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| 2008
WORLDWIDE FEES OF INDEPENDENT FIRMS WITH MAJOR U.S. OPERATIONS |
| *Updated March 2009 |
| [listing] -- Listing for each
firm in O'Dwyer's
PR firms database |
| |
Firm |
2008
Net Fees |
Empl. |
%
Fee
Change
from
2007 |
| 1. |
Edelman, New York [listing] |
$449,231,193 |
2,997 |
+13.1% |
| 2. |
Waggener Edstrom, Bellevue, WA [listing] |
119,670,000 |
843 |
+12.4 |
| 3. |
APCO
Worldwide, Wash., DC [listing] |
112,400,000 |
569 |
+15.3 |
| 4. |
Ruder Finn Group, New York [listing] |
96,112,000 |
545 |
+3.0 |
| 5. |
Text
100 Int'l., San Francisco [listing] |
63,000,000 |
540 |
+5.0 |
| 6. |
Qorvis
Comms., Wash., DC [listing] |
34,919,065 |
96 |
+14.5 |
| 7. |
Schwartz Comms., Waltham, MA [listing] |
31,049,817 |
199 |
+1.8 |
| 8. |
ICR , Westport, CT [listing] |
26,202,272 |
98 |
+6.0 |
| 9. |
Dan
Klores Comms., New York [listing] |
22,400,000 |
120 |
+3.3 |
| 10. |
Taylor,
New York [listing] |
20,205,000 |
105 |
flat |
| 11. |
Gibbs
& Soell, New York [listing] |
19,258,660 |
101 |
flat |
| 12. |
WeissComm Partners, San Francisco [listing] |
18,981,000 |
86 |
+46.0 |
| 13. |
Padilla
Speer Beardsley, Minneapolis [listing] |
15,952,172 |
102 |
+8.2 |
| 14. |
Peppercom,
New York [listing] |
13,548,322 |
75 |
+14.7 |
| 15. |
Allison & Partners, San Francisco [listing] |
13,082,100 |
81 |
+13.4 |
| 16. |
Capstrat, Raleigh, NC [listing] |
12,500,000 |
77 |
+3.0 |
| 17. |
French|West|Vaughan,
Raleigh, NC [listing] |
12,497,377 |
83 |
+2.0 |
| 18. |
Shift Communications, Brighton, MA [listing] |
12,233,693 |
100 |
+15.3 |
| 19. |
RF | Binder
Partners, New York [listing] |
12,220,000 |
74 |
+3.0 |
| 20. |
CRT/tanaka, Richmond, VA [listing] |
12,087,881 |
64 |
+6.8 |
| 21. |
5W Public Relations, New York [listing] |
11,919,546 |
79 |
+3.0 |
| 22. |
Coyne PR, Parsippany, NJ [listing] |
11,654,000 |
86 |
+35.0 |
| 23. |
M
Booth & Assocs., New York [listing] |
11,367,557 |
55 |
flat |
| 24. |
Zeno Group, New York [listing] |
11,216,212 |
62 |
-2.4 |
| 25. |
Makovsky & Co., New York [listing] |
11,100,000 |
50 |
+19.0 |
| 26. |
Davies,
Santa Barbara, CA [listing] |
10,812,099 |
43 |
+24.0 |
| 27. |
Cooney/Waters Group, New York [listing] |
10,459,663 |
38 |
+3.6 |
| 28. |
Kaplow
Comms., New York [listing] |
10,100,000 |
58 |
-2.0 |
| 28. |
The Hoffman Agency, San Jose, CA [listing] |
10,100,000 |
102 |
-1.5 |
| 29. |
KCSA Strategic Comms., New York [listing] |
10,095,579 |
46 |
+12.2 |
| 30. |
Levick Strategic Comms., Wash., D.C. [listing] |
10,022,828 |
39 |
+17.3 |
| 31. |
Hunter PR, New York [listing] |
9,471,059 |
59 |
+5.4 |
| 32. |
S&S PR, Chicago [listing] |
9,106,800 |
44 |
-3.4 |
| 33. |
Widmeyer
Comms., Wash., DC [listing] |
9,094,579 |
52 |
-2.0 |
| 34. |
Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek, New York, NY [listing] |
8,969,502 |
43 |
+11.0 |
| 35. |
Bender/Helper
Impact, Los Angeles [listing] |
8,646,086 |
62 |
+11.2 |
| 36. |
Crosby Marketing Comms., Annapolis, MD [listing] |
