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2009 WORLDWIDE FEES OF INDEPENDENT FIRMS WITH MAJOR U.S. OPERATIONS
*Updated March 10, 2010
[listing] -- Listing for each firm in O'Dwyer's PR firms database
  Firm 2009
Net Fees		 Empl. % Fee
Change
from
2008
1. Edelman, New York [listing] $440,110,343
 3,143
-2.0%
2. APCO Worldwide, Wash., DC [listing] 100,300,000
 507
-10.8
3. Ruder Finn Group, New York [listing] 89,175,000
 564
-7.2
4. Text 100 International, San Francisco [listing] 48,600,000
 454
-22.0
5. Schwartz Communications, Waltham, MA [listing] 24,905,403
 177
-19.8
6. ICR , Westport, CT [listing] 22,011,161
 88
-16.0
7. Regan Communications Group, Boston 19,859,000 45
-9.0
8.

Gibbs & Soell, New York [listing]

 16,888,152
 94
-12.0
9.

Allison & Partners, San Francisco [listing]

 14,662,255
 80
+12.1
10.

Cooney/Waters Group, New York [listing]

 12,344,058
 38
+18.0
11.

Coyne PR, Parsippany, NJ [listing]

 12,176,000
 89
+4.2
12.

RF | Binder Partners, New York [listing]

 11,600,000
 70
-5.0
13. 5W Public Relations, New York [listing] 11,061,338
 67
-7.2
14. Makovsky & Co., New York [listing] 10,200,000
 50
-7.0
15. Zeno Group, New York [listing] 10,052,218
 59
-10.4
16. Hunter PR, New York [listing] 10,027,706
 61
+5.5
17. Widmeyer Communications, Wash., DC [listing] 9,771,259
 42
+7.4
18. Kaplow Communications, New York [listing] 9,523,000
 50
-6.0
19. Levick Strategic Communications, Wash., D.C. [listing] 9,143,087
 47
-8.8
20. S&S PR, Chicago [listing] 9,106,800
 44
-3.4
21. Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek, New York, NY [listing] 9,042,736 40
flat
22.

Fahlgren Mortine, Columbus, Ohio [listing]

 8,996,567
 56
new
23. Rasky Baerlein, Boston [listing] 8,755,959
 36
+8.4
24.

Crosby Marketing Communications, Annapolis, MD [listing]

 8,641,126
 43
+5.2
25.

Jackson Spalding, Atlanta

 7,391,550
 60
-6.0
26. Spark PR, San Francisco [listing] 7,280,656
 31
+4.8
27. Gregory FCA Communications, Ardmore, PA [listing] 7,113,539
 45
-11.0
28.

Davies, Santa Barbara, CA [listing]

7,024,601
 30
-35.0
29. Black Twig Communications, St. Louis 6,900,000
 38
+2.0
30. Spectrum , Washington, DC [listing] 6,850,000
 43
+8.6
31. Hager Sharp, Inc., Wash., DC [listing] 6,646,336
 38
+2.0
32. Atomic PR, San Francisco [listing] 6,474,095
 47
-10.0
33.

Lou Hammond & Associates, New York [listing]

 6,368,809
 33
-11.0
34.

Airfoil PR, Inc., Detroit [listing]

6,338,624
 48
-11.0
35. Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, New York [listing] 6,312,000
 35
-10.0
36.

The Horn Group, San Francisco [listing]

 6,100,000
 38
-26.0
37. Rogers Group, Los Angeles [listing] 6,092,802
 35
-10.0
38. McNeely Pigott & Fox, Nashville, TN [listing] 5,955,919
 61
-22.3
39. Lambert, Edwards & Associates, Grand Rapids, MI [listing] 5,727,242
 38
+51.0
40.

FoodMinds, Oakbrook Terrace, IL [listing]

 5,651,110
 14
-9.0
41. Merritt Group, Reston, VA [listing] 5,604,630
 30
even
42.

Vollmer, Houston [listing]

 5,384,197
 37 -18.7
43.

