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Revenue numbers for many agencies include subsidiaries—including research, advertising, and specialist PR firms—many of which operate under separate brands but nevertheless report into the listed PR agency. For full methodology please visit globalpragencies.com/methodology. For firms that submitted numbers in pounds sterling or euros, conversions were made using exchange rates as of 12/31/2011. In some cases, where last year's submitted numbers were used for comparison purposes, growth numbers may be lower because of exchange rate fluctuations than they would have been in constant currency terms.

For entries in this color, The Holmes Report has estimated revenues for these firms. In many cases, the parent companies of these firms have elected not to provide revenue numbers for individual firms in response to Sarbanes-Oxley financial regulations.

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RANK RANK 2011 AGENCY NAME HEADQUARTERS FEE INCOME 2011 FEE INCOME 2010 GROWTH STAFF
1 1 Edelman USA 614,900,000 531,548,517 15.7% 4,076
2 2 Weber Shandwick USA 590,000,000 525,000,000 12.4%  
3 3 Fleishman-Hillard USA 520,000,000 505,000,000 3.0%  
4 5 MSLGroup1 France 474,000,000 418,000,000 13.4%  
5 4 Burson-Marsteller USA 450,000,000 435,000,000 3.4%  
6 6 Hill + Knowlton Strategies USA 390,000,000 375,000,000 4.0%  
7 7 Ketchum USA 385,000,000 355,000,000 8.5%  
8 8 Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide USA 280,000,000 250,000,000 12.0%  
9 9 EuroRSCG Worldwide France 208,000,000 205,000,000 1.5%  
10 10 FTI Consulting USA/UK 200,900,000 193,100,000 4.0% 700
11 11 Brunswick Group UK 200,000,000 170,000,000 17.6%  
12 12 Cohn & Wolfe USA 160,000,000 150,000,000 6.7%  
13 14 GolinHarris USA 150,000,000 130,000,000 15.4%  
14 13 Grayling UK 144,000,000 145,000,000 -0.7%  
15 16 Media Consulta International Germany 124,095,384 109,814,566 13.0% 452
16 17 APCO Worldwide USA 120,701,000 113,400,000 6.4% 600
17 18 Waggener Edstrom Worldwide USA 115,832,000 111,910,000 3.5% 906
18 15 Porter Novelli USA 115,000,000 120,000,000 -4.2%  
19 19 Ruder Finn2 USA 81,281,000 97,059,000 -16.3% 644
20 69 Hopscotch3 France 73,866,300 59,093,040 25.0%  
21 22 Chandler Chicco Companies USA 72,800,000 64,000,000 13.8% 380
22 26 RLM Finsbury4 UK 70,000,000 50,000,000 40.0%  
23 21 KREAB Gavin Anderson UK/Sweden 66,000,000 65,000,000 1.5% 350
24 29 BlueFocus Consulting Group China 63,200,000 45,344,756 28.2% 500
25 24 FSB Comunicações Brazil 62,161,382 55,562,156 11.9% 451
26   Bell Pottinger Group5 UK 51,227,550   n/a 442
27 25 PRAP Japan Japan 50,788,000 50,563,000 0.4% 250
28 28 Text 100 USA 50,425,771 46,151,130 9.3% 500
29 27 Res Publica Consulting Group Canada 49,800,000 47,600,000 4.6% 330
30 35 W2O Group USA 47,577,000 37,008,000 28.6% 239
31   PMK-BNC USA 45,000,000   n/a 170
32   CDN Comunicaҫao Corporativa Brazil 42,000,000 37,000,000 13.5% 405
33   Freud Communications UK 41,980,201   n/a 221
34 30 Citigate Dewe Rogerson UK 41,599,254 42,863,827 -3.0%  
35 36 fischerAppelt Germany 41,209,620 34,082,170 20.9% 265
36 33 Hering Schuppener Germany 40,172,900 36,285,200 10.7% 145
37 20 Dentsu Public Relations6 Japan 40,000,000   n/a 213
38 32 College Group UK 38,808,750 39,646,860 -2.1%  
39 37 MWW Group USA 38,626,000 34,798,000 11.0% 202
40 38 LEWIS PR UK 34,948,056 31,222,416 11.9% 320
41 31 CNC Germany 32,397,500   n/a  
42 48 Marina Maher Communications USA 31,500,000 25,000,000 26.0% 110
43 39 Qorvis USA 29,500,000 29,713,320 -0.7%  
44 71 Citizen Relations USA 28,000,000   n/a  
45 43 MHP Communications UK 27,377,245 26,140,392 4.7% 149
46 49 DKC USA 26,800,000 24,260,000 10.5% 150
47 41 Barabino & Partners Italy 26,000,000   n/a  
48 44 Bite Communications USA 25,614,894 25,083,939 2.1% 200
49 63 Hotwire UK 24,659,306 19,978,745 23.4% 165
50 58 AGT Communications Group Russia 23,786,744 18,893,855 25.9% 287

