Edelman

Edelman is the world’s largest independent public relations firm, with 2700 employees in 48 offices worldwide. The firm was named Number One Ranked Independent PR Firm by O’Dwyer’s, PRWeek’s Large Agency of the Year for 2006 and the Holmes’ Group’s Large Agency of the year for 2006. AdvertisingAge named Edelman the best PR firm in its 2005 “Best Agencies” issue and PRWeek awarded the firm its “Editor’s Choice” distinction.

Edelman’s PR-centric approach brings together expertise from a wide range of business practices and industries. The Edelman network also includes four specialty firms – Blue (advertising), First & 42nd (management consulting), StrategyOne (research) and BioScience Communications (medical education and publishing) – to provide clients with a comprehensive spectrum of communications services. Edelman is among the PR industry’s leaders in developing client programs that integrate new media platforms and user-generated media such as blogs, podcasts, and social networks.

Clients include American Petroleum Institute, AstraZeneca, Daily Management, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Novartis, Pfizer, Unilever, UPS, and Wal-Mart.