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Top 25 Issues management firms based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 1,371 issues management firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 18,994 professional contacts across them, including 7,948 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers issues management firms headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest issues management firms based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,242 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 693 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “ICR is a strategic communications and advisory firm that helps management teams align how they communicate with how markets think.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 543 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Prosek Partners builds – and protects – the top brands in business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 349 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “DKC is a full service public relations, marketing and government affairs firm and part of the Acceleration Community of Companies, Based in New York City, and with offices in Los…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 302 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Built to operate with the speed and intensity of a political campaign, BerlinRosen takes a 360-degree approach to communications, activating audiences and elevating story above…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 204 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “MediaLink is the leading consulting firm serving the media and marketing industry’s C-suite.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 166 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are now FGS Global.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 161 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Rational Way: All in Partners Rational 360 is a leading full-service strategic communications and digital agency, with offices and staff located across the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 122 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Infinite Global is an award-winning strategic communications firm specializing in PR, Content & Campaigns, Digital, and Crisis & Litigation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 111 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Narrative is a full-service strategic communications firm creatively solving today’s most demanding reputational and public affairs challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 109 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Gregory FCA, we’re a 30-year success story, forged by exceeding client expectations during every engagement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 99 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “It starts with a goal: yours.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 86 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “H/Advisors Abernathy is a trusted strategic communications advisor that partners with companies, investment firms and other organizations to engage core stakeholders as they…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 85 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We work with corporations, trade associations, and nonprofits to change hearts and minds, move public opinion, and help brands connect to the public conscience in a rapidly…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 80 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Res Publica Group is an independently owned, full-service strategic communications agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 77 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Identity is a national public relations, marketing and creative agency that thrives on high expectations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 72 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Sachs Media is a U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Omnicom Public Relations brings together more than of the best minds in the communications industry to deliver meaningful, measurable results for clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 69 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Marathon combines research, digital, and communications strategies to meet complex PR challenges with simple solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 67 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Cone is a public relations and marketing agency known for igniting brands with high-impact strategies and programs based on deep insights, unique subject matter expertise and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 66 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Where Entertainment + Communication align.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 64 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Pierpont Communications is an integrated marketing communications and public relations firm that brings a results-driven approach to support clients in elevating their brands…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 62 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Davies has turned public affairs into an art.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 55 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Ward is an award-winning Houston-based communications firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 54 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We believe our strength is in helping clients direct-rather than react to-the ongoing conversations about them in the marketplace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: issues management firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names issues management firms.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of issues management firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name issues management firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Issues management firms based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,371 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among issues management firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “issues management firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names issues management firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among issues management firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,948 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Issues management firms by metro
- Issues management firms in New York134
- Issues management firms in Washington111
- Issues management firms in Los Angeles48
- Issues management firms in Chicago39
- Issues management firms in Atlanta30
- Issues management firms in Austin29
- Issues management firms in Boston29
- Issues management firms in Dallas27
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names issues management firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many issues management firms are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 1,371 issues management firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Edelman, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most issues management firms?
New York leads with 134 headquartered companies, followed by Washington (111) and Los Angeles (48).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 7,948 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,371 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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