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The 2017 PRWeek U.S. Awards
C-suite issues PR a license to lead
Faculty leaders distilled the wisdom of 20 CCOs and top CEOs in their latest book to define the key role of PR in providing strategic counsel to the C-suite.
PRWeek U.S. Awards 2018: Book of the Night
The Book of the Night features all the winners, finalists, and honorable mentions from the 2018 PRWeek US Awards.
The Oscars of the PR industry
The 2018 PRWeek Awards showed a tremendous diversity of work and practitioner that bodes extremely well for the future of the profession.
PRWeek U.S. Awards 2018: The winners
For the fourth consecutive year, Weber Shandwick scoops a prestigious double with Large Agency and Agency of the Year honors, while #MeToo creator Tarana Burke is named Communicator of the Year
PRWeek UK Awards 2018: entries open for the PR industry's Oscars
Entries are now open for the PRWeek Awards 2018, the most prestigious awards ceremony for the UK PR industry.
Shortlist for PRWeek Global Awards 2018 unveiled
The PRWeek Global Awards are scheduled for 15 May in London.
PRWeek Global Awards 2018 judges confirmed as entry deadline nears
An esteemed group of industry experts have been confirmed as judges for the prestigious PRWeek Global Awards - and there's still time to enter.
PRWeek Global Awards 2018 entry deadline nears
Time is running out to enter the 2018 PRWeek Global Awards, which recognise comms excellence on a global scale.
PRWeek U.S. Awards 2018 shortlist revealed
Weber Shandwick has been shortlisted for its fourth straight Large Agency of the Year award among its 12 mentions. Ketchum has been shortlisted 13 times, Edelman nine times, and Golin seven.
Bacardi brand PR chief Lisa Jedan named chair of PRWeek Global Awards 2018
Bacardi global head of brand PR and corporate comms Lisa Jedan has been named as the chair of the PRWeek Global Awards 2018.
Date set and entries open for PRWeek Global Awards 2018
Comms excellence on a global scale will be recognised at the 2018 PRWeek Global Awards, with entries now open.
Watch: How does it feel to win a PRWeek UK Award?
Fresh from collecting their gongs at the PRWeek UK Awards, we hear from leading industry players about what the accolade means to them.
In Pictures: PRWeek UK Awards - part two
See the second batch of photos from the comms industry's Oscars, the PRWeek Awards, which took place at London's Grosvenor House hotel on Wednesday night (18 October).
In Pictures: PRWeek Awards 2017 - part one
See the first batch of photos from the comms industry's Oscars, the PRWeek Awards, which took place at London's Grosvenor House hotel last night (18 October).
Flack at the PRWeek Awards: Rock god honours PR legend, balloon strife, Weber's masses
Flack presents all the gossip from last night's PRWeek Awards at London's Grosvenor House, including: Roger Daltrey sings praise of Alan Edwards, deflating policy on balloons, Weber goes large and more...
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Healthcare: Ethical & OTC Consumer
Taking home the Healthcare: Ethical & OTC Consumer award is W Enterprise with The Future of Social Care for Cera. The award is sponsored by markettiers4dc.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Best Use of a Small Budget
By putting a rhino on Tinder - ie, Hooking Up the World's Most Eligible Bachelor - for Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Ogilvy PR took the award, which was sponsored by Atomic Research.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Best Use of Creativity
The Best Use of Creativity award was won by Weber Shandwick for its innovative #BrutalCut campaign for ActionAid UK, which helped the charity secure £250,000 of funding. The award is sponsored by TNR.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Young PR Professional of the Year
Having almost trebled social revenue for Citypress in her first year, Ruth Lee is PRWeek's Young PR professional of the Year. The award is sponsored by Weber Shandwick.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: In-House Team of the Year (Gold Award)
English Heritage took home the In-House Team of the Year award, sponsored by Cision.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Financial Services
The winner of the Financial Services award, sponsored by Kantar, is Cohn & Wolfe for Barclaycard with its Pay @ Pump campaign, which achieved nearly 200 pieces of branded coverage.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Best Influencer Marketing Campaign
A new award this year, sponsored by Vuelio, was taken by Iris for its Adidas Glitch launch campaign, which brilliantly utilised football influencers to help drive interest in and sales of the brand's new boot.
