2007 WORLDWIDE FEES OF INDEPENDENT FIRMS WITH MAJOR U.S. OPERATIONS |
[bio] — Listing for each firm in O’Dwyer’s PR firms database |
|
Firm |
2007 Net Fees |
Empl. |
% Fee Change from 2006 |
1. |
Edelman, New York, [bio] |
$395,494,858 |
2,860
|
+22.2
|
2. |
Waggener Edstrom, Bellevue, WA [bio] |
106,507,000 |
801
|
+11.1
|
3. |
APCO Worldwide, Wash., DC [bio] |
97,500,000 |
549
|
+19.0
|
4. |
Ruder Finn Group, New York, [bio] |
93,549,000 |
590
|
-5.8
|
5. |
Text 100 Int’l., New York [bio] |
60,000,000 |
550
|
+12.4
|
6. |
Qorvis Comms., Wash., DC [bio] |
30,497,000 |
86
|
+27.6
|
7. |
Schwartz Comms., Waltham, MA [bio] |
30,486,822 |
210
|
+13.5
|
8. |
ICR, Westport, CT [bio]
|
24,645,933 |
95
|
+40.0
|
9. |
Dan Klores Comms., New York [bio]
|
21,700,000 |
131
|
+6.0
|
10. |
Regan Comms., Boston * [bio] |
21,014,000 |
74
|
+14.0
|
11. |
Taylor, New York [bio]
|
20,141,000 |
110
|
+12.0
|
12. |
Gibbs & Soell, New York [bio]
|
19,162,200 |
101
|
+7.0
|
13. |
Bite Communications, San Francisco*
|
16,000,000 |
84
|
+3.0
|
14. |
Padilla Speer Beardsley, Minneapolis [bio] |
14,740,080 |
95
|
+9.0
|
15. |
Access Comms., San Francisco [bio] |
14,171,456 |
64
|
+9.5
|
16. |
WeissComm Partners, San Francisco* |
13,031,000 |
68
|
+77.2
|
17. |
French|West|Vaughan, Raleigh, NC [bio] |
12,248,312 |
85
|
+27.0
|
18. |
RFBinder Partners, New York [bio] |
12,220,000 |
70
|
+7.3
|
19. |
Capstrat, Raleigh, NC [bio] |
12,094,000 |
85
|
+37.5
|
20. |
Peppercom, New York [bio] |
11,815,773 |
69
|
+41.7
|
21. |
5W Public Relations, New York [bio] |
11,581,939 |
79
|
+24.3
|
22. |
Zeno Group, New York [bio]
|
11,494,595 |
55
|
-46.4
|
23. |
M Booth & Assocs., New York [bio] |
11,341,079 |
57
|
+19.8
|
24. |
CRT/tanaka, Richmond, VA [bio]
|
11,322,874 |
71
|
+21.4
|
25. |
Lippert/Heilshorn Assocs, New York [bio]
|
11,184,700 |
39
|
+7.8
|
26. |
Shift Communications, Brighton, MA* [bio] |
10,598,245 |
94
|
+43.1
|
27. |
Kaplow Comms., New York [bio] |
10,350,000 |
60
|
+22.0
|
28. |
The Hoffman Agency, San Jose, CA [bio]
|
10,100,000 |
109
|
+35.0
|
29. |
Cooney/Waters Group, New York [bio] |
10,083,254 |
38
|
+9.8
|
30. |
S&S Public Relations, Glenview, IL [bio]
|
9,919,997 |
42
|
even
|
31. |
Widmeyer Comms., Wash., DC [bio] |
9,280,000 |
46
|
even
|
32. |
Makovsky & Co., New York [bio] |
9,241,000 |
47
|
+32.0
|
33. |
KCSA PR Worldwide, New York [bio]
|
8,995,822 |
45
|
+5.2
|
34. |
Hunter PR, New York [bio]
|
8,987,181 |
54
|
+6.9
|
35. |
Healthstar, New York [bio]
|
8,965,000 |
40
|
