BlueFocus Communications Group says 2014 net surged 63 percent to $115M on a 67 percent rise in revenues to $965M.
China's biggest PR firm claims more than half (54 percent) of its revenues are digital-related.
CEO Oscar Zhao calls Blue Focus the only China-based firm that can handle the global communication needs of Chinese multinationals.
He wants Blue Focus to beef up technology offerings and become more product-oriented
The company reports non-China revenues accounted for seven percent of its `14 business.
Zhao anticipates foreign revenues will account for 20 percent of sales this year.
San Francisco-based Holly Zheng, international president, spearheads the global push with a focus on the US.
Blue Focus has a 20 percent investment stake in Britain's Huntsworth, owner of Grayling, Red, Huntsworth Health and Citigate Dewe Rogerson), and majority control position in Canada's Vision 7, parent of Cossette Media and PR and Citizen Relations.
Zhao has a $1.6B total revenue target for 2015.
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