Top PR Firms in the Southeastern United States

O'Dwyer's ranks firms in key cities/regions. The firms below are in the southeastern U.S., including North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014

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Firm

FT Emp.

'22 Net Fees

1.

French | West | Vaughan
Raleigh, NC

134

$37,461,997

2.

Jackson Spalding
Atlanta, GA

147

$28,010,653

3.

Finn Partners (includes Atlanta & Florida)
Nashville, TN

114

$24,400,000

4.

Edelman
Atlanta, GA

121

$21,129,000

5.

Zimmerman Agency
Tallahassee, FL

52

$18,900,000

6.

G&S Business Communications
Raleigh, NC

87

$15,149,790

7.

rbb Communications
Miami, FL

78

$14,296,371

8.

Moore, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL

54

$11,847,168

9.

MP&F Strategic Communications
Nashville, TN

65

$11,754,884

10.

APCO Worldwide
Raleigh, NC

47

$11,000,000

11.

Trevelino/Keller
Atlanta, GA

33

$7,722,554

12.

Sachs Media
Tallahassee, FL

36

$7,126,561

13.

Edelman
Miami, FL

35

$6,789,000

14.

Edelman
Orlando, FL

15

$4,493,000

15.

Otter PR
St. Petersburg, FL

40

$4,315,911

16.

BoardroomPR
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

18

$3,600,000

17.

Alloy
Atlanta, GA

27

$3,467,326

18.

Ehrhardt Group, The
New Orleans, LA

19

$3,142,543

19.

Zapwater Communications
Miami, FL

9

$1,837,200

20.

Hemsworth Communications
Fort Lauderdale, FL

20

$1,607,528

21.

CommCentric Solutions, Inc.
Tampa, FL

8

$1,416,120

22.

Pineapple Public Relations
Chamblee, GA

12

$1,382,009

23.

Judge Public Relations
Tampa, FL

5

$1,347,264

24.

Kivvit
Miami, FL

7

$696,755

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.