8,210,857 |
48 |
+8.0 |
| 37. |
The
Horn Group, San Francisco [listing] |
8,200,000 |
49 |
flat |
| 38. |
Lewis Public Relations, San Francisco [listing] |
8,122,184 |
75 |
+28.1 |
| 39. |
Rasky Baerlein, Boston [listing] |
8,078,940 |
35 |
+9.8 |
| 40. |
Gregory FCA Comms., Ardmore, PA [listing] |
8,000,708 |
50 |
+15.0 |
| 41. |
Bader Rutter, Brookfield, WI [listing] |
7,716,842 |
55 |
+18.6 |
| 42. |
McNeelly
Pigott & Fox, Nashville, TN [listing] |
7,660,964 |
63 |
-3.1 |
| 43. |
Atomic PR, San Francisco [listing] |
7,645,000 |
45 |
+42.0 |
| 44. |
Airfoil
PR, Inc., Detroit [listing] |
7,534,354 |
55 |
+6.0 |
| 45. |
Imre
Comms., Towson, MD [listing] |
7,307,000 |
51 |
-16.0 |
| 46. |
Lou Hammond & Assocs., New York [listing] |
7,155,965 |
41 |
+9.0 |
| 47. |
Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, New York [listing] |
7,013,000 |
38 |
-3.0 |
| 48. |
Spark
PR, San Francisco [listing] |
6,942,285 |
28 |
+16.0 |
| 49. |
Rogers
Group, Los Angeles [listing] |
6,769,000 |
41 |
-24.0 |
| 50. |
Vollmer,
Houston [listing] |
6,624,183 |
41 |
-2.6 |
| 51. |
Hager
Sharp, Inc., Wash., DC [listing] |
6,524,163 |
37 |
+20.0 |
| 52. |
Development
Counsellors Int'l., New York [listing] |
6,416,188 |
46 |
+6.8 |
| 53. |
The
Jeffrey Group, Miami [listing] |
6,350,962 |
52 |
+17.0 |
| 54. |
Spectrum
Science Comms., Wash., DC [listing] |
6,310,109 |
42 |
-12.5 |
| 55. |
Davies Murphy Group, Burlington, MA [listing] |
6,262,196 |
39 |
+6.7 |
| 56. |
PAN Communications, Andover, MA |
6,141,700 |
49 |
flat |
| 57. |
Jasculca/Terman & Assocs., Chicago [listing] |
6,111,532 |
46 |
-7.0 |
| 58. |
Cerrell
Assocs., Los Angeles [listing] |
6,045,965 |
28 |
+2.7 |
| 59. |
Paul Werth Assocs., Columbus, Ohio * [listing] |
5,794,000 |
28 |
+17.4 |
| 60. |
Singer Associates, San Francisco * [listing] |
5,624,881 |
12 |
-9.0 |
| 61. |
GYMR, Wash., DC [listing] |
5,547,120 |
19 |
+18.9 |
| 62. |
Merritt Group, Reston, VA [listing] |
5,528,340 |
30 |
+9.0 |
| 63. |
Quinn & Co., New York [listing] |
5,168,794 |
33 |
+5.8 |
| 64. |
Public Communications, Chicago [listing] |
5,162,307 |
41 |
+9.9 |
| 65. |
Pierpont
Comms., Houston [listing] |
5,090,871 |
33 |
-13.0 |
| 66. |
Comms. Strategies, Madison, NJ [listing] |
4,964,912 |
15 |
+2.7 |
| 67. |
CooperKatz
& Co., New York [listing] |
4,667,933 |
28 |
+13.3 |
| 68. |
Consensus Planning Group, Los Angeles [listing] |
4,644,127 |
34 |
+19.3 |
| 69. |
Bliss PR, New York [listing] |
4,559,000 |
29 |
-1.2 |
| 70. |
Dye,
Van Mol & Lawrence, Nashville, TN [listing] |
4,478,336 |
41 |
-14.0 |
| 71. |
Intermarket, NY
[listing] |
4,467,357 |
17 |
-6.7 |
| 72. |
Page One PR, Palo Alto, CA |
4,379,286 |
18 |
+9.3 |
| 73. |
rbb Public Relations, Miami * [listing] |
4,366,848 |
20 |
+14.0 |
| 74. |
William Mills & Assocs., Atlanta [listing] |
4,252,769 |
32 |
|
| 75. |
L.C. Williams & Assocs., Chicago [listing] |
4,251,104 |
24 |
+1.0 |
| 76. |
LaunchSquad, San Francisco [listing] |
4,239,317 |
36 |
+42.0 |
| 77. |
M.
