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| Company and top executive | 2017 capitalized billings | Sample clients | Year established locally | |
| 1 | R&R Partners
900 S. Pavilion Center Las Vegas NV 89144 702-318-4303 • rrpartners.com Billy Vassiliadis, CEO | $333 million | Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, MGM Resorts International, Southern Nevada Water Authority | 1974 |
| 2 | SK+G 8912 Spanish Ridge Ave., Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-478-4000 • skg.global John Schadler, managing partner/founder | $60 million | Vegas Golden Knights, Boyd Gaming, Konica Minolta | 1999 |
| 3 | BrainTrust 8948 Spanish Ridge Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-862-4242 • braintrustagency.com Michael Coldwell & Kurt Ouchida, managing partners | $42 million | Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Ethel M Chocolates, Pahrump Tourism | 2006 |
| 4 | B&P Advertising, Media and Public Relations 900 S. Pavilion Center Drive, Suite 170 Las Vegas NV 89144 702-967-2222 • bpadlv.com Chuck Johnston, president | $40 million | The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Southwest Medical Associates, Nevada State Bank | 2001 |
| 5 | Bruce Merrin Public Relations 3885 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 3001 Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-367-0331 • celebrityspeakersentertainment.com Bruce Merrin, President | $24 million | Full Throttle Boxing; BluBlocker Sunglasses; Jeff Hoffman, co-founder of priceline.com | 1991 |
| 6a | Kirvin Doak Communications 5230 W. Patrick Lane Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-737-3100 • www.kirvindoak.com Dave Kirvin, partner | $18 million | State of Nevada Department of Public Safety, BASE Entertainment, Discovery Children’s Museum | 1999 |
| 6b | The Glenn Group & Wide Awake 9901 Trailwood Drive Las Vegas, NV 89134 702-256-0065 • theglenngroup.com & wideawakenv.com Valerie Glenn, CEO | $18 million | The Smith Center, Mill Casino, Grand Victoria Casino | 1982 |
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This story originally appeared in the Las Vegas Weekly.