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Worldwide Fees of Top Independent PR Firms With Major U.S. Operations |
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Firm |
2010
Net Fees |
Empl. |
%
Fee
Change
from
2009 |
| 1. |
Edelman, New York |
$521,969,675
|
3,635 |
+18.6 |
| 2. |
APCO
Worldwide, Wash., DC |
$113,400,000 |
566 |
+13.1 |
| 3. |
Waggener Edstrom, Bellevue, WA |
$111,910,000 |
839 |
+5.9 |
| 4. |
Ruder Finn, New York |
$97,059,000 |
602 |
+8.8 |
| 5. |
Text
100 Global PR, San Francisco |
$46,700,000 |
451 |
-3.9 |
| 6. |
WCG, San Francisco |
$37,008,000 |
179 |
+37.6 |
| 7. |
MWW Group, East Rutherford, NJ |
$34,798,000 |
184 |
new |
| 8. |
Qorvis Communications, DC |
$29,713,320 |
98 |
new |
| 9. |
ICR, Norwalk, CT |
$26,514,621 |
87 |
+20.0 |
| 10. |
Schwartz Comms., Waltham, MA |
$25,210,803 |
179 |
+1.2 |
| 11. |
Regan Comms. Group, Boston |
$19,462,000 |
45 |
+6.0 |
| 12. |
Taylor, New York |
$19,300,000 |
100 |
+1.0 |
| 13. |
Padilla Speer Beardsley, Minneapolis |
$17,074,827 |
110 |
+12.0 |
| 14. |
Coyne PR, Parsippany, NJ |
$16,051,100 |
94 |
+32.0 |
| 15. |
Gibbs
& Soell, New York |
$15,979,927 |
92 |
+5.0 |
| 16. |
Allison & Partners, San Francisco |
$15,509,135 |
93 |
+6.0 |
| 17. |
Cooney/Waters Group, New York |
$14,088,673 |
47 |
+14.1 |
| 18. |
French | West | Vaughan, Raleigh |
$13,597,663 |
74 |
+18.0 |
| 19. |
Zeno Group, New York |
$12,468,755 |
76 |
+24.0 |
| 20. |
RF | Binder
Partners, New York |
$12,310,000 |
75 |
+6.0 |
| 21. |
Hunter PR, New York |
$12,005,679 |
72 |
+16.5 |
| 22. |
Peppercom, New York |
$11,825,816 |
60 |
-5.6 |
| 23. |
Capstrat, Raleigh |
$11,800,000 |
88 |
+13.0 |
| 24. |
5W Public Relations, New York |
$11,393,178 |
69 |
+3.0 |
| 25. |
Atomic PR, San Francisco |
$11,112,250 |
75 |
+46.0 |
| 26. |
CRT/tanaka, Richmond, VA |
$11,082,286 |
69 |
+7.0 |
| 27. |
Makovsky + Co., New York |
$10,800,000 |
50 |
+5.9 |
| 28. |
Widmeyer
Communications, Wash., DC |
$10,587,902 |
50 |
+8.4 |
| 29. |
CJP, New York |
$10,077,944 |
46 |
+12.0 |
| 30. |
Rasky Baerlein, Boston |
$9,577,885 |
37 |
+9.0 |
| 31. |
Fahlgren Mortine, Columbus, OH |
$9,467,627 |
60 |
+5.2 |
| 32. |
Kaplow, New York |
$9,391,061 |
52 |
flat |
| 33. |
Zimmerman Agency, Tallahassee, FL |
$9,200,000 |
37 |
+7.4 |
| 34. |
Levick Strategic Comms., Wash., DC |
$9,023,546 |
40 |
-1.3 |
| 35. |
Sparkpr, San Francisco |
$8,861,171 |
31 |
+22.0 |
| 36. |
Jackson Spalding, Atlanta |
$8,451,961 |
65 |
+15.0 |
| 37. |
Davies,
Santa Barbara, CA |
$8,359,275 |
28 |
+20.0 |
| 38. |
