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Landis Communications Inc. Named to PRNEWS’ 2027 Agency Elite Top 120, Adds Out Adventures, dcbel and Trust Onion to Growing Client Roster (09-22-26)
PRGN Launches Health Practice Group to Meet Rising Global Demand for Health Communications (07-01-26)
2025 Was an Award-Winning Year for Landis Communications (03-25-26)
Landis Communications CEO Sean Dowdall Named 2025 Business of Pride Honoree as Award-Winning Agency Celebrates 35 Years of Impact (06-24-25)
San Francisco Business Times Names Landis Communications Inc. (Landis) the Top 2022 Bay Area Corporate Philanthropist as a Percentage of Profits (08-21-23)
San Francisco Business Times Names Landis Communications Inc. (Landis) the Top 2021 Bay Area Corporate Philanthropist as a Percentage of Profits (10-13-22)
Landis’ fearless leader, David Landis, retires (09-08-21)
Landis earns spot on Forbes’ inaugural “Best PR Agencies 2021” list (10-28-20)
Landis celebrates 30 years (9-17-20)
For the Third Time, Ragan and PR Daily’s ACE Awards Names Landis Communications Inc. “America’s Best Small Agency” (07-12-19)

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2021

Landis’ Brianne Miller provides healthcare communications tips in a COVID world (10-20-21)
San Francisco Award Program: LCI selected for the 2021 San Francisco Award in the Mass Media category (9-21-21)
San Francisco Bay Times: Founder David Landis Retires October 1 as President of Landis Communications, Inc. General Manager Sean Dowdall Promoted, Becoming Agency’s New President (9-9-21)
PRovoke Media: David Landis Retiring From His Eponymous Agency (9-8-21)
PRWeek: David Landis is planning to retire from the firm he founded (9-8-21)
San Francisco Business Times: People on the Move – LCI’s David Landis retires after a 43-year career in marketing communications (9-8-21)
O’Dweyer’s: Landis President David Landis Retires (9-8-21)
PR News names Landis as one of the 2022 Agency Elite Top 100 (8-17-21)
Agility PR Solutions features Landis’ David Landis (8-5-21)
The National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce features Landis as its “Business of the Week” (8-3-21)
TopPRAgencies.com again ranks Landis as a top ten agency in America (8-2-21)
San Francisco Business Times names Landis as one of the top 100 Bay Area corporate philanthropists (7-30-21)
Landis makes San Francisco Business Times’ Top 100 Corporate Philanthropist list 2021 (07-30-21)
San Francisco Business Times names Landis a top family-owned business (7-23-21)
San Francisco Business Times names Landis a top LGBTQ-owned SF business (6-11-21)
Clutch names Landis one of the nation’s top LGBTQ-owned agencies (6-8-21)
Landis’ David Landis speaks about “When Art & Innovation Collide” at the 2021 International LOGIN conference (5-27-21)
Landis Wins 2021 PR News CSR & Diversity Environmental Stewardship Award for work with Save the Redwoods League (April, 2021)
David Landis featured in Northwestern University’s Fanfare Magazine (Spring, 2021, page 18)
Insider Magazine (formerly Business Insider) names Landis one of America’s top 18 boutique PR firms (3-4-21)
Agility PR Solutions taps David Landis as panelist, discussing PR Trends for 2021 (2-24-21). Recording here.
