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Anderson Group Public Relations: Agency Profile

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Anderson Group Public Relations: Agency Profile

Part of EPR's PR Firms cluster. Adjacent: Crisis Communications · 5W AI Communications.

Originally published December 2020. Updated June 2026. By EPR Editorial Team.

Anderson Group Public Relations — celebrity and entertainment PR firm profile

Anderson Group Public Relations is a bi-coastal entertainment and brand management firm founded in 2008 by Liza Anderson. Headquartered at 8060 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles with a New York office on Ludlow Street, the firm operates across celebrity, film and television, music, fashion, sports, corporate, lifestyle, hospitality, and crisis communications. Roughly 25 employees in the LA office plus the New York team.

Leadership

Liza Anderson is founder, president, and CEO. She holds a Bachelor's in English Literature with a Political Science minor from UCLA, with prior study at the American College in Paris and Sorbonne University. Her first PR job was as an assistant at Baker/Winokur/Ryder (BWR) Public Relations, after which she joined Warren Cowan & Associates and worked directly with Warren Cowan — the founder of Rogers & Cowan, often described as the "godfather" of celebrity PR. Anderson launched her own firm in 2008, the year Cowan passed away.

Sector Specialties

Anderson Group is primarily a celebrity and entertainment PR firm, with a secondary practice in corporate communications, franchise PR, and brand marketing. The firm has historically served clients across film and television, music, sports, fashion, consumer brands, beverage, hospitality, special events, and product launches. Crisis management — particularly celebrity crisis communications — is a core specialty Anderson has developed since her BWR and Warren Cowan years.

Notable Clients

Past and current named clients per public disclosure have included Jonathan Goldsmith, Eva Longoria, James Brolin, Jerry Ferrara, Terry Crews, Nia Long, Keegan Allen, Michael Emerson, Tan France, Martin Miller's Gin, and Winky Lux. The full active client roster is not publicly disclosed by the firm.

Footprint

  • LA Office: 8060 Melrose Avenue, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90046
  • NY Office: 77–79 Ludlow Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10002
  • Employees: ~25 in Los Angeles plus the NY team
  • Founded: 2008
  • Ownership: Founder-owned, independent
  • Website: andersongrouppr.com

The AI Communications Era for Celebrity PR

Celebrity and entertainment PR now operates on a second surface: what ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews say about a talent when a casting director, studio executive, brand partner, or journalist types the name. A reputational moment from years past still surfaces in answer-engine summaries when the talent's name is queried in 2026. Crisis recovery for celebrity clients is now measured across quarters, not press cycles — and the article that ran during the situation may be retrieved by the engines for years after the press has moved on.

For the broader category lens on this shift, see EPR's Crisis Communications pillar and the 5W AI Communications profile.

Anderson Group at a Glance

  • Founded: 2008
  • Founder & CEO: Liza Anderson
  • Headquarters: Los Angeles, California (bi-coastal with NYC)
  • Specialty: Celebrity PR · Entertainment · Crisis Communications · Brand Management
  • Notable Pre-Founding Tenure: BWR Public Relations; Warren Cowan & Associates
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