Silver Assocs., New York [listing] |
4,145,437 |
39 |
-2.0 |
| 78. |
Spring
O'Brien & Co., New York [listing] |
4,135,000 |
21 |
+1.8 |
| 79. |
Ron
Sachs Comms., Tallahassee, FL
[listing] |
4,024,470 |
23 |
-6.0 |
| 80. |
Matter Communications, Boston [listing] |
4,000,000 |
37 |
+20.0 |
| 81. |
Shelton Group, Dallas [listing] |
3,947,333 |
34 |
-4.2 |
| 82. |
Catalyst Public Relations, New York [listing] |
3,856,907 |
23 |
new |
| 83. |
Lambert,
Edwards & Assocs., Grand Rapids, MI [listing] |
3,792,470 |
24 |
+22.1 |
| 84. |
Winning Strategies PR, Newark [listing] |
3,758,191 |
17 |
-6.0 |
| 85. |
Morgan & Myers, Jefferson, WI [listing] |
3,495,180 |
25 |
-9.6 |
| 86. |
Dukas Public Relations, New York * [listing] |
3,446,048 |
18 |
+47.4 |
| 87. |
The Standing Partnership, St. Louis, MO [listing] |
3,409,315 |
23 |
+4.1 |
| 88. |
Kwittken & Co., New York [listing] |
3,257,286 |
15 |
-4.0 |
| 89. |
Seigenthaler Public Relations, Nashville * |
3,205,701 |
27 |
+11.0 |
| 90. |
MCS, Bedminster, N.J. [listing] |
3,168,054 |
19 |
-4.7 |
| 91. |
Xenophon Strategies, D.C. [listing] |
3,137,192 |
21 |
+3.9 |
| 92. |
Walek
& Assocs., New York [listing] |
3,006,520 |
11 |
+10.2 |
| 93. |
Sterling Communications, Los Gatos, CA |
2,900,000 |
22 |
-12.0 |
| 93. |
JohnstonWells PR, Denver [listing] |
2,900,000 |
18 |
-6.5 |
| 94. |
Linhart Public Relations, Denver |
2,866,370 |
20 |
+1.0 |
| 95. |
HLB Communications, Chicago * [listing] |
2,853,555 |
16 |
+12.9 |
| 96. |
Lane Public Relations, Portland, OR [listing] |
2,838,863 |
19 |
-2.6 |
| 97. |
Moore
Consulting Group, Tallahassee, FL [listing] |
2,772,680 |
15 |
+4.0 |
| 98. |
Roman/Peshoff, Holland, OH |
2,770,290 |
27 |
+62.6 |
| 99. |
New West, Louisville, KY |
2,769,398 |
23 |
-34.0 |
| 100. |
Peritus Public Relations, Louisville, KY [listing] |
2,707,600 |
15 |
+40.8 |
| 101. |
Middleberg Comms., New York [listing] |
2,694,000 |
12 |
+4.0 |
| 102. |
The Castle Group, Boston, Mass. * |
2,605,374 |
24 |
+12.5 |
| 103. |
Morris
+ King Co., New York [listing] |
2,584,983 |
15 |
+16.3 |
| 104. |
The
Vandiver Group, St. Louis, MO [listing] |
2,532,018 |
16 |
-3.0 |
| 105. |
RL PR & Marketing, Los Angeles |
2,527,702 |
18 |
+11.2 |
| 106. |
Idea Hall, Costa Mesa, Calif. [listing] |
2,523,325 |
13 |
+44.0 |
| 107. |
Dodge Communications, Roswell, Ga. * [listing] |
