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


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