Top PR Firms in the Southeastern United States

O'Dwyer's ranks firms in key cities/regions. The firms below are in the southeastern U.S., including North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Agriculture | Auto./Transportation | Beauty/Fashion | Education | Energy | Entertainment | Environmental | Financial | Food & Bev | Healthcare | Home Furnishings | Industrial | Non-Profits | Professional Svcs. | Public Affairs | Purpose/CSR | Real Estate Finance & Dev. | Restaurants | Sports | Technology | Travel & Economic Dev.

2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014

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Firm

FT Emp.

'23 Net Fees

1.

French | West | Vaughan
Raleigh, NC

147

$40,082,838

2.

Jackson Spalding
Atlanta, GA

152

$34,794,719

3.

Edelman
Atlanta, GA

107

$25,842,000

4.

Finn Partners (includes Florida)
Nashville, TN

115

$24,127,000

5.

Zimmerman Agency
Tallahassee, FL

57

$21,750,000

6.

G&S Business Communications
Raleigh, NC

87

$15,149,790

7.

rbb Communications
Miami, FL

67

$13,465,212

8.

APCO
Raleigh, NC

49

$13,000,000

9.

Moore, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL

46

$12,087,008

10.

MP&F Strategic Communications
Nashville, TN

61

$11,643,543

11.

Edelman
Miami, FL

37

$7,993,000

12.

Alloy
Atlanta, GA

55

$7,365,122

13.

Trevelino/Keller
Atlanta, GA

39

$7,298,564

14.

Sachs Media
Tallahassee, FL

40

$7,212,544

15.

Otter PR
St. Petersburg, FL

39

$5,468,946

16.

Ehrhardt Group, The
New Orleans, LA

18

$3,772,057

17.

Boardroom Communications, Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

19

$3,600,000

18.

Zapwater Communications
Miami, FL

6

$1,912,756

19.

Pineapple Public Relations
Chamblee, GA

17

$1,603,845

20.

Hemsworth Communications
Fort Lauderdale, FL

16

$1,426,693

21.

CommCentric Solutions, Inc.
Tampa, FL

9

$1,038,810

22.

Reya Communications
Doral, FL

2

$677,420

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.