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2016 Winners
Public Relations
 
PR Professional of the Year - In-house
Gold Winner
Ashley Chapman, Global PR for Starwood’s Specialty Select Brands - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (Stamford, CT USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure) 
Silver Winner
Linda Duncombe, Managing Director, Global Head of Social, Content and Digital Marketing - Citibank (New York, NY USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Accounting, Banking, and Financial Services)
Bronze Winner
Darcy Brito, Senior Publicist - Aflac (Columbus, GA USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Insurance) 
 
PR Professional of the Year - Agency
Gold Winner
Pamela Njissang, Vice President - Bhava Communications (Emeryville, CA USA - 11 - 99 Employees)
Silver Winner
Kate Talbot, Communications Manager - Klick Communications (Santa Monica, CA USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations)
 
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PR Intern of the Year - Agency
Gold Winner
Matthew Potter, Program Executive - Hotwire PR (New York, NY USA - 100 - 499 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) 
 
PR Team of the Year - PR Agency
Gold Winner
Telly Wong, Vice President, Managing Director - IW Group New York, NY USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Team members include: Joanna Lin, Nina Shi, Jennifer Kim, Bing Jee Ng, Veronica Gavryushenko
 
Arts, Entertainment & Media Campaign of the Year - PR Agency
Gold Winner
fortyseven communications (Los Angeles, CA USA - 11 - 99 Employees) for Silicon Valley Comic Con
Silver Winner
grapevine pr + consulting (Los Angeles, CA USA - 1 - 10 Employees) for Child Star Danny Pintauro's Big Reveal
 
Awesome Campaign of the Year - In-house PR
Gold Winner
IPVanish (Winter Park, FL USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Security Services) for Stand Up for Security
 
Awesome Campaign of the Year - PR Agency only
Gold Winner
Attain Marketing (Indian Trail, NC USA - 1 - 10 Employees) for INSIDE Secure's "Riding the Mobile Payments Wave" Campaign 2015
Silver Winner
Blaze PR (Santa Monica, CA USA - 11 - 99 Employees) for The Outlets at Orange Go Mission Pink
 
Best Use of Broadcast/Video - In-house PR
Gold Winner
IPVanish (Winter Park, FL USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Security Services) for Stand Up for Security
 
Business-to-Business Campaign of the Year - In-house PR
Gold Winner
Thomson Reuters (Hoboken, NJ USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Information Technology Software) for Thomson Reuters Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Integrated Product Launch Campaign
 
Business-to-Business Campaign of the Year - Hybrid (consisting of members from both PR Agency and In-House)
Gold Winner
Aflac (Columbus, GA USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Insurance) and Hill+Knowlton Strategies (Chicago, IL USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) for The 2015 Aflac WorkForces Report
 
Cause-Related Campaign of the Year - PR Agency only
Gold Winner
Blaze PR (Los Angeles, CA USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) for Outlets Go Mission Pink
 
Consumer Launch Campaign of the Year - PR Agency only
Gold Winner
Uproar PR (Orlando, FL USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - for Knix Wear’s Evolution Bra Launch Campaign
Silver Winner
Uproar PR (Orlando, FL USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - for HYPERICE – VYPER Launch
 
Crisis or Issues Management Campaign of the Year - In-house PR
Gold Winner
IPVanish (Winter Park, FL USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Security Services) for Stand Up for Security
 
Healthcare Campaign of the Year - PR Agency only
Gold Winner
Scott Public Relations (Canoga Park, CA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) for Better Together: High Tech and High Touch – The Patient-Physician Relationship in the New Millennium
 
Multicultural Marketing Campaign of the Year - In-house PR
Gold Winner
VMware AirWatch (Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Information Technology Software) for Mobile Game Changer Campaign
 
Nonprofit Campaign of the Year - PR Agency only
Gold Winner
Blaze PR (Los Angeles, CA USA - 11 - 99 Employees) for Outlets Go Mission Pink
 