+35.4
|
36. |
Rogers Group, Los Angeles [bio] |
8,903,433 |
52
|
-13.0
|
37. |
Imre Comms., Towson, MD [bio]
|
8,722,000 |
59
|
+38.0
|
38. |
Davies, Santa Barbara, CA [bio] |
8,715,230 |
44
|
+5.0
|
39. |
Coyne PR, Parsippany, NJ [bio] |
8,643,189 |
72
|
+10.9
|
40. |
Levick Strategic Comms., Wash., D.C.* [bio] |
8,547,217 |
37
|
+28.0
|
41. |
The Horn Group, San Francisco [bio]
|
8,179,000 |
49
|
+4.0
|
42. |
Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek, Stratford, CT [bio] |
8,105,032 |
41
|
+50.1
|
43. |
Stanton Crenshaw Comms., New York [bio]
|
8,005,660 |
43
|
+25.0
|
44. |
McNeelly Pigott & Fox, Nashville, TN [bio]
|
7,904,858 |
62
|
+17.8
|
45. |
Bender/Helper Impact, Los Angeles [bio] |
7,778,554 |
59
|
+6.8
|
46. |
Rasky Baerlein, Boston [bio] |
7,294,321 |
32
|
+10.6
|
47. |
Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, New York [bio] |
7,251,013 |
40
|
+3.0
|
48. |
Jackson Spalding, Atlanta [bio]
|
7,167,208 |
63
|
+36.0
|
49. |
Airfoil PR, Inc., Detroit [bio]
|
7,126,035 |
55
|
+17.0
|
50. |
Spectrum Science Comms., Wash., DC [bio] |
7,100,134 |
45
|
+10.7
|
51. |
Gregory FCA Comms., Ardmore, PA [bio]
|
6,985,239 |
46
|
+10.4
|
52. |
Vollmer, Houston [bio] |
6,801,277 |
50
|
-2.7
|
53. |
Lou Hammond & Assocs., New York [bio] |
6,595,362 |
45
|
+28.0
|
54. |
Jasculca/Terman & Assocs., Chicago [bio]
|
6,557,628 |
52
|
+11.0 |
55. |
Bader Rutter, Brookfield, WI * [bio]
|
6,506,221 |
50
|
+2.0
|
56. |
Lewis Public Relations, San Francisco [bio] |
6,367,361 |
52
|
+34.8
|
57. |
PAN Communications, Andover, MA |
6,181,800 |
60
|
+17.3
|
58. |
Davies Murphy Group, Burlington, MA |
6,074,556 |
43
|
+24.6
|
59. |
Development Counsellors Int’l., New York [bio] |
6,008,853 |
40
|
+8.2
|
60. |
Spark PR, San Francisco [bio]
|
5,989,640 |
30
|
+21.0
|
61. |
Cerrell Assocs., Los Angeles [bio]
|
5,888,880 |
34
|
+3.7
|
62. |
Pierpont Comms., Houston* [bio] |
5,859,219 |
38
|
+29.0
|
63. |
Marx Layne & Co., Farmington Hills, MI [bio] |
5,639,949 |
40
|
-3.7
|
64. |
Hager Sharp, Inc., Wash., DC [bio]
|
5,451,799 |
35
|
+30.0
|
65. |
The Jeffrey Group, Miami [bio] |
5,426,000 |
59
|
+47.0 |
66. |
Atomic PR, San Francisco |
5,394,013 |
40
|
+25.0 |
67. |
Dye, Van Mol & Lawrence, Nashville, TN [bio]
|
5,217,769 |
37
|
+20.3 |
68. |
Edward Howard & Co., Cleveland [bio] |
5,128,070 |
34
|
+3.2 |
69. |
Merritt Group, Reston, VA * [bio] |
5,073,500 |
32
|
+6.9 |
70. |
Formula PR, San Diego |
4,952,345 |
63
|
+46.7 |
71. |
Quinn & Co., New York [bio] |
4,887,020 |
