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Top PR Firms - 2023 Firm Rankings

PR firms with major U.S. operations ranked by worldwide net fees.

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#
Firm
FT Emp.
'22 Net Fees
% Chg. from '21
1.
Edelman
New York, NY
6,433
$1,079,738,000
9.6
2.
Real Chemistry
San Francisco, CA
2,000
$555,000,000
17.0
3.
Evoke
Philadelphia, PA
1,432
$368,000,000
16.5
4.
Finn Partners
New York, NY
1,225
$196,800,000
21.0
5.
APCO Worldwide
Washington, DC
1,049
$180,400,000
4.6
6.
ICR
New York, NY
363
$160,924,727
-17.4
7.
Ruder Finn Inc.
New York, NY
1,140
$160,100,000
42.7
8.
Zeno Group
New York, NY
797
$138,429,580
18.4
9.
Prosek Partners
New York, NY
335
$91,650,000
14.5
10.
Spectrum
Washington, DC
303
$80,174,000
64.1
11.
5W Public Relations
New York, NY
278
$62,922,235
25.9
12.
Hotwire
New York, NY
430
$59,715,022
24.0
13.
MikeWorldWide
New York, NY
227
$53,093,000
17.0
14.
Hunter
New York, NY
247
$51,200,000
21.0
15.
Padilla
Minneapolis, MN
229
$50,774,739
1.6
16.
imre, LLC
Baltimore, MD
200
$43,121,000
-4.3
17.
Fahlgren Mortine (includes TURNER)
Columbus, OH
229
$39,538,203
31.6
18.
Kivvit
Chicago, IL
145
$39,537,491
even
19.
Matter Communications
Boston, MA
275
$39,525,000
31.2
20.
Coyne PR
Parsippany, NJ
189
$39,094,881
9.0
21.
French | West | Vaughan
Raleigh, NC
134
$37,461,997
2.0
22.
Citizen Relations
Los Angeles, CA
235
$35,110,000
21.0
23.
Havas Formula
New York, NY
118
$34,449,153
28.9
24.
Highwire PR
San Francisco, CA
132
$34,007,410
16.3
25.
PAN Communications
Boston, MA
192
$31,486,207
18.0
26.
Walker Sands
Chicago, IL
175
$30,502,958
7.1
27.
Crosby
Annapolis, MD
110
$30,383,072
3.3
28.
G&S Business Communications
New York, NY
160
$28,618,303
15.4
29.
Jackson Spalding
Atlanta, GA
147
$28,010,653
16.5
30.
Inkhouse
Waltham, MA
149
$27,258,870
10.0
31.
Taylor
New York, NY
103
$26,518,857
20.0
32.
Hoffman Agency, The
San Jose, CA
55
$26,344,000
30.7
33.
Wachsman
New York, NY
155
$25,371,403
81.8
34.
Vested
New York, NY
84
$23,811,000
35.7
35.
M Booth Health
New York, NY
65
$21,811,192
30.0
36.
Bliss Group, The
New York, NY
95
$20,832,618
25.7
37.
Lambert
Grand Rapids, MI
92
$20,233,000
21.4
38.
LaunchSquad
San Francisco, CA
124
$20,143,895
9.9
39.
Gregory FCA
Ardmore, PA
120
$20,072,978
23.2
40.
Regan Communications Group
Boston, MA
118
$20,057,341
4.8
41.
JPA Health
Washington, DC
91
$19,965,000
38.8
42.
Marathon Strategies
New York, NY
64
$19,835,713
41.6
43.
Zimmerman Agency
Tallahassee, FL
52
$18,900,000
17.0
44.
Bospar
San Francisco, CA
98
$18,201,039
46.7
45.
J Public Relations
New York, NY
100
$17,112,000
41.2
46.
Clarity
New York, NY
144
$16,972,073
10.4
47.
Merritt Group
McLean, VA
70
$15,444,080
16.8
48.
rbb Communications
Miami, FL
78
$14,296,371
2.5
49.
Cognito
New York, NY
84
$13,120,158
15.8
50.
Moore, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL
54
$11,847,168
11.4
51.
