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Updated Mar. '14
Worldwide Fees of Top PR Firms With Major U.S. Operations |
The firms ranked below have satisfied the O'Dwyer ranking rules – supporting fee and employee totals with income tax and W-3 forms and providing a current account list. O'Dwyer's rankings should be regarded as an expression of our judgement of a firm's standing within the industry, and are not warranted to comply with any specific objective standards.
17 of Top 25 PR Firms
Grew in Double Digits in 2013
Independent PR firms showed strong growth in 2013. Eight of the ten largest posted double-digit gains as did nine in the 11 to 25 category and 57 in the complete list of 127. |
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Firm, City, State |
2013
Net Fees |
Empl. |
% Fee
Change
from
2012 |
| 131. |
Pulp-PR, Los Angeles, CA
|
$374,886 |
4 |
+222.0 |
| 97. |
Hotwire, New York, NY
|
1,815,599 |
15 |
+200.0 |
| 126. |
Leverage PR, Austin, TX
|
586,076 |
5 |
+186.0 |
| 88. |
Konnect Public Relations, Los Angeles, CA
|
2,341,603 |
26 |
+90.0 |
| 109. |
Idea Grove, Dallas, TX
|
1,435,985 |
18 |
+51.8 |
| 36. |
Hager Sharp, Washington, DC
|
10,484,939 |
65 |
+47.0 |
| 58. |
Highwire PR, San Francisco, CA
|
6,022,255 |
46 |
+47.0 |
| 105. |
Perry Communications Group, Sacramento, CA
|
1,543,858 |
12 |
+44.0 |
| 9. |
Zeno Group, New York, NY
|
35,896,998 |
256 |
+43.7 |
| 50. |
Inkhouse Media + Marketing, Waltham, MA
|
6,383,153 |
40 |
+43.0 |
| 72. |
Bateman Group, San Francisco, CA
|
4,400,000 |
26 |
+42.0 |
| 7. |
Finn Partners, New York, NY
|
44,375,000 |
287 |
+37.0 |
| 21. |
Fahlgren Mortine, Columbus, OH
|
16,842,065 |
97 |
+35.9 |
| 78. |
Walker Sands Communications, Chicago, IL
|
3,819,129 |
43 |
+35.9 |
| 128. |
Stuntman PR, New York, NY
|
511,450 |
3 |
+35.2 |
| 118. |
Marketing Maven Public Relations, Camarillo, CA
|
934,859 |
11 |
+32.9 |
| 49. |
FoodMinds, Chicago, IL
|
6,432,640 |
23 |
+32.0 |
| 111. |
Gatesman + Dave, Pittsburgh, PA
|
1,400,000 |
43 |
+31.0 |
| 54. |
360 Public Relations, Boston, MA
|
6,169,477 |
38 |
+30.0 |
| 47. |
Dodge Communications, Alpharetta, GA
|
7,006,911 |
46 |
+27.0 |
| 19. |
Hunter PR, New York, NY
|
18,417,092 |
108 |
+26.5 |
| 84. |
J Public Relations, San Diego, CA
|
3,308,005 |
29 |
+26.0 |
| 12. |
Allison+Partners, San Francisco, CA
|
28,848,000 |
165 |
+25.5 |
| 108. |
North 6th Agency (N6A), New York, NY
|
1,484,000 |
9 |
+25.0 |
| 73. |
Moore Communications Group, Tallahassee, FL
|
4,295,584 |
23 |
+24.0 |
| 40. |
Max Borges Agency, Miami, FL
|
9,116,390 |
51 |
+23.0 |
| 103. |
BLAZE, Santa Monica, CA
|
1,589,100 |
10 |
+22.0 |
| 87. |
March Communications, Boston, MA
|
2,623,750 |
23 |
+22.0 |
| 92. |
SPM Communications, Dallas, TX
|
2,098,365 |
19 |
+21.9 |
| 4. |
W2O Group, San Francisco, CA
|
75,050,000 |
373 |
+21.0 |
| 32. |
LaunchSquad, San Francisco, CA
|
11,341,707 |
96 |
+20.8 |
| 101. |
Hope-Beckham, Atlanta, GA
|
1,656,000 |
14 |
+20.7 |
| 45. |
Podesta Group Inc., Washington, DC
|
7,374,124 |
18 |
+20.0 |
| 124. |
The Buzz Agency, Delray Beach, FL
|
706,795 |
4 |
+19.3 |
| 112. |
TransMedia Group, Boca Raton, FL
|
1,345,145 |
12 |
+17.7 |
| 127. |
Wise Public Relations, New York, NY
|
586,000 |
3 |
+17.5 |
