Public Relations Firms - Top 25 | Fact Finder

Public Relations Firms - Top 25

Ranked by net fee income | List information taken from the 2009-2010 Business Information Guide
Source: Company representatives and Web sites. If you were not contacted for this list but would like to be in the future, please contact research@tcbmag.com.
*See note at bottom of list.

Rank	Company	Net fee income	Top local executive	Employees in MN / worldwide	Specialties
1	Weber Shandwick 8000 Norman Center Drive, Suite 400 Bloomington, MN 55437 952-832-5000 \| webershandwick.com	$22,000,000*	Sara Gavin	140 / 2,300	Consumer marketing, corporate communications, financial services and communications, health care strategies, public affairs, digital communications, technology communications, marketing, media training, crisis preparation
2	Padilla Speer Beardsley, Inc. 1101 West River Parkway, Suite 400 Minneapolis, MN 55415 612-455-1700 \| psbpr.com	$15,952,172	Lynn Casey	96 / 109	B2B marketing, consumer marketing, crisis and critical issues management, employee communications, creative and interactive, mobile marketing communications, search-engine marketing
3	Carmichael Lynch Spong 110 North Fifth Street Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-375-8500 \| carmichaellynchspong.com	$14,000,000	Douglas Spong	35 / 50	B2B, cause branding, consumer PR, corporate branding, events management, financial relations, internal communications, media relations, product and brand communications, social media, lifestyle marketing, experiential marketing
4	Exponent Public Relations 400 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-305-6135 \| exponentpr.com	$6,125,000	Riff Yeager	28 / 30	Brand PR, media relations, media training, public affairs, social media, experiential marketing
5	Public Affairs Company 380 Jackson Street, Suite 430 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-225-8449 \| pubaffairsco.com	$5,305,732	Steve Knuth	12 / 14	Issue advocacy, ballot campaigns, grassroots and grasstops communications
6	Risdall McKinney Public Relations 550 Main Street New Brighton, MN 55112 651-286-6700 \| risdallmckinneypr.com	$4,400,000	Rose McKinney	24 / 24	Reputation management, branding and key messaging, marketing communications, crisis communications
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7	Himle Horner, Inc. 8500 Normandale Lake Boulevard, Suite 720 Minneapolis, MN 55437 952-831-3200 \| himlehorner.com	$3,840,000	John Himle	18 / 18	PR and public affairs for the health care, transportation, energy, and financial services industries
8	Karwoski and Courage Public Relations 60 South Sixth Street, Suite 2800 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-342-9898 \| creativepr.com	$3,750,000*	Glenn Karwoski	20 / 22	Influencer marketing
9	Tunheim Partners 8009 34th Avenue South, Suite 1100 Minneapolis, MN 55425 952-851-1600 \| tunheimpartners.com	$3,704,000	Kathryn Tunheim	31 / 31	Online strategy; public affairs (cause and association advocacy); media relations and training; event marketing; B2B; recruitment and retention communications; crisis communications for the consumer and retail, energy and environment, health care, education, and transportation industries
10	ASI Communications 510 First Avenue North, Suite 650 Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-379-7117 \| a-s-i.com	$3,500,000	Mike Brown	35 / 35	Marketing, branding, advertising, public affairs, PR, design, interactive, events, alternative media, investor relations
11	Haberman 119 North Fourth Street Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-338-3900 \| modernstorytellers.com	$3,400,000	Fred Haberman	29 / 29	Business strategy, branding, media relations, cause-related campaigns, interactive marketing, Web and graphic design, investor relations, event strategy and management
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12	Goff & Howard, Inc. 255 East Kellogg Boulevard, Suite 102 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-292-8062 \| goffhoward.com	$3,141,949	Chris Georgacas	14 / 14	PR, public affairs, media relations, lobbying, crisis communications, community relations, grassroots organizing, event planning, media training
13	Broadhead + Co, Inc. 123 North Third Street, Suite 507 Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-623-8000 \| broadheadco.com	$2,625,000	Dean Broadhead	27 / 30	Agribusiness, food safety, energy, finance, government
14	LaBreche 500 Washington Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 612-338-0901 \| labreche.com	$2,310,000	Beth LaBreche	22 / 22	Branding, PR, design, interactive, social media
15	Beehive PR, Inc. 1021 Bandana Boulevard East, Suite 226 St. Paul, MN 55108 651-789-2232 \| beehivepr.biz	$2,239,108	Lisa Kolrud Hannum	13 / 13	Media relations, social media marketing, executive and spokesperson coaching, message development, crisis management, corporate communications
16	Strother Communications Group 222 South Ninth Street, Floor 41 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-288-2400 \| scgpr.com	$1,890,000	Patrick Strother	15 / 15	Advertising, branding, research, B2B, direct marketing, interactive, design, media relations, collateral
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17	Kohnstamm Communications 400 Robert Street North, Suite 1450 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-228-9141 \| kohnstamm.com	$1,632,211	Joshua Kohnstamm	11 / 11	Consumer PR, including food and beverage; higher education PR; professional services PR
18	Olson 1625 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-215-9800 \| oco.com	$1,413,406	John Olson	180 / 180	Advertising, brand anthropology, brand design, interactive, strategy, PR, media, social networking
19	Nemerfieger 6250 Excelsior Boulevard, Suite 203 St. Louis Park, MN 55416 952-925-4848 \| nemerfieger.com	$1,256,766	Jim Fieger	27 / 27	Media relations, event marketing, creative production, media buying and planning, and hotel trade, primarily for franchises, restaurants, and the entertainment and automotive industries
20	Misukanis & Odden 4030 Shoreline Drive Spring Park, MN 55384 952-400-0190 \| misukanisodden.com	$1,200,000	Susan Misukanis	15 / 15	Media relations, online marketing, marketing for results, outsourced marketing services, pay-per-click management
21	Maccabee Group 211 North First Street, Suite 425 Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-337-0087 \| maccabeegroup.com	$1,100,000	Paul Maccabee	9 / 9	Media relations, social media and online reputation management, event marketing, marketing communications
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22	Snow Communications, Inc. 12 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-337-0747 \| snowcommunications.com	$875,000	Joshua Schneck	7 / 7	PR, advertising, marketing, industry analyst relations, and public affairs, primarily for the food and food technology, high technology, medical technology, and professional services industries
23	McFarland Cahill Communications 15815 Franklin Trail Southeast Prior Lake, MN 55372 952-440-6084 \| mcfarlandcahill.com	$805,000	Teresa McFarland	6 / 7	PR
24	Clarity Coverdale Fury 120 South Sixth Street, Suite 1300 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-339-3902 \| claritycoverdalefury.com	$800,000	Tim Clarity	60 / 60	Advertising, brand development, digital marketing, brand design, social media, PR, guerilla marketing
25	KC Associates 1910 Iroquois Drive Medina, MN 55356 763-449-0444 \| kc-associates.com	$660,000	Kirsten Chapman	10 / 11	PR, Web marketing, lead generation, go-to-market execution

Note: Net fee income is for each company's most recently completed fiscal year.
* Estimate based on independent industry data.