Top PR Firms in the Midwest

Top PR firms in the Midwest, including Columbus, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Kansas City, and cities in Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana and Missouri.

Overall 2024 Ranking of PR Firms

Atlanta | Chicago | Conn. | Boston | Florida | Hawaii | Los Angeles | Miami | Midwest | New York & New Jersey | Penn. | San Francisco | Southeast | Texas | Wash., DC | West

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Firm

FT Emp.

'23 Net Fees

1.

Edelman
Chicago, IL

517

$100,937,000

2.

Fahlgren Mortine (includes TURNER)
Columbus, OH

218

$39,219,271

3.

APCO
Chicago, IL

87

$28,600,000

4.

Walker Sands
Chicago, IL

153

$28,126,652

5.

Lambert
Grand Rapids, MI

88

$21,071,000

6.

Finn Partners (includes Detroit)
Chicago, IL

87

$20,351,000

7.

Bader Rutter & Associates, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI

40

$11,400,000

8.

Greentarget Global LLC
Chicago, IL

51

$11,163,868

9.

Standing Partnership
St. Louis, MO

26

$6,787,390

10.

G&S Business Communications
Chicago, IL

37

$6,712,871

11.

Zapwater Communications, Inc.
Chicago, IL

37

$5,296,753

12.

Franco
Detroit, MI

31

$5,028,645

13.

L.C. Williams & Associates
Chicago, IL

22

$4,914,372

14.

Public Communications Inc.
Chicago, IL

29

$4,892,327

15.

Tunheim
Minneapolis, MN

22

$4,458,000

16.

Bellmont Partners
Minneapolis, MN

21

$4,319,848

17.

Highwire PR
Chicago, IL

12

$4,126,223

18.

Inspire PR Group
Westerville, OH

16

$3,827,000

19.

Slide Nine Agency
Columbus, OH

22

$3,353,043

20.

MediaSource
Columbus, OH

18

$3,316,469

21.

Beehive Strategic Communication
St. Paul, MN

11

$3,023,625

22.

Akrete
Evanston, IL

7

$2,496,681

23.

Lowe Group
Wauwatosa, WI

7

$1,719,524

24.

O'Malley Hansen Communications
Chicago, IL

7

$1,660,883

25.

Tier One Partners
Chicago, IL

11

$1,516,178

26.

Superior PR
Chicago, IL

5

$1,141,874

27.

Shiftology
Springfield, OH

9

$1,009,633

28.

Bianchi Public Relations
Troy, MI

5

$944,715

29.

Infinite Global
Chicago, IL

1

$213,952

O'Dwyer's has been conducting its PR firm rankings for 55 years. PR firms have distinctive financials. At least half of income is used for staff pay. Our rankings measure counseling and media contact services, not advertising or production expenses. View rankings instructions.