| 96. |
Cashman + Katz Integrated Comms., Glastonbury, CT
|
1,865,000 |
24 |
+17.0 |
| 8. |
ICR, Norwalk, CT
|
42,445,157 |
119 |
+16.0 |
| 38. |
Jeffrey Group, Miami, FL
|
9,201,011 |
107 |
+16.0 |
| 20. |
Prosek Partners, New York, NY
|
17,398,091 |
68 |
+15.8 |
| 55. |
Spectrum, Washington, DC
|
6,102,379 |
31 |
+14.4 |
| 15. |
Gibbs & Soell, New York, NY
|
22,490,108 |
127 |
+14.0 |
| 30. |
LEVICK, Washington, DC
|
12,273,537 |
43 |
+13.7 |
| 22. |
5W Public Relations, New York, NY
|
16,019,492 |
105 |
+13.0 |
| 89. |
Ripp Media/Public Relations, New York, NY
|
2,325,492 |
8 |
+13.0 |
| 5. |
Ruder Finn, New York, NY
|
63,249,000 |
525 |
+13.0 |
| 94. |
Hodges Partnership, The, Richmond, VA
|
1,969,650 |
17 |
+12.9 |
| 1. |
Edelman, New York, NY
|
734,177,526 |
5,030 |
+12.0 |
| 63. |
Linhart Public Relations, Denver, CO
|
5,481,205 |
31 |
+12.0 |
| 6. |
MWW, New York, NY
|
48,020,000 |
217 |
+12.0 |
| 27. |
Jackson Spalding, Atlanta, GA
|
13,471,600 |
93 |
+11.0 |
| 10. |
DKC, New York, NY
|
32,896,560 |
171 |
+10.9 |
| 83. |
Nancy J. Friedman Public Relations, New York, NY
|
3,332,800 |
21 |
+10.6 |
| 39. |
Hoffman Agency, The, San Jose, CA
|
9,150,000 |
23 |
+10.0 |
| 113. |
Landis Communications, San Francisco, CA
|
1,200,000 |
10 |
+10.0 |
| 60. |
Pierpont Communications, Houston, TX
|
5,831,496 |
30 |
+10.0 |
| 23. |
Makovsky, New York, NY
|
14,250,000 |
55 |
+9.6 |
| 18. |
French | West | Vaughan, Raleigh, NC
|
18,801,845 |
89 |
+9.4 |
| 64. |
ReviveHealth, Nashville, TN
|
5,300,000 |
24 |
+9.3 |
| 51. |
Bliss Integrated Communication, New York, NY
|
6,231,000 |
37 |
+9.0 |
| 104. |
OCG PR, Ft. Worth, TX
|
1,568,732 |
12 |
+9.0 |
| 33. |
Zimmerman Agency, Tallahassee, FL
|
11,000,000 |
46 |
+9.0 |
| 43. |
Crosby Marketing Communications, Annapolis, MD
|
7,759,162 |
43 |
+8.6 |
| 68. |
MorganMyers, Waukesha, WI
|
5,049,660 |
35 |
+8.0 |
| 11. |
PadillaCRT, Minneapolis, MN
|
32,333,400 |
172 |
+8.0 |
| 80. |
Dukas Public Relations, New York, NY
|
3,741,809 |
17 |
+7.0 |
| 16. |
Taylor, New York, NY
|
21,100,000 |
105 |
+6.6 |
| 56. |
Kellen Communications, New York, NY
|
6,101,434 |
39 |
+6.5 |
| 82. |
GroundFloor Media, Denver, CO
|
3,570,956 |
15 |
+6.0 |
| 70. |
L.C. Williams & Associates, Chicago, IL
|
4,659,667 |
30 |
+5.8 |
| 130. |
Weiss PR, Baltimore, MD
|
403,607 |
3 |
+5.6 |
| 125. |
Feintuch Communications, New York, NY
|
643,515 |
4 |
+4.9 |
| 85. |
Trevelino/Keller, Atlanta, GA
|
2,751,595 |
17 |
+4.7 |
| 90. |
Boardroom Communications, Ft. Lauderale, FL
|
2,300,000 |
16 |
+4.5 |
| 26. |
SS|PR, Northfield, IL
|
13,495,600 |
70 |
+4.4 |
| 28. |
Formula PR, New York, NY
|
13,099,005 |
119 |
+4.2 |
| 34. |
Davies, Santa Barbara, CA
|
10,980,650 |
35 |
+4.0 |
| 91. |
Kyne, New York, NY
|
2,249,844 |
7 |
+4.0 |
| 100. |
M/C/C, Inc., Dallas, TX
|
1,700,000 |
30 |
+4.0 |
| 67. |
Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, Brentwood, TN
|
5,054,163 |
22 |
+3.9 |
| 120. |
BizCom Associates, Addison, TX
|
892,914 |
6 |
+3.7 |
| 48. |
Lou Hammond & Associates, New York, NY
|
6,552,466 |
40 |
+3.7 |
| 76. |
LANE, Portland, OR
|
4,109,561 |
22 |
+3.6 |
| 61. |
rbb Public Relations, Miami, FL
|
5,810,104 |
33 |
+3.6 |
| 66. |
Singer Associates, San Francisco, CA
|
5,063,344 |
17 |