David Landis interviews opera composer Jake Heggie for the Amateur Music Network (2-20-21)
Ragan’s PR Daily awards Landis an Honorable Mention for Innovative Content Strategy for work with client Peninsula Open Space Trust (2-17-21)
Kev’sBest names LCI one of San Francisco’s top 5 PR Firms (2-16-21)
David Landis presents at Agility PR Solutions’ “PR Trends for 2021” webinar Feb. 24
Worldclassperformer.com profiles LCI’s CEO David Landis (1/13/21)

2020

DesignRush again names LCI one of America’s top Digital Marketing Agencies (12/18/20)
PRSA SF interviews LCI’s Polly Ikonen regarding the agency’s 2020 award wins (12/17/20)
David Landis predicts what’s next for PR in 2021 (Public Relations Global Network blog) (12/16/20)
David Landis discusses what’s new for PR in 2021 on Ghidotti Communications’ podcast (12/17/20)
PRSA San Francisco recognizes Landis with two Foggies Awards for their work with Becoming Independent and Peninsula Open Space Trust (11/18/20)
Clutch names Landis to list of top American LGBT-owned B2B Service Providers (11/10/20)
Fabulous California names David Landis one of its ‘Fabulous People’ (11/1/20)
Landis wins five PRGN Awards (10/29/20)
Public Relations Today publishes David Landis’ thoughts on LCI’s 30 years in business (10/20/20)
Ragan’s PR Daily awards Landis “Best Social Media Campaign” for work with client Peninsula Open Space Trust (10/16/20)
Bulldog Reporter interviews David Landis for a look back at 30 years in the business (10/14/20)
DesignRush ranks LCI in top 25 of America’s top digital agencies (10/6/20)
San Francisco Business Times Leadership Trust features a bylined article from David Landis re: “It’s not the what; it’s the why” (10/2/20)
O’Dwyers posts a healthcare PR update from David Landis: How is the pandemic creating a “new normal?” (10/1/20)
PR News features byline from Founder David Landis re: “SEO Tips to Help Generate Business Leads” (9/28/20)
Bulldog Reporter announces Landis’ 30th anniversary (9/23/20)
O’Dwyers shares 30th anniversary news with readers (9/22/20)
Landis makes San Francisco Business Times’ Top 100 Corporate Philanthropist list 2020 (07-31-20)
Landis’ Sean Dowdall and David Landis are speakers at Agility PR Solutions’ Earned Media Mastery Virtual Summit August 19-20. Details at: www.earnedmediamastery.com
PR News names Landis to its list of Top 100 agencies
Landis’ Healthcare PR white paper cited in Ragan’s PR Daily: 11 Keys For Healthcare PR Success
David Landis featured in Forbes Business Council post re: tips for holding remote teams accountable
Landis wins top honors for client Save the Redwoods League with the 2020 Ragan’s PR Daily CSR Awards
TopPRAgencies.com once again ranks Landis Communications Inc. among the top three agencies for media relations, reputation management and social media
San Francisco Business Times names Landis Communications Inc. a top corporate philanthropist for 2020
WikiEzvid rates Landis Communications Inc. the #1 agency for Branding and Public Relations
San Francisco Business Times again names Landis Communications Inc. to its annual list of top family-owned businesses
SF Business Times names Landis a top LGBTQ-owned business in 2020
Public Relations Global Network Elects Robert Bauer as President
Landis earns two Bulldog PR Awards for its work with Velodyne (Gold) and Save the Redwoods League (Silver)
San Francisco Business Times Leadership Trust: David Landis and other leaders share the big career risks that paid off in the long run
DesignRush names Landis one of the Top Digital Marketing Companies of 2020
Landis CEO David Landis comments for the SF Business Times: “Working in the age of coronavirus: PR firms juggle their responsibilities
Landis adds 3 new PR affiliates to its Public Relations Global Network: Prichard Communications in Portland, Ore.; Novitas Communications in Denver; and Ghidotti in Little Rock
Landis wins second Gold Quill IABC Award for Save the Redwoods League campaign
TopPRagencies.com names LCI America’s #2 agency for media relations, #3 agency for #reputation management and social media
Clutch names LCI one of the top 5 corporate communications firms in America in its latest report
San Francisco Business Times Leadership Trust: Three ways to leverage your community to boost your business
Ragan’s PR Daily Awards 2019 honors LCI with two Honorable Mentions in this year’s competition
Growth Marketing Pro Names LCI one of SF’s top agencies
Landis Caps Award-Winning Year with Gold Quill, Silver Anvil, ACE and “The Foggies” Award Wins
How do you keep the energy in a client relationship? Landis president David Landis shares his tip with Bulldog Reporter
Landis president David Landis writes about how to nurture client relationships
Growth Marketing Pro name Landis one of the Best Marketing and Advertising Agencies in San Francisco
UpCity names Landis one of the Bay Area’s top agencies
Landis is named one of the top PR companies of 2019 by Design Rush
