Top PR Firms - 2022 Firm Rankings

PR firms with Major U.S. Operations (ranked by worldwide fees)

    O'Dwyer's has been conducting its PR firm rankings for 53 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. 

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#
Firm
FT Emp.
'21 Net Fees
% Chg. from '20
1.
Edelman
New York, NY
6,004
$984,921,000
17.2
2.
Real Chemistry
San Francisco, CA
1,848
$475,000,000
36.0
3.
ICR
New York, NY
378
$194,890,669
83.4
4.
Evoke
Philadelphia, PA
850
$181,000,000
7.7
5.
APCO Worldwide
Washington, DC
926
$172,398,000
20.6
6.
Finn Partners
New York, NY
1,032
$162,200,000
48.9
7.
Zeno Group
New York, NY
709
$118,643,933
39.9
8.
Ruder Finn Inc.
New York, NY
860
$112,200,000
27.8
9.
Prosek Partners
New York, NY
299
$80,050,000
29.2
10.
5W Public Relations
New York, NY
245
$49,977,947
31.2
11.
Spectrum
Washington, DC
181
$48,850,000
48.5
12.
Hotwire
New York, NY
293
$48,223,657
15.5
13.
MikeWorldWide
New York, NY
198
$45,390,416
16.8
14.
imre, LLC
Baltimore, MD
239
$45,052,000
22.5
15.
Hunter
New York, NY
210
$42,300,000
33.4
16.
Kivvit
Chicago, IL
134
$39,788,291
12.9
17.
French | West | Vaughan
Raleigh, NC
123
$36,727,448
10.8
18.
Padilla
Minneapolis, MN
179
$36,198,229
1.0
19.
Coyne PR
Parsippany, NJ
169
$36,000,000
28.6
20.
Matter Communications
Boston, MA
254
$30,116,000
33.6
21.
Fahlgren Mortine (includes TURNER)
Columbus, OH
178
$30,039,544
20.2
22.
Crosby
Annapolis, MD
107
$29,421,739
1.1
23.
Highwire PR
San Francisco, CA
116
$29,248,298
21.1
24.
Citizen Relations
Los Angeles, CA
185
$29,123,190
24.4
25.
Walker Sands
Chicago, IL
180
$28,486,242
41.2
26.
Havas Formula
New York, NY
152
$26,718,617
17.8
27.
PAN Communications
Boston, MA
168
$26,683,000
14.2
28.
G&S Business Communications
New York, NY
153
$24,802,633
-1.2
29.
Inkhouse
Waltham, MA
125
$24,782,746
29.2
30.
Jackson Spalding
Atlanta, GA
118
$24,045,390
15.0
31.
Taylor
New York, NY
92
$22,057,000
12.0
32.
Hoffman Agency, The
San Jose, CA
39
$20,158,000
33.4
33.
Regan Communications Group
Boston, MA
118
$19,143,913
5.4
34.
LaunchSquad
San Francisco, CA
114
$18,328,796
13.1
35.
Vested
New York, NY
98
$17,543,000
41.4
36.
Lansons
New York, NY
95
$17,408,394
21.8
37.
Bliss Group, The
New York, NY
77
$17,100,000
20.4
38.
JPA Health
Washington, DC
80
$16,900,782
14.0
39.
Lambert
Grand Rapids, MI
86
$16,671,000
22.1
40.
M Booth Health
New York, NY
51
$16,290,421
12.9
41.
Gregory FCA
Ardmore, PA
118
$16,287,822
51.0
42.
Zimmerman Agency
Tallahassee, FL
44
$16,200,000
5.2
43.
Clarity
New York, NY
93
$14,428,176
59.7
44.
Marathon Strategies
New York, NY
48
$14,005,144
3.7
45.
Wachsman
New York, NY
102
$13,958,572
even
46.
rbb Communications
Miami, FL
82
$13,948,231
6.5
47.
JeffreyGroup
Miami, FL
301
$13,886,967
14.0
48.