2,496,206 |
19 |
+49.4 |
| 108. |
Hawkins International, New York * [listing] |
2,490,834 |
20 |
+45.2 |
| 109. |
Ground Floor Media, Denver [listing] |
2,475,321 |
10 |
+7.5 |
| 110. |
Boardroom
Comms., Plantation, FL [listing] |
2,350,000 |
15 |
+11.0 |
| 111. |
Adfero Group, Washington, D.C. [listing] |
2,348,211 |
18 |
+4.0 |
| 112. |
Speakerbox PR, McLean, VA [listing] |
2,300,000 |
20 |
+10.0 |
| 113. |
Hope Beckham, Atlanta [listing] |
2,140,578 |
20 |
+27.9 |
| 114. |
McGrath Power PR, Santa Clara, CA [listing] |
2,078,445 |
14 |
-10.0 |
| 115. |
Trevelino/Keller
Comms., Atlanta [listing] |
1,990,392 |
14 |
+3.8 |
| 116. |
Jarrard Phillips Cate, Brentwood, TN [listing] |
1,969,152 |
11 |
+13.3 |
| 117. |
JS2
Comms., Los Angeles [listing] |
1,965,000 |
14 |
even |
| 118. |
Perry Comms. Group, Sacramento, CA [listing] |
1,880,670 |
11 |
-19.1 |
| 119. |
Trylon Comms., New York [listing] |
1,874,693 |
9 |
-10.4 |
| 120. |
Cashman & Katz, Glastonbury, CT [listing] |
1,865,000 |
21 |
+22.0 |
| 121. |
ZComm, Bethesda, Md. * [listing] |
1,811,126 |
8 |
-12.5 |
| 122. |
O'Malley Hansen, Chicago * [listing] |
1,793,000 |
13 |
+6.0 |
| 123. |
Pierson
Grant PR, Ft. Lauderdale, FL [listing] |
1,750,000 |
10 |
+1.1 |
| 124. |
Zeppos
& Assocs., Milwaukee, WI [listing] |
1,734,017 |
14 |
+7.8 |
| 125. |
Richmond PR, Seattle, WA [listing] |
1,676,227 |
16 |
-18.0 |
| 126. |
TGI Healthworks, New York [listing] |
1,646,804 |
6 |
+13.8 |
| 127. |
Rosica
Strategic PR, Paramus, NJ [listing] |
1,655,094 |
15 |
+2.0 |
| 128. |
Bateman Group, San Francisco [listing] |
1,637,753 |
11 |
+18.0 |
| 129. |
JMPR PR, Woodland Hills, CA |
1,635,005 |
12 |
-18.0 |
| 130. |
Kohnstamm Comms., St. Paul, MN * [listing] |
1,632,210 |
11 |
+18.0 |
| 131. |
O'Connell & Goldberg, Hollywood, Fla. [listing] |
1,628,327 |
12 |
+17.0 |
| 132. |
LVM Group, New York [listing] |
1,613,800 |
8 |
-16.0 |
| 133. |
Blaze PR, Los Angeles [listing] |
1,611,000 |
8 |
+12.0 |
| 134. |
Katcher
Vaughn & Bailey, Brentwood, TN |
1,571,789 |
12 |
+8.0 |
| 135. |
IW Group, West Hollywood, CA |
1,564,000 |
8 |
-10.0 |
| 136. |
Calypso Comms., Portsmouth, N.H. |
1,560,382 |
8 |
-8.0 |
| 137. |
RLF Communications, Greensboro, N.C. * |
1,523,006 |
12 |
+18.0 |
| 138. |
Eisen Marketing Group, Cincinnati * |
1,500,000 |
15 |
+50.0 |
| 139. |
