Edelman (firm)

For other uses, see Edelman (disambiguation).

Edelman
FormerlyDaniel J. Edelman and Associates
Company typePrivate
IndustryPublic relations
Founded1952; 72 years ago (1952)
FounderDaniel Edelman
Headquarters
250 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
U.S.[1]
Number of locations
60
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Richard Edelman
(CEO)
Matthew Harrington
(President and COO)
RevenueUS$1,079m (2022)
Number of employees
6,433[when?][citation needed]
Websiteedelman.com

Edelman is a multinational American public relations and marketing consultancy firm. The company was founded in 1952 and named after its founder, Daniel Edelman.[2] Since 1996 and as of November 2023, Edelman has been run by his son Richard Edelman, from its primary headquarters in New York City.[1][3][4] As of 2022, it is the largest public relations firm in the world by revenue,[5] with around 6,000 employees[6] across 60 global offices.[7]

Edelman has been accused of establishing astroturf campaigns (seemingly grassroots groups that are fronts for industry) for its clients.[8][9][10] The company has provided services for the fossil fuel industry, which includes earning hundreds of millions of dollars to advocate on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute, a fossil fuel industry group dedicated to the advancement of climate change denial and blocking of climate legislation.[10][11] It is a partner organization of the World Economic Forum.[12]

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  2. ^ Miller, Stephen (January 15, 2013). "Daniel Edelman 1920-2013; Public-Relations Pioneer Began with 'Toni Twins' Stunt". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  3. ^ "Claudia González Romo, Richard Edelman". The New York Times. September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Richard Edelman". Edelman. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Top 10". PRovoke Media. May 16, 2022. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "About Us". Edelman. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "How Edelman kept 6,000 remote employees connected". Axios. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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  11. ^ "More than 450 scientists call on PR and ad firms to cut their ties with fossil fuel clients". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Edelman". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.