Landis receives an Honorable Mention from Ragan Communications and PR Daily for a newsjacking campaign conducted on behalf of Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center
David Landis writes for the San Francisco Business Times on how to create news, even when there is no news
For the Third Time, Ragan and PR Daily’s ACE Awards Names Landis Communications Inc. “America’s Best Small Agency”
Landis has been named one of “Hottest Digital Marketing Agencies in San Francisco” by “Growth List”
David Landis is now a member of the San Francisco Business Times Leadership Trust
The LCI team and (client) Save the Redwoods League have been recognized with an “Award of Excellence” from Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2019 Silver Anvils for a year of Centennial celebrations
San Francisco Business Times again names Landis one of San Francisco’s top LGBT-owned businesses
Public Relations Global Network Elects Aaron Blank as President
DesignRush names Landis one of the country’s top PR agencies
David Landis writes for Forbes on eight steps to better communications when a crisis hits
David Landis featured in Forbes article on company expansion
David Landis featured in Forbes article on business growth
Landis and Save the Redwoods League earn prestigious Gold Quill honor from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for the League’s Centennial Celebration Week. The team’s work also earned them IABC’s coveted ‘Best of the Best’ distinction, which is handed out to a select few campaigns
Landis Communications Inc. is proud to be named a finalist in the North America 2019 SABRE Awards for our work on client Save the Redwoods League’s Centennial Celebration
Landis Communications Inc. is thrilled to be a 2019 national Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil finalist for our work promoting client Save the Redwoods League’s Centennial Celebration
DesignRush names LCI one of the top 25 PR agencies in the world
LCI’s David Landis debuts new restaurant column, dubbed “The Gay Gourmet,” for the San Francisco Bay Times
LCI joins “The Clutch 1000” – Clutch.co’s list of top global agencies
LCI Announces First Executive Director for Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) – LCI, the San Francisco member of PRGN, wins five PRGN Best Practice Awards
The San Francisco Business Times once again names LCI one of San Francisco’s top LGBT owned businesses
Velodyne LiDAR picks Landis Communications as AOR
Forbes San Francisco Business Council names LCI President David Landis as official member
Improvado announces Landis Communications as one of the top PR and marketing agencies in San Francisco
Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) Elects C.L. Conroy as New President
UpCity names Landis Communications as one of the top PR agencies in San Francisco
O’Dwyer’s names Landis Communications as one of the top PR firms in San Francisco and northern California
Clutch announces Landis Communications as one of the top San Francisco marketing and advertising agencies for 2018
San Francisco Business Times highlights LCI, named America’s #1 Small PR Firm by Ragan’s Ace Awards
LCI President David Landis offers his expert advice on writing press release headlines to PR Daily
LCI President David Landis discusses how PR is set to change in 2018 via Bulldog Reporter and Agility PR Solutions
Feedspot recognizes the LCI blog as one of the top PR blogs in the country
LCI’s David Landis peers into the 2018 PR crystal ball and makes some predictions, via Bulldog Reporter and Agility PR Solutions
What’s a brand to do? LCI’s David Landis comments on Four Barrel Coffee’s rebranding in the wake of harassment claims, via the San Francisco Chronicle
Clutch names Landis Communications Inc. (LCI) one of the top Digital Marketing & Design Agencies for 2017 | Clutch.co
LCI President David Landis quoted in PR Week about the need for written ethical standards within the PR industry
PRGN marks 25th anniversary in Kyoto, Japan, by welcoming three new firms
The San Francisco Business Times names LCI one of the Bay Area’s “Fastest Growing Companies” for 2017
PRNews names LCI a 2017 Platinum Award Winner for PSAs with client Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation
LCI’s CEO David Landis predicts the PR future via Agility PR Solutions
LCI named one of SFBT’s top family owned businesses
TopPRAgencies.com again names LCI America’s #1 Social Media Agency
LCI named #1 US Small PR Agency by Ragan Communications’ 2016 Ace Awards for the second year in a row
LCI receives an Honorable Mention in 2016’s PR Daily awards for Cause-Related Marketing with (client) Global Alzheimer’s Platform
LCI earns recognition from Clutch.co as a leading San Francisco digital marketing agency
LCI receives an Honorable Mention from PR Daily’s 2016 Video Awards for our work with Global Alzheimer’s Platform
LCI earned Bronze in the 2017 Bulldog Media Relations Awards competition in the category of “Best Response to Breaking News.”
