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RANKINGS OF PR FIRMS BY CITY/GEOGRAPHY

Firm 2021 Net Fees FT Empl. Firm 2021 Net Fees FT Empl.

MIDWEST CITIES

1. Edelman, Chicago, IL $95,943,000 559 2. Fahlgren Mortine (includes TURNER), Columbus, OH 30,039,544 178 3. Walker Sands, Chicago, IL 28,486,242 180 4. Lambert, Grand Rapids, MI 16,671,000 86 5. Finn Partners (includes Detroit), Chicago, IL 14,897,000 88 6. MikeWorldWide, Chicago, IL 13,804,575 7 7. Kivvit, Chicago, IL 10,562,281 40 8. APCO Worldwide, Chicago, IL 7,305,000 24 9. Highwire PR, Chicago, IL 4,833,979 14 10. Public Communications Inc., Chicago, IL 4,674,060 34 11. L.C. Williams & Associates, Chicago, IL 4,610,799 21 12. Tunheim, Minneapolis, MN 4,602,723 19 13. Greentarget Global LLC, Chicago, IL 4,533,302 26 14. G&S Business Comms., Chicago, IL 4,533,302 26 15. Standing Partnership, St. Louis, MO 4,423,142 19 16. Inspire PR Group, Westerville, OH 3,281,000 17 17. Franco, Detroit, MI 3,272,855 28 18. Zapwater Comms., Inc., Chicago, IL 3,206,649 26 19. Beehive Strategic Comm., St. Paul, MN 3,002,200 11 20. FrazierHeiby, Columbus, OH 2,700,885 21 21. Bellmont Partners, Minneapolis, MN 2,292,411 16 22. O'Malley Hansen Comms., Chicago, IL 1,811,117 7 23. Akrete, Evanston, IL 1,634,326 6 24. Lowe Group, Wauwatosa, WI 1,359,684 8 25. Bianchi Public Relations, Troy, MI 816,365 6 26. Inkhouse, Chicago, IL 372,279 3 27. Infinite Global, Chicago, IL 215,451 1 TEXAS

1. Edelman (includes Dallas & Houston), Austin, TX $23,187,000 118 2. Pierpont Communications, Houston, TX 7,385,651 31 3. Touchdown PR, Austin, TX 6,227,591 12 4. TruePoint Communications, Dallas, TX 5,244,718 28 5. Champion Management Group, Dallas, TX 4,689,324 33 6. Idea Grove, Dallas, TX 3,761,922 25 7. SPM Communications, Dallas, TX 2,988,001 25 8. BizCom Associates, Plano, TX 1,273,813 17 9. Inkhouse, Houston, TX 1,131,233 2

SOUTHEAST

1. French | West | Vaughan, Raleigh, NC $36,727,448 123 2. Jackson Spalding, Atlanta, GA 24,045,390 118 3. Finn Partners (includes Florida), Nashville, TN 20,195,000 132 4. Edelman, Atlanta, GA 19,000,000 91 5. Zimmerman Agency, Tallahassee, FL 16,200,000 44 6. rbb Communications, Miami, FL 13,948,231 82 7. JeffreyGroup, Miami, FL 13,886,967 301 8. G&S Business Comms., Raleigh, NC 11,754,586 86 9. MP&F Strategic Comms., Nashville, TN 11,047,862 70 10. APCO Worldwide, Raleigh, NC 10,025,000 38 11. Taylor, Charlotte, NC 7,557,000 20 12. Trevelino/Keller, Atlanta, GA 7,110,207 38 13. Lovell Communications, Nashville, TN 3,490,674 18 14. Edelman, Orlando, FL 3,407,000 15 15. BoardroomPR, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 3,400,000 18 16. ARPR, Atlanta, GA 3,292,710 24 17. Ehrhardt Group, The, New Orleans, LA 3,051,725 18 18. Otter PR, St. Petersburg, FL 2,364,347 43 19. Finn Partners, Atlanta, GA 1,396,000 3 20. Hemsworth Comms., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1,080,588 18 21. Pineapple Public Relations, Chamblee, GA 987,945 12 22. CommCentric Solutions, Inc., Tampa, FL 939,970 8 23. Kivvit, Miami, FL 740,683 5