Promotional Event of the Year - PR Agency only
Gold Winner
Arenalia Comunicación & Eventos (Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain - 11 - 99 Employees) for Barcelona Harley Days
Silver Winner
Blaze PR (Los Angeles, CA USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) for Outlets Go Mission Pink
 
Public Affairs Campaign of the Year - PR Agency only
Gold Winner
Davies Public Affairs (Santa Barbara, CA USA - 11 - 99 Employees) for Dominion Cove Point
 
Technology Campaign of the Year - PR Agency only
Gold Winner
Weiss PR, Inc. (Baltimore, MD USA - 1 - 10 Employees) for Weiss PR Helps Cybrary Provide Free Cybersecurity Training to Anyone, Anywhere
 
Technology Campaign of the Year - Hybrid (consisting of members from both PR Agency and In-House)
Gold Winner
Nokia Technologies (Sunnyvale, CA USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Others - Technology Licensing) and Ruder Finn (New York, NY USA - 500 - 2,499 Employees) for OZO: the world’s first professional virtual reality camera
 
Best PR Agency of the Year - Single Boutique Office (Agency with only 1 office)
Gold Winner
The Power Group (Dallas, TX USA - 1 - 10 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Business Products and Services; Consumer Products and Services; Energy & Utilities, Food & Beverage; Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure; Information Technology Services; Legal; Non-Profit or Government Organizations; Real Estate & Construction – Agency's Services include: Campaign and Program Measurement & Evaluation; Content Creation; Corporate Branding; Corporate Reputation; Crisis & Issues Management; Digital; Executive Communication; Market Entry; Marketing Communication; Media Advisories; Media Outreach; Media Relations; Media Training; Photo and Video Planning and Execution; Pitch Letters; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Social Media Set Up, Planning and Execution; Stakeholder Engagement; Strategic Campaign Planning and Execution
Silver Winner
Affect (New York, NY USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Business Products and Services; Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, & Biotech; Human Resources; Information Technology Services; Information Technology Software; Security Software - Agency's Services include: Marketing Communication; Media Outreach; Media Relations
Bronze Winners
grapevine pr + consulting (Los Angeles, CA USA - 1 - 10 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Business Products and Services; Consulting; Consumer Products and Services; Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, & Biotech; Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure; Media & Entertainment; Non-Profit or Government Organizations - Agency's Services include: Campaign and Program Measurement & Evaluation; Celebrity and Talent; Content Creation; Crisis & Issues Management; Media Advisories; Media Outreach; Media Relations; Media Training; Pitch Letters; Press Conferences; Press Junkets; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Social Media Set Up, Planning and Execution; Strategic Campaign Planning and Execution
iMiller Public Relations (Mamaroneck, NY USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations; Cloud Computing/SaaS; Information Technology Hardware; Information Technology Services; Information Technology Software; Internet/Cloud Computing; Telecommunications - Agency's Services include: Advertising; Campaign and Program Measurement & Evaluation; Content Creation; Corporate Branding; Corporate Reputation; Crisis & Issues Management; Digital; Executive Communication; Lead Generation; Market Entry; Marketing Communication; Media Advisories; Media Events; Media Outreach; Media Relations; Media Training; Press Conferences; Press Junkets; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Social Media Set Up, Planning and Execution; Strategic Campaign Planning and Execution; Webinars and Online Presence; Websites
Publicity Genie (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 1 - 10 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Business Products and Services - Agency's Services include: Content Creation; Lead Generation; Media Events; Media Relations; Media Training; Pitch Letters; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Webinars and Online Presence
Scott Public Relations (Canoga Park, CA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations; Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, & Biotech; Insurance - Agency's Services include: Campaign and Program Measurement & Evaluation; Content Creation; Corporate Branding; Corporate Reputation; Crisis & Issues Management; Digital; Executive Communication; Lead Generation; Market Entry; Marketing Communication; Media Advisories; Media Events; Media Outreach; Media Relations; Media Training; Newsletters; Photo and Video Planning and Execution; Pitch Letters; Press Conferences; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Social Media Set Up, Planning and Execution; Stakeholder Engagement; Strategic Campaign Planning and Execution; Sustainable Growth; Webinars and Online Presence; Websites
 
