SECTOR REPORT

Public Relations Firms

Ranked by number of Long Island Employees

More Sector Reports | Staff Writer

March 10, 2003

	Company	No. of L.I. Employees	President or CEO	Specialties Include	Industries Served	Web address, Fax, E-Mail
1	Syntax Communication	26	Michael Conte	Full service marketing firm	Public relations, web development branch, logo development, CD Rom interactive and creative solutions	www.syntaxcom.com
	93 Main St.					631-589-4082
	West Sayville, 11796					mconte@syntaxcom.com
	631-589-4000

2	Zimmerman/Edelson, Inc.	22	Robert Zimmerman and Ron Edelson	Education, municipal, real estate development	Education, energy, real estate, municipalities	www.zimmed.com
	5 Bond St.					516-829-1561
	Great Neck, 11021					info@zimmed.com
	516-829-8374

3	Cordes Public Relations-CPR	20	Pamela Cordes	Automotive, wineries, medical	Wineries, automotive, medical, catering, retail, education, restaurants	www.cordespr.com
	407 East Main St.					631-473-7194
	Port Jefferson, 11777					pamcordes@cordespr.com
	631-473-7195

4	Epoch 5 Public Relations	18	Katherine Heaviside	Media relations, issues management, marketing, community relations	Healthcare, education, real estate, not for profit, technology, business services	www.epoch5.com
	755 New York Ave.					631-427-1740
	Suite 400					kheaviside@epoch5.com
	Huntington, 11743
	631-427-1713

5	Scott Cooper Associates, Ltd.	17	Scott Cooper	Strategic planning, media relations, crisis communications, community relations	Technology, finance, manufacturing and entertainment	www.scottcooper.com
	35 Pinelawn Rd.					631-249-9710
	Suite 212E					n/a
	Melville, 11747
	631-249-9700

6	Progressive Marketing Group, Inc.	16	Jamie P. Stanco	Strategic marketing, tactical marketing, branding, PR	Healthcare, business and finance, consumer products, imaging products, employee benefits	www.pmgstrategic.com
	125 Baylis Rd.					631-756-7165
	Ste. 270					jstanco@pmgstrategic.com
	Melville, 11747
	631-756-7160

7	Ryan & Ryan PR, Inc.	15	Kevin and Kathy Ryan	Press relations, crisis management, government relations, newsletters	Retail, government, public utilities, private industry	www.ryanprinc.com
	90 Conklin St.					516-293-5899
	Farmingdale, 11735					kevin@ryanprinc.com
	516-293-5700

8	Todd S. Shapiro Associates	14	Todd Shapiro	Publicity, government, crisis management, community relations	Hospitality, healthcare, education, retail, unions, not for profit, financial	n/a
	90 Adams Ave.					631-952-1818
	Suite K					todd@toddshapiroassoc.com
	Hauppauge, 11788
	631-952-2600

9	Kodora Communications, LLC	12	Dan O'Connell	PR, marketing collateral, website development	Consumer, cosmetics, fashion, fragrance, health and beauty, travel and tourism, corporate, accounting, executive recruiting, financial, telecommunications	www.kodora.com
	2150 Joshua's Path Suite 100					631-952-4686
	Hauppauge, 11788					dan@kodora.com
	631-952-4600


9	Rowan and Blewitt	12	Henry Boerner	Corporate governance, corporate strategic communication, issues management, crisis response	Pharmaceutical, healthcare, banking, financial services, professional service organizations, manufacturing, auto, electronic food and beverage	www.rowanblewitt.com
	90 Second St.					516-741-3131
	Mineola, 11501					info@rowanblewitt.com
	516-741-8877


11	Corbett Associates, Inc.	11	Bill Corbett Jr.	Media relations, marketing, corporate communications, community relations, crisis communication	Real estate, technology, restaurants, financial services, accounting, entertainment, special events, commercial moving	www.corbettpr.com
	111 So. Tyson Ave.					516-328-2545
	Floral Park, 11001					wjcorbett@corbettpr.com
	516-775-0435


11	HJMT Communications, LLC	11	Hilary JM Topper	National and local publicity, special events, seminar coordination, promotional materials, press kits, bylined articles	Consumer products, financial, B2B, not for profit	www.hjmt.com
	2-12 W. Park Ave.					516-889-1729
	Suite 303					info@hjmt.com
	Long Beach, 11561
	516-432-9133