LCI welcomes new real estate client, SF’s One Jones
David Landis discusses the communications industry for CrowdReviews.com
Feedspot names LCI’s blog, LCInsights, one of the top 100 PR blogs
LCI wins 2016 San Francisco Small Business Excellence Award for Advertising
eArticlesOnline names LCI a top consumer PR firm
Top Digital Agency interviews LCI’s David Landis about marketing and business growth
LCI and PRGN are featured in O’dwyers for adding five new affiliates
TopDigital.Agency names LCI as one of the top three agencies for November (2016)
Black Book has named LCI one of the top crisis healthcare PR firms in the country
LCI and Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) Announce the Addition of Five New Communications Agencies
LCI CEO David Landis is featured on PR Week for his opinion on the 2016 election results
LCI wins 1st place PRGN Best Practice Content Marketing Award for work with the Global Alzheimer’s Platform and the Brain Health Registry
PR Week profiles David Landis and other PR Execs regarding the 2016 election
LCI CEO David Landis is interviewed by ClickTime on the business of PR
San Francisco Business Times names LCI one of the fastest growing companies in the San Francisco Bay Area
LCI CEO David Landis is interviewed in PR Week for his take on Univision’s acquisition on Gawker
PRSA Tactics interviews LCI President David Landis: How SEO primes the PR funnel for new business
LCI CEO David Landis named one of Traackr’s most influential social media influencers at PR News Summit
LCI’s David Landis is featured on O’Dwyer’s
LCI’s David Landis is featured on Cision’s ‘Behind the Headlines’
David Landis is featured on The Native Society
David Landis interviewed for the Brand Journalism Advantage Podcast
LCI named #1 US Small PR Agency and #1 US Healthcare PR Agency by Ragan Communications’ 2015 Ace Awards
Qudos names LCI one of SF’s top PR firms
LCI signs new clients: Global Alzheimers Platform, LYFE Kitchen, Cibo SF, Tripping and Merck
Qudos names LCI one of the nation’s top PR firms for research
Observer names LCI one of the PR Rockstars on the West Coast
PRGN Announces 2015 Award Winners
Corporate International awards LCI with CA PR firm of the year
San Francisco-based Landis Communications Inc. (LCI) Expands California Presence: Los Angeles-based The Hoyt Organization Joins Public Relations Global Network (PRGN)
PRGN awards LCI with best Corporate Social Responsibility campaign regarding LCI’s work with Out & Equal and Apple CEO Tim Cook
PR News honors LCI with honorable mention for best PR video for Brain Health Registry Campaign, “Keeping Brain Health Registry Top of Mind”
PR Daily awards LCI with Best Response to Breaking News for work with client Out & Equal
10BestPR names LCI the #5 PR Agency in San Francisco
Landis Communications Adds Four New Clients: On Lok Inc, 399 Fremont, The Shanti Project and Art Silicon Valley San Francsico
LCI adds four new clients: On Lok Inc., Shanti Project, 399 Fremont and Art Silicon Valley – Holmes report
OnLok, Inc., which provides healthcare and social services to seniors, selects LCI as agency of record
Ragan Communications awards LCI a Best Healthcare PR honorable mention for work with client Brain Health Registry
LCI receives an honorable mention from the PR Daily Awards for ‘Best PR on a Shoestring’ during the Out&Equal PR campaign
Golden Gate Business Association and San Francisco Business Times Put LCI as a Top LGBT Owned Business
LCI named the #1 social media agency in the U.S. by TopPRAgencies.com.
Bulldog Reporter features David Landis
PRSA interviews David Landis
TopPRAgencies.com again names LCI one of the top 10 social media agencies in the U.S.
San Francisco Business Times ranks LCI the #13 Largest Social Media Marketing Firm in the Bay Area
Sacramento Business Journal quotes Sean Dowdall in health care report
The Advocate publishes David Landis’ blog
David Landis interviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle about how to speak with the media
“10 Best PR Awards” names LCI the #3 PR Agency in the U.S.
“10 Best SEO” names LCI #6 SEO PR Agency in the U.S.
LCI also named #3 U.S. social media agency by TopPRAgencies.com
LCI wins Bulldog Awards for Education/Public Service/Social Media
Ragan’s PR Daily awards LCI with an honorable mention Nonprofit PR Award
Parkway West interviews alum David Landis
LCI is accredited by the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, is a proud member of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Business Association (serving the Bay Area’s LGBT community) and also is accredited as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) by the City of San Francisco.
UNITE Magazine profiles David Landis
Forbes Magazine interviews David Landis about what keeps entrepreneurs grounded
David Landis is featured speaker at The 2013 Holmes Global PR Summit
LCI partners with Boston’s The Castle Group, launches Giant Step Digital
LCI expands services to include marketing, video and digital
David Landis is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle as the new President of the Public Relations Global Network
David Landis writes for The Holmes Report asking, “Is there a ceiling for gay PR pros?”
