Reputation among partners and clients is one of the most credible criteria of business success. “Mikhailov & Partners. Strategic Communications Management” has gained prominence as a leading player in the Russian public relations market. The Company has won many prestigious awards and leads the domestic PR agency rankings. Another sign of professional recognition is our membership in major Russian and international associations such as:

• Russian Public Relations Association;
• Sociologists Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
• International Communications Consultancy Organization (ICCO);
• American Chamber of Commerce in Russia;
• IPRA (International PR Association) and PRSA (Public Relations Society of America).

Mikhailov & Partners was the first Russian communications consultancy to join the Public Relations Organisation International, Inc. (PROI), the oldest and largest international partnership of locally owned independent public relations and marketing firms with a total fee income of over $250MM).

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“Mikhailov & Partners. Strategic Communications Management” became one of the leading providers of communication support for initial public offerings in 2007, according to IPO & Private Placement in Russia (Offerings.ru), an independent information and research source. The Company had the second biggest share in the total value of supported deals and the third biggest share in the total number of deals.

Top IPO communication advisors by deal amount, January-December 2007*

Top IPO communication advisors / IR managers by amount and quantity of deals (standardised and weighted), January-December 2007*

*http://www.offerings.ru/market/member/reiting/prconsultant200712.html

Juliana Slaschova was included in Russia’s Top 1000 Managers ranking (Professional Services category) issued by the Russian Managers Association and Kommersant Publishing House in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

According to the 5th rating of Russian Business PR agencies published in March 2005 by Bashkirova & Partners together with Kariera Magazine, Mikhailov & Partners hit the first lines in four of the six criteria (renown, efficiency, ownership of efficient technologies, and client loyalty) and was the second best firm in the overall ranking.

In the rating published by Kariera magazine in January 2004, Mikhailov & Partners ranked first among Russian Business PR agencies.

The Company’s top executives were named in upper lines in the Professional Services category of the Russia’s Top 1000 Managers rating.

According to the 2nd and 3rd Russian PR Agencies Ratings commissioned by Sovetnik magazine and carried out by ROMIR Independent Research Centre based on the poll of 80 experts, Mikhailov & Partners was named the Best Business PR Firm.

In the ROMIR rating released in October 2002, Mikhailov & Partners ranked second in the Business PR category out of 142 Russian PR and advertising agencies.