The 2017 PRWeek U.S. Awards
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Best Use of Planning, Strategy and Evaluation
A content-led campaign that challenged male taboos helped W win the Best Use of Planning, Strategy and Evaluation award for Lynx: Giving British Masculinity a New Voice. Sponsored by Ginger Research.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Small Consultancy of the Year
A focus on providing creative, innovative solutions and commitment to developing new talent helped Incisive Health win Small Consultancy of the Year (UK fees less than £5m), an award sponsored by YouGov.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Large Consultancy of the Year
After a 'transformative year', Weber Shandwick impressed the judges enough to win the Large Consultancy of the Year (UK fees £15m-plus) award, sponsored by YouGov.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Mid-Sized Consultancy of the Year
M&C Saatchi PR's 'most successful year to date' helped it scoop the Mid-Sized Consultancy of the Year (UK fees £5m-£15m) award, sponsored by YouGov.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Specialist Consultancy of the Year
Revenue and profit growth, along with a raft of new clients, helped Harvard take the Specialist Consultancy of the Year award, which is sponsored by 4mediarelations.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: New Consultancy of the Year
Following impressive first-year financials, PRWeek 'agency to watch' Ready10 is the New Consultancy of the Year. The award is sponsored by JFL.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Force for Good
The winner of PRWeek's new Force for Good award, sponsored by Porter Novelli, is Driving Aspiration and Opportunity in Deprived Communities - by Conscious Communications for FXP.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Culture, Media, Sport & Travel
The Real Mr Darcy - a Dramatic Reappraisal, by Taylor Herring for UKTV, deservedly scooped the Culture, Media, Sport & Travel award, sponsored by Opinium.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: FMCG, Health, Beauty, Retail & Fashion
This year's FMCG, Health, Beauty, Retail & Fashion award went to Weber Shandwick for Aldi's Kevin the Carrot Christmas campaign, which achieved more than 10 million views online.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Best Agency Outside London
The winner of PRWeek's inaugural Best Agency Outside London award is Cirkle, a Buckinghamshire firm lauded for its 'positive culture and results to back it up'.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Automotive & Transport
The winner of the Automotive & Transport award is The Power of Nice, which was designed by Tin Man for Monarch and resulted in more than 100 pieces of coverage in less than a month.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: B2B Campaign
The Academy took the B2B Campaign award this year for Chasing Payments, which helped client Xero's year-on-year sign-ups grow by more than 60 per cent.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Public Affairs
The winner of the Public Affairs award this year is Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, with its 'well-executed' Five-Year Sentences for Animal Cruelty campaign.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Not-For-Profit
The winner of the Not-For-Profit award this year is Great Orme: The £1 Farmer, a 'value-for-money', celeb-free campaign by National Trust.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Best Integrated Campaign
The Best Integrated Campaign award this year went to Mischief PR for Dulux - Room With Their View, a multi-faceted campaign that helped sales of the brand's Endurance paint grow by 50% year on year.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Best PR Event
Clifford French rebranded 30 English pubs as The Three Lions for Carlsberg Pubstitutions, a Euro 2016 campaign for the beer brand - enough to scoop Best PR Event at this year's awards.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Public Sector
Kindred took the Public Sector award this year with the There's a New Quid on the Block comms campaign, for HM Treasury & The Royal Mint's new £1 coin launch.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Best Use of Content
The successful regeneration of a 2011 campaign was enough for Mischief to scoop Best Use of Content for National Trust's The Joy of Sticks. The award is sponsored by OnePoll.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Best Use of New Technology
One Green Bean won the Best Use of New Technology award for its hugely successful, nostalgic relaunch of Nokia Snake on Facebook Messenger, for client HMD Global/Nokia.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Internal Comms and Employee Engagement
The winner of the Internal Comms and Employee Engagement award is Rumaila Oil Field - Drilling for Morale, by ROO C&EA team and Pulse Brands for Rumaila Operating Organisation.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Issues & Crisis Management
Taking home the Issues & Crisis Management award this year is Weber Shandwick, whose Gender-Neutral Titles video for HSBC helped blaze a trail in banking for LGBT+ customers.
PRWeek UK Awards Winners 2017: Most Innovative Use of Digital & Social Media
Yours, Mrs Claus, a blog by Unity for ActionAid took home the Most Innovative Use of Digital & Social Media award this year. The charity's Christmas appeal campaign reach of more than 60 million.
Book of the Night
Click here for the digital edition of the 2015 Book of the Night.
The finalists
PRWeek US Awards 2015 shortlist revealed
Judges have determined the finalists for the PRWeek US Awards 2015. PRWeek will reveal the winners at a dinner in New York on March 19, 2015.
Winner case studies
PRWeek Campaign of the Year 2015
Always' #LikeAGirl took home the award for Campaign of the Year.
Cause-Related Campaign of the Year 2015
Always, P&G's feminine care brand, has long been committed to empowering girls through puberty education.
Nonprofit Campaign of the Year 2015
Share Our Strength set out to bring more nourishing dishes to children, while simultaneously stacking support and funds for summers to come.
Global Campaign of the Year 2015
Procter & Gamble reinvigorated its Thank You, Mom campaign, which took home this year's prize.