 
Best PR Agency of the Year - Local Office (Agency with several offices but nominating a local office)
Gold Winner
Klick Communications (Santa Monica, CA USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations; Food & Beverage; Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure - Agency's Services include: Advertising; Campaign and Program Measurement & Evaluation; Content Creation; Digital; Media Events; Media Outreach; Media Relations; Media Training; Newsletters; Pitch Letters; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Social Media Set Up, Planning and Execution; Strategic Campaign Planning and Execution
 
Best PR Agency of the Year - Country Headquarter (Agency with several offices within the same country)
Gold Winner
SHIFT Communications (Boston, MA USA - 100 - 499 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) -  Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations - Agency's Services include: Campaign and Program Measurement & Evaluation; Corporate Branding; Crisis & Issues Management; Digital; Lead Generation; Market Entry; Marketing Communication; Media Events; Media Outreach; Media Relations; Newsletters; Photo and Video Planning and Execution; Pitch Letters; Press Conferences; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Social Media Set Up, Planning and Execution; Strategic Campaign Planning and Execution; Webinars and Online Presence
Silver Winner
IW Group New York, NY USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations; Automotive & Related Equipment; Consumer Products and Services; Diversified Services; Education; Food & Beverage; Media & Entertainment; Retail; Utilities – Agency's Services include: Advertising; Campaign and Program Measurement & Evaluation; Celebrity and Talent; Content Creation; Corporate Branding; Corporate Reputation; Crisis & Issues Management; Digital; Market Entry; Marketing Communication; Media Advisories; Media Events; Media Outreach; Media Relations; Media Training; Newsletters; Photo and Video Planning and Execution; Pitch Letters; Press Conferences; Press Junkets; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Public Affairs, Government Relations & Policy; Social Media Set Up, Planning and Execution; Stakeholder Engagement; Strategic Campaign Planning and Execution; Websites
 
Best PR Agency of the Year - Regional Countries Headquarter (handling more than 1 country offices from this location)
Gold Winner
Eastwick (San Francisco, CA USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations; Business Products and Services; Cloud Computing/SaaS; Energy & Utilities; Financial Services and Banking; Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, & Biotech; Information Technology Hardware; Information Technology Services; Information Technology Software; Internet/Cloud Computing; Security Hardware; Security Services; Security Software - Agency's Services include:  Campaign and Program Measurement & Evaluation; Content Creation; Corporate Branding; Corporate Reputation; Crisis & Issues Management; Digital; Media Advisories; Media Events; Media Outreach; Media Relations; Media Training; Photo and Video Planning and Execution; Pitch Letters; Press Conferences; Press Junkets; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Social Media Set Up, Planning and Execution; Stakeholder Engagement
Silver Winner
Uproar PR (Orlando, FL USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Accounting, Banking, and Financial Services; Consumer Products and Services; Electronics; Financial Services and Banking; Food & Beverage; Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, & Biotech; Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, and Leisure; Materials & Construction; Non-Profit or Government Organizations; Real Estate & Construction - Agency's Services include: Campaign and Program Measurement & Evaluation; Content Creation; Crisis & Issues Management; Executive Communication; Media Events; Media Outreach; Media Relations; Media Training; Newsletters; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Social Media Set Up, Planning and Execution
 