37
|
48.9 |
72. |
Comms. Strategies, Madison, NJ [bio]
|
4,828,557 |
15
|
+9.8 |
73. |
Intermarket [bio]
|
4,790,012 |
18
|
+9.7 |
74. |
Public Communications, Chicago [bio]
|
4,698,005 |
41
|
-5.6 |
75. |
Bliss Gouverneur & Assocs., New York [bio] |
4,615,000 |
29
|
even |
76. |
William Mills Agency, Atlanta [bio]
|
4,528,446 |
34
|
+7.6 |
77. |
The Edison Group, Atlanta [bio]
|
4,313,095 |
20
|
+48.0 |
78. |
Ron Sachs Comms., Tallahassee, FL [bio]
|
4,290,441 |
29
|
+4.0 |
79. |
New West, Louisville, KY *
|
4,228,551 |
26
|
+31.3 |
80. |
M. Silver Assocs., New York [bio] |
4,224,132 |
37
|
-5.0 |
81. |
L.C. Williams & Assocs., Chicago [bio]
|
4,206,960 |
24
|
+7.6 |
82. |
Cushman/Amberg Comms., Chicago [bio] |
4,196,562 |
32
|
+22.0 |
83. |
Shelton Group, Dallas [bio] |
4,122,977 |
43
|
+9.3 |
84. |
CooperKatz & Co., New York [bio]
|
4,120,500 |
26
|
+32.1 |
85. |
Spring O’Brien & Co., New York [bio]
|
4,062,168 |
21
|
even |
86. |
Page One PR, Palo Alto, CA* |
4,006,424 |
27
|
+33.9 |
87. |
Winning Strategies PR, Newark [bio] |
3,999,811 |
19
|
+12.4 |
88. |
Consensus Planning Group, Los Angeles * [bio] |
3,893,876 |
27
|
+29.8 |
89. |
Morgan & Myers, Jefferson, WI [bio]
|
3,831,510 |
25
|
+3.2 |
90. |
GYMR, Wash., DC [bio]
|
3,825,225 |
14
|
+2.6 |
91. |
rbb Public Relations, Miami* [bio]
|
3,812,112 |
20
|
+24.3 |
92. |
Schneider Assocs., Boston [bio] |
3,761,213 |
21
|
+28.8 |
93. |
Wragg & Casas PR, Miami [bio] |
3,743,599 |
22
|
+3.9 |
94. |
Maloney & Fox, New York [bio] |
3,581,050 |
21
|
-12.0 |
95. |
Kwittken & Co., New York * [bio] |
3,390,792 |
14
|
+55.1 |
96. |
The Standing Partnership, St. Louis, MO [bio] |
3,361,163 |
21
|
+5.1 |
97. |
MCS, Bedminster, N.J. [bio]
|
3,324,941 |
19
|
even |
98. |
Matter Communications, Boston* |
3,300,000 |
28
|
+35.0 |
99. |
Sterling Communications, Los Gatos, CA*
|
3,300,000 |
23
|
+7.0 |
100. |
Lambert, Edwards & Assocs., Grand Rapids, MI* [bio] |
3,146,000 |
21
|
+7.4 |
101. |
John Bailey & Assocs., Troy, MI [bio]
|
3,100,000 |
27
|
even |
102. |
JohnstonWells PR, Denver* [bio]
|
3,042,000 |
24
|
+36.0 |
103. |
Launch Squad, San Francisco* [bio] |
3,027,574 |
30
|
+57.0 |
104. |
Xenophon Strategies, D.C.* |
3,019,034 |
15
|
+29.7 |
105. |
Lane Public Relations, Portland, OR*
|
2,916,151 |
24
|
+20.4 |
106. |
Linhart Public Relations, Denver* |
2,846,194 |
18
|
+34.8 |
107. |
Walek & Assocs., New York [bio] |
2,727,778 |
13
|
+15.4 |
108. |
v-Fluence Interactive PR [bio]
|
2,724,858 |
35
|
+32.0 |
109. |
