Edelman cracked the $800M mark with growth of 7.2%, heading a group of firms in the top 25 where 15 showed double-digit growth and only two firms posted down years.
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Top 10:
#1 Edelman, New York, NY - $854.5M, +7.2%
#2 APCO Worldwide, Washington, DC - $119.8M, +1.4%
#3 WE, Bellevue, WA - $98.7M, -7.4%
#4 W2O Group, San Francisco, CA - $95M, +15%
#5 Ruder Finn, New York, NY - $74M, even
#6 Finn Partners, New York, NY - $71.4M, +35.3%
#7 LEWIS, San Francisco, CA - $68.5M, +11.6%
#8 ICR, New York, NY - $56.2M, +10.8%
#9 Zeno Group, New York, NY - $47.3M, +18.6%
#10 PadillaCRT, Minneapolis, MN - $34.8M, +10.1%
>> Full ranking of 123 firms based on '15 net fees
Rankings by Specialties:
Technology (71 ranked)
#1 WE, Bellevue, WA - $85.4M
#2 Edelman, New York, NY - $29.2M
#3 Racepoint Global, Boston, MA - $23.9M
Healthcare (67 ranked)
#1 Edelman, New York, NY - $145M
#2 W2O Group, San Francisco, CA - $71.6M
#3 APCO Worldwide, Washington, DC - $29.6M
Professional Services (55 ranked)
#1 Edelman, New York, NY - $113.9M
#2 Coyne, Parsippany, NJ - $8.1M
#3 Greentarget Global LLC, Chicago, IL - $6.1M
Food & Beverage (51 ranked)
#1 Edelman, New York, NY - $108M
#2 APCO Worldwide, Washington, DC - $15.4M
#3 Hunter PR, New York, NY $15M
Financial & Investor Relations (49 ranked)
#1 Edelman, New York, NY - $53.2M
#2 ICR, New York, NY - $37.1M
#3 Ruder Finn, New York, NY - $74M
Travel & Economic Development (40 ranked)
#1 Edelman, New York, NY - $29.2M
#2 Zimmerman Agency, Tallahassee, FL - $10.4M
#3 APCO Worldwide, Washington, DC - $9.8M
Environmental & Public Affairs (35 ranked)
#1 APCO Worldwide, Washington, DC - $25M
#2 Edelman, New York, NY - $14.2M
#3 Finn Partners, New York, NY - $12.1M
Beauty & Fashion (34 ranked)
#1 Edelman, New York, NY - $18M
#2 French|West|Vaughan, Raleigh, NC - $4.7M
#3 5W Public Relations, New York, NY - $4M
Entertainment (32 ranked)
#1 Edelman, New York, NY - $23.1M
#2 Finn Partners, New York, NY - $7.4M
#3 Taylor, New York, NY - $3.5M
Sports (31 ranked)
#1 Taylor, New York, NY - $10.6M
#2 French|West|Vaughan, Raleigh, NC - $6.1M
#3 Edelman, New York, NY - $2.7M
Home Furnishings (28 ranked)
#1 Edelman, New York, NY - $47.1M
#2 Zeno Group, New York, NY - $6.8M
#3 G&S Business Communications, New York, NY - $4.7M
Agriculture (13 ranked)
#1 G&S Business Communications, New York, NY - $15.9M
#2 Edelman, New York, NY - $4.6M
#3 PadillaCRT, Minneapolis, MN - $3.2M
Leading gainers in the top 25:
#25 Spectrum, Washington, DC - $14.8M, +83.5%
#6 Finn Partners, New York, NY - $71.4M, +35.3%
#16 Prosek Partners, New York, NY - $24.4M, +20.2%
#9 Zeno Group, New York, NY - $47.3M, +18.6%
#13 Coyne PR, Parsippany, NJ - $27M, +17.3%
#4 W2O Group, San Francisco, CA - $95M, +15%
#22 LEVICK, Washington, DC - $19.5M, +13.7%
#18 5W Public Relations, New York, NY - $21.4M, +13.2%
#19 French|West|Vaughan, Raleigh, NC - #21.1M, +12.9%
#24 Jackson Spalding, Atlanta, GA - $18.1M, +12.7%
Leading gainers ranked 26-50:
#37 Gold PR, Corona, CA - $10.5M, +65.8%
#43 Bliss Integrated Communication, New York, NY - $9.4M, +40%
#33 Inkhouse Media + Marketing, Waltham, MA - $12.1M, +34.3%
#36 Highwire PR, San Francisco, CA - $10.9M, +33.9%
#45 Bateman Group, San Francisco, CA - $8.6M, +28.9%
#31 PAN Communications, Boston, MA - $13.1M, +24.1%
#51 Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, Brentwood, TN - $7.4M, +21.8%
#48 rbb Public Relations, Miami, FL - $7.6M, +18.8%
#49 360 Public Relations, Boston, MA - $7.5M, +14.6%
#40 ReviveHealth, Nashville, TN - $10M, +12.6%
Leading gainers ranked 51-100:
#87 LaVoieHealthScience, Boston, MA - $2.5M, +100%
#94 Verasolve, Potoomac, MD - $2.1M, +79.4%
#80 North 6th Agency (N6A), New York, NY - $3.4M, +65.9%
#89 Wilbert Group, The, Atlanta, GA - $2.4M, +58.4%
#71 Status Labs, Austin, TX - $4.4M, +55.7%
#72 MCS Healthcare Public Relations, Bedminster, NJ - $4.3M, +52.3%
#55 Walker Sands Communications, Chicago, IL - $6.9M, +52.1%
#99 Marketing Maven Public Relations, Camarillo, CA - $1.8M, +48.9%
#68 Konnect Public Relations, Los Angeles, CA - $4.7M, +46.7%
#76 Beehive PR, St. Paul, MN - $3.8M, +41.5%
Leading gainers ranked 101-123:
#118 Hemsworth Communications, Ft. Lauderdale - $669K, +138.1%
#116 Karbo Communications, San Francisco - $758K, +99.8%
#111 KCD Public Relations, San Diego, CA - $1.01M, +58.5%
#109 Champion Management Group, Dallas, TX - $1.08M, +38.3%
#104 Wise Public Relations, New York, NY - $1.4M, +30%
#115 Leverage PR Inc., Austin, TX - $800K, +28.3%
#113 Feintuch Communications, New York, NY - $819K, +22.9%
#122 AMP3 Public Relations, New York, NY - $248K, +21.7%
#107 Power Group, The, Dallas, TX - $1.2M, +18.4%
#103 Devine + Partners, Philadelphia, PA - $1.4M, +18.2%
O'Dwyer's is the only PR firm ranking which requires the top page of the latest corporate income tax return and W-3, establishing particpants as PR firms rather than ad agencies or other types of businesses.
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