MP&F Strategic Communications
Nashville, TN
65
$11,754,884
6.4
52.
Davies Public Affairs
Santa Barbara, CA
35
$11,750,000
5.0
53.
Sam Brown Inc.
Wayne, PA
22
$11,428,977
17.6
54.
Pierpont Communications
Houston, TX
33
$11,068,363
50.0
55.
Racepoint Global
Boston, MA
51
$11,030,000
6.0
56.
360PR+
Boston, MA
59
$11,008,832
9.5
57.
Stanton
New York, NY
38
$10,476,397
23.4
58.
Greentarget Global LLC
Chicago, IL
46
$9,945,600
9.0
59.
MMGY NJF
New York, NY
46
$9,510,162
5.7
60.
Dukas Linden Public Relations
New York, NY
31
$9,380,205
10.2
61.
Lou Hammond Group
New York, NY
45
$9,068,858
6.0
62.
Berk Communications
New York, NY
34
$9,000,422
6.0
63.
SourceCode Communications
New York, NY
39
$8,831,000
4.2
64.
Infinite Global
New York, NY
40
$8,523,266
16.4
65.
Health+Commerce
Eagle, ID
31
$8,023,637
10.6
66.
V2 Communications
Boston, MA
34
$7,806,842
4.3
67.
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications
Seattle, WA
41
$7,755,001
24.8
68.
Trevelino/Keller
Atlanta, GA
33
$7,722,554
8.6
69.
Fiona Hutton & Associates, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
24
$7,668,627
27.3
70.
IW Group, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA
14
$7,247,762
82.0
71.
Sachs Media
Tallahassee, FL
36
$7,126,561
7.7
72.
Singer Associates Public Relations, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
19
$6,714,990
40.7
73.
Communications Strategy Group (CSG)
Denver, CO
43
$6,573,186
23.2
74.
TruePoint Communications
Dallas, TX
29
$6,227,337
18.7
75.
Caliber Corporate Advisers
New York, NY
37
$6,215,314
47.1
76.
Champion Management Group
Dallas, TX
43
$5,908,956
26.0
77.
Lee Andrews Group
Los Angeles, CA
28
$5,851,973
50.5
78.
LaVoie Health Science
Boston, MA
17
$5,752,399
0.4
79.
BackBay Communications
Boston, MA
36
$5,750,365
28.6
80.
Standing Partnership
St. Louis, MO
25
$5,680,586
28.4
81.
Crenshaw Communications
New York, NY
22
$5,536,338
50.1
82.
Kiterocket
Phoenix, AZ
34
$5,483,520
17.7
83.
Fish Consulting
Fort Lauderdale, FL
23
$5,443,000
8.0
84.
Rasky Partners, Inc.
Boston, MA
25
$5,305,038
11.3
85.
L.C. Williams & Associates
Chicago, IL
22
$4,861,977
5.4
86.
Tunheim
Minneapolis, MN
20
$4,800,000
4.2
87.
Public Communications Inc.
Chicago, IL
33
$4,792,596
2.5
88.
Zapwater Communications, Inc.
Chicago, IL
36
$4,575,450
42.9
89.
Forefront Communications
New York, NY
11
$4,560,667
37.2
90.
BLAZE
Santa Monica, CA
12
$4,500,000
21.6
91.
CashmanKatz
Glastonbury, CT
26
$4,365,000
12.4
92.
Otter PR
St. Petersburg, FL
40
$4,315,911
82.5
93.
The Sway Effect
New York, NY
15
$4,200,000
25.0
94.
Inspire PR Group
Westerville, OH
18
$4,126,000
25.8
95.
Franco
Detroit, MI
30
$3,827,609
17.0
96.
Idea Grove
Dallas, TX
39
$3,824,623
1.6
97.
MCS Healthcare Public Relations
Bedminster, NJ
15
$3,722,106
3.8
98.
BRG Communications
Alexandria, VA
18
$3,708,055
9.8
99.
Tier One Partners
Boston, MA
25
$3,665,811
1.1
100.
BoardroomPR
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
18
$3,600,000
6.0
101.
