prioritized and sequenced to maximize the value of each effort. Editorial features, partnerships, speaking engagements, and events become part of an ongoing comprehensive strategy, where one initiative paves the way for the next.

  • Collaborative By Design

    Every engagement is designed as a true partnership, prioritizing open communication, shared decision-making, and a clear strategy. Throughout the process, we stay closely connected to guide which opportunities are worth pursuing, why they make sense, and where they fit into the big picture. This keeps projects streamlined, and moving forward.

  • Substance Over Hype

    We don’t manufacture stories. We identify the ideas that are aligned with your brand and worth talking about: the expertise, perspective, and work that give people a reason to pay attention. Good publicity starts with something real to say. It’s our job to find it, shape it, and put it to work.

  • Susie Novak Susie Novak Interiors

    Susie Novak Interiors

    "Ashley has a unique approach to PR that gave me access to new people in the industry that elevated my career. Visibility is a big part of building your brand and creating a larger clientele. The PR process creates a buzz and new clients get to know you a bit faster. Ashley has great access to editors and landing press but also really has unique access to partnering with brands in forward thinking ways."

    Susie Novak · Interior Designer

  • Rachel Brown, RB Interiors

    RB Interiors

    "Working with Ashley feels like adding a strategic brain and a hype woman to your team at the exact same time. She is organized, thoughtful, and somehow five steps ahead of every opportunity before it even hits my inbox. Her communication is crisp, proactive, and refreshingly honest which I adore. PR is only as good as the strategist behind it, and Ashley is the rare mix of creative, connected, and fiercely committed. She doesn’t push generic publicity, she positions me. She sees the bigger narrative of my brand and helps pull those threads into something compelling and marketable. The most meaningful moments are when she lands opportunities that feel perfectly aligned with who I am and where I’m going."

    Rachel Brown · Builder / Interior Designer

  • Sarah Lyon, Freelance Writer

    Sarah Lyon

    "Ashley kept everything organized in preparation for the panel I moderated at High Point Market—and she was such a blast to be around, too! She manages a wonderful roster of clients and on top of that is an incredible connector and planner."

    Sarah Lyon · Freelance Writer

  • Brittany Cooper, Rathell Designs

    Rathell Designs

    "Working with Ashley has been an absolute joy. From day one, she invested herself fully in understanding our brand, our values, and our goals, making it clear that our success was just as important to her as it was to us. Thanks to Ashley's strategic insights and proactive approach, we gained incredible press opportunities that beautifully showcased who we are and what we offer. Beyond her professional skills, Ashley's warmth and genuine enthusiasm set her apart. She has an amazing way of making me feel supported and cared for in every interaction, always going the extra mile to answer my questions, provide guidance, and celebrate our wins. Her passion and commitment have truly helped us grow, and her kindness makes her feel more like a part of the Rathell Designs family than just a partner."

    Brittany Cooper · Interior Designer

  • Nancy Parrish, Nancy Parrish Interiors

    Nancy Parrish Interiors

    "Working with Ashley Acker Public Relations has genuinely transformed our experience at Nancy Parrish Interiors. From our very first meeting, it was clear that Ashley had a deep understanding of our brand and vision. Her strategic approach to public relations significantly boosted our presence in the industry and helped us connect more authentically with our clients. She is highly skilled at crafting engaging narratives around our projects, which allows us to share our unique design philosophy effectively–this heightened visibility has contributed to increasing our recognition in our new location. Ashley is much more than just a public relations professional; she’s a true partner who genuinely cares about our success. Her dedication, creativity, and professionalism make her an incredible asset to any team. We wholeheartedly recommend Ashley Acker Public Relations to anyone looking to elevate their brand’s visibility and impact."

    Nancy Parrish · Interior Designer

  • Kyra Clark, Sage Interior Design Marketing

    Sage Interior Design Marketing

    "Ashley is the best of the best in the PR space. She has been an absolute joy to work with and has made my life 100x easier by helping our shared interior designer clients secure brand partnerships and press opportunities that would not have been possible without her guidance and industry connections! If you're looking to create a snowball effect of great publicity for your brand and position yourself as the expert, Ashley needs to be your go-to. I've seen first-hand how she weaves impactful stories for clients by getting them placed in top publications, landing them on industry panels, and securing impressive social media paid collabs, etc. If you want your brand to be "everywhere,” Ashley is the one!”

    Kyra Clark · Social Media Expert

  • Ashley Hughes, Muse Noire Interiors

    Muse Noire Interiors

    "Even though I wasn’t a formal client of Ashley’s I can’t deny her genuine desire to be a connector. For my 2024 Kips Bay debut Ashley reached out to see if I needed anything, knowing this was my first Kips and what happened next, was a partnership I could only dream of securing. Thank you for the show stopping connection, my debut was better because of you!"

    Ashley Hughes · Interior Designer

  • Noel Gatts, HGTV host

    Noel Gatts

    "Working with Ashley has been refreshing. She is well connected, thoughtful and efficient. She keeps her clients top of mind and seems to know just how to utilize her skills to maximize their potential! She’s warm, receptive, driven and talented. I’m so happy our paths crossed."

    Noel Gatts · TV Personality / Interior Designer

  • Heather Cleveland, Heather Cleveland Design Studio

    Heather Cleveland Design Studio

    "Ashley was my personal fan girl in getting me published in my first choice at Rue Daily! I set the goal to get published there and I am sure her help is what landed that dream!"

    Heather Cleveland · Interior Designer