Edelman (firm)

Edelman
Formerly	Daniel J. Edelman and Associates
Company type	Private
Industry	Public relations
Founded	1952
Founder	Daniel Edelman
Headquarters	New York City and Chicago
Number of locations	60
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Richard Edelman; (CEO); Matthew Harrington; (President and COO)
Revenue	$1,079m (2022)
Number of employees	6,433[when?][citation needed]
Website	edelman.com

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

Edelman has a history of establishing astroturf campaigns (seemingly grassroots groups that are fronts for industry) for its clients.^[6]^[7]^[8] 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.^[8]^[9] It is a partner organization of the World Economic Forum.^[10]

^ 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.
^ "Richard Edelman". Edelman. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^ "Top 10". PRovoke Media. May 16, 2022. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
^ "About Us". Edelman. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
^ "How Edelman kept 6,000 remote employees connected". Axios. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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^ "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.
^ "Edelman". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.

[wsji-1] 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.

[richardceo-2] "Richard Edelman". Edelman. Retrieved November 2, 2023.

[3] "Top 10". PRovoke Media. May 16, 2022. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[4] "About Us". Edelman. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[5] "How Edelman kept 6,000 remote employees connected". Axios. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

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[:4-9] "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.

[10] "Edelman". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.

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