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2009 WORLDWIDE FEES OF INDEPENDENT FIRMS WITH MAJOR U.S. OPERATIONS
*All rankings updated with 2009 fees
[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, New York [listing] 89,175,000
564
-7.2
4. Text 100 Global PR, 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 [listing] 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, New York [listing] 9,523,000
50
-6.0
19. Levick Strategic Comms., Wash., DC [listing] 9,143,087
47
-8.8
20. SS | 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, OH [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 [listing]

7,391,550
60
-6.0
26. Sparkpr, San Francisco 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, Wash., 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, Southfield, MI [listing]

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

Horn Group, San Francisco [listing]

6,100,000
38
-26.0
37. The 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 Inc., 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, Newburyport, MA [listing] 4,100,000 35
+2.5
54.

rbb PR, 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 Healthcare PR, Bedminster, NJ [listing] 3,643,844 18
+15.0
59. Intermarket Comms., New York [listing] 3,633,528 17
-15.9
60.

Gibraltar Associates, Wash., DC [listing]

3,586,961 13
+33.6
61.

Peritus, Louisville, KY [listing]

3,554,872 26
+31.3
62. Spring O'Brien, 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., New York [listing] 3,001,051 12
-8.0
68. Dukas Public Relations, New York [listing] 2,835,595 17
-17.7
69. Lane PR, Portland, OR [listing] 2,831,421 20
even
70.

Linhart Public Relations, Denver

2,760,555 16
-3.7
71. Nyhus 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.

GroundFloor Media, Denver [listing]

2,607,370 11
+5.3
76. RL PR & Marketing, Los Angeles 2,564,335 18
+1.4
77.

zcomm, Bethesda, Md. [listing]

2,521,746 12
+37.3
78. Dodge Communications, Roswell, GA [listing] 2,381,000 15
-4.6
79.

Boardroom Communications, Plantation, FL [listing]

2,300,000 13
-2.0
80.

Morgan & Myers, Waukesha, WI [listing]

2,299,219 21
-36.0
81.

Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, Brentwood, TN [listing]

2,268,377 12
+15.2
82.

Saxum | PR, Oklahoma City, OK

2,236,946 19
+22.6
83. IW Group, West Hollywood, CA 2,141,000 8
+37.0
84.

Hope-Beckham, Atlanta [listing]

2,011,420 17
-6.0
85. ETC, Inc., Cincinnati [listing] 1,967,290 19
+19.0
86.

Ypartnership, Orlando, FL [listing]

1,938,067 12
flat
87.

O'Malley Hansen Comms., Chicago [listing]

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

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

1,675,000 10
-4.0
93.

Devine + Powers, Philadelphia [listing]

1,591,241 9
+23.7
94.

Kohnstamm Communications, St. Paul, MN [listing]

1,554,352 13
+17.0
95. Zeppos & Associates, Milwaukee, WI [listing] 1,549,169 12
-10.7
96. Trylon SMR, New York [listing] 1,537,249 7
-18.0
97. LVM Group, New York [listing] 1,517,354 9
-6.0
98. Trevelino/Keller Communications, Atlanta [listing] 1,502,958 13
-24.0
99. JS2 Communications, Los Angeles [listing] 1,501,000 10
-23.0
100. Bateman Group, San Francisco [listing] 1,479,209 9
-10.0
101. O'Connell & Goldberg, Hollywood, FL [listing] 1,445,730 10
-13.0
102.

VPE PR, S. Pasadena, CA [listing]

1,421,095 14
+1.4
103. Pierce Mattie PR, New York 1,298,330 5 -39.0
104. Katcher Vaughn & Bailey, Nashville, TN 1,279,472 10
-21.8
105.

Maccabee Group, Minneapolis [listing]

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

K/F Communications, San Francisco

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

TransMedia Group, Boca Raton, FL [listing]

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

Lee & Associates, Los Angeles [listing]

636,300 2
flat
127. Red Sky PR, Boise, ID 590,217 7
+50.0
128. Target 10, NY [listing] 588,770 3
-13.4
129. Butler Associates, New York [listing] 584,000 3
-12.5
130. Feintuch Communications, New York [listing] 502,555 4 new
131. The Harrell Group, Dallas [listing] 490,321 3
-43.1
132. Bridge Global Strategies, New York [listing] 468,601 3
-11.5
133. Intermark Group, Birmingham, AL 305,289 2
-8.3
 
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