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Best PR Firms in Western United States

O'Dwyer's ranks firms in key cities/regions. The firms below are in the western U.S., including cities such as Seattle, Portland, Camarillo, Los Angelees, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Barbara, San Mateo, Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Torrance.

Overall 2023 Ranking of PR Firms

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#
Firm
FT Emp.
'22 Net Fees
19.
APCO Worldwide (includes employee presence from CA to CO)
Seattle, WA
32
$5,500,000
21.
BLAZE
Santa Monica, CA
12
$4,500,000
7.
Bospar
San Francisco, CA
98
$18,201,039
4.
Citizen Relations
Los Angeles, CA
235
$35,110,000
16.
Communications Strategy Group (CSG)
Denver, CO
43
$6,573,186
9.
Davies Public Affairs
Santa Barbara, CA
35
$11,750,000
10.
Edelman
Portland, OR
45
$10,190,000
22.
Edelman
Sacramento, CA
16
$4,468,000
2.
Edelman
San Francisco, CA
170
$43,679,000
3.
Edelman
Seattle, WA
163
$36,251,000
1.
Edelman (includes Beverly Hills)
Los Angeles, CA
253
$59,316,000
37.
Finn Partners
Denver, CO
8
$800,000
25.
Finn Partners
Los Angeles, CA
25
$3,400,000
8.
Finn Partners
Portland, OR
63
$12,600,000
24.
Finn Partners
San Diego, CA
9
$3,400,000
18.
Finn Partners
San Francisco, CA
27
$5,600,000
28.
Finn Partners
Seattle, WA
5
$2,300,000
34.
Firecracker PR
Brea, CA
10
$1,898,000
11.
Health+Commerce
Eagle, ID
31
$8,023,637
23.
Highwire PR
Los Angeles, CA
17
$3,637,109
13.
Highwire PR
San Francisco, CA
32
$7,369,932
5.
Hoffman Agency, The
San Jose, CA
55
$26,344,000
35.
Hoyt Organization Inc., The
Torrance, CA
7
$1,200,000
32.
Infinite Global
San Francisco, CA
9
$1,917,735
14.
IW Group, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA
14
$7,247,762
26.
Karbo Communications
San Francisco, CA
34
$3,155,705
20.
Kiterocket
Phoenix, AZ
34
$5,483,520
31.
Landis Communications
San Francisco, CA
6
$1,993,000
6.
LaunchSquad
San Francisco, CA
124
$20,143,895
30.
Lavidge
Phoenix, AZ
65
$2,070,705
17.
Lee Andrews Group
Los Angeles, CA
28
$5,851,973
33.
Marketing Maven Public Relations
Camarillo, CA
13
$1,907,592
27.
Perry Communications Group, Inc.
Sacramento, CA
11
$2,674,124
12.
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications
Seattle, WA
41
$7,755,001
15.
Singer Associates Public Relations, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
19
$6,714,990
29.
Victorious PR
Las Vegas, NV
6
$2,274,229
36.
Zapwater Communications
Los Angeles, CA
4
$964,995


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.