Top Crisis Communication Firms

Judy A. Smith is a leading strategic and crisis communications advisor with offices in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. Judy is the inspiration for hit ABC TV series, Scandal.

Brunswick is a leading business communications firm: a global partnership with 22 offices in 13 countries. Founded in 1987, Brunswick has grown organically, operating as a single profit center - allowing us to respond seamlessly to our clients' needs, wherever they are in the world.

Sitrick And Company is widely regarded as one of the top strategic communications firms in the United States. The New York Times called us “The City’s Most Prominent Crisis Management Firm.” Speaking of our founder and Chairman, the Editor of Los Angeles Magazine said, “Sitrick is a pure product of the 24-hour news cycle, of a culture dominated and defined by newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, the Internet of the never-ending noise streaming into our lives.

For decades, Luntz Global’s team of creative specialists has been using the power of words to move clients forward. It’s about more than what people are saying. It’s about listening to what people are thinking and feeling, and understanding the emotion underneath language. We find the Words that Work, so that you speak the same language that your audience does. Whether it’s for politics or for profit, marketing or messaging – we craft the right message, word for word and phrase by phrase.

Judy A. Smith is the founder and President of Smith & Co, a leading strategic and crisis communications firm with offices in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. Over the last 25 years, Ms. Smith has brought her unique combination of communication skills, media savvy, legal and political acumen to clients facing a wide array of issues and challenges throughout the United States and abroad. Judy is the inspiration for hit ABC TV series, Scandal.

Edelman is the world's largest public relations firm, with more than 5,000 employees in 65 cities, as well as affiliates in more than 35 cities.

H+K Strategies offers senior counsel, insightful research and strategic communications planning throughout the world. We have over 87 offices around the globe, and our clients represent 59 of Interbrand's 2013 Top 100 Global Brands.

Ogilvy Public Relations operates at the intersection of influencer management, behavior change and narrative to create, improve and amplify brand favorability and reputation. We do this through a deep understanding of how people form opinions and the social forces that "nudge" their behavior. We believe that public relations is most effective when masterfully crafted stories are grounded in social science.

Waggener Edstrom Worldwide is a public relations firm headquartered in New York, New York. The firm generates $116 million in revenues a year, which makes Waggener Edstrom Worldwide one of the largest PR firms, by total revenue. Waggener Edstrom Worldwide's 878 employees provide public relations support for the communications, healthcare, media, and technology industries, throughout Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, South America, and International countries.

Ruder Finn, Inc. is a leading independent communications agency with more than 65 years experience. Maintaining offices in New York, San Francisco, London, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Guangzhou and India, the agency employs over 400 of the leading public relations professionals in the world. Ruder Finn is organized around four strategic pillars that reflect its key areas of leadership: Health & Wellness, Corporate & Public Trust, Technology & Innovation and Consumer Connections. Expertise includes corporate reputation management, branding, cultural and social issues, and intent-driven social media through its full-service digital agency, RFI Studios.

With over 500+ staff in 45 offices around the world, we create global integrated campaigns that deliver clear value to our clients. We’ve been around for 30 years, and in that time we’ve developed enduring multi-market partnerships with many of the world’s biggest brands, including IBM, Xerox, Lenovo, Gartner and AMD – some of which have lasted ten years or more. As part of the publicly listed Next15 Group, we have a long heritage of financial stability and accountability at the highest global standards.

SVC provides strategic communications advice and services to help clients manage overall positioning and specific events affecting their reputation, business, and market value. We are experienced in targeting multiple constituencies including journalists, investors, analysts, employees, customers, lawmakers, regulators, and other stakeholders.

APCO Worldwide: the worlds largest woman-owned independent communication, business strategy and stakeholder engagement firm. We specialize in public affairs, public relations and more.

As the only true integrated marketing agency, Phelps, in Los Angeles, is a full service advertising & media agency helping clients use one voice in marketing.

MWW Group is a public relations firm headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey. MWW Group's 202 employees provide public relations support for the automotive and transportation, consumer products, education, fashion and lifestyle, financial services, food and beverage, healthcare, luxury, media, natural resources/energy, non profit organizations, real estate, retail, sports and entertainment, technology, and travel and tourism industries, throughout Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, South America, and International countries.

WCG is a public relations firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm generates $37 million in revenues a year, which makes WCG one of the largest PR firms, by total revenue. WCG's 300 employees provide public relations support for the communications, consumer products, healthcare, media, and technology industries, throughout Europe and North America countries.

DKC specializes in helping our clients achieve their business objectives by strategically shaping and impacting the news cycle. Our approach has never wavered: clients that come to DKC have a specific need to shape, define, and build their business typically across multiple audiences. It is our job to be strategic, proactive and leverage our knowledge of the multiplatform meta environment and our deep relationships to accomplish this goal. We are strategists, using our passion and deep knowledge of our clients’ industries to deliver every client’s key messages.

Qorvis represents the best of big and small: the reach and resources of a large Public Relations Advertising Interactive Agency and the quality client service of a boutique company.

ICR is a recognized leader in financial communications. In just over a decade since our founding, we consistently rank as one of the top independent financial communications firms in North America, and we are currently the eighth largest independent communications firm overall*. Our phenomenal growth and reputation for excellence was born from a simple premise: give clients the counsel and advice they expect and need every day to manage their most precious asset—the value of their company.

MDC Partners is a business transformation organization that utilizes, technology, marketing communications, advertising, data analytics, insights and strategic consulting solutions to drive meaningful returns on marketing and communications investments for multinational clients. Where great talent lives.