May '11 PR Rankings Issue - Odwyerpr.com

more select group of companies.
Bateman Group was among the
first to deliver a truly integrated
service offering, combining best
practices in social media marketing
and traditional PR to help
clients improve customer connectivity,
corporate reputation
and sales lead generation as well
as nurture individual opinions
and attitudes about their brands.
The firm is headquartered in San
Francisco with offices in New
York City and additional consultants
based in Boston.
Clients include: Baynote,
CoreMedia, EasyAsk, Guardian
Analytics, Jericho Forum,
Kapow Software, Little Kids
Rock, Motista, NatureBridge,
The Open Group, OPENLANE,
Panda Security, Platform
Computing, Protegrity, and
Recyclebank.
BEEHIVE PR
1021 Bandana Blvd. E., Suite 226
St. Paul, MN 55108
651/789-2232
www.beehivepr.biz
Lisa Hannum, President & CEO
Nicki Gibbs, Vice President
Beehive is a strategic PR boutique
located in Saint Paul, Minn.
We help our clients find creative
paths from where they are to where
they want to be. Our inspiration
comes from listening to what their
key audiences need, then engaging
them when and where it matters
most.
Our team of savvy strategists
comes from a wide range of backgrounds
— big agencies, non-profits
and major corporations. The
one thing we all have in common:
we pursue our work and our lives
with curiosity, dedication and energy.
We do our best work for clients
who are ready for game-changing
thinking and eye-popping results.
Beehive has deep expertise in a
range of global and niche industries,
including consumer and
retail, sports marketing, professional
services, financial services,
technology, manufacturing, medtech
and healthcare.
BOARDROOM
COMMUNICATIONS
INC.
1776 No. Pine Island Rd., #320
Plantation, FL 33322
954/370-8999
Fax: 954/370-8892
donsil@boardroompr.com
PROFILES OF TOP INDEPENDENT PR FIRMS
www.boardroompr.com
954/370-8999
Orlando-Tampa-South Florida
Don Silver, Chief Operating Officer
Boardroom Communications is
one of Florida’s top PR agencies
offering state, regional and
national coverage. The firm’s
experienced staff of public relations
and integrated marketing
professionals routinely handle
several high-profile crisis projects,
public affairs campaigns and
new product/project launches
each year.
Our highly experienced team
makes full use of the key communications
tools including traditional
media, social media, blogs,
search marketing, websites and
landing pages, email marketing,
community outreach, special
events and traditional advertising
to accomplish our clients’ objectives.
Boardroom has a diverse clientele
including public companies,
environmental, retail, real estate,
law firms, financial and banking,
not-for-profit, healthcare, insurance
companies and trade associations.
This is our 22nd year in business,
which has enabled us to
develop significant contacts with
the media, government and industry
associations throughout
Florida. We currently have
offices in South Florida, Tampa
and Orlando, providing our
clients with broad coverage
throughout the state.
We regularly monitor traditional
media, blogs and social networking
sites and handle all
inquiries for our clients. Call or
email us today if you are looking
to make a big splash with your
new product launch, public
affairs campaign or are faced with
a “Bet-the-Ranch” crisis.
BRANDWARE
PUBLIC RELATIONS
8399 Dunwoody Place
Atlanta, GA 30350
770/649-0880
www.brandwarepr.com
facebook.com/brandwarepr
twitter.com/brandwarepr
Elke Martin, President & Founder
Brandware Public Relations is
passionate about helping enthusiast
brands tell their unique stories
across external and internal communication
channels, including
digital and social media platforms.
Our full-service agency is
backed by a world-class market
research team, which means
every communications strategy
and campaign is grounded in analytics
and measurement. In addition
to the complete range of public
relations, media relations,
event, marketing communications
and market research services,
our specialized Social EyeQ
practice is based on a complete
business system that creates
awareness, leads and sales
through social media. We specialize
in expert content development,
be it an opinion piece for a
leading trade journal; a wellresearched
story pitch; creative
web copy or an informative white
paper. Our clients are categoryleading
brands in automotive,
powersports, health, technology
and consumer products categories.
We’re equally enthusiastic
about helping emerging brands
find their B2B or consumer voice.
You’ll love our work ethic, high
energy and — most importantly
— our results.
BUTLER
ASSOCIATES, LLC
204 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
212/685-4600
TButler@ButlerAssociates.com
www.ButlerAssociates.com
One Stamford Plaza
263 Tresser Blvd., 9th Flr.
Stamford, CT 06901
Thomas P. Butler, President
Stuart E. Miller, Senior Vice
President
Butler Associates represents a
prestigious roster of clients with
issues touching Capitol Hill, Wall
Street and Main Street. In 2011,
the firm’s Environmental and
Public Affairs practice was
ranked in the Top 30 in the nation
by O’Dwyer’s and among the top
5 in New York.
The firm conceptualizes and
manages impactful campaigns on
the local, state and national level.
With a senior management team
possessing over 65 years of
industry experience, Butler
Associates manages and directs
significant media awareness, editorial
page, financial relations and
educational campaigns, in addition
to a range of successful coalition
and stakeholder development
efforts.
Elke Martin, President and
Founder of Brandware Public
Relations.
Our clients have benefited significantly
from long-term partnerships
with the Butler
Associates and have achieved
numerous accolades and recognition
resulting from the award
winning campaigns Butler
Associates has developed.
CASHMAN + KATZ
76 Eastern Blvd.
Glastonbury, CT. 06033
860/652-0300
Fax: 860/652-0308
tonyc@cashman-katz.com
www.cashman-katz.com
125 E. 12th St. Suite 1H
New York, NY 10003
Tony Cashman, President & CEO
Cashman + Katz is a fully integrated
communications firm with
offices in Connecticut and New
York. For over 18 years we serve
our diverse clientele with breakthrough
consumer, financial,
business to business, technology,
healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit,
travel, tourism, sports,
entertainment and issue advocacy
campaigns.
C+K works on a senior staffing
productivity model focusing on
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