1. MSLGroup: The fee income total includes all revenues from acquisitions made during 2011, not just the revenues from the post-acquisition period. This formula was followed wherever possible to provide the most accurate snapshot of the group’s size and scope as of December 2011.

2. Ruder Finn and Finn Partners: The Ruder Finn numbers reflect the spinoff at the end of 2011 of Finn Partners.

3. Hopscotch: Following its merger with Public Systeme, the numbers for Hopscotch now include a wide range of digital and social media income that meets The Holmes Report’s definition of public relations activity.

4. RLM Finsbury: Growth at RLM Finsbury reflected the merger for Finsbury with Robinson Lerer & Montgomery

5. Bell Pottinger Group: To provide the most useful, up-to-date information, these numbers reflect our estimate of 2011 fee income for the companies that formed the new Bell Pottinger Group, spun off from Chime in June of 2012.

6. Dentsu Public Relations: Our 2010 estimate for Dentsu erroneously used gross billings rather than fee income. This year's number reflects our estimation of fee income based on published information and our knowledge of the industry.

 
RANK 2012 RANK 2011 AGENCY NAME HEADQUARTERS FEE INCOME 2011 FEE INCOME 2010 GROWTH STAFF
51   Finn Partners USA 23,618,000 0 n/a 196
52 51 Llorente & Cuenca Spain 23,585,380 20,572,413 14.6% 300
53 62 Professional Public Relations Australia 21,982,000 18,509,000 18.8% 148
54 54 Fishburn Hedges UK 21,732,900 20,291,700 7.1%  
55 59 Oliver Schott Kommunikation Germany 21,460,104 18,246,272 17.6% 133
56 50 Prime International Sweden 21,398,601 19,347,748 10.6% 116
57 75 Four Communications Group UK 21,156,396 15,834,554 33.6% 132
58 82 Cooney/Waters Group USA 20,433,000 14,088,673 45.0% 70
59 64 Strategic Public Relations Group Hong Kong 20,200,000 17,800,000 13.5% 276
60 61 Blue Rubicon UK 20,180,550 18,574,710 8.6%  
61   M: Communications UK 20,000,000 16,000,000 25.0% 59
62 52 The Red Consultancy UK 19,589,105 20,817,604 -5.9%  
63 77 Allison+Partners USA 19,400,000 15,500,000 25.2% 112