Michael A. Burns & Assocs., Dallas [bio] |
2,700,000 |
20
|
even |
110. |
Moore Consulting Group, Tallahassee, FL [bio]
|
2,670,309 |
17
|
-16.0 |
111. |
The Vandiver Group, St. Louis, MO [bio] |
2,610,401 |
18
|
even |
112. |
Borshoff Johnson Matthews, Indianapolis |
2,462,136 |
36
|
+10.5 |
113. |
HLB Communications, Chicago* [bio] |
2,441,033 |
14
|
+11.4 |
114. |
Ypartnership, Orlando, Fla. [bio] |
2,410,000 |
16
|
+11.1 |
115. |
Richard Dukas Comms., New York* [bio] |
2,332,185 |
20
|
+90.6 |
116. |
McGrath Power PR, Santa Clara, CA [bio] |
2,309,613 |
15
|
+18.2 |
117. |
Trylon Comms., New York [bio]
|
2,307,756 |
14
|
+7.5 |
118. |
Ground Floor Media, Denver* [bio]
|
2,303,458 |
11
|
+37.0 |
119. |
Tech Image Ltd., Buffalo Grove, IL [bio] |
2,280,795 |
16
|
-7.7 |
120. |
RL PR & Marketing, Los Angeles* |
2,273,602 |
18
|
+18.8 |
121. |
Perry Comms. Group, Sacramento, CA [bio] |
2,226,161 |
13
|
+6.1 |
122. |
Morris + King Co., New York [bio] |
2,222,176 |
15
|
+12.0 |
123. |
JS2 Comms., Los Angeles [bio] |
2,126,000 |
14
|
+34.0 |
124. |
Boardroom Comms., Plantation, FL [bio] |
2,120,000 |
12
|
+2.0 |
125. |
Speakerbox Comms., McLean, VA* [bio] |
2,102,300 |
14
|
-2.0 |
126. |
Adfero Group, Washington, D.C.* [bio] |
2,079,018 |
16
|
+26.4 |
127. |
Richmond PR, Seattle* [bio] |
2,058,502 |
18
|
even |
128. |
Tate Austin Hahn, Austin, TX* |
2,017,132 |
17
|
-2.0 |
129. |
The Haystack Group, Atlanta* |
2,004,766 |
12
|
+246.0 |
130. |
JMPR PR, Woodland Hills, CA* |
2,000,040 |
14
|
+9.3 |
131. |
Landau Public Relations, Cleveland* [bio] |
1,984,567 |
27
|
+4.0 |
132. |
Trevelino/Keller Comms., Atlanta [bio] |
1,928,304 |
15
|
+18.0 |
133. |
Peritus Public Relations, Louisville, KY* [bio] |
1,922,817 |
15
|
+10.4 |
134. |
Sawchuk Brown Assocs., Albany* [bio] |
1,915,934 |
19
|
+6.8 |
135. |
LVM Group, New York [bio] |
1,879,261 |
8
|
+10.4 |
136. |
Pierson Grant PR, Ft. Lauderdale, FL [bio] |
1,836,797 |
12
|
even |
137. |
Turner Public Relations, Denver* [bio] |
1,800,000 |
12
|
+20.0 |
138. |
Idea Hall, Costa Mesa, Calif.* |
1,757,652 |
18
|
+45.0 |
139. |
Jarrard Phillips Cate, Brentwood, TN* |
1,738,603 |
10
|
+32.9 |
140. |
IW Group, West Hollywood, CA* |
1,735,000 |
6
|
+6.0 |
141. |
Roman/Peshoff, Holland, OH* |
1,703,492 |
26
|
+60.5 |
142. |
Hope Beckham, Atlanta [bio] |
1,673,354 |
20
|
-37.6 |
143. |
Cashman & Katz, Glastonbury, CT* [bio] |
1,635,000 |
20
|
+24.0 |
144. |
Rosica Strategic PR, Paramus, NJ [bio] |
1,621,320 |
16
|
even |
145. |
Zeppos & Assocs., Milwaukee, WI [bio] |
