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Spring Associates, Inc. is arguably the most imitated search firm in public relations. And, it's no wonder. As an innovator and leader, Spring Associates was: FIRST to introduce a unique performance-based contingency search method that finally solves the unfair fee issues associated with contingency search. FIRST to create a proprietary database of credentialed PR and corporate communications professionals nationwide. The database, which is updated daily, now consists of more than 17,000 PR professionals. Credentialed is defined as having at least one year of PR corporate or agency experience and a bona fide PR title which is verified by Spring Associates recruiters. FIRST to compile and publish The Official PR Salary & Bonus Report. Considered by many as the industry standard for accurate and reliable salary, bonus and PR agency hourly billing rates. The Report has been published annually since 1996. FIRST to offer free resume critique services and career counseling to public relations professionals who have at least one year of public relations experience in either a corporation or PR agency with a bona fide PR title. During its 27 years serving the PR business, led by president and founder Dennis Spring, Spring Associates, Inc. has successfully completed thousands of search assignments for most of the Fortune 500 and top PR agencies in the country. Corporate search assignments range in title from communications specialist to senior vice president of corporate communications. PR agency search assignments range in title from account executive to executive vice president in public relations agencies (and alternative titles like associate to senior managing director). Specialty areas include: public affairs, consumer marketing, investor relations, corporate communications, marketing communications, speechwriting, employee communications, financial communications, media relations, medical/healthcare, hi-tech (dot com, e-commerce, e-retail) and more.