Treble PR
Austin, TX
18
$3,586,231
63.2
102.
Red Thread PR
Philadelphia, PA
18
$3,516,958
14.0
103.
Alloy
Atlanta, GA
27
$3,467,326
5.3
104.
Bellmont Partners
Minneapolis, MN
17
$3,404,528
48.5
105.
Beehive Strategic Communication
St. Paul, MN
14
$3,343,251
11.4
106.
Slide Nine Agency
Columbus, OH
21
$3,264,357
21.0
107.
Karbo Communications
San Francisco, CA
34
$3,155,705
27.0
108.
Ehrhardt Group, The
New Orleans, LA
19
$3,142,543
3.0
109.
SPM Communications
Dallas, TX
19
$3,035,741
1.6
110.
The TASC Group
New York, NY
22
$3,003,153
21.4
111.
Gatesman
Pittsburgh, PA
32
$2,910,482
27.9
112.
Perry Communications Group, Inc.
Sacramento, CA
11
$2,674,124
5.4
113.
Hewes Communications
New York, NY
6
$2,640,744
-4.5
114.
Ripp Media/Public Relations, Inc.
New York, NY
7
$2,600,000
30.0
115.
Stanton Communications
Washington, DC
12
$2,560,426
24.9
116.
Akrete
Evanston, IL
7
$2,387,986
46.1
117.
Victorious PR
Las Vegas, NV
6
$2,274,229
even
118.
Virgo PR
New York, NY
9
$2,200,000
120.0
119.
Rally Point Public Relations
New York, NY
10
$2,132,124
37.7
120.
Lavidge
Phoenix, AZ
65
$2,070,705
-5.2
121.
Landis Communications
San Francisco, CA
6
$1,993,000
14.5
122.
PSC (Princeton Strategic Communications)
Trenton, NJ
13
$1,933,703
33.2
123.
Marketing Maven Public Relations
Camarillo, CA
13
$1,907,592
40.3
124.
Firecracker PR
Brea, CA
10
$1,898,000
27.9
125.
O'Malley Hansen Communications
Chicago, IL
7
$1,773,516
-2.1
126.
BizCom Associates
Plano, TX
22
$1,752,668
37.6
127.
Milk & Honey PR
New York, NY
6
$1,738,922
286.7
128.
AMP3 Public Relations
New York, NY
12
$1,703,813
6.1
129.
Rosica Communications
Fair Lawn, NJ
7
$1,670,000
57.3
130.
Violet PR
Montclair, NJ
10
$1,651,925
58.8
131.
Lowe Group
Wauwatosa, WI
7
$1,611,227
18.5
132.
Hemsworth Communications
Fort Lauderdale, FL
20
$1,607,528
48.8
133.
Butler Associates, LLC
New York, NY
6
$1,496,931
12.3
134.
Buttonwood Communications Group
New York, NY
7
$1,484,579
33.9
135.
CommCentric Solutions, Inc.
Tampa, Fl
8
$1,416,120
50.7
136.
Buchanan Public Relations
Bryn Mawr, PA
8
$1,405,061
15.5
137.
Pineapple Public Relations
Chamblee, GA
12
$1,382,009
39.9
138.
Judge Public Relations
Tampa, FL
5
$1,347,264
19.4
139.
Hoyt Organization Inc., The
Torrance, CA
7
$1,200,000
29.7
140.
WordWrite Communications LLC
Pittsburgh, PA
8
$1,139,925
-11.6
141.
Bianchi Public Relations
Troy, MI
4
$1,107,347
34.7
142.
Stuntman PR
New York, NY
9
$1,092,137
35.3
143.
Superior PR
Chicago, IL
5
$1,049,731
-3.0
144.
Feintuch Communications
New York, NY
3
$1,000,894
41.0
145.
Lawlor Media Group
New York, NY
6
$643,582
-9.2
146.
Pugh & Tiller PR, LLC
Annapolis, MD
3
$600,741
27.9
147.
Wordhampton Public Relations, Inc.
East Hampton, NY
4
$582,194
2.2
148.
Press Record Communications
New York, NY
1
$574,804
7.3

 

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