1,608,473 |
14
|
+3.6 |
146. |
The Bohle Company, Los Angeles [bio] |
1,574,573 |
8
|
-50.0 |
147. |
Landis Comms., San Francisco [bio] |
1,557,912 |
11
|
-5.0 |
148. |
Powell Marketing Services, Dallas* |
1,547,427 |
7
|
+24.0 |
149. |
Katcher Vaughn & Bailey, Brentwood, TN |
1,527,459 |
13
|
-5.7 |
150. |
Bob Gold & Assocs., Torrance, CA* |
1,483,773 |
13
|
new |
151. |
Blaze PR, Los Angeles* [bio] |
1,440,750 |
8
|
+10.4 |
152. |
Solem & Assocs., San Francisco [bio] |
1,409,723 |
8
|
-5.4 |
153. |
Guthrie/Mayes & Assocs., Louisville, KY [bio] |
1,393,095 |
9
|
+11.5 |
154. |
PRx, San Jose [bio] |
1,385,009 |
12
|
+3.4 |
155. |
The Harrell Group, Dallas [bio] |
1,271,895 |
6
|
+5.3 |
156. |
Casey Communications, St. Louis* |
1,267,511 |
7
|
+6.2 |
157. |
The Ledlie Group, Atlanta [bio] |
1,246,845 |
8
|
-20.8 |
158. |
Devine & Powers Group, Philadelphia* [bio] |
1,204,575 |
8
|
even |
159. |
Dawson + Murray + Teague, Dallas |
1,166,421 |
5
|
+35.0 |
160. |
Maccabee Group, Minneapolis, MN [bio] |
1,111,907 |
6
|
+7.5 |
161. |
Affect Strategies, New York* [bio] |
1,006,507 |
13
|
+38.9 |
162. |
Transmedia, Boca Raton, FL [bio] |
1,002,025 |
10
|
+2.0 |
163. |
SZPR, Carlsbad, CA* [bio] |
956,215 |
8
|
+31.0 |
164. |
Catapult PR-IR, Boulder, CO* [bio] |
949,306 |
6
|
+2.7 |
165. |
Corinth Group, New York* |
925,712 |
7
|
+89.0 |
166. |
Wordhampton PR, East Hampton, NY* [bio] |
916,018 |
9
|
+20.0 |
167. |
Buchanan PR, Ardmore, PA |
912,326 |
7
|
+11.0 |
168. |
Lavoie Group, Salem, MA* [bio] |
895,000 |
5
|
+33.0 |
169. |
The Kotchen Group, W. Hartford, CT [bio] |
886,191 |
7
|
+14.4 |
170. |
Edge Comms., Encino, CA* [bio] |
874,841 |
3
|
+9.2 |
171. |
M&P Food Comms., Chicago * [bio] |
855,598 |
8
|
-33.0 |
172. |
Smith & Harroff, Washington, D.C.* |
847,000 |
14
|
new |
173. |
Dudell & Assocs., Oakland, CA |
706,216 |
4
|
even |
174. |
Child’s Play Communications, New York* [bio] |
680,602 |
6
|
+10.9 |
175. |
Swanson Comms., D.C. |
650,000 |
2
|
new |
176. |
Butler Assocs., New York* |
637,125 |
4
|
+226 |
177. |
Koroberi, Chapel Hill, NC* [bio] |
608,784 |
9
|
+6.0 |
178. |
Intermark Group, Birmingham, AL* |
584,706 |
5
|
+12.0 |
179. |
Lee & Associates, Los Angeles [bio] |
558,620 |
2
|
+8.1 |
180. |
Bridge Global Strategies, New York [bio] |
526,848 |
3
|
+29.8 |
181. |
Jones Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.* |
470,505 |
5
|
new |
182. |
Investor Relations Co., Des Plaines, IL [bio] |
386,069 |
4
|
+18.0 |
*new to rankings |