LOS ANGELES

1. Edelman (includes Beverly Hills) $40,790,000 201 2. Citizen Relations 29,123,190 185 3. Davies, Santa Barbara, CA 11,250,000 33 4. IW Group, Inc., West Hollywood, CA 3,975,640 10 5. Finn Partners $3,714,000 42 6. BLAZE, Santa Monica, CA 3,700,000 12 7. Gold PR & Social Media, Irvine, CA 3,303,255 7 8. Firecracker, Brea, CA 1,484,000 7 9. Marketing Maven PR, Camarillo, CA 1,359,730 10 10. Hoyt Organization Inc., The, Torrance, CA 925,000 7 11. Clarity 755,191 3 12. MikeWorldWide 751,532 18 13. Taylor 500,000 5

SAN FRANCISCO & NORTH CALIFORNIA

1. Edelman (includes Silicon Valley) $44,702,000 184 2. Highwire PR 29,248,298 116 3. Hoffman Agency, The, San Jose, CA 20,158,000 39 4. LaunchSquad 18,328,796 114 5. Bospar 12,403,254 82 6. Inkhouse 9,435,137 41 7. Finn Partners 6,381,000 18 8. Singer Associates Public Relations, Inc. 4,771,127 17 9. Lumina Communications, San Jose, CA 4,309,574 21 10. Edelman, Sacramento, CA 4,175,000 16 11. Clarity 3,244,239 14 12. Karbo Communications 2,450,000 22 13. Infinite Global 2,154,507 10 14. Perry Comms. Group, Inc., Sacramento, CA 2,123,518 9 15. Landis Communications 1,601,000 8 16. Peppercomm 1,416,137 3

WESTERN CITIES

1. APCO Worldwide, Seattle, WA $85,010,000 364

(includes employee presence from CA to CO) 2. Edelman (includes Silicon Valley), San Francisco, CA 44,702,000 184 3. Edelman (includes Beverly Hills), Los Angeles, CA 40,790,000 201 4. Edelman, Seattle, WA 35,622,000 182 5. Citizen Relations, Los Angeles, CA 29,123,190 185 6. Hoffman Agency, The, San Jose, CA 20,158,000 39 7. LaunchSquad, San Francisco, CA 18,328,796 114 8. Bospar, San Francisco, CA 12,403,254 82 9. Canale Communications, San Diego, CA 12,402,707 49 10. Davies, Santa Barbara, CA 11,250,000 33 11. Inkhouse, San Francisco, CA 9,435,137 41 12. Edelman, Portland, OR 8,785,000 45 13. Highwire PR, San Francisco, CA 7,334,439 44 14. Finn Partners, San Francisco, CA 6,381,000 18 15. Raffetto Herman Strategic Comms., Seattle, WA 6,214,066 37 16. Singer Associates PR, Inc., San Francisco, CA 4,771,127 17 17. Finn Partners, Portland, OR 4,342,000 20 18. Lumina Communications, San Jose, CA 4,309,574 21 19. Edelman, Sacramento, CA 4,175,000 16 20. IW Group, Inc., West Hollywood, CA 3,975,640 10 21. Finn Partners, Los Angeles, CA 3,714,000 42 22. BLAZE, Santa Monica, CA 3,700,000 12 23. Gold PR & Social Media, Irvine, CA 3,303,255 7 24. Clarity, San Francisco, CA 3,244,239 14 25. Karbo Communications, San Francisco, CA 2,450,000 22 26. Finn Partners, Seattle, WA 2,332,500 6 27 Lavidge, Phoenix, AZ 2,250,144 66 28 Infinite Global, San Francisco, CA 2,154,507 10 29. Perry Comms. Group, Inc., Sacramento, CA 2,123,518 9 30. Landis Communications, San Francisco, CA 1,601,000 8 31. Firecracker PR, Brea, CA 1,484,000 7 32. Peppercomm, San Francisco, CA 1,416,137 3 33. Marketing Maven PR, Camarillo, CA 1,359,730 10 34. Novitas Communications, Denver, CO 1,290,000 6 35. Hoyt Organization Inc., The, Torrance, CA 925,000 7 36. Finn Partners, Denver, CO 894,500 12 37. MikeWorldWide, Denver, CO 854,745 4 38. Clarity, Los Angeles, CA 755,191 3 39. MikeWorldWide, Los Angeles, CA 751,532 18 40. Taylor, Los Angeles, CA 500,000 5

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