Dawson
+ Murray + Teague, Dallas [listing] |
1,457,981 |
6 |
+29.0 |
| 140. |
VPE PR, S. Pasadena, Calif. |
1,364,294 |
15 |
+10.0 |
| 141. |
Zenzi PR, Carlsbad, Calif. [listing] |
1,343,133 |
10 |
+29.0 |
| 142. |
Solem & Assocs., San Francisco [listing] |
1,293,051 |
5 |
-8.2 |
| 143. |
Devine
& Powers Group, Philadelphia [listing] |
1,286,899 |
9 |
+6.8 |
| 144. |
LaVoie Group, Salem, Mass [listing] |
1,252,982 |
8 |
+18.0 |
| 145. |
Guthrie/Mayes
& Assocs., Louisville, KY [listing] |
1,215,809 |
9 |
-12.7 |
| 146. |
Casey Communications, St. Louis [listing] |
1,205,644 |
7 |
-4.9 |
| 147. |
The
Kotchen Group, W. Hartford, CT [listing] |
1,177,683 |
7 |
new |
| 148. |
Karbo/Fonkalsrud Comms., S.F. * |
1,163,534 |
4 |
-1.2 |
| 149. |
Landis
Comms., San Francisco [listing] |
1,079,500 |
7 |
-27.0 |
| 150. |
Affect
Strategies, New York [listing] |
1,077,092 |
12 |
flat |
| 151. |
PRx,
San Jose [listing] |
986,192 |
8 |
-28.0 |
| 152. |
Wordhampton PR, East Hampton, NY [listing] |
940,608 |
6 |
+1.0 |
| 153. |
eLuminatePR, Irvine, Calif.* |
921,143 |
5 |
+29.0 |
| 154. |
Maccabee Group, Minneapolis [listing] |
916,829 |
6 |
-17.5 |
| 155. |
Catapult PR-IR, Boulder, Colo. [listing] |
886,884 |
3 |
-6.6 |
| 156. |
JB Cumberland Group, New York [listing] |
883,500 |
6 |
+47.8 |
| 157. |
Buchanan
PR, Ardmore, PA |
872,844 |
6 |
-4.3 |
| 158. |
Edge
Comms., Encino, CA [listing] |
833,004 |
3 |
-4.8 |
| 159. |
BizCom Associates, Addison, Tex. [listing] |
814,219 |
6 |
flat |
| 160. |
Transmedia,
Boca Raton, FL [listing] |
748,038 |
8 |
-30.0 |
| 161. |
Dudell
& Assocs., Oakland, CA |
738,374 |
4 |
flat |
| 162. |
Jones Public Affairs [listing] |
716,268 |
6 |
new |
| 163. |
Borders and Gratehouse, San Francisco * |
710,223 |
2 |
new |
| 164. |
Target 10 Niche Marketing and PR, NY [listing] |
680,261 |
3 |
+23.5 |
| 165. |
Butler Assocs., New York [listing] |
667,875 |
5 |
+4.8 |
| 166. |
Lee
& Associates, Los Angeles [listing] |
623,000 |
2 |
+11.0 |
| 167. |
Bridge
Global Strategies, New York [listing] |
529,545 |
3 |
flat |
| 168. |
AMP3 PR, New York [listing] |
364,104 |
4 |
+32.0 |
| 169. |
Intermark Group, Birmingham, AL |
333,079 |
2 |
-43.0 |
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Total 2008 fees tabulated |
$1,717,853,553 |
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