The Hoffman Agency, San Jose, CA |
$8,200,000 |
26 |
+9.3 |
| 39. |
Hager
Sharp, Inc., Wash., DC |
$8,048,546 |
45 |
+21.0 |
| 40. |
Black Twig Communications, St. Louis |
$7,860,000 |
43 |
+14.0 |
| 41. |
Imre, Baltimore |
$7,698,000 |
66 |
+33.0 |
| 42. |
Crosby Marketing Comms., Annapolis |
$7,542,845 |
44 |
-12.7 |
| 43. |
Horn Group, San Francisco |
$7,500,000 |
45 |
+23.0 |
| 44. |
Gregory FCA Comms., Ardmore, PA |
$7,422,480 |
47 |
+4.0 |
| 45. |
Airfoil
PR, Southfield, MI |
$6,810,000 |
52 |
+7.0 |
| 46. |
Davies Murphy Group, Burlington, MA |
$6,529,360 |
51 |
+21.0 |
| 47. |
The Jeffrey Group, Miami |
$6,522,876 |
88 |
+21.0 |
| 48. |
Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, New York |
$6,355,000 |
34 |
+1.0 |
| 49. |
Merritt Group, Reston, VA |
$6,196,736 |
33 |
+10.6 |
| 50. |
Beckerman, Hackensack, NJ |
$6,131,666 |
48 |
+32.2 |
| 51. |
Pan Communications, Andover, MA |
$6,116,000 |
49 |
+13.0 |
| 52. |
Jasculca/Terman & Assocs., Chicago |
$6,066,569 |
42 |
+9.0 |
| 53. |
Lou Hammond & Associates, New York |
$5,944,317 |
31 |
flat |
| 54. |
Development Counsellors Int'l, New York |
$5,936,428 |
43 |
+11.3 |
| 55. |
McNeely
Pigott & Fox, Nashville, TN |
$5,906,421 |
56 |
flat |
| 56. |
LaunchSquad, San Francisco |
$5,803,313 |
50 |
+36.4 |
| 57. |
GYMR, Wash., DC |
$5,758,162 |
29 |
+14.0 |
| 58. |
Bender/Helper Impact, Los Angeles |
$5,742,200 |
48 |
-18.3 |
| 59. |
Lambert,
Edwards & Assocs., Grand Rapids, MI |
$5,655,600 |
38 |
+14.2 |
| 60. |
FoodMinds, Oakbrook Terrace, IL |
$5,647,086 |
19 |
flat |
| 61. |
Spectrum, Wash., DC |
$5,390,000 |
22 |
-21.3 |
| 62. |
The Rogers
Group, Los Angeles |
$5,351,676 |
22 |
-13.0 |
| 63. |
Dye,
Van Mol & Lawrence, Nashville, TN |
$5,228,376 |
43 |
+14.8 |
| 64. |
Catalyst Public Relations, New York |
$5,134,552 |
25 |
+12.3 |
| 65. |
Bliss PR, New York |
$5,134,000 |
33 |
+22.0 |
| 66. |
Public Communications Inc., Chicago |
$4,913,153 |
45 |
+7.35 |
| 67. |
Quinn & Co., New York |
$4,874,043 |
40 |
+17.3 |
| 68. |
Matter Comms., Newburyport, MA |
$4,800,000 |
48 |
+17.0 |
| 69. |
Cerrell
Associates, Los Angeles |
$4,789,582 |
23 |
-7.8 |
| 70. |
rbb PR, Miami |
$4,441,206 |
31 |
+10.0 |
| 71. |
Pierpont
Communications, Houston |
$4,419,949 |
26 |
+1.0 |
| 72. |
L.C. Williams & Associates, Chicago |
$4,385,887 |
26 |
+1.1 |
| 73. |
Linhart Public Relations, Denver |
$4,147,567 |
24 |
+38.0 |
| 74. |
Moore
Consulting Group, Tallahassee |
$4,111,203 |
17 |
+32.0 |
| 75. |
Peritus, Louisville, KY |
$4,053,861 |
33 |
+14.0 |
| 76. |