64 57 Taylor Global Inc. USA 19,100,000 19,300,000 -1.0% 90
65 55 CROS - Public Relations and Public Affairs Russia 18,750,000 20,000,000 -6.2% 38
66 63 The Outcast Agency USA 18,500,000 17,965,864 3.0% 85
67 66 Cone USA 18,500,000 17,500,000 5.7% 127
68 72 Exposure UK 18,463,355 16,466,954 12.1% 138
69   Tonic Health UK 18,230,798   n/a  
70 73 Coyne PR USA 18,010,000 16,051,000 12.2% 107
71 68 Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc. USA 17,834,808 17,074,827 4.5% 115
72 67 Prain Global Korea 17,794,220 17,262,328 3.1% 132
73 60 i&e France 16,846,700 18,762,800 -10.2%  
74 65 Interel Group Belgium 16,717,110 16,976,290 -1.5% 100.5
75   Mikhailov and Partners Russia 16,133,955 12,959,000 24.5% 160
76 70 A&B One Germany 16,069,160 16,618,480 -3.3% 124
77 78 Farner Consulting Switzerland 15,550,800 14,902,850 4.3% 60
78 80 Inforpress Spain 15,137,138 14,403,891 5.1% 167.82
79 89 Peppercom USA 15,120,681 12,372,999 22.2% 71
80 98 Atomic PR USA 15,008,254 11,112,250 35.1% 92
81 74 Gibbs & Soell USA 14,705,882 15,979,929 92.0% 82
82 94 Capstrat USA 14,200,000 11,800,000 20.3% 77
83 81 Maitland UK 13,971,150 0 n/a 44
84 88 Zeno Group USA 13,926,036 12,468,755 11.7% 77
85 92 M Booth USA 13,892,873 12,088,002 14.9% 70
86 87 The Geelmuyden.Kiese Group Norway 13,866,130 12,311,050 12.6% 68
87 83 Adfactors PR India 13,390,000 13,830,000 -3.2% 330
88 84 French/West/Vaughan USA 13,325,710 13,579,663 -1.9% 72
89 96 Rowland Australia 13,081,112 11,600,000 12.8% 92
90 85 Lansons Communications UK 13,004,617 13,580,957 -4.2% 74
91 105 Portland UK 12,844,144   n/a  
92   PCG Cambell USA 12,832,520   n/a 92
93 109 Shift Communications USA 12,673,822 9,947,996 27.4% 95
94 97 5W Public Relations USA 12,656,123 11,393,178 11.1% 69
95 107 CJP Communications USA 12,611,017 10,077,944 25.1% 57
96   We Are Social UK 12,576,865 5,044,083 149.3% 130
97 118 ergo Unternehmenskommunikation Germany 12,570,230 8,812,120 42.6% 99
98 100 Makovsky + Company USA 12,500,000 11,300,000 10.6% 55
99 120 Levick Strategic Communications USA 12,459,523 9,023,546 38.1% 55
100 90 RF Binder USA 12,450,000 12,310,000 1.1% 75

