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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Past Rankings

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


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