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Washington, DC Public Relations Firms

Washington, DC Public Affairs and PR firms ranked by worldwide fees.

D.C. is a hotbed of public affairs and crisis communications agencies. Every year since 1970, O'Dwyer's has ranked D.C.’s top public relations and public affairs firms based on audited income, presenting an accurate look at the growth of these influential players in the Nation’s Capital.

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PR Firm Rankings by Year
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#
Firm
FT Emp.
'24 Net Fees
1.
Spectrum
Washington, DC
325
$83,000,000
2.
Edelman
Washington, DC
N/A
$72,062,000
3.
imre, LLC
Baltimore, MD
250
$55,000,000
4.
APCO
Washington, DC
182
$38,600,000
5.
Crosby
Annapolis, MD
116
$33,515,026
6.
JPA Health
Washington, DC
106
$30,787,000
7.
Marathon Strategies
Washington, DC
21
$9,094,034
8.
Finn Partners
Washington, DC
29
$9,062,000
9.
BRG Communications
Alexandria, VA
27
$5,200,412
10.
Cura Strategies
Arlington, VA
19
$4,374,068
11.
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications
Washington, DC
14
$3,595,190
12.
Global Situation Room
Washington, DC
12
$3,258,014
13.
Stanton Communications
Washington, DC
11
$2,522,369
14.
Pugh & Tiller PR, LLC
Annapolis, MD
3
$653,987
15.
Infinite
Washington, DC
3
$638,815


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