John O'Dwyer is Publisher for the O'Dwyer Co. He is involved in all aspects of the company from editorial to advertising programs. He created odwyerpr.com in 1998 and continues to manage it today.
| • | Rank Your PR Firm with O'Dwyer's(PR Research) Tue., Dec. 2, 2025
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| • | Agency Selection No Different Than Hiring Key Staffers(PR Research) Fri., Nov. 7, 2025
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| • | Leong Honored with PRSA's Gold Anvil Award(Awards) Fri., Oct. 31, 2025
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| • | Kessler and Mahdavi Join O'Dwyer's PR Experts Directory(Leadership) Thu., Oct. 23, 2025
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| • | Sieli and Cabrera are Latest PR Experts Featured by O’Dwyer’s(Leadership) Thu., Aug. 14, 2025
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| • | Game Face Shows Kids the World of PR(Book Review) Mon., May 12, 2025
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| • | Top PR Firms in Chicago Ranked by O'Dwyer's(PR Firm News) Wed., Apr. 23, 2025
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| • | Nuts & Bolts of Successfully Using AI in PR(Artificial intelligence) Wed., Apr. 23, 2025
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| • | Top PR Firms in Wash. DC Area Ranked by O'Dwyer's(PR Firm News) Thu., Apr. 17, 2025
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| • | New York PR Firms Dominate O'Dwyer's Ranking of Top PR Firms(PR Firm News) Tue., Apr. 15, 2025
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| • | Saying Yes To Growth Starts With Saying No(Agency Mgmt.) Thu., Feb. 13, 2025
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| • | Throwback Thursday: O'Dwyer's Office on Madison Ave., Then & Now(Throwback Thursday) Thu., Dec. 26, 2024
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| • | Connecting with the Hispanic Community Through Authentic Holiday Marketing(Multicultural PR) Tue., Dec. 24, 2024
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| • | Throwback Thursday: Jack O'Dwyer Interviews Harold Burson(Throwback Thursday) Thu., Dec. 19, 2024
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| • | Why DEI Belongs to Everyone, Not Just Leadership(DEI) Thu., Dec. 19, 2024
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The deadline for O'Dwyer's 2026 rankings of PR firms, a benchmark study of the growth of the industry since 1970, is Mon., Mar. 16, 2026. Show your expertise in 23 PR specialties. Rankings are also tabulated by 14 cities and regions.
Robert Udowitz and Steve Drake, principals of RFP Associates, advocated for an agency selection process that mirrors the same rigor applied to recruiting key staff members, during their seminar at last week's PRSA ICON conference in Wash., D.C.
In accepting the top honor at PRSA's ICON conference in Washington, D.C. this week, HUNTER CEO Grace Leong stressed that the greatest threat to truth isn't the lies we can spot, but the comforting myths we choose to believe.
Rachel Borek Kessler, earned media specialist focused on healthcare, and Pardis Mahdavi, educator and former university president, have joined O’Dwyer’s online directory of hundreds of PR experts sorted by 40 specialties and counting.
Renee Sieli, founder and CEO of ERPR Group, and corporate communications consultant Daisy Cabrera are the most recent additions to O’Dwyer’s online directory of hundreds of PR experts sorted by 39 specialties and counting.
Bospar's Curtis Sparrer debuts Game Face children's book aimed at introducing the next generation to the PR business.
Chicago public relations firms ranked by O'Dwyer's for 2025 pulled in $223.5M in net fees.
Xenophon Strategies founder David Fuscus discussed the current state of AI adoption in the PR industry, hitting on AI's potential to cause job loss, but also its significant ability to reduce client over servicing, on latest O'Dwyer's webinar Apr. 21 moderated by Researchscape's Tony Cheevers.
Every year since 1970, O'Dwyer's has ranked the top public relations and public affairs firms in the Washington, DC area based on audited income.
New York City-based PR firms make up the majority of O'Dwyer's 133 top PR firms overall ranking with 32 of 38 in the New York/New Jersey area either calling Manhattan their home or having a presence there.