PRWeek highlights LCI’s David Landis as new President of Public Relations Global Network; network also welcomes new members from Japan, Chile and Portugal
PRGN announces its new president, Mark Paterson, and president-elect, LCI’s own David Landis. The global PR network also welcomes two new member agencies in Dubai and Canada
LCI named to 2011 Bulldog Hall of Fame for Gold Bulldog Award
PRGN (Public Relations Global Network) announces addition of three new agencies in France, Switzerland and Brazil
Bulldog Reporter announces LCI the winner of the Gold Bulldog Award for Best Education/Public Service Campaign
LCI earns a 2011 Gold-level Bulldog award in Best Education/Public Service Campaign category for its recent work with the California Academy of Sciences
California Healthline’s Mari Edlin interviews David Landis about CA’s sick/vacation policy
LCI now certified by the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (@NGLCC)
Sparkah.com names LCI one of SF’s top PR firms
LCI celebrates 20th anniversary with gifts to 20 charities
David Landis quoted regarding the SF Symphony’s rise to prominence in SF Classical Voice
LCI wins Bronze Bulldog Award for social media for work with San Francisco Symphony. Read about it here
AMA reprints LCI’s “Social Media Made Easy”
New Communications Collaborative posts LCI’s “Social Media Made Easy”
LCI’s new clients: Lotus Bakeries, NatureBridge – as seen in Bulldog Reporter
LCI’s new clients: Wolfe Video, SFJAZZ, KMD Architects, Port of San Francisco. PR WEEK reports
LCI again ranked one of the top national PR firms by O’Dwyer’s
David Landis’ and PRGN’s 2010 PR trends in PR WEEK
PR Week interviews David Landis about the global PR economy
PR Works interviewed David Landis about PR Measurement. Listen here.
David Landis comments on the controversial United video for KPIX TV. Watch it here.
LCI once again ranked one of the Bay Area’s top PR firms by the SF Business Times and O’Dwyer’s
David Landis joins Advisory Board of 360: The Positive Care Center at UCSF.
Contra Costa Times quotes David Landis on BART’s communications strategy
David Landis interviewed for KPIX TV (CBS-San Francisco) on “how the auto industry CEOs fared in Washington”
David Landis quoted on AIG “rescue” for KGO TV (ABC- San Francisco)
LCI’s work for Emirates featured in PR Week
David Landis quoted on green PR trends in PR Week
LCI’s campaign for Simon Pearce featured in PR Week
LCI and Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) featured in O’Dwyer’s PR Report
David Landis joins the faculty of Golden Gate University and advisory board of Coral Reef Alliance
David Landis to present at 2008 Isadora Duncan Awards for dance April 28 in San Francisco
David Landis quoted on organic industry trends in PR Week
“LCI has enjoyed a quite credible claim on the title of San Francisco’s leading independent consumer public relations specialist.” — The Holmes Report
LCI hires new Director, Marsha Robertson. Previously, Ms. Robertson served as Vice President of National Publicity for MGM/United Arts, Director of Media Relations for HBO and as a management executive with the New York/Los Angeles PR firm The Dart Group
David Landis joins advisory board of Coral Reef Alliance
David Landis featured in BusinessWeek, Monterey Herald, SF Examiner
David Landis celebrates 50th birthday (see video); also spotlighted in SF Chronicle
Landis quoted in PRSA
Article on David Landis in Bay Area Reporter
PR SourceCode names LCI one of the nation’s top five PR firms
PR Week’s 2006 survey results cite LCI once again as one of the nation’s top PR firms
San Francisco Business Times again names Landis Communications Inc. (LCI) “one of the Bay Area’s top PR firms.”
PR Tactics quotes David Landis about new media
SF Examiner profiles David Landis
David Landis joins communications committee for San Francisco Opera under the new leadership of David Gockley
BusinessWeek online features LCI in article about small businesses and charitable giving
LCI expands, adds new clients in 2006.
LCI invited to join the Public Relations Global Network as the network’s exclusive San Francisco PR agency. Network provides LCI with worldwide capabilities and a network of more than 35 agency affiliates internationally. Read more.
LCI’s case history for California State Parks Foundation featured in August issue of PR Week
David Landis joins San Francisco’s Union Square Association

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