About Us
Our Firm
Consultative & Executional Expertise Across the Communications Spectrum
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in San Francisco, ARTÉMIA is a strategic communications and integrated marketing consultancy serving startups, corporations, government agencies and public-private partnerships.
We help organizations address complex business challenges, strengthen relationships with key stakeholders and advance their objectives through effective communications and marketing strategies.
Our experience spans regulated industries, emerging technologies and international markets, where understanding stakeholder expectations, market dynamics and reputational risks is essential.
From market entry and expansion to product launches, community engagement and crisis management, we provide senior-level strategic counsel and hands-on implementation. Our multidisciplinary capabilities allow us to support both individual initiatives and ongoing communications and marketing needs.
Our Core Values
We offer flexible, high-impact support built to scale with you at any stage of growth or complexity. Through our strategic communications expertise, we help organizations strengthen messaging, build credibility, and drive meaningful results across audiences and markets.
- Global Perspective: We bring decades of cross-border experience, tailoring strategy to diverse audiences and cultural contexts.
- Impact: We prioritize outcomes over noise, helping clients communicate with purpose and deliver results that align with business and community goals.
- Innovation: Every engagement is a chance to solve problems creatively, efficiently and with long-term value in mind.
- Sustainability: As a certified San Francisco Green Business and ISO 14001-compliant firm, sustainability is built into our operations and client work.
Barbara Wichmann
Founder and CEO
Barbara Wichmann founded ARTÉMIA Communications in 1995 and continues to lead the firm’s strategic direction and client advisory work.
With more than 30 years of experience in strategic communications, integrated marketing and business consulting, Barbara has advised organizations ranging from emerging startups to Fortune 500 companies and public-sector institutions.
Her expertise includes corporate positioning, international market entry and expansion, stakeholder engagement and reputation management. She works closely with business leaders to address communications challenges, strengthen market credibility and develop strategies that support long-term business objectives.
Throughout her career, Barbara has worked across technology, healthcare, financial services, energy and other complex industries, bringing a broad understanding of the relationship between communications, business strategy and stakeholder expectations.
An advocate for responsible business practices, Barbara has also made sustainability a central part of ARTÉMIA’s operations and organizational philosophy. She shares her expertise through speaking engagements and advisory work focused on business growth, innovation and strategic communications.