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Top PR Firms - See 2025 Rankings

Overall 2015 Ranking of PR Firms

Top Public Relations Firms by Specialty
Agriculture | Beauty/Fashion | Entertainment | Environ./PA | Financial | Food & Bev. | Healthcare | Home Furnish. | Professional Svcs. | Sports | Technology | Travel & Economic Dev.

Top Public Relations Firms by Location
Atlanta | Chicago | Conn. | Boston | Florida | Los Angeles | Miami | Midwest | New York & New Jersey | Penn. | San Francisco | Southeast | Texas | Wash., DC | West

PR Firm Rankings by Year
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014


1.
Edelman
Employees: 291
 $63,805,609 
2.
APCO Worldwide
Employees: 176
 $47,343,600 
3.
LEVICK
Employees: 61
 $17,231,618 
4.
Finn Partners
Employees: 56
 $11,958,000 
5.
Crosby
Annapolis, MD
Employees: 49
 $10,438,755 
6.
Merritt Group
McLean, VA
Employees: 48
 $10,186,230 
7.
Podesta Group
Employees: 18
 $8,181,127 
8.
Spectrum
Employees: 35
 $8,085,455 
9.
GYMR
Employees: 23
 $6,004,742 
10.
JPA Health Communications
Employees: 17
 $4,630,541 
11.
SevenTwenty Strategies
Employees: 33
 $4,503,628 
12.
MWWPR
Employees: 15
 $3,488,000 
13.
Racepoint Global
Employees: 9
 $1,700,000 
14.
Weiss PR
Baltimore, MD
Employees: 3
 $554,402 

O'Dwyer's has been conducting its PR firm rankings for 57 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.