NEW YORK – December 10, 2024 – Marino, a leading strategic communications and public relations agency with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, has been named to the coveted 2025 Agency Elite Top 120 List by PRNEWS for the fourth consecutive year.

The Agency Elite Top 120 is the industry’s most respected roster of PR agency partners, highlighting an exclusive group of agencies that are selected each year to represent the most innovative PR, marketing and communications firms in the business.

“We are proud to have been named to PRNEWS’ Agency Elite Top 120 list once again,” said John F. Marino, president at Marino. “This award is a testament to our team’s exceptional expertise and commitment to changing perceptions through strategic communications campaigns while consistently delivering impactful results.”

The PRNEWS Agency Elite recognition comes on the heels of the launch of Marino’s Creative Studio, which has achieved a 400% increase in national influencer campaigns. These range from large-scale gifting programs for food and beverage brands—most recently for the famed NYC food mecca Zabar’s—to exclusive events for business and venue launches, as well as cultivating a network of thousands of influencers tailored to the burgeoning New York and New Jersey cannabis dispensary market. Over the past year, Marino’s Creative Studio has established itself as a leader in executing high-impact influencer strategies across diverse industries.

Marino has also expanded its social media offerings to include a specialization in executive thought leadership on LinkedIn, helping clients further elevate their personal brand and establish themselves as industry leaders. As a result, Marino has empowered executives to build credibility, expand their networks, and effectively engage with their target audiences through compelling content and strategic positioning.

“The companies that made this year’s Agency Elite Top 120 list demonstrate the wide range of industry specializations and core capabilities that PR, marketing and communications encompass,” says Kaylee Hultgren, Content Director, PRNEWS. “They also spotlight the new areas of expertise agencies are embracing to remain flexible within a shifting cultural landscape and ever-evolving client needs.”

The 2025 Agency Elite Top 120 honor adds to Marino’s growing list of recent awards and recognitions within the last year, including: The Observer’s Top PR Firms in Commercial Real Estate, City & State New York Political PR Power 75, and PoliticsNY’s and amNY Metro’s Power Players in Real Estate and Cannabis Industry Power Players.

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