Marketing Maven, founded in 2009 by Lindsey Carnett, is a bicoastal integrated marketing and public relations firm ranked #10 in Los Angeles by O'Dwyer's in 2025.
The Global Situation Room (GSR) is a Los Angeles-based public affairs consulting firm founded circa 2016 by Johanna Maska, former Director of Press Advance for President Obama (2008-2015, traveled to 40+ countries). Currently 10th anniversary. Specialty: crisis and reputation management, public affairs, global strategy. Operates Situation Room Studios podcast division. Publishes annual public affairs and reputation indexes. Maska is a NewsNation contributor.
They're often connected with issue advocacy campaigns, crisis communications, and government relations, as well as public land use management too.
Los Angeles is the second-largest PR market in the US. The agencies, sectors, and operators running LA's PR industry — entertainment, beauty, sports, and Silicon Beach tech.