Heather Ripley, Founder and CEO of Ripley PR, has been named to The FYI’s The Comms 15: PR Leaders to Watch in 2027. The annual list recognizes agency leaders signal where the public relations industry is heading through recent moves in measurement, specialization, and AI-era visibility.
Ripley was recognized for building a differentiated B2B agency in categories that are often overlooked. The agency has deep category authority in skilled trades, home services, manufacturing, and franchising.
The list’s editors identified specialization as an increasingly powerful competitive weapon for independent agencies, and Ripley PR as a standout example of that strategy executed with conviction.
The Knoxville-based agency has also received other accolades including Southeast US PR Agency of the Year honors and Franchise Business Review’s employee-satisfaction award in 2025.
