Public Relations and Media Strategy

PRISM Benefits Case Study

Prism Benefits, a leading provider of employee benefits services to small- and medium-sized businesses, acquired Group Health Specialists as part of a deliberate growth strategy. The transaction significantly expanded Prism’s team and service capabilities, strengthening its ability to deliver enhanced benefits solutions, wellness tools, and long-term value to its core SMB clients. 

Our Work

Benchmark developed a cohesive communications strategy that positioned the acquisition as a natural evolution of PRISM’s long-term vision. Rather than focusing on transaction details, we centered the narrative on trust, stability, expanded expertise, and enhanced client service. 

Outreach was intentionally focused on regional and local business outlets to align with PRISM’s core audience, using the acquisition as a timely news hook to reinforce its position as one of the few remaining independent benefits providers in a private equity–dominated industry. Executive messaging and LinkedIn integration further unified the growth story and seamlessly welcomed new team members under a shared brand voice.

Results

Benchmark’s work drove a targeted, regionally focused media cycle that highlighted PRISM’s growth, reinforced its position as a trusted and independent benefits provider, and ensured the news was thoughtfully shared across employees, social channels, and local business media.