 
RANK 2012 RANK 2011 AGENCY NAME HEADQUARTERS FEE INCOME 2011 FEE INCOME 2010 GROWTH STAFF
101 95 Frank UK 12,244,325 11,579,106 5.7% 74
102 106 Faktor 3 Germany 12,051,870 10,185,520 18.3% 77
103 93 Hunter Public Relations USA 12,031,691 12,005,679 0.2% 72
104   Lippe Taylor USA 11,795,000 9,840,000 19.9% 64
105 91 Jeschenko Germany 11,766,772 12,262,830 -4.0% 159
106 99 CRT/tanaka USA 11,572,544 11,082,286 4.4% 71
107   Formula PR USA 11,565,878   n/a 102
108 119 Haberlein & Mauerer Germany 11,533,510 8,812,120 30.9% 139
109   Mitchell Communications Group USA 11,369,820   n/a 68
110 130 Olson PR USA 11,300,000 8,300,000 36.1% 60
111 111 Wellcom France 11,229,278 9,360,214 20.0% 78
112 132 Imre USA 11,100,000 7,698,000 44.2% 87
113 86 AMI Communications Czech Republic 11,041,068 10,380,159 6.4% 119
114 102 Sloane & Company USA 10,800,000 10,700,000 0.9% 22
115 108 Brands2Life UK 10,708,110 9,913,307 8.0% 80
116 104 Lexis UK 10,706,558 10,458,000 2.4% 75
117   Approach Brazil 10,700,000 7,800,000 37.2% 130
118 103 Widmeyer Communications USA 10,600,000 10,587,902 0.1%  
119 114 Fahlgren Mortine USA 10,532,642 9,467,627 11.2% 65
120 121 Sparkpr USA 10,531,890 8,861,672 18.8% 34
121 124 Jackson Spalding USA 10,465,757 8,972,352 16.6% 70
122 126 Trans Arabian Creative Communications (TRACCS) Saudi Arabia 10,180,000 8,243,505 23.5% 231
123 101 achtung Germany 10,082,102 10,735,002 -6.1% 81
124 115 Kaplow USA 10,024,000 9,391,061 6.7% 58
125 112 Davies USA 9,963,041 9,672,856 3.0% 28
126 113 Rasky Baerlein Stratetic Communications USA 9,862,287 9,567,609 3.1% 33
127 123 Nelson Bostock Group UK 9,752,642 8,692,862 12.2% 73
128 110 Big Partnership UK 9,571,790 9,727,025 -1.6%  
129 127 The Hoffman Agency USA 9,150,000 8,200,000 11.6% 101
130 134 Red Door UK 8,618,647 7,579,730 13.7% 42
131 140 Virgo Health UK 8,573,629 7,362,765 16.4% 57
132   Cake UK 8,537,925   n/a 50
133 125 TVC Group UK 8,382,690 8,430,813 -0.6%  
134 128 3 Monkeys Communications UK 8,319,416 8,052,409 3.3% 56
135 150 First House AS Norway 8,293,760 5,831,550 42.2% 18.5
136 142 Airfoil Public Relations USA 8,127,627 6,810,916 19.3% 54
137 129 DcorporateCom Spain 8,000,000 8,000,000 0.0%  
138 138 Horn Group USA 7,900,000 7,500,000 5.3% 46
139 137 Kirchhoff Consult Germany 7,823,089 7,188,876 8.8% 46
140   TBWA\Corporate France 7,775,400   n/a  
141 143 JeffreyGroup USA 7,600,000 6,790,000 11.9% 86
142 145 KPR & Associates Korea 7,544,561 6,324,735 19.3% 100
143 141 SenateSHJ Group Australia/New Zealand 7,536,325 7,178,469 5.0% 34
144 152 Octopus Group UK 7,504,060 5,956,367 26.0% 59
145   Englander Knabe + Allen USA 7,500,000 6,800,000 10.3% 19
146 160 LaunchSquad USA 7,412,827 5,803,313 27.7% 64
147 133 komm.passion Germany 7,386,630 6,997,860 5.6% 60
148 122 Stanton Communications UK 7,214,570 8,848,000 -18.5% 41
149 158 Agence Elan France 7,127,450 5,837,911 22.1%  
150   Bex*communicatie Netherlands 7,127,450   n/a  

