Top PR Firms in the Midwest

O'Dwyer's ranks firms in key cities/regions. The firms below are in the midwest, encompassing Illinois, Ohio, Minneapolis, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri.

Overall 2023 Ranking of PR Firms

Agriculture | Auto./Trans. | Beauty/Fashion | Education | Energy | Entertain. | Environ./PA | Finc'l. | Food & Bev | Healthcare | Home Furnish. | Industrial | Non-Profits | Prof. Svcs. | Purpose/CSR | Real Estate Fin. & Dev. | Restaurants | Sports | Tech | Travel & Econ. Dev.

Atlanta | Chicago | Conn. | Boston | Florida | Hawaii | Los Angeles | Miami | Midwest | NY & NJ | Penn. | San Fran. | Southeast | Texas | Wash. DC | West

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Firm

FT Emp.

'22 Net Fees

1.

Edelman
Chicago, IL

579

$109,550,000

2.

Fahlgren Mortine (includes TURNER)
Columbus, OH

229

$39,538,203

3.

Walker Sands
Chicago, IL

175

$30,502,958

4.

Lambert
Grand Rapids, MI

92

$20,233,000

5.

Finn Partners (includes Detroit)
Chicago, IL

84

$17,400,000

6.

Kivvit
Chicago, IL

41

$13,138,743

7.

Greentarget Global LLC
Chicago, IL

46

$9,945,600

8.

APCO Worldwide
Chicago, IL

30

$8,300,000

9.

G&S Business Communications
Chicago, IL

37

$6,712,871

10.

Standing Partnership
St. Louis, MO

25

$5,680,586

11.

L.C. Williams & Associates
Chicago, IL

22

$4,861,977

12.

Tunheim
Minneapolis, MN

20

$4,800,000

13.

Public Communications Inc.
Chicago, IL

33

$4,792,596

14.

Inspire PR Group
Westerville, OH

18

$4,126,000

15.

Highwire PR
Chicago, IL

15

$3,943,909

16.

Franco
Detroit, MI

30

$3,827,609

17.

Bellmont Partners
Minneapolis, MN

17

$3,404,528

18.

Beehive Strategic Communication
St. Paul, MN

14

$3,343,251

19.

Slide Nine Agency
Columbus, OH

21

$3,264,357

20.

Akrete
Evanston, IL

7

$2,387,986

21.

Zapwater Communications, Inc.
Chicago, IL

23

$2,029,305

22.

O'Malley Hansen Communications
Chicago, IL

7

$1,773,516

23.

Lowe Group
Wauwatosa, WI

7

$1,611,227

24.

Bianchi Public Relations
Troy, MI

4

$1,107,347

25.

Superior PR
Chicago, IL

5

$1,049,731

26.

Infinite Global
Chicago, IL

1

$213,082

O'Dwyer's has been conducting its PR firm rankings for 54 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. View rankings instructions.