11	The Business Development Group, Inc.	11	Lucy Rosen	PR, marketing, business development, special event, productions, graphic design	B2B. medical, health, entrepreneurial start-ups, women owned businesses	www.businessdevelopmentgroup.com
	585 Stewart Ave. Suite 790					516-228-9488
	Garden City, 11530					lucyrosen@aol.com
	516-222-0236

14	The Blankman Group, LLC	10	Howard Blankman	Crisis and issues management, corporate reputation management, government, public and community affairs, media relations, health services, promotions	Financial services, public affairs, non-profit, real estate, banking, education, cable TV professional services, hospitality	www.blankmangroup.com
	500 Old Country Rd.					516-877-2653
	Suite 103					info@blankmangroup.com
	Garden City, 11530
	516-877-2616


15	Grossman Strategies	8	Mark J. Grossman	Government relations, lobbying, community relations issue advocacy, event management	Not for profit, trade associations, energy companies, utilities and telecommunication firms	www.grossman.net
	Airport Corporate Center					631-563-4422
	630 Johnson Avenue Suite 105					mark@grossman.net
	Bohemia, 11716
	631-563-4400

16	Nightingale & Nightingale, Inc.	7	Alyssa Nightingale	PR, marketing, advertising, communications	Consumer, not for profit, B2B, real estate and development, healthcare, food and beverage	www.nightingalecommuncations.com
	93 Main St.					631-367-3783
	Cold Spring Harbor, 11724					info@advol.com
	631-367-8599

16	WordHampton Public Relations, Inc.	7	Steve Haweeli	Restaurant public relations	Food and beverage, security, real estate	www.wordhampton.com
	512 Three Mile Harbor-Hog Creek Highway					631-267-1077
	East Hampton, 11937					steve@wordhampton.com
	631-329-0050

18	Thomas Public Relations, Inc.	6	Karen Thomas	Press releases, strategy, trade shows, press tours, press conferences, awards	High tech	www.thomas-pr.com
	33 Walt Whitman Rd. #207					631-549-1129
	Huntington Station, 11746					kthomas@thomas-pr.com
	631-549-7575

19	The Jarchin Group, Inc.	5	Andrew Jarchin	Publicity, media relations, crisis management, production, new product intro	Healthcare, media, medical, manufacturing, publishing	n/a
	1160 E. Jericho Turnpike					631-427-7189
	Huntington, 11743					info@jarchin.com
	631-427-7188

19	Tobol Group, Inc.*	5	Mitch Tobol	B2B, B2C	n/a	www.tobolgroup.com
	14 Vanderventer Ave.					516-767-8185
	Port Washington, 11050					info@tobolgroup.com
	516-767-8182

21	Brashe Advertising, Inc.	5	Harvey Cherkis	Print, broadcast, marketing, sales promotion	Healthcare, education, retail, B2B	n/a
	420 Jericho Turnpike					516-932-7264
	Jericho, 11753					brasheads@hotmail.com
	516-935-5544

21	Advertising Works, Inc.	5	Eileen J. Hattersley	Corporate marketing	all	www.advertisingworksinc.com
	46 Buccaneer Lane					631-444-0177
	East Setauket, 11733					info@advertisingworksinc.com
	631-444-0176

23	Images & Concepts, Inc.	3	Iris Thall	Corporate branding, logo design, brochures, catalogs, newsletters, corp. and product publicity, web design and hosting, media relations, trade shows	Manufacturing, service, communications, not for profit, professional segments	n/a
	598 Old Bridge Rd.					631-757-3399
	Northport, 11768					n/a
	631-757-3393



24	LCH Communications	2	Lisa Hendrickson	Media relations, press kit development, strategic counsel	Technology, B2B, not for profit	www.lchcommunications.com
	18 Crestwood Rd.					516-944-7417
	Port Washington, 11050					lisa@lchcommuniations.com
	516-767-8390

* Not confirmed by company, last year's data
Compiled by Rosanne Joset. Updates may be phoned to her at (631) 843-2872 or faxed to (631) 843-5459.