 
RANK 2012 RANK 2011 AGENCY NAME HEADQUARTERS FEE INCOME 2011 FEE INCOME 2010 GROWTH STAFF
151 135 CP/compartner Germany 6,997,860 7,257,040 -3.6% 82
152 159 Diplomat Communications Sweden 6,994,051 5,641,854 24.0% 40
153   Murphy O'Brien USA 6,848,421 6,192,324 10.6% 44
154 139 Grupo Lift Portugal 6,767,225 7,164,681 -5.5% 46
155 147 Beckermann USA 6,750,000 6,131,666 10.1%  
156 151 Hanover Communications UK 6,738,751 5,973,443 12.8% 44
157 156 EMG Netherlands 6,738,680 5,701,960 18.2% 50
158 174 Pro-Vision Group Russia 6,690,821 5,051,574 32.5% 65
159 153 Eulogy! UK 6,674,054 5,922,468 12.7% 41
160 136 Fink & Fuchs Public Relations Germany 6,479,500 7,257,040 -10.7% 57
161 176 The Whiteoaks Consultancy UK 6,297,078 4,946,302 27.3% 40
162   Imagem Corporotiva Brazil 6,205,683 4,140,888 49.9% 78
163 148 PAN Communications USA 6,113,000 6,116,000 0.0% 44
164 149 Jasculca Terman & Associates USA 6,107,628 6,066,569 0.7% 51
165 144 Consolidated PR UK 6,099,183 6,335,140 -3.7%  
166 155 McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations USA 5,989,743 5,906,421 1.4% 48
167 173 BlissPR USA 5,965,000 5,134,000 16.2% 39
168 154 Lou Hammond & Associates USA 5,952,850 5,944,317 0.1% 40
169 172 Catalyst Public Relations USA 5,923,944 5,134,552 15.4% 26
170 164 Shine Communications UK 5,898,930 5,433,225 8.6% 53
171   Ad Hoc Communication Advisors Italy 5,831,550 5,183,600 12.5% 22
172 167 Spectrum Science Communications USA 5,800,000 5,300,000 9.4% 23
173 181 Matter Communications USA 5,750,000 4,800,000 19.8% 54
174 131 Freshwater UK 5,701,782 7,676,371 -25.7%  
175 194 Pegasus PR UK 5,451,853 4,271,227 27.6% 44
176 183 Publicasity UK 5,433,225 5,122,755 6.1%  
177 189 rbb Public Relations USA 5,407,254 4,441,206 21.8% 35
178 157 MCG Medical Consulting Group Germany 5,313,190 5,650,124 -6.0% 36
179 163 ECCO Deutschland Germany 5,274,313 5,521,624 -4.5%  
180 169 wbpr Germany 5,261,354 5,054,010 4.1% 47
181 177 Quinn & Co. USA 5,186,306 4,874,043 6.4% 34
182 198 Gibraltar Associates USA 4,918,650 3,981,155 23.5% 19
183 199 Intermarket Communications USA 4,837,425 3,929,978 23.1% 20
184 171 akkanto Belgium 4,792,759 5,026,118 -4.6% 16
185   Talk PR UK 4,792,104 4,046,976 18.4% 40
186 185 Public Communications Inc. USA 4,780,000 4,600,000 3.9% 47
187 216 Kwittken & Company USA 4,750,000 3,300,000 43.9%  
188 193 HvG Consult GmbH (Haas & Health Partner) Germany 4,746,882 4,197,420 13.1% 33
189 233 Jones Public Affairs USA 4,746,484 2,287,595 107.5% 25
190 178 Speed Communications UK 4,716,418 4,824,898 -2.2% 34
191 168 Just:Health UK 4,677,231 5,211,239 -10.2%  
192   Clarion Communications UK 4,657,050   n/a 27
193 205 ReviveHealth USA 4,650,000 3,700,000 25.7% 19
194 175 Johanssen & Kretschmer Germany 4,626,363 4,846,666 -4.5% 35
195 196 Linhart PR USA 4,599,067 4,147,567 10.9% 29
196 192 Singer Associates, Inc. USA 4,537,952 4,358,176 4.1% 12
197 182 Cerrell Associates USA 4,467,127 4,789,582 -6.7% 22
198 187 Kaltwasser Kommunikation Germany 4,431,978 4,393,101 0.9% 30
199 190 L C Williams & Associates USA 4,387,355 4,385,887 0.0% 24
200 184 salt UK 4,301,562   n/a 29