Bospar
San Francisco, CA
82
$12,403,254
83.2
49.
Canale Communications
San Diego, CA
49
$12,402,707
42.6
50.
J Public Relations
New York, NY
79
$12,118,000
32.9
51.
Davies
Santa Barbara, CA
33
$11,250,000
-4.3
52.
MP&F Strategic Communications
Nashville, TN
70
$11,047,862
11.2
53.
Moore, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL
41
$10,638,221
12.5
54.
Racepoint Global
Boston, MA
56
$10,406,000
-12.6
55.
360PR+
Boston, MA
58
$10,056,301
17.3
56.
Sam Brown Inc.
Wayne, PA
53
$9,741,816
21.8
57.
Merritt Group
McLean, VA
44
$9,410,209
24.8
58.
Peppercomm
New York, NY
29
$9,163,618
10.2
59.
Greentarget Global LLC
Chicago, IL
48
$9,124,225
11.5
60.
MMGY NJF
New York, NY
46
$8,993,878
9.6
61.
SourceCode Communications
New York, NY
41
$8,588,700
66.2
62.
Lou Hammond Group
New York, NY
40
$8,558,240
16.4
63.
Dukas Linden Public Relations
New York, NY
30
$8,510,029
33.4
64.
Stanton
New York, NY
32
$8,492,565
12.2
65.
Berk Communications
New York, NY
28
$8,487,507
48.7
66.
Pierpont Communications
Houston, TX
31
$7,385,651
8.6
67.
Infinite Global
New York, NY
34
$7,325,323
30.6
68.
McCabe Message Partners
Washington, DC
28
$7,143,239
11.5
69.
Trevelino/Keller
Atlanta, GA
38
$7,110,207
40.1
70.
Lumina Communications
San Jose, CA
34
$6,432,200
23.6
71.
Touchdown PR
Austin, TX
12
$6,227,591
11.2
72.
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications
Seattle, WA
37
$6,214,066
21.4
73.
LaVoie Health Science
Boston, MA
18
$5,726,799
18.3
74.
TruePoint Communications
Dallas, TX
28
$5,244,718
40.8
75.
Fish Consulting
Fort Lauderdale, FL
23
$5,041,502
45.2
76.
720 Strategies
Washington, DC
15
$4,819,678
-8.8
77.
Singer Associates Public Relations, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
17
$4,771,127
-16.0
78.
Rasky Partners, Inc.
Boston, MA
20
$4,768,403
-19.2
79.
Champion Management Group
Dallas, TX
33
$4,689,324
27.0
80.
Public Communications Inc.
Chicago, IL
34
$4,674,060
-2.7
81.
L.C. Williams & Associates
Chicago, IL
21
$4,610,799
9.6
82.
Tunheim
Minneapolis, MN
19
$4,602,723
-11.0
83.
BackBay Communications
Boston, MA
26
$4,472,387
9.4
84.
Standing Partnership
St. Louis, MO
19
$4,423,142
12.9
85.
Caliber Corporate Advisers
New York, NY
23
$4,226,115
34.8
86.
IW Group, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA
10
$3,975,640
33.2
87.
CashmanKatz
Glastonbury, CT
25
$3,885,000
16.8
88.
Idea Grove
Dallas, TX
25
$3,761,922
5.3
89.
BLAZE
Santa Monica, CA
12
$3,700,000
44.6
90.
Crenshaw Communications
New York, NY
18
$3,687,430
20.5
91.
Tier One Partners
Boston, MA
20
$3,626,301
40.9
92.
MCS Healthcare Public Relations
Bedminster, NJ
18
$3,585,681
-18.6
93.
Lovell Communications
Nashville, TN
18
$3,490,674
13.8
94.
BoardroomPR
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
18
$3,400,000
even
95.
BRG Communications
Alexandria, VA
16
$3,376,473
47.6
96.
Gold PR & Social Media
Irvine, CA
7
$3,303,255
11.7
97.
ARPR
Atlanta, GA
24
$3,292,710
9.0
98.
