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Crisis Communications PR Firms

Top PR Firms Specializing in Crisis Communications.

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O’Dwyer’s ranks PR firms based on net fee income which is defined as charges for PR counseling and time spent preparing and placing stories in media. Crisis communications joined our list of 23 ranked PR specialties for the first time in 2025.

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#
FT Emp.
1.
Ruder Finn Inc.
New York, NY
1,280
$8,050,000
2.
Zeno Group
New York, NY
774
$3,783,175
3.
Sachs Media
Tallahassee, FL
37
$552,685
4.
143
$436,550
5.
Otter PR
St. Petersburg, FL
33
$300,000
6.
Franco
Detroit, MI
30
$291,640
7.
Escalate PR
Acton, MA
8
$150,000
8.
7
$75,482
9.
71
$37,581
10.
Hahn Agency
Austin, TX
50
$23,225


O'Dwyer's ranks PR firms by 23 different PR specialties. Only O’Dwyer’s does such rankings, which are usually at or near the top in Google searches for those specialties. Our rankings measure counseling and media contact services, not advertising or production expenses. View rankings instructions.