 
RANK 2012 RANK 2011 AGENCY NAME HEADQUARTERS FEE INCOME 2011 FEE INCOME 2010 GROWTH STAFF
201   ikp PR & Lobbying Germany 4,202,319 4,478,630 -6.2% 32
202 212 360 Public Relations USA 4,200,000 3,450,000 21.7%  
203   Brandzeichen Germany 4,199,005 3,932,556 6.8% 32
204 202 Lane PR USA 4,144,944 3,867,096 7.2% 25.5
205 218 Pretty Green UK 4,115,280   n/a 38
206 200 CooperKatz & Company USA 4,060,058 3,909,356 3.9% 28
207 208 Cirkle UK 4,037,363 3,546,232 13.8% 27
208 191 London Communications Agency UK 4,022,139 4,357,446 -6.7%  
209 235 Marco de Comunicación Spain 3,950,681 3,031,827 30.3% 47
210 213 Integral PR Services India 3,910,000 3,380,000 15.7% 85
211 201 MCS Healthcare Public Relations USA 3,771,495 3,874,213 -2.7% 20
212 234 Open Road UK 3,725,640   n/a  
213 206 HBI Helga Bailey Germany 3,693,315   n/a!  
214 215 Standing Partnership USA 3,568,886 3,325,996 7.3% 24
215 162 Food Minds USA 3,515,753   n/a 8
216 186 Molthan van Loon Germany 3,511,889   n/a  
217   Asesores De Relaciones Publicas y Comunicacion Spain 3,439,558 3,122,202 10.2% 41
218 223 Schneider Associates USA 3,394,599 2,906,808 16.8% 22
219 227 Dukas Public Relations USA 3,389,000 2,764,000 22.6% 16
220   Fortune PR Indonesia 3,365,011 812,850 314.0% 75
221   Cambre Associates Belgium 3,349,902 2,809,511 19.2% 21
222 224 Kaizo UK 3,311,163 2,861,830 15.7% 16
223 209 GroundFloor Media USA 3,305,110 3,551,143 -6.9% 13
224   HMC Seswa Corporate Communications South Africa 3,261,657 3,170,521 2.9% 7
225   Crux Kommunikasjon Norway 3,239,750   n/a  
226   Profile Poland 3,239,750   n/a  
227   EML Wildfire UK 3,182,318 3,027,083 5.1% 28
228 229 PR-com Germany 3,123,119 2,565,882 21.7% 28
229 230 Schwartz Public Relations Germany 3,110,160 2,565,882 21.2% 15
230   COSMO Public Relations Japan 3,100,000 3,300,000 -6.1% 40
231   INC Italy 3,046,661 3,032,406 0.5% 24
232 228 Storymaker Germany 3,019,447   n/a  
233   CC Group UK 3,016,216   n/a 18
234 237 Madison Public Relations India 3,000,000 2,500,000 20.0% 55
235   Borders + Gratehouse USA 2,982,627 1,790,365 66.6% 13
236 241 O'Malley Hansen Communications USA 2,951,200 2,415,000 22.2% 18
237 222 The Skills Group Austria 2,915,775 2,889,857 0.9%  
238 232 Johnson King UK 2,910,959 2,542,367 14.5% 24
239 207 LaBreche USA 2,900,000 2,900,000 0.0% 20
240 225 Focus PR UK 2,868,122 2,829,613 1.4% 28
241 221 Tangerine PR UK 2,806,649 2,483,760 13.0%  
242   M3 Communications Group Hungary 2,750,000 2,450,000 11.8% 85
243 248 Threepipe Communications UK 2,677,804 2,300,583 16.4% 25
244 231 Whyte Corporate Affairs Belgium 2,656,595 2,300,223 15.5% 18
245 214 CitySavvy UK/Netherlands 2,638,995 3,104,700 85.0%  
246 249 Ewing Group Czech Republic 2,591,800 2,410,374 7.5% 24
247 246 Chameleon PR UK 2,540,292 2,119,073 19.9% 19.5
248   Bottle PR UK 2,539,645 2,493,074 1.9% 24
249 226 The Grossman Group USA 2,448,300 2,579,800 94.9% 10
250   All Channels Communication Group Bulgaria 2,260,835 0 n/a 30