Cerrell Associates, Los Angeles [listing]

 5,193,812
 23
-14.1
44. GYMR, Wash., DC [listing] 5,052,821 25 +11.1
45. Public Communications, Chicago [listing] 4,576,547 43
-11.3
46. Catalyst Public Relations, New York [listing] 4,571,794 23
+18.5
47. Dye, Van Mol & Lawrence, Nashville, TN [listing] 4,555,425 44
-1.7
48.

Pierpont Communications, Houston [listing]

 4,376,614 31
-14.0
49.

L.C. Williams & Associates, Chicago [listing]

 4,336,430 25
+2.0
50. Bliss PR, New York [listing] 4,218,000 28
-7.5
51.

Quinn & Co., New York [listing]

 4,150,257 30
-19.7
52. Singer Associates, San Francisco [listing] 4,105,010 13
-27.0
53. Matter Communications, Boston [listing] 4,100,000 35
+2.5
54.

rbb Public Relations, Miami * [listing]

4,034,219 23
-8.0
55.

M. Silver Associates, New York [listing]

 3,986,469 35
-4.0
56. Ron Sachs Communications, Tallahassee, FL [listing] 3,846,415
 17
-4.0
57. Winning Strategies, NJ and DC [listing] 3,774,709 20
flat
58. MCS, Bedminster, N.J. [listing] 3,643,844 18
+15.0
59. Intermarket, NY [listing] 3,633,528 17
-15.9
60.

Gibraltar Associates, Washington, D.C. [listing]

 3,586,961 13
+33.6
61.

Peritus Public Relations, Louisville, KY [listing]

 3,554,872 26
+31.3
62. Spring O'Brien & Co., New York [listing] 3,450,000 19
-16.6
63. CooperKatz & Co., New York [listing] 3,439,689 26
-26.3
64. Seigenthaler PR, Nashville [listing] 3,395,613 22
+6.0
65. Moore Consulting Group, Tallahassee, FL [listing] 3,111,071 16
+11.0
66.

Schneider Associates, Boston [listing]

 3,103,394 22
-18.0
67. Kwittken & Co. [listing] 3,001,051 12
-8.0
68. Dukas Public Relations, New York [listing] 2,835,595 17
-17.7
69. Lane Public Relations, Portland, OR [listing] 2,831,421 20
even
70.

Linhart Public Relations, Denver

 2,760,555 16
-3.7
71. Nyus Communications, Seattle 2,737,843 15
+11.0
72. Middleberg Communications, New York [listing] 2,704,000 17
+5.7
73. Shelton Group, Dallas [listing] 2,699,432 28
-25.0
74. New West, Louisville, KY 2,633,334 20
-4.9
75.

Ground Floor Media, Denver [listing]

 2,607,370 11
+5.3
76.

Morris + King Co., New York [listing]

 2,584,983 15
+16.3
77. RL PR & Marketing, Los Angeles 2,564,335 18
+1.4
78.

Idea Hall, Costa Mesa, Calif. [listing]

 2,523,325 13
+44.0
79.

ZComm, Bethesda, Md. [listing]

 2,521,746 12
+37.3
80. Dodge Communications, Roswell, Ga. [listing] 2,381,000 15
-4.6
81.

Boardroom Communications, Plantation, FL [listing]

 2,300,000 13
-2.0
82.

Morgan & Myers, Jefferson, WI [listing]

 2,299,219 21
-36.0
83.

Jarrard Phillips Cate, Brentwood, TN [listing]

 2,268,377 12
+15.2
84.

Saxum Strategic Communications, Oklahoma City

 2,236,946 19
+22.6
85. IW Group, West Hollywood, CA 2,141,000 8
+37.0
86.

Hope Beckham, Atlanta [listing]

2,011,420 17
-6.0
87. Etc, Inc., Cincinnati [listing] 1,967,290 19
+19.0
88. JS2 Communications, Los Angeles [listing] 1,965,000 14
even
89.

Y Partnership, Orlando, FL [listing]

 1,938,067 12
flat
90.

