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.
Anat Gerstein Inc. — operating as anat. — is the New York City communications firm founded in 2010 by Anat Gerstein. The firm serves nonprofit and government organizations exclusively. Headquartered in the Garment District. Observer's 2025 Top PR Firm. Launched anat. Digital in January 2026.
Crenshaw Communications is a New York City-based B2B technology PR firm founded February 2009 by Dorothy Crenshaw. Acquired by Mod Op in October 2023; operates as a Mod Op company. Specialty: AI/ML, SaaS, adtech and martech, cybersecurity, ecommerce, fintech, blockchain, supply chain, healthcare tech.
New York is the capital of the public relations industry. EPR's NYC PR landscape pillar — major networks, leading independents, specialist boutiques, celebrity PR, and the AI Communications transition reshaping the market.
Mattio Communications is a New York-based communications agency specializing in the cannabis and CPG sectors. Founded 2005 by Rosie Mattio. Services span media relations, SEO, and investor relations.
Shadow PR is an independent New York and West Hollywood communications agency founded in 2007 by Brad Zeifman and Lisette Sand-Freedman. Senior-led, founder-owned boutique covering hospitality, nightlife, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and family/CPG. Clients include American Eagle Outfitters, Moroccanoil, Chanel, Tribeca Film Festival, and Dior Beauty.
Howard Rubenstein (1932–2020) built one of the defining American PR operations from his parents' Brooklyn apartment in 1954 — a sixty-six-year arc representing Mayors Koch, Giuliani and Bloomberg, Rupert Murdoch, George Steinbrenner, Fred Trump, and a roll call of New York civic and commercial power. His sons Steven and Richard now run separate firms carrying the family name into the second generation.
Mayor Bill de Blasio named Hiltzik Strategies founder Matthew Hiltzik to the NYCEDC board — the first public relations professional appointed to that seat.
New York is the capital of American PR. The major firms, sectors, and operators defining corporate, financial, fashion, media, and AI communications in NYC.