Technology Campaign of the Year 2015
The launch of Advanced Micro Devices' new generation of Radeon graphics cards helped re-ignite customer passion.
Healthcare Campaign of the Year 2015
CVS made national headlines when it announced that it was pulling all tobacco products from its shelves for good.
Business-to-Business Campaign of the Year 2015
Juniper Networks' Introducing Hackonomics campaign helped the company regain a foothold in the IT security industry.
PR Agency of the Year 2015
Weber Shandwick had "an exceptional year in which it redefined and expanded client reach."
Communicator of the Year 2015
Frates' rousing success in the face of tremendous obstacles makes him a clear choice as PRWeek's 2015 Communicator of the Year.
Promotional Event of the Year 2015
Gatorade entered the fiercely competitive protein-based recovery product category with the launch of its Recover Whey Protein Bar.
Best Use of Analytics 2015
Leveraging new analytics and socialization tools helped Allstate Insurance create the most robust edition of its annual America's Best Drivers Report
Best Use of Broadcast/Video 2015
Dubbed "clever, moving, and relevant" by one judge, this campaign set out to honor the important role moms play in their children's lives.
PR Product/Service of the Year 2015
WE Infinity is a data-mining and analytics platform built in the cloud that delivers insights to inform campaign strategies and help improve business outcomes.
PR Student of the Year 2015
"Daltyn's combination of old-school skills and digital savvy makes me proud," added one judge.
PR Education Program of the Year 2015
"A great course with a hugely innovative, world-class curriculum," said one judge.
PR Pro of the Year - Agency 2015
Judges applauded Kempner for "making bold moves within the industry" and for "truly transforming the business in radical ways."
PR Pro of the Year - In-House 2015
Judges praised Mónica Talán, EVP of corporate communications and PR at Univision, for her leadership and business accomplishments.
Young PR Pro of the Year 2015
Last year, Fastenberg showed knowledge and experience beyond her youth as she managed more than $1.2 million in accounts.
Public Sector Campaign of the Year 2015
The deck was stacked against the Illinois Department of Insurance and FleishmanHillard as they set out to enroll state residents for healthcare plans through the Affordable Care Act.
Investor/Financial Communications Campaign of the Year 2015
Wintergreen Advisers teamed with Bryant Park Financial Communications to bring the facts about Coca-Cola's plan to light.
Public Affairs Campaign of the Year 2015
Dominion and agency Davies wanted to counter the work of environmental groups, which had rallied against the Cove Point terminal project in Maryland.
Corporate Branding Campaign of the Year 2015
CVS Health worked with its integrated agency team on a rebranding campaign to highlight its dedication to healthcare.
Multicultural Marketing Campaign of the Year 2015
US Mint won for an effort that helped Americans remember a key moment in the country's history.
Community Relations Campaign of the Year 2015
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and Eric Mower + Associates won for a campaign addressing the epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse.
Internal Communications Campaign of the Year 2015
Toyota initiated a campaign to bring its four existing North American headquarter operations under one roof in a new location.
Small PR Agency of the Year 2015
In 2014, revenue at Singer Associates doubled to $9 million from $4.5 million in 2013.
Boutique PR Agency of the Year 2015
Praytell Strategy's revenue grew 217% to $2.94 million in 2014 as the agency added a number of US and international clients.
Large PR Agency of the Year 2015
All judges recognized Weber Shandwick as a true industry leader that continually breaks barriers and embraces change.
Consumer Launch Campaign of the Year 2015
World's Toughest Job rose above the competition and made Mother's Day more special for consumers around the country.
Midsize PR Agency of the Year 2015
Allison+Partners' acquisition of PR Century last year in Beijing and Shanghai enhanced the China practice, and Asia-Pacific revenue soared 300%.
Best Use of Social Media/Digital 2015
Far surpassing the brand's expectations, the effort garnered 76 million views on YouTube, making it one of the top viral videos of the year
In-House PR Team of the Year 2015
Last year's Honorable Mention is this year's winner as NASCAR's Integrated Marketing Communications team raced off with top 2015 honors.
Crisis or Issues Management Campaign of the Year 2015
As a sponsor of the US Speedskating team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Under Armour developed the US Mach39, but the suit did not live up to its hype.
Product Brand Development Campaign of the Year 2015
MSLGroup knocked it out of the park with this campaign that transformed the insulting phrase "like a girl" into a positive and empowering statement.
Arts, Entertainment and Media Campaign of the Year 2015
Ketchum and the US Farmers & Ranchers Alliance won for a campaign around the documentary film Farmland!
Best Promotional Event 2017
Negroni Week spurred a 50% increase in Campari sales over the same period a year earlier. In 2016, the number of participating venues rose 63% from 2015, with 6,078 total participants.