O'Malley Hansen, Chicago [listing]

 1,927,000 15
+7.4
91. Michael A. Burns & Associates, Dallas 1,902,562 12
-16.0
92. Rosica Strategic PR, Paramus, NJ [listing] 1,859,670 15
+12.0
93. Perry Communications Group, Sacramento, CA [listing] 1,830,509 11
-2.7
94. Affect Strategies, New York [listing] 1,728,700 13
+60.0
95.

Pierson Grant PR, Ft. Lauderdale, FL [listing]

1,675,000 10
-4.0
96.

Devine & Powers Group, Philadelphia [listing]

1,591,241 9
+23.7
97.

Kohnstamm Communications, St. Paul, MN [listing]

 1,554,352 13
+17.0
98. Zeppos & Associates, Milwaukee, WI [listing] 1,549,169 12
-10.7
99. Trylon Communications, New York [listing] 1,537,249 7
-18.0
100. LVM Group, New York [listing] 1,517,354 9
-6.0
101. Trevelino/Keller Communications, Atlanta [listing] 1,502,958 13
-24.0
102. Bateman Group, San Francisco [listing] 1,479,209 9
-10.0
103. O'Connell & Goldberg, Hollywood, Fla. [listing] 1,445,730 10
-13.0
104.

VPE PR, S. Pasadena, Calif. [listing]

 1,421,095 14
+1.4
105. Katcher Vaughn & Bailey, Brentwood, TN 1,279,472 10
-21.8
106.

Maccabee Group, Minneapolis [listing]

 1,240,493 7
+35.0
107. MM2 Public Relations, Dallas 1,222,993 8
new
108. Richmond PR, Seattle, WA [listing] 1,192,991 20
-30.1
109. The Kotchen Group, W. Hartford, CT [listing] 1,177,683 7
new
110. RLF Communications, Greensboro, N.C. 1,170,906 10
-9.0
111. Jones Public Affairs [listing] 1,167,496 8
+78.0
112. Landis Communications, San Francisco [listing] 1,066,425 6
+4.5
113. Blaze PR, Los Angeles [listing] 1,038,500 6
-35.0
114. Guthrie/Mayes & Associates, Louisville, KY [listing] 969,796 8
-20.2
115. Edge Communications, Encino, CA [listing] 895,421 3
+7.0
116.

Karbo/Fonkalsrud Communications, S.F.

893,301 5
-23.2
117. Borders and Gratehouse, San Francisco 856,495 4 +20.6
118. Dawson + Murray + Teague, Dallas [listing] 850,640 6
-45.0
119.

Transmedia, Boca Raton, FL [listing]

 850,635 10
+7.1
120. Revive Public Relations, Santa Barbara, CA 846,997 5
new
121. Catapult PR-IR, Boulder, Colo. [listing] 834,397 5
-5.9
122. Wordhampton PR, East Hampton, NY [listing] 794,155 8
-15.0
123. BizCom Associates, Addison, Tex. [listing] 756,543 5
-7.1
124. J PR, San Diego [listing] 753,706 10
+35.0
125. Buchanan PR, Ardmore, PA 744,236 5
-14.7
126. Dudell & Associates, Oakland, CA 738,374 4
flat
127.

Lee & Associates, Los Angeles [listing]

 636,300 2
flat
128. Red Sky PR, Boise, ID 590,217 7
+50.0
129. Target 10 Niche Marketing and PR, NY [listing] 588,770 3
-13.4
130. Butler Associates, New York [listing] 584,000 3
-12.5
131. Feintuch Communications, New York [listing] 502,555 4 new
132. Harrell Group, Dallas [listing] 490,321 3
-43.1
133. Bridge Global Strategies, New York [listing] 468,601 3
-11.5
134. Intermark Group, Birmingham, AL 305,289 2
-8.3
135. M2 Media Group, Mobile, AL 202,162 3
+7.35
 
     
  Total 2009 fees tabulated $1,210,033,688    
 
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