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.

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Firm

FT Emp.

'24 Net Fees

1.

French | West | Vaughan
Raleigh, NC

143

$39,215,993

2.

Jackson Spalding
Atlanta, GA

158

$36,554,297

3.

Edelman
Atlanta, GA

N/A

$25,932,000

4.

Finn Partners (includes Florida & Atlanta)
Nashville, TN

112

$24,485,000

5.

Zimmerman Agency
Tallahassee, FL

58

$23,950,000

6.

Edelman
Miami, FL

N/A

$17,515,000

7.

G&S Integrated Marketing Communications Group
Raleigh, NC

78

$14,591,311

8.

APCO
Raleigh, NC

47

$13,500,000

9.

rbb Communications
Miami, FL

68

$12,662,007

10.

MP&F Strategic Communications
Nashville, TN

71

$12,609,199

11.

Moore, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL

44

$12,513,876

12.

Alloy
Atlanta, GA

57

$8,417,836

13.

Trevelino/Keller
Atlanta, GA

41

$8,118,810

14.

Sachs Media
Tallahassee, FL

37

$7,059,964

15.

Otter PR
St. Petersburg, FL

33

$5,251,844

16.

Ehrhardt Group, The
New Orleans, LA

21

$4,153,596

17.

Boardroom Communications, Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

19

$3,600,000

18.

Zapwater Communications
Miami, FL

8

$2,541,189

19.

Ink Link Marketing
Sun City Center, FL

3

$1,949,062

20.

Hemsworth Communications
Fort Lauderdale, FL

15

$1,290,735

The PR firms ranked above have submitted documents, including the top page of the latest income tax return, in accordance with the standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. O'Dwyer's has been conducting its PR firm rankings for 56 years. Key areas are targeted such as the Southeastern U.S., including Georgia, Florida and the Virginia metro area. Rank your PR firm with O'Dwyer's.