Ron
Sachs Communications, Tallahassee, FL |
$4,012,920 |
18 |
+4.0 |
| 77. |
Singer Associates, San Francisco |
$4,002,358 |
20 |
-2.5 |
| 78. |
Gibraltar Associates, Wash., DC |
$3,981,151 |
14 |
+10.9 |
| 79. |
Communications Strategies, Madison, NJ |
$3,948,888 |
15 |
-6.2 |
| 80. |
Intermarket Comms., New York |
$3,929,978 |
17 |
+8.2 |
| 81. |
CooperKatz
& Co., New York |
$3,909,356 |
27 |
+13.7 |
| 82. |
Seigenthaler PR, Nashville |
$3,902,301 |
22 |
+15.0 |
| 83. |
MCS Healthcare PR, Bedminster, NJ |
$3,874,213 |
19 |
+6.3 |
| 84. |
Lane PR, Portland, OR |
$3,867,096 |
24 |
+36.6 |
| 85. |
Morgan & Myers, Waukesha, WI |
$3,866,266 |
25 |
+68.0 |
| 86. |
Winning Strategies, NJ and DC |
$3,774,709 |
20 |
flat |
| 87. |
Revive PR, Santa Barbara, CA |
$3,750,000 |
14 |
+334 |
| 88. |
The Phelps Group, Santa Monica, CA |
$3,364,150 |
19 |
+2.0 |
| 89. |
Standing Partnership, St. Louis |
$3,325,966 |
22 |
-2.5 |
| 90. |
Middleberg Communications, New York |
$3,300,000 |
18 |
+22.0 |
| 91. |
Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, TN |
$3,286,129 |
16 |
+39.0 |
| 92. |
Shelton Group, Dallas |
$3,258,688 |
30 |
+10.0 |
| 93. |
GroundFloor Media, Denver |
$3,004,145 |
14 |
+15.2 |
| 94. |
Schneider Associates, Boston |
$2,906,808 |
22 |
-6.0 |
| 95. |
Dodge Communications, Roswell, GA |
$2,875,240 |
21 |
+20.7 |
| 96. |
Dukas Public Relations, New York |
$2,791,630 |
15 |
flat |
| 97. |
RL PR & Marketing, Los Angeles |
$2,659,828 |
20 |
+3.8 |
| 98. |
Beehive PR, St. Paul, MN |
$2,587,310 |
16 |
+34.9 |
| 99. |
Affect
Strategies, New Yor |
$2,572,299 |
11 |
+49.0 |
| 100. |
Saxum, Oklahoma City, OK |
$2,410,326 |
21 |
+7.8 |
| 101. |
O'Malley Hansen Comms., Chicago |
$2,385,000 |
13 |
+23.8 |
| 102. |
Brandware Public Relations, Atlanta |
$2,284,864 |
11 |
+49.0 |
| 103. |
IW Group, West Hollywood, CA |
$2,043,000 |
10 |
-4.0 |
| 104. |
ETC, Inc., Cincinnati |
$1,990,812 |
19 |
+1.5 |
| 105. |
LaVoie Group, Salem, MA |
$1,983,355 |
8 |
+70.7 |
| 106. |
zcomm, Bethesda, Md. |
$1,933,985 |
12 |
-23.0 |
| 107. |
Rosica PR, Paramus, NJ |
$1,917,017 |
18 |
+3.0 |
| 108. |
Trevelino/Keller
Comms., Atlanta |
$1,898,152 |
12 |
+26.0 |
| 109. |
Pierson
Grant PR, Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
$1,800,000 |
11 |
7.5 |
| 109. |
Boardroom
Comms., Plantation, FL |
$1,800,000 |
12 |
-2.2 |
| 110. |
Borders + Gratehouse, San Francisco |
$1,793,864 |
10 |
+110.0 |
| 111. |
Trylon SMR, New York |
$1,723,708 |
10 |
+12.0 |
| 112. |
Jones Public Affairs, Wash., DC |
$1,712,916 |