Best PR Agency of the Year - Global Headquarter (Agency with worldwide offices)
Gold Winner
LEWIS (London, England - 500 - 2,499 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Business Products and Services; Cloud Computing/SaaS; Electronics; Information Technology Hardware; Information Technology Services; Information Technology Software; Internet/Cloud Computing; Security Hardware; Security Services; Security Software; Telecommunications - Agency's Services include: Advertising; Campaign and Program Measurement & Evaluation; Content Creation; Corporate Branding; Corporate Reputation; Crisis & Issues Management; Digital; Executive Communication; Financial Communication; Lead Generation; Market Entry; Marketing Communication; Media Advisories; Media Events; Media Outreach; Media Relations; Media Training; Newsletters; Photo and Video Planning and Execution; Pitch Letters; Press Conferences; Press Junkets; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Public Affairs, Government Relations & Policy; Social Media Set Up, Planning and Execution; Stakeholder Engagement; Strategic Campaign Planning and Execution; Sustainable Growth; Webinars and Online Presence; Websites
Silver Winner
Gabriel Marketing Group (Reston, VA USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Industries and Sectors of Operation include: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations; Business Products and Services; Cloud Computing/SaaS; Consumer Products and Services; Information Technology Software; Internet/Cloud Computing; Non-Profit or Government Organizations; Security Software; Telecommunications- Agency's Services include: Advertising; Campaign and Program Measurement & Evaluation; Content Creation; Corporate Branding; Digital; Lead Generation; Market Entry; Marketing Communication; Media Advisories; Media Events; Media Outreach; Media Relations; Media Training; Newsletters; Photo and Video Planning and Execution; Pitch Letters; Press Kits; Press Releases; Product Launch; Public Affairs, Government Relations & Policy; Social Media Set Up, Planning and Execution; Stakeholder Engagement; Strategic Campaign Planning and Execution; Trade & Investment; Webinars and Online Presence; Websites
 
CMO (Chief Marketing Executive) of the Year
Gold Winner
Rob Lynch, Brand President and Chief Marketing Officer - Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (Atlanta, GA USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Food & Beverage)
Silver Winner
Gregory Fitzgerald, Chief Marketing Officer - Cylance, Inc. (Irvine, CA USA - 100 - 499 Employees - Industry: Information Technology Software)
 
Marketing Team of the Year - Hybrid Team (consisting of members from both Agency and In-House)
Gold Winner
Bruce Stewart, Chief Marketing Officer - Constellation Energy Resources (Baltimore, MD USA - 500 - 2,499 Employees - Industry: Energy & Utilities) and The Strategic Agency (New York, NY USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - team members include Kristina Gregory, Abby Zaniel,Tony Andrea, Adrienne Barber, Brenna Dykta, Alex Kernitsky
 
Investor Relations Team of the Year - In-house
Gold Winner
Justine Koenigsberg, Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations - Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Lexington, MA USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Pharmaceuticals) - Team members include: Roger Tung CEO, Nancy Stuart COO, Ryan Daws CFO
 
Business Development Professional of the Year - Agency
Gold Winner
Darius Maxwell Fisher, President and Co-founder - Status Labs (New York, NY USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations)
 
Blog of the Year
Gold Winner
IW Group New York, NY USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Client: McDonald - Title: McDonald's New York Tri-State
Silver Winner
Omnicom Media Group (New York, NY USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) - Title: Omnicom Media Group Media Pulse
 
Event of the Year - Consumer Event
Gold Winner
IW Group New York, NY USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Client: McDonald - for McDonald's B-Boy Royale
 
Video of the Year
Gold Winner
GYMR Public Relations and DeSantis Breindel (Washington , DC USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Client: The SCAN Foundation - Title: Long-term Care Financing
Silver Winner
IW Group New York, NY USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Client: McDonald - Title: Still a Crew After 30 Years
 
Website of the Year - Best Home Page
Gold Winner
NBCUniversal (New York, NY USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Media & Entertainment)
Silver Winner
Omnicom Media Group (New York, NY USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations)  
 
Website of the Year - Best Web Writing/Content
Gold Winner
Omnicom Media Group (New York, NY USA - 2,500 or more Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations)  
 
White-Paper or Report of the Year
Gold Winner
GYMR Public Relations (Washington , DC USA - 11 - 99 Employees - Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations) Client: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute - Title: The Implications of a Supreme Court Finding for the Plaintiff in King vs. Burwell: 8.2 Million More Uninsured and 35% Higher Premiums

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