Inspire PR Group
Westerville, OH
17
$3,281,000
21.4
99.
Franco
Detroit, MI
28
$3,272,855
16.1
100.
Montieth & Company
New York, NY
13
$3,259,567
38.3
101.
Zapwater Communications, Inc.
Chicago, IL
26
$3,206,649
10.2
102.
Brownstein Group
Philadelphia, PA
17
$3,084,405
-10.4
103.
Ehrhardt Group, The
New Orleans, LA
18
$3,051,725
8.7
104.
Hodges Partnership, The
Richmond, VA
17
$3,036,654
19.7
105.
Beehive Strategic Communication
St. Paul, MN
11
$3,002,200
34.4
106.
SPM Communications
Dallas, TX
25
$2,988,001
33.6
107.
Hewes Communications
New York, NY
7
$2,764,285
2.2
108.
Slide Nine Agency
Columbus, OH
21
$2,700,885
51.8
109.
Karbo Communications
San Francisco, CA
22
$2,450,000
45.8
110.
Otter PR
St. Petersburg, FL
43
$2,364,347
238.8
111.
Bellmont Partners
Minneapolis, MN
16
$2,292,411
10.7
112.
Lavidge
Phoenix, AZ
66
$2,250,144
4.9
113.
Perry Communications Group, Inc.
Sacramento, CA
9
$2,123,518
21.1
114.
Stanton Communications
Washington, DC
9
$2,049,482
3.6
115.
Ripp Media/Public Relations, Inc.
New York, NY
7
$2,000,000
even
116.
O'Malley Hansen Communications
Chicago, IL
7
$1,811,117
-6.4
117.
Rally Point Public Relations
New York, NY
8
$1,662,129
118.1
118.
Akrete
Evanston, IL
6
$1,634,326
44.2
119.
AMP3 Public Relations
New York, NY
8
$1,606,553
11.4
120.
Landis Communications
San Francisco, CA
8
$1,601,000
-23.8
121.
Firecracker PR
Brea, CA
7
$1,484,000
39.6
122.
Marketing Maven Public Relations
Camarillo, CA
10
$1,359,730
11.6
123.
Lowe Group
Wauwatosa, WI
8
$1,359,684
26.9
124.
Novitas Communications
Denver, CO
6
$1,290,000
146.0
125.
WordWrite Communications LLC
Pittsburgh, PA
8
$1,289,292
3.4
126.
BizCom Associates
Plano, TX
17
$1,273,813
64.9
127.
Buchanan Public Relations
Bryn Mawr, PA
8
$1,216,536
-23.3
128.
Judge Public Relations
Tampa, FL
5
$1,128,100
137.7
129.
Buttonwood Communications Group
New York, NY
8
$1,109,019
-14.1
130.
Hemsworth Communications
Fort Lauderdale, FL
18
$1,080,588
-5.9
131.
Rosica Communications
Fair Lawn, NJ
8
$1,062,000
9.0
132.
Violet PR
Montclair, NJ
5
$1,040,139
46.3
133.
Virgo PR
New York, NY
8
$1,000,000
even
134.
Pineapple Public Relations
Chamblee, GA
12
$987,945
-9.3
135.
CommCentric Solutions, Inc.
Tampa, Fl
8
$939,970
4.7
136.
Hoyt Organization Inc., The
Torrance, CA
7
$925,000
14.2
137.
Bianchi Public Relations
Troy, MI
6
$816,365
3.7
138.
Stuntman PR
New York, NY
6
$807,161
31.0
139.
Feintuch Communications
New York, NY
3
$709,684
22.5
140.
Lawlor Media Group
New York, NY
7
$694,957
9.7
141.
Wordhampton Public Relations, Inc.
East Hampton, NY
5
$630,960
14.5
142.
Press Record Communications
New York, NY
1
$535,911
115.2
143.
Pugh & Tiller PR, LLC
Annapolis, MD
3
$469,611
-5.1
144.
Milk & Honey PR
New York, NY
4
$420,000
2.4


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