13 |
+46.7 |
| 113. |
Bateman Group, San Francisco |
$1,697,033 |
10 |
+15.0 |
| 114. |
Cashman & Katz, Glastonbury, CT |
$1,645,000 |
20 |
+36.0 |
| 115. |
Zeppos
& Associates, Milwaukee, WI |
$1,612,303 |
12 |
+4.1 |
| 116. |
Kohnstamm Comms., St. Paul, MN |
$1,600,000 |
11 |
+4.0 |
| 117. |
Maccabee Group, Minneapolis |
$1,519,397 |
7 |
+22.5 |
| 118. |
MM2 Public Relations, Dallas |
$1,456,385 |
9 |
+19.0 |
| 119. |
Michael A. Burns & Associates, Dallas |
$1,456,274 |
12 |
-23.5 |
| 120. |
Ypartnership, Orlando, FL |
$1,435,209 |
8 |
-25. |
| 121. |
BLAZE, Santa Monica |
$1,361,558 |
9 |
+31.0 |
| 122. |
Perry Comms. Group, Sacramento, CA |
$1,358,202 |
6 |
-21.0 |
| 123. |
Casey Communications, St. Louis |
$1,322,096 |
7 |
flat |
| 124. |
Landis
Communications, San Francisco |
$1,259,832 |
14 |
+18.4 |
| 125. |
TGI Healthworks, Upper Nyack, NY |
$1,238,120 |
5 |
+55.7 |
| 126. |
LVM Group, New York |
$1,184,081 |
6 |
-17.0 |
| 127. |
Guthrie/Mayes
& Assocs., Louisville, KY |
$1,182,133 |
7 |
+21.9 |
| 128. |
VPE PR, S. Pasadena, CA |
$1,173,095 |
14 |
-17.5 |
| 129. |
Katcher
Vaughn & Bailey, Nashville, TN |
$1,152,110 |
10 |
-9.9 |
| 130. |
Richmond PR, Seattle, WA |
$1,131,185 |
11 |
-3.5 |
| 131. |
J Public Relations, San Diego |
$1,046,385 |
14 |
+45.5 |
132. |
Open Channels, Ft. Worth |
$1,046,092 |
11 |
+41.5 |
| 133. |
TransMedia Group,
Boca Raton, FL |
$1,000,006 |
10 |
+18.0 |
| 134. |
K/F Communications, San Francisco |
$989,375 |
5 |
flat |
| 135. |
Red Sky PR, Boise, ID |
$975,022 |
11 |
+63.0 |
| 136. |
The
Kotchen Group, Farmington, CT |
$921,086 |
6 |
-19.3 |
137. |
Dawson
+ Murray + Teague, Dallas |
$919,204 |
4 |
+8.1 |
| 138. |
Catapult PR-IR, Boulder, CO |
$842,748 |
6 |
+2.4 |
| 139. |
Feintuch Communications, New York |
$827,427 |
4 |
+74.0 |
| 140. |
WordHampton PR, East Hampton, NY |
$821,130 |
8 |
+3.9 |
| 141. |
Target 10, NY |
$820,543 |
4 |
+30.7 |
| 142. |
BizCom Associates, Addison, TX |
$794,834 |
4 |
+5.0 |
| 143. |
Edge
Communications, Encino, CA |
$715,924 |
3 |
-5.0 |
| 144. |
The Powell Group, Dallas |
$714,580 |
3 |
flat |
| 145. |
Lee
& Associates, Los Angeles |
$699,658 |
2 |
flat |
| 146. |
DuDell
& Associates, Oakland, CA |
$650,000 |
4 |
-15.0 |
| 147. |
Butler Associates, New York |
$602,042 |
2 |
+3.1 |
| 148. |
Watershed Communications, Portland, OR |
$586,522 |
7 |
+42.0 |
| 149. |
The Harrell Group, Dallas |
$523,505 |
2 |
+6.7 |
| 150. |
Bridge
Global Strategies, New York |
$444,560 |
3 |
-5.0 |
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