Top 20 PR Consultants in Washington DC

A trade association wanted to create a high profile, visible media presence for its executives. Pinkston Group helped create media placements, speaking engagements, op-ed drafting and helping the CEO publish a book.

"Pinkston placed for the CEO more than 130 op-eds in 2012, and more than 160 in 2013 – stunning results by any measure. For speaking engagements, Pinkston Group pitched and placed the CEO at about one conference per week, around the world for the years from 2012-14. Outstanding results." — Senior Director, Trade Association

A broadcasting trade association hired REQ to drive awareness and engagement for a grassroots campaign meant to enact policy changes for one of its 2 major groups of users. REQ designed a digital strategy that included building and designing a website in addition to promoting the campaign across social and community channels. 

“They've transformed our website, making it much more modern, user-friendly, and appealing overall. Encouraging us to think more creatively, they've also helped us reach new audiences.”  – VP of Marketing, Broadcasting Trade Association

Merritt Group developed a public relations strategy for a software company. This includes creating pitches, managing an influencer program on Twitter, and securing bylines for GoodData. The client praised how prompt, responsible, and helpful the company was throughout the project.

“They’re extraordinarily easy to work with. They're willing to do research before making final strategic decisions.” – Director of Corporate Communications, Software Company 
 

Scott Circle Communications developed a communication strategy that would resonate with a nonprofit's activist base and the public in general. The team provided monthly reports and would follow up to ensure needs were being met. The client has received positive feedback about their mission as a result of the strategy.

“They're an essential part of our communications team. We constantly get feedback not just from our members, but from the public and congressional representatives about how powerful our statements are. We've been able to get our message into high-profile print, TV and digital media channels, so we're happy with the outcome.” –Chief of Staff, Nonprofit Organization

An investment management firm hired Power Digital to help them gain an understanding of their customer demand potential and have an analysis of the dynamics of their competition. To achieve these goals, Power Digital did a full audit of paid search, social media, landing pages, SEO, analytics, and PR. They completed the project and provided the firm with the outcome of the audit which was exactly what they needed to move forward.

"Overall, the team is very well and appropriately staffed and have a consistent project management and communication structure." - CEO, Investment Management Firm

Bluetext was hired by a software company in need of a new website. Bluetext designed two interactive microsites for the client and provided front-end development services.

"Bluetext was very accommodating with our tight schedule and constant demands. They made sure we were delivering everything on time and they were very receptive to our back and forth as we got feedback from stakeholders." – Associate Creative Director, Software Company

Remove Reports provided reputation management services for a personal project to mitigate negative content. They removed the content from search results within a week and continue to monitor search results. Overall, the client was impressed with the team's work.

"I was impressed with their responsiveness. They seemed genuinely interested in getting the matter resolved quickly." — Individual, Personal Project

One of Sensis’ clients is an energy company that wanted to connect with its community with a bilingual PR campaign. Sensis organized community events, worked with local media, and designed and produced all the advertising material.

“In many ways, I feel that we're their only client. I know that's kind of a cliché – the way that they have been able to sometimes just drop everything else, get what we needed done, and bring in any additional partners, if necessary. They've really done an outstanding job.” – Communications Manager, Energy Company

Williams Whittle helped a nonprofit rebrand its online presence. After conducting research, they designed a new logo, enhanced website aesthetics, and produced a video. The vendor's contributions created a solid foundation for the brand relaunch. 

"Williams Whittle not only helped create attractive campaign materials but also provided additional design work outside of the scope of work." – Executive Director, Nonprofit

A city tourism and events authority agency hired LRA for an ongoing engagement to provide services that would generate media exposure for events happening in the city. As prt of the engagement, LRA runs several PR and marketing services to create event awareness and ticket sales, help with event logistics, push events to their media contacts. They also formulate marketing communications plans comprised of ad sales and other factors and, after securing approval, execute the plans. To date, LRA has been meeting expectations with their work.

"Every project they’ve done for us has been a win. There’s been increases in ticket sales and media awareness." - Director of Special Events and Business Development, City Tourism and Events Authority Agency

Media Theory worked on media engagement for a non-partisan think tank. They provided 360-degree media engagement services, which included writing op-eds and pitching journalists. They also lead social media engagement and outreach. The client was impressed with the increase in engagement that resulted from the project.

“The number of Twitter and Facebook followers have increased since we started working with Media Theory. We’ve also seen an increase in the number of retweets and other engagement.” – Director, Non-Partisan Think Tank

A software development firm hired Strategies 360 to provide high-quality development resources. Strategies 360 worked quickly to supply backend development, touchscreen capabilities, WordPress support, and other web development help. 

“They’re excellent, well-organized, and very responsive to changes and incoming requests. They hit all their deadlines and we have no complaints about the work they produced. ” - CEO, Software Development Firm

LGND was hired by an Education Nonprofit to develop a digital data story to present the Nonprofit's research to their intended audience. The end product, presented through a social media campaign, was well received by external stakeholders and audiences.

"Their greatest strengths were their creativity that could be translated into actionable steps" - Director of Engagement, Education Nonprofit

Working with a mental health organization, RGC handles graphic design work of a suicide prevention initiative. Their deliverables are high-quality, and they seamlessly manage the engagement through a detail-oriented methodology.

"They explain industry-specific concepts well and don’t rely too much on jargon." Coordinator, Community Health Organzation

A telecommunications company that manages an online directory needed to refresh the website. Shrewd Marketing rebuilt the site with a focus on improving functionality and search results. Shrewd Marketing now provides site maintenance and monitors sales performance.

"We have increased our advertisers’ visibility exponentially on the new platform as a result of the ad-serving technology that is built into Shrewd’s technology. The platform presents more relevant ads within the internal search results of the directory, increasing the value we offer our business customers." — SVP of Enterprise Sales, Telecom Company