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Washington, DC Public Relations Firms

Washington, DC Public Affairs and PR firms ranked by worldwide fees.

D.C. is a hotbed of public affairs and crisis communications agencies. Every year since 1970, O'Dwyer's has ranked D.C.’s top public relations and public affairs firms based on audited income, presenting an accurate look at the growth of these influential players in the Nation’s Capital.

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Overall 2024 Ranking of PR Firms

Top Public Relations Firms by Speciality
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Top Public Relations Firms by Location
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PR Firm Rankings by Year
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#
Firm
FT Emp.
'23 Net Fees
1.
Edelman
Washington, DC
321
$93,281,000
2.
Avoq
Washington, DC
219
$89,331,546
3.
Spectrum
Washington, DC
275
$80,000,000
4.
imre, LLC
Baltimore, MD
250
$55,000,000
5.
APCO
Washington, DC
196
$43,500,000
6.
Crosby
Annapolis, MD
116
$36,498,665
7.
Palladian Partners, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
103
$25,065,120
8.
JPA Health
Washington, DC
91
$24,326,000
9.
Finn Partners
Washington, DC
45
$12,447,000
10.
Marathon Strategies
Washington, DC
19
$8,613,906
11.
Cura Strategies
Arlington, VA
20
$4,782,897
12.
BRG Communications
Alexandria, VA
26
$4,600,750
13.
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications
Washington, DC
13
$3,574,239
14.
Global Situation Room
Washington, DC
10
$3,047,424
15.
Stanton Communications
Washington, DC
12
$2,568,787
16.
Pugh & Tiller PR, LLC
Annapolis, MD
3
$599,147
17.
Infinite Global
Washington, DC
2
$427,904


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