+3.3 |
| 98. |
Maxwell PR + Engagement, Portland, OR
|
1,769,189 |
15 |
+3.1 |
| 53. |
Lambert, Edwards + Associates, Grand Rapids, MI
|
6,188,000 |
40 |
+3.0 |
| 93. |
IW Group, West Hollywood, CA
|
2,095,000 |
12 |
+2.0 |
| 14. |
Regan Communications Group, Boston, MA
|
23,365,000 |
85 |
+2.0 |
| 13. |
Racepoint Global, Boston, MA
|
23,915,652 |
174 |
+1.6 |
| 79. |
Seigenthaler Public Relations, Nashville, TN
|
3,810,135 |
27 |
+1.3 |
| 57. |
GYMR, Washington, DC
|
6,064,518 |
30 |
+1.0 |
| 31. |
SparkPR, San Francisco, CA
|
11,360,750 |
48 |
+1.0 |
| 114. |
Catapult PR-IR, Boulder, CO
|
1,095,785 |
9 |
even |
| 17. |
Coyne PR, Parsippany, NJ
|
20,040,000 |
133 |
even |
| 65. |
Dye, Van Mol & Lawrence, Nashville, TN
|
5,267,913 |
53 |
even |
| 46. |
Gregory FCA, Ardmore, PA
|
7,300,000 |
42 |
even |
| 42. |
HORN, San Francisco, CA
|
8,000,000 |
45 |
even |
| 35. |
Kaplow, New York, NY
|
10,868,777 |
66 |
even |
| 62. |
McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations, Nashville, TN
|
5,605,768 |
52 |
even |
| 59. |
Pan Communications, Boston, MA
|
6,008,000 |
48 |
even |
| 3. |
Waggener Edstrom Communications, Bellevue, WA
|
117,600,000 |
819 |
even |
| 2. |
APCO Worldwide, Washington, DC
|
120,345,400 |
658 |
-1.0 |
| 95. |
Beehive PR, St. Paul, MN
|
1,947,266 |
9 |
-1.7 |
| 110. |
VPE Public Relations, South Pasadena, CA
|
1,425,434 |
12 |
-1.9 |
| 74. |
Sachs Media Group, Tallahassee, FL
|
4,245,863 |
22 |
-2.3 |
| 41. |
Development Counsellors Int'l (DCI), New York, NY
|
8,264,895 |
50 |
-3.0 |
| 71. |
CooperKatz & Co., New York, NY
|
4,465,856 |
30 |
-3.4 |
| 75. |
Intermarket Communications, New York, NY
|
4,128,335 |
16 |
-4.2 |
| 121. |
WordHampton PR, East Hampton, NY
|
845,250 |
8 |
-4.6 |
| 116. |
LaVoieHealthScience, Boston, MA
|
1,010,606 |
6 |
-5.0 |
| 52. |
Public Communications Inc., Chicago, IL
|
6,214,154 |
49 |
-5.1 |
| 129. |
Bridge Global Strategies, New York, NY
|
500,667 |
4 |
-5.6 |
| 44. |
Airfoil, Southfield, MI
|
7,382,549 |
59 |
-6.0 |
| 122. |
Butler Associates, New York, NY
|
804,374 |
6 |
-6.0 |
| 29. |
RF | Binder Partners, New York, NY
|
12,300,000 |
76 |
-6.4 |
| 37. |
Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications, Boston, MA
|
9,957,467 |
38 |
-6.9 |
| 86. |
Schneider Associates, Boston, MA
|
2,689,819 |
18 |
-8.1 |
| 107. |
Trylon SMR, New York, NY
|
1,496,894 |
5 |
-9.0 |
| 81. |
Standing Partnership, St. Louis, MO
|
3,704,065 |
27 |
-9.6 |
| 24. |
Peppercomm, New York, NY
|
14,238,594 |
85 |
-10.3 |
| 117. |
Red Sky PR, Boise, ID
|
1,005,511 |
8 |
-10.8 |
| 69. |
Seven Twenty Strategies, Washington, DC
|
4,841,480 |
31 |
-11.0 |
| 77. |
Cerrell Associates, Los Angeles, CA
|
4,001,072 |
22 |
-11.2 |
| 119. |
K/F Communications, San Francisco, CA
|
921,034 |
9 |
-14.0 |
| 115. |
Maccabee, Minneapolis, MN
|
1,049,985 |
4 |
-14.0 |
| 102. |
O'Malley Hansen Communications, Chicago, IL
|
1,650,000 |
11 |
-16.4 |
| 123. |
Bendure Communications, Middleburg, VA
|
723,439 |
5 |
-18.0 |
| 25. |
Cooney/Waters Group, New York, NY
|
14,020,940 |
50 |
-26.0 |
| 99. |
Kohnstamm Communications, St. Paul, MN
|
1,720,480 |
14 |
-26.7 |
| 106. |
Rosica, Paramus, NJ
|
1,514,465 |
10 |
-30.0 |
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