PROFILE: THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS ORGANISATION (ICCO)

The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) is the voice of public relations consultancies around the world. The ICCO membership comprises national trade associations in 32 countries across the globe: from Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australasia. Collectively, these associations represent over 2,500 PR firms.

ICCO provides a forum for senior management of the world's best PR consultancies to meet and address issues of mutual interest and concerns.

Members work together to raise standards of quality, address ethical issues, harmonise PR consultancy practice and share knowledge. Through the online directory, ICCO also acts as a matchmaker between consultancies in different countries. Members have an opportunity to meet in person twice a year at meetings of the Board, at the bi-annual ICCO Global Summit and at any number of ICCO partner events.

ICCO National Associations in Europe

Austria

• PRVA- Public Relations Verband Austria

Belgium

• BPRCA- Communication Consultants in Belgium

Bulgaria

• BAPRA- Bulgarian Association of PR Agencies

Croatia

• HUOJ- Croatian Public Relations Association/Consultants Chapter

Czech Republic

• APRA- Association of Public Relations Agencies

Denmark

• Public Relations Branchen

Finland

• MTL- Finnish Association of Marketing, Technology & Creativity

France

• SYNTEC Conseil en Relations Publiques

Germany

• GPRA- Gesellschaft der führenden PR-und Kommunikationsagenturen in Deutschland

Greece

• EDEE- Hellenic Association of Communication Agencies

Ireland

• PRCA- Public Relations Consultancies Association Ireland 

Italy

• ASSOREL- Italian Association of Public Relations Agencies

Netherlands

• VPRA- Branchorganisatie voor Public Relations en Communicatie-Adviesbureaus

Norway

• KOMM- Sertifiserte Kommunikasjonsbyraer

Poland

• ZFPR- Polish Public Relations Consultancies Association (PPRCA)

Portugal

• APECOM- Associaçao Portuguesa das Empresas de Conselho em Comunicaçao e Relaçoes Publicas

Russia

• AKOS- The Russian Communications Consultancies Association

Slovakia

• Association Public Relations Slovak Republic

Slovenia

• ZOJ- Chamber of Public Relations

Spain

• ADECEC- Associatio of Communication and Public Relations Consultancy Companies

Sweden

• PRECIS- Association of Public Relations Consultancies in Sweden

United Kingdom

• PRCA- Public Relations Consultants Association

ICCO Direct Members

• GlobalCom PR Network
• GolinHarris
• Grayling
• Hill+Knowlton Strategies
• Instinctif Partners
• IPREX
• MWWPR
• SermoNetwork
• TheNetworkOne