Martino Flynn, LLC ranked number 23 among the nation’s public relations firms, according to PR Week’s 2006 rankings, published in the April 17 edition. The firm moved up five spots from number 28 last year. The rankings include data from 202 U.S. public relations firms. Martino Flynn was the only Rochester-based agency in the rankings.

PR Week reported that among the firms that shared their numbers the past two years in a row, revenues increased 17 percent from 2004 to 2005, compared to just 13 percent between 2003 and 2004. Martino Flynn saw public relations billings increase 30 percent from 2004 to 2005.

“Our public relations practice is experiencing the inexorable growth that many of the agencies in this year’s rankings report,” said Raymond A. Martino, partner at Martino Flynn. “More clients are seeing the value that public relations brings to reputation management as well as the overall marketing mix.”

Martino Flynn, LLC, is a full-service advertising and public relations agency serving: business-to-business clients in biotechnology, imaging, photonics, manufacturing, professional services and telecommunications sectors; consumer clients in automotive, financial services, food and beverage, health care, home and garden, pharmaceuticals, sporting goods, and professional sports. Martino Flynn is a member of the Marketing and Advertising Global Network (MAGNET) and the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA). For more information, call 585-421-0100 or visit www.martinoflynn.com.