MEDIA RELATIONS
AWARDS LUNCHEON
DECEMBER 15, 2023 | 12 – 2:30 PM
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, WASHINGTON, D.C.
JOIN US AS WE HONOR THE TOP MEDIA RELATIONS WORK FROM THS PAST YEAR
Congratulations to the impressive finalists of PR Daily’s Media Relations Awards!
PR Daily’s Media Relations Awards showcases these finalists’ innovative strategies for securing media coverage, ability to remain calm during a crisis, knack for crafting engaging stories and more.
PR Daily will recognize all finalists—and announce category winners—at a special live event on December 15 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. for our celebratory Media Relations Awards Luncheon. This event will shine a spotlight on the top media relations work from the past year. The event will not only showcase this impressive work, but it will be a one-of-a-kind experience where attendees can network, share insights and learn best practices from those who are doing it best,
Join us in December to celebrate these finalists, share insights and recognize the best in media relations.
Scroll down to see which companies made this year’s short list, and stay tuned for the featured profiles of all of the winners after the live event on December 15.
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Guest Presenters
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THE FINALISTS
Grand Prize
Finalists:
- American Heart Association: Heart Month 2023
- Brodeur Partners: Returning to the Boston Marathon® Course
- Contraceptive Access Initiative / Camino Public Relations: The Pill OTC - pathway to success!
- Edelman: Knorr x Cardi B Taste Combos
- M Booth: A Life Less Clogged with BIC EasyRinse and Ariana Madix
- PriceWeber: “Believe Me: Help and Hope for Sexual Assault Survivors”
- Quinn PR: Atlantis The Royal in Dubai’s Grand Reveal
Finalists:
- AM General LLC: Corporate Rebrand
- Bospar: Together by Renee: The AI-empowered App for Better Health
- Club Wyndham: Club Wyndham x Take a Chef Partnership
- Sallie Mae: National Scholarship Month
- SERHANT.: Launching the Highest Residence in the World
- Southeast Toyota Distributors: Toyota Dog Days of Summer
- Tampa Electric: Hurricane Ian Response
- Visit California & MMGY NJF: Visit Native California
Finalists:
- Shari Ajayi: Saatva
- Sue Breding: City of Glendale AZ
- Tommaso Di Giovanni: Philip Morris International
- Dave Reddy: Big Valley Marketing
- Zak Sawyer: The Levinson Group
Media Relations Awards Categories
Finalists:
- Aggreko: Aggreko Greener Upgrades - Tier 4F
- Club Wyndham: Club Wyndham x Take a Chef Partnership
- Endurance Warranty Services: Endurance Warranty's Rebrand and Reinvention
- NBA: WNBA Canada Game presented by Tangerine
- Porter Novelli: A Taste of Technics
- UpHouse Inc: Travel Manitoba Rebrand
- Violet PR: From Steel City to Tech Town: Pittsburgh's Rise as the Global Epicenter of Innovation
Finalists:
- AbbVie: RF Bloom, Little Patients, Big Impact
- Bospar: Don't Get It Twisted: How Dee Snider KISSed Off SF Pride
- Jackson Spalding: L.L. Bean Goes "Off The Grid" for Mental Health Awareness Month
- Praytell: Bringing Ivy League Might to the LGBTQ+ Health Conversation
- The Nature Conservancy in Indiana: The Human:Nature Campaign
- Washington Gas: Washington Area Fuel Fund 2023 Ice House Event
Finalists:
- Mars Petcare: How Mars Petcare Brought Communities Together to Raise Awareness of the Shelter Crisis and Help Pets Find Homes
- Sallie Mae: National Scholarship Month
- Washington Gas: Washington Area Fuel Fund 2023 Ice House Event
Finalists:
- Bospar: Don't Get It Twisted: How Dee Snider KISSed Off SF Pride
- Minnesota Department of Education: Global Data Breach
- Tampa Electric: Hurricane Ian Response
- UC Davis: Stabbing Tragedy
Finalists:
- Aggreko: Aggreko Greener Upgrades - Battery Energy Storage
- Next PR: DDI and Next PR Partner To Amplify the Largest Global Leadership Study
- Northeastern University: Northeastern Global News
- SourceCode Communications: Homebase July Main Street Health Report (MSHR)
Finalists:
- Bospar: Don't Get It Twisted: How Dee Snider KISSed Off SF Pride
- McDonald's USA: Spotlight Dorado
- PepsiCo Juntos Crecemos x BODEN Agency: PepsiCo Juntos Crecemos 2023
Finalists:
- Red Shoes Inc.: Fox Cities Marathon Exclusive Pitch Campaign
- The Hoffman Agency: MatSing
- Vrge Strategies: Code for America Safety Net Innovation Lab
Finalists:
- JC2 Ventures & Ruder Finn: Chambers' 2023 Media Blitz: Resonating Locally and Globally
- SAP: SAP Global PR
- SERHANT.: Launching the Highest Residence in the World
- U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC): Promoting the U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP) 4x Transferable Certificates Around the Globe
Finalists:
- American Cleaning Institute: Cleaning 101: American Cleaning Institute Teams Up with Influencers to target College Students
- Citizen Relations: Duracell x Ariana Madix: “I Buy My Own Batteries Now”
- IZEA + Chateau Ste. Michelle: Nicolas Feuillatte 2023 Spring Campaign
- IZEA + VMLY&R + Minwax: Unlocking DIY Brilliance with the Minwax Challenge 2.0
- Jackson Spalding: Halloween Gifting Campaign from Orkin Pest Control
- Jive PR + Digital: Daiya Foods Influencer Campaign
- Southeast Toyota Distributors: Toyota Dog Days of Summer
Finalists:
- Community Change: ChangeWire to Prime Time
- Northeastern University: Northeastern University Office of Communications
- Peppercomm: Wilmington Trust’s 2023 Capital Markets Forecast
Finalists:
- Airfoil Group: Launching Michigan's Statewide Housing Plan
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies: Face Jewish Hate campaign
- Hotwire with eBay: Digitally Integrated Orchestration: How to Conduct a Multi-Channel Journey That Hits the Right Notes
- Mendocino Farms: Mendocