The List: Public relations firms, May 29, 2016
Mon, May 30, 2016 (2 a.m.)
| Company | Year established locally | PR employees | Number of local clients | Sample clients | Top executive | |
| 1a | BrainTrust 8948 Spanish Ridge Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-862-4242 • www.braintrustlv.com | 2006 | 36 | 37 | Ethel M Chocolates, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Richard Petty Driving Experience | Michael Coldwell, Kurt Ouchida, managing partners |
| 1b | Kirvin Doak 5230 W. Patrick Lane Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-737-3100 • kirvindoak.com | 1999 | 36 | 34 | MGM Resorts, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Electric Daisy Carnival | Bill Doak, partner |
| 3 | MassMedia 3333 E. Serene Ave., Suite 100 Henderson, NV 89074 702-433-4331 • massmediacc.com | 1997 | 34 | 14 | HealthCare Partners; Southwest Gas; McDonald’s | Kassi Belz, president |
| 4 | Bruce Merrin Public Relations 3885 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 3001 Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-367-0331 • celebrityspeakersentertainment.com | 1991 | 26 | 24 | Full Throttle Boxing; BluBlocker Sunglasses; Jeff Hoffman co-founder Priceline.com | Bruce Merrin, president |
| 5 | Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations & Public Affairs 100 N. City Parkway, Suite 750 Las Vegas, NV 89106 702-933-7777 • ffwpr.vegas | 1998 | 16 | 50 | Regional Transportation Commission, Summerlin/Howard Hughes Corp., Cox Communications, Southern Nevada Water Authority | Melissa Warren, managing partner |
| 6 | Wicked Creative 6173 S. Rainbow Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-868-4545 • wickedcreative.com | 2007 | 13 | Did not disclose | Aliante Casino, La Cave Wine & Food Hideaway, Life Time Fitness | Stephanie Wilson, president |
| 7 | The Firm Public Relations & Marketing 6157 S. Rainbow Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89131 702-739-9933 • thefirmpr.com | 1993 | 12 | 25 | AAA Nevada, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Three Square Food Bank | Solveig Raftery, president/CEO |
| 8a | The Ferraro Group 9516 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 310 Las Vegas, NV 89147 702-367-7771 • theferrarogroup.com | 2001 | 11 | 27 | Smith’s Food & Drug Stores, WGU Nevada, Nathan Adelson Hospice | Holly Silvestri, principal |
| 8b | Purdue Marion & Associates 3455 Cliff Shadows Parkway, Ste. 190 Las Vegas, NV 89129 702-222-2362 • www.purduemarion.com | 2002 | 11 | 20 | Lake Las Vegas, Mountain’s Edge Master Planned Community, Republic Services | Lynn Purdue and Bill Marion, partners |
| 8c | R&R Partners 900 S. Pavilion Center Drive Las Vegas, NV 89144 702-228-0222 • www.rrpartners.com | 1974 | 11 | Did not disclose | Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, NV Energy, American Medical Response | Billy Vassiliadis, CEO |
| 11a | Imagine Communications 11500 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 250 Henderson, NV 89052 702-837-8996 • weareimagine.com | 2000 | 10 | 40 | Galleria at Sunset, Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Valley Bank of Nevada | Brian Rouff, managing partner |
| 11b | Preferred Public Relations 2630 S. Jones Blvd. Las Vegas NV 89146 702-254-5704 • preferredpublicrelations.com | 1999 | 10 | 25 | Fremont Street Experience, Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria | Michele D. Tell-Woodrow, founder/president |
| 13a | Allied Integrated Marketing / 87AM 3340 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-832-3274 • alliedim.com | 2013 | 9 | Did not disclose | Venetian/Palazzo; Palms Casino Resort; Wolfgang Puck Worldwide | Steve Flynn, senior vice president, publicity |
| 13b | Trosper Communications 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 275 Henderson, NV 89074 702-965-1617 • trospercommunications.com | 2010 | 9 | 20 | SR Construction; Las Vegas Firefighters; Holly Energy Partners | Elizabeth Trosper, principal |
| 15 | one7 communications 5565 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 106 Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-472-7692 • one7communications.com | 2013 | 8 | 18 | STK, Affinity Gaming, Emerils Restaurants, Block 16 Hospitality | Dawn M Britt, founder/CEO |
| 16a | Sutton Watkins Advertising & Marketing 5858 S. Pecos Road, Suite 200 Las Vegas NV 89120 702-270-2147 • www.suttonwatkins.com | 1998 | 6 | Did not disclose | StoreageOne, All Bail Bonds, RCC | Kathy Watkins, owner |
| 16b | Vox Solid Communications 4071 Wild Eagle Circle Las Vegas, NV 89129 702-586-2137 • wearevoxsolid.com | 2011 | 6 | 27 | The Mob Museum; Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group; Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada | Marina Nicola and Erika Pope, owners and partners |
| 18a | 10e Media 1930 Village Center Circle, Suite 3-191 Las Vegas, NV 89134 702-476-1010 • www.10eMedia.com | 2010 | 5 | Did not disclose | Community Ambulance, Cannery Casino Resorts, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children | Kendall Tenney, CEO |
| 18b | B&P Advertising, Media & Public Relations 900 S. Pavilion Center Drive, Suite 170 Las Vegas, NV 89144 702-967-2222 • bpadlv.com | 2001 | 5 | 16 | The Cosmopolitan, Nevada State Bank, Southwest Medical Associates | Chuck Johnston, president |
| 18c | Crowd Siren 520 E. Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV, 89101 702-406-3471 • socialmediamodels.com | 2010 | 5 | Did not disclose | Born and Raised, Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, Grand Canyon Destinations | Lauralie Lee Ezra, founder/CEO of Crowd Siren |
| 18d | PR Plus 5576 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-696-1999 • prpluslv.com | 1999 | 5 | 20 | Station Casinos, Topgolf, Palms Casino Resort | Alissa Kelly, COO |
| 18e | Quillin Advertising, PR & Social Media 8080 W. Sahara Ave., Suite A Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-256-5511 • www.quillinlv.com | 2002 | 5 | Did not disclose | America First Credit Union, Best Mattress, Chapman Automotive | Tim Quillin, president and CEO |
| 23a | Penna Powers 2470 St. Rose Parkway, Suite. 208 Las Vegas, NV 89074 702-901-7233 • pennapowers.com | 2012 | 4 | 4 | Did not disclose | Chuck Penna, CEO |
| 23b | Virgen Digital. Brand. Marketing 2470 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 308 Henderson, NV, 89074 702-616-0624 • virgenlv.com | 1999 | 4 | 4 | Miracle Mile Shops, HofbrŠuhaus America/Las Vegas, Southern Nevada Health District | Merrell Virgen, digital marketing consultant |
| 25 | Sarah Thornton Public Relations 10161 Park Run Drive, Suite 150 Las Vegas, NV 89145 702-851-5800 • sarahthorntonpr.com | 2007 | 2 | Did not disclose | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties, ASCAYA, WestCorp Management Group | Sarah Thornton, president |
| 26a | Blue Cube Marketing Solutions Did not disclose 702-341-8859 • 1bluecube.com | 2002 | 1 | 4 | Caridad, Higher Ground Creative Agency | Tami Belt, owner/CEO |
| 26b | Mary Vail, MBA Publicist 7473 W Lake Mead, Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89128 702-289-2225 • maryvailpublicist.com | 1999 | 1 | 1 | Paragon Pools, numerous local nonprofits | Mary Vail, MBA, owner and president |
| 26c | Steinbeck Communications 10209 James Harbin Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89129 702-413-4278 • steinbeckcommunications.com | 2004 | 1 | Did not disclose | Aristocrat, Gaming Laboratories Intl, JCM Global | Paul Speirs-Hernandez, president |
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