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Edelman, Finn Partners, APCO Worldwide, Kivvit and Lambert are the Top 5 firms in the education category, a new specialty practice added to O'Dwyer's Rankings of PR Firms this year.
Ballard Partners has opened an office in Tel Aviv that is led by former Congressman Robert Wexler and World Bank executive Oscar Chemerinski.
Crosby Marketing Communications of Annapolis has granted $40,000 to the Anne Arundel County Food Bank and $10,000 to the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County Community Crisis Response Fund... CommunicationsMatch has partnered with RFP Associates to launch what it says is PR's first online RFP and RFQ agency selection tools and customizable templates... The TASC Group, which focuses on nonprofits, mission-driven companies and crisis communications work, has released a COVID-19 pandemic website.
Carolyn Izzo Integrated Communications teams with Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association to provide BLLA member hotels a complimentary consultation on crisis communication responses and recovery... Lion & Lamb Communications promotes Buy Now, Stay Later hotel bonds... PAN Communications has released the “NXT Stage Start-Up Kit: How to Use Creativity to Find Opportunity During a Downturn” as part of its NXT Stage program and services.
Russo Partners' Sports-Health Alliance launches social media push to encourage individuals to reconnect, rebuild and strengthen personal relationships during pandemic lockdown... M Group Strategic Communications forms MG | Emergence to counsel clients on post-COVID-19 world... Hispanic Public Relations Association is accepting applications for its 2020 Scholarship Program.
Riester, a Phoenix-based advertising and digital marketing company, has launched Riester Public Affairs, an advocacy communications firm located in DC.
Tickr introduces the COVID-19 Brand Risk Monitor, a crisis communications management solution to help agencies track the impact of the pandemic... RooneyPartners rolls the RP HealthCast, a weekly podcast series devoted to healthcare issues and medical innovation... VeeKast unveils VirtEventPro, a professional virtual live event production service.
For PR firms working in the financial sector, 2019 was overall a bull year, with revenues for the Top 10 firms ticking up 9.8 percent to $209.2 million.
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has launched Better Impact, the umbrella for the firm’s global citizenship and sustainability offer... Profile Advisors handled the launch of ClearList, a digital trading platform geared toward helping “level the playing field for investors.”... Nonprofit venture Leading Harvest has been introduced by a group of farmers, conservationists, landowners, managers and investors to develop a universal benchmark of agricultural sustainability.
The Top 10 healthcare PR firms posted a robust 14.3 percent rise in 2019 fee income to $565M, compared to the year earlier group, according to the 2020 O'Dwyer's rankings.
Mower is planning a shelter-in-place alternative to Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day... Matter Communications adds digital marketing services to its Precision group's offerings... Wick & Mortar and Chapter 2 launch joint venture in cannabis sector.
A new report reveals some critical stats for the PR world, with a majority of agencies reporting lost revenues, staff reductions and client terminations as the industry continues to be roiled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
IPREX has joined forces with creative and research firm Marketing for Change Co. and iHeartMedia to form the Pandemic Behavioral Working Group... FWV is providing PR services for CovidAYACancer.org, a comprehensive online resource for young people with cancer and the health professionals who treat them... Agency33 Public Relations has added a consulting unit for companies that wish to begin or expand LGBTQ marketing efforts.
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| The top 130 independent PR firms posted 7.7 percent average growth in 2019 to $2.89B and a 6.0 percent jump in employment to 16,201, according to O’Dwyer’s 2020 annual rankings released today. |
Thank you to everyone that submitted figures and supporting documention for this year's rankings. The overall list of firms with major U.S. operations ('19 net fees) will be posted online Mon., Apr. 13. Rankings by 13 cities/regions and 19 PR specialties will be made live in subsequent weeks.
Boden puts together a COVID-19 Hispanic Public Relations Resource, an online guide to help brands connect with and support the Hispanic community during the crisis... LaVoieHealthScience is partnering with JTC Team to host the April 2020 Virtual Investor Summit on April 22 and 23... SamsonPR launches SamsonPR Extension, a program focusing on early-stage tech startups with seed and/or Series A funding.
Highwire PR has acquired digital communications consultancy Wonderscript.
The Zimmerman Agency launches "Hunger to Help” campaign urging the purchase of gift cards to support the restaurant industry, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis... Matter Communications rolls an internal communication offering to help companies “ensure the happiness, engagement and productivity of their teams" in the new work-from-home environment... Goodnewsforpets, the digital publishing arm of Germinder & Associates, unveils VMX Virtual booth.
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