Ruder Finn Group

Pioneering Group of Communications Agencies

Ruder & Finn was founded in 1948 by Bill Ruder and David Finn. Fifty-nine years later, the spirit of the original company thrives as one of the few remaining large privately held, independent public relations firms. Today’s Ruder Finn Group is equipped to provide clients with a complete range of communications counsel and services. In the five decades since the founding of Ruder & Finn, the Ruder Finn Group has been privileged to serve many of the leading corporations, governments, arts institutions, and associations in the world.


Operations of the Ruder Finn Group

RF|Binder Partners, Inc.

RF|Binder Partners, Inc. was carved out from sister agency Ruder Finn 7 years ago, to serve clients in demanding, transformational moments in their history with state-of-the-art communications strategies and technologies. RF|Binder Partners is more than a team ofspecialists in specific communications disciplines. We understand business, marketing, communications and media, the capital formation process, and regulatory imperatives... on a global basis. We base our counsel and tactical recommendations on deep experience and an appreciation for staying ahead of the curve in the dynamic economic, technological, and social environments in which we live. We help our clients prepare to be complete, fair, consistent, and effective in messaging before they communicate and to consider the impact of communications on all stakeholders. We have a holistic approach to communications through the establishment of coordinated communications infrastructures. RF|Binder Partners has extensive expertise in the technology, financial services, consumer products, and healthcare industries.


Ruder Finn, Inc.

Ruder Finn, Inc. is one of the largest public relations and marketing communications agency serving clients throughout the world. The agency has particular expertise serving the product and corporate communications needs of global pharmaceutical industry. With over 300 clients, Ruder Finn also has extensive expertise in consumer products, travel and hospitality, and information technology. The offices of Ruder Finn, Inc. – New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Jerusalem, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore provide a global network supporting the work of all Ruder Finn Group operations.


Arts & Communications Counselors

Arts & Communications Counselors is the premier strategic consultancy in communications for arts institutions and corporate supporters of the arts. Of the many communications projects handled by A&CC, a few of the most notable include communications for the temporary location of MOMA in New York City; the opening of the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain and the opening of The Getty Center in Los Angeles. Among A&CC’s corporate clients are Target Corporation, Nokia, and AT&T.


Ruder Finn Innovation Studios

Ruder Finn Innovation Studios has substantial experience in building best-in-class websites, thriving online communities, clean, intuitive user interfaces and navigational systems, large and small intranets, east-to-use and customized extranets, and custom content management and archiving systems. RFIS develops influential and content-intensive communications programs with innovative technologies including blogs, message boards, podcasts, video casts, web games, and richmedia banners.


Planned Television Arts / Worldwide Media

Worldwide Media Services has developed several copyrighted products and services, which provide clients with extraordinary exposure in highly targeted niche markets, both geographically and demographically. These include Morning Drive Radio Tours; Radio News Releases; Midday Radio Tours; and Satellite Media Tours. Worldwide Media Services also has developed an extraordinary network of broadcast distribution, and has the ability through satellite services to communicate on a moment’s notice to radio and television stations throughout the world for breaking news and/or for the distribution of b-roll footage and/or video news releases.

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