Edited on Jun 28, 2026.
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Atlanta is one of the most important regional PR markets in the southeastern United States — home to the headquarters of Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Home Depot, UPS, Chick-fil-A, Aflac, NCR Voyix, and a dense ecosystem of Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 corporates. The city hosts CNN, Cox Enterprises, and a substantial media-and-entertainment economy, plus growing technology, fintech, healthcare, and logistics sectors. The Atlanta PR market reflects this concentration — with major holding-company offices, longstanding regional independents, and integrated marketing communications firms all competing for the corporate work that flows from the headquartered Fortune base.
Leading Atlanta PR Firms
Jackson Spalding
Founded: 1995 · HQ: Atlanta, GA
Core Strengths: Integrated marketing and PR, branding, digital strategy, corporate reputation, consumer
Notable Clients: Chick-fil-A, Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Toyota, Google, L.L.Bean
Why They Matter: Atlanta's largest independent integrated marketing and PR firm — approximately 150 staff across Atlanta, Athens, Dallas, and Los Angeles. Multi-generational client relationships with major Atlanta-headquartered corporates. See EPR's Jackson Spalding profile.
Edelman Atlanta
Founded: 1952 (firm); Atlanta office substantial · Network: Independent (DJE Holdings)
Core Strengths: Brand communications, crisis management, corporate reputation, healthcare, technology, food and beverage
Notable Clients: Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever (firm-wide roster)
Why They Matter: The world's largest independent PR firm. The Atlanta office anchors regional southeastern coverage for major multinational accounts.
Ogilvy Atlanta
Network: WPP
Core Strengths: Strategic communications, creative, digital marketing, corporate brand, healthcare
Notable Clients: IBM, American Express, Ford (firm-wide roster)
Why They Matter: Part of one of the largest marketing communications networks globally. The Atlanta office serves multinational clients with substantial creative-and-PR integrated capability.
Cookerly Public Relations
Founded: 1994 · HQ: Atlanta, GA
Core Strengths: Integrated communication, corporate reputation, crisis management, digital innovation, healthcare, technology
Notable Clients: Verizon, Truist (formerly SunTrust), Emory University
Why They Matter: Long-established Atlanta independent led by Carol Cookerly. Deep regional media relationships, integrated communications model, sustained Fortune 500 client base.
The Wilbert Group
HQ: Atlanta, GA · Led by Tony Wilbert
Core Strengths: Real estate, financial services, professional services PR, media relations, content creation, social media strategy
Notable Clients: JLL, CBRE, Cousins Properties
Why They Matter: Atlanta's leading specialist real estate and financial services PR firm. Deep Atlanta business-press relationships and substantial commercial real estate sector capability.
MSL Atlanta
Network: Publicis Groupe
Core Strengths: Consumer marketing, corporate reputation, crisis management, healthcare, food and beverage
Notable Clients: Procter & Gamble, General Motors, Nestlé (firm-wide roster)
Why They Matter: The strategic communications arm of Publicis Groupe. Atlanta office anchors regional southeastern coverage with substantial integrated capability.
Nebo Agency
Founded: 2005 · HQ: Atlanta, GA
Core Strengths: Integrated marketing, traditional PR, digital methods, brand, content, engagement
Notable Clients: Porsche, Mailchimp (Intuit), Georgia Tech
Why They Matter: Human-centric agency model with integrated brand-and-PR capability. Major Atlanta technology, automotive, and education client base.
Atlanta Sector Specializations
Consumer brands and CPG. The headquarters concentration of Coca-Cola, Chick-fil-A, Home Depot, UPS, and the broader Fortune 500 Atlanta base drives substantial consumer brand PR activity. Jackson Spalding, Edelman Atlanta, and MSL Atlanta anchor the largest consumer-brand engagements.
Media and entertainment. CNN's Atlanta headquarters, Cox Enterprises (Cox Communications, AJC), Tyler Perry Studios, and the broader Atlanta production economy support a substantial media and entertainment PR sector. Atlanta's "Hollywood of the South" film production industry generates dedicated entertainment communications work.
Real estate and commercial development. The Wilbert Group anchors the specialist real estate PR sector. Atlanta's substantial commercial real estate market — JLL, CBRE, Cousins Properties, the broader REIT and development community — generates sustained sector activity.
Technology and fintech. Mailchimp (Intuit), NCR Voyix, FleetCor, Equifax, and the broader Atlanta technology ecosystem support a growing tech PR sector. Nebo Agency, Jackson Spalding, and the major holding-company technology practices all serve this category.
Healthcare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University and Emory Healthcare, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and the broader Atlanta healthcare and life sciences sector generate substantial healthcare PR activity.
Aviation and logistics. Delta Air Lines, UPS, and the broader Atlanta aviation and logistics economy (anchored by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport — the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic) generate sustained aviation, hospitality, and logistics communications work.
Sports. The Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta United, and the broader Atlanta sports economy generate dedicated sports communications activity, often run through specialist firms or holding-company sports practices.
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