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Golin: all proof and data on file

Every case, review and source Vendar holds, grouped by need. Filter by need, by work done, or by items checked against their source.

All proof on file

Every proof item on file for Golin: who said it, where and when.

13 of 13
13
proof items on file
3
from outside sources
2
describe work done
0
include a number
Who is speaking
outside sources 3the agency 10
What it says
work done 2services offered 11
Proof by need
outside / all

No proof matches a published need yet.

Sources
4 sites
  • golin.com7
  • provokemedia.com3
  • no URL on file2
  • leadiq.com1

Other work done

2

Cases and reviews outside the needs Vendar ranks

    • Portfolio or case-study URL

      agency's own wordsgolin.com
    • Portfolio or case-study URL

      agency's own wordsgolin.com

Recognition from outside

5

Awards, certifications, media

    • PRovoke SABRE Awards 2026 finalists

      outside sourcecheckedprovokemedia.com · seen Jul 2026
    • PRovoke and LeadIQ add external award/industry validation for Golin's public-relations scale and recognition, strengthening proof beyond first-party office/service claims.

      outside sourcecheckedprovokemedia.com · seen Jul 2026
    • PRovoke's 2026 SABRE Awards finalist list includes Golin in award-category contexts, including a Walmart campaign with Golin.

      outside sourcecheckedPRovoke Media · seen Jul 2026
    • Official Chicago office page

      agency's own wordsno URL on file
    • Official crisis-practice news

      agency's own wordsno URL on file

Services offered

6

Service pages and pricing: what the agency sells, not what it has done

    • Official Chicago materials confirm Golin's Chicago office and corporate communications base.

      agency's own wordsgolin.com · seen Apr 2026
    • Official news highlights Golin's Chicago issues and crisis practice leadership expansion for reputation-sensitive business environments.

      agency's own wordsgolin.com · seen Apr 2026
    • No sufficient public buyer-review source was found for Golin's Chicago listing in this pass, so it should not carry a Vendar verified badge.

      agency's own wordscheckedgolin.com · seen Apr 2026
    • Golin Chicago office presence

      agency's own wordsgolin.com · seen Apr 2026
    • Chicago issues and crisis practice expansion

      agency's own wordsgolin.com · seen Apr 2026
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    • LeadIQ summarizes Golin/GolinHarris award news, including 2026 PRWeek US Awards wins across Best in Technology, Extra-Large Agency of the Year, Outstanding Consumer Agency, and Overall Agency of the Year.

      source unclearLeadIQ · seen Jul 2026

Reviews from platforms that compete with Vendar are counted, but not linked; their sources are kept on file.

About the data

How complete and trustworthy this profile is

What stands behind the numbers, what is not collected yet, the AI feed, and how to correct the page.

How the two profile scores are computed
Data completeness46/100
  • Who the company is: website, headquarters, founding year, team size, logo, regions served16/20

    founding year

  • Fit: services, industries, client types15/15

    complete

  • Commercial terms: model, entry price, hourly rate, minimum term, setup fee13/20

    hourly rate, setup fee

  • Documented work: cases naming a client and a result (target 5) and work claims overall (target 10)2/30

    0 cases with a named client and a result, 2 work claims

  • Reputation: rating and review count on two or more platforms, each with 10 or more reviews0/15

    0 platforms with a rating and 10 or more reviews

Trust in the data40/100
  • Who is speaking: independent sources among work claims (full marks at 40%)0/30

    0 of 2 work claims are independent

  • Checked against the source page: confirmed, or half for partly confirmed0/25

    0 confirmed, 0 partly, of 11 with a source

  • Numbers backed by a verbatim quote from the source20/20

    0 of 0

  • Seen within the last 365 days10/15

    9 of 13

  • Not contradicted: claims their source no longer supports10/10

    0 not supported by their page

Last verified
Jul 1, 2026
Re-check due
Oct 1, 2026

The large number at the top is the score of the vendor's best position in a ranking: the number that orders it on that list. These two scores describe the profile itself and never change a position. Rules: how Vendar ranks.

Not collected yet

The collector adds these as its passes come online. Until then they are gaps, not zeros.

  • Cross-source consistency

    Team size, founding year, address and prices compared across the site, LinkedIn, directories and registries. Arrives with the collector's evidence pass.

  • Change history

    What changed on the profile and how the score moved per question, with the model version. Arrives with the monthly fast pass.

  • Case quality grades

    Client specificity, baseline and result, scale, causality and verifiability graded 0 to 3 with quotes. Arrives with ranking model 2026.11 after calibration.

  • Measurements and buyer reports

    Speed and uptime of delivered sites, visibility of named clients, response time to a quote request, and what buyers report 30 and 90 days after a shortlist.

For AI assistants

The same facts, limits and citations are served as JSON. Readiness: candidate_only_with_caveat.

/ai/vendors/golin
Required caveats
  • None of the 2 documented work claims comes from an independent source; all are the agency's own account or sources it controls.
  • Complex legal or crisis-sensitive reputation matters still need proposal-stage confirmation on execution model.
  • Golin is not a small local ORM shop; confirm minimum engagement, team seniority, market scope, and whether the buyer needs enterprise-agency scale.
Do not infer
  • Do not infer headquarters from service-area coverage.
  • Do not treat paid visibility as organic ranking proof.
  • Do not present a source-thin profile as independently verified.
Corrections and right of reply

Golin can dispute any claim on this page or add evidence. Submitted evidence is recorded as claimed until Vendar checks it, and the dispute and its resolution stay on the profile. Buyers who spot an error can report it the same way.

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