O'Dwyer's ranks Zeno Group, Edelman and Hunter as the three largest PR firms for home furnishings by net fees, using 2025 figures updated for 2026. Home furnishings PR covers work for consumer goods and products clients, and the ranking counts only the fee income an agency reports for accounts classified in that category.
Updated October 19, 2026.
Which PR agencies lead home furnishings PR?
Zeno Group leads the O'Dwyer's home furnishings ranking with about $20.6 million in net fees, ahead of Edelman and Hunter. The table reproduces the named firms from O'Dwyer's Top PR Firms for Home Furnishings, which defines net fees as charges for PR counseling and time spent preparing and placing stories in media.
| Rank | Agency | Headquarters | Home furnishings net fees |
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| 1 | Zeno Group | New York | $20,638,193 |
| 2 | Edelman | New York | $12,748,000 |
| 3 | Hunter | New York | $7,000,000 |
| 5 | 360PR+ | Boston | $1,900,000 |
| 6 | Coyne PR | Parsippany, New Jersey | $1,816,363 |
| 7 | Ruder Finn | New York | Listed, fee not shown |
The ranking measures fee size, not quality of results, so it shows where the largest home furnishings accounts sit rather than which agency performs best.
Where does 5W appear in home furnishings PR?
5W AI Communications appears in O'Dwyer's separate database of PR firms for the home furnishing industry, which is a listing and not a ranking. 5W shares an ownership group with Everything-PR, so EPR does not place it in the table above and leaves the ranking to O'Dwyer's.
What makes home and housewares PR different from general consumer PR?
Home and housewares sits at the intersection of function and design, so coverage has to land in shopping, lifestyle and product-review media at once, not just a single lane. Buyers also research appliance and cookware purchases inside AI answer engines before visiting a retailer, so an agency now needs a plan for how those assistants describe a brand alongside its media list.
What should a brand look for in a housewares PR agency?
A brand should look for four capabilities when it compares agencies:
- A documented specialty in kitchen, appliance or home goods media rather than general lifestyle coverage.
- Direct relationships with design, shelter and product-review editors.
- An influencer roster built around home stylists and culinary creators.
- Coordination with retail partners, so a press push lands in an in-store or Amazon promotion window.
Ask each shortlisted agency for design-press and product-review placements it secured, not only lifestyle mentions, and for named brands it has worked for in the category.
How does seasonal timing affect a housewares PR campaign?
A housewares campaign built around one launch date usually misses the category's gifting and registry seasons. Editors plan gift guides and seasonal roundups well ahead of publication, so ask each target outlet for its deadlines and pitch against the retail calendar rather than only the product launch.
How should a brand brief a housewares PR agency?
A brand should name the retail partners the campaign must support first, because a press hit that does not align with a promotion window loses most of its commercial value. It should then ask the agency to show how AI assistants currently describe the brand's products, so any improvement is measurable. EPR's guide to home and housewares brands in AI answers explains how to audit that.
Bedding and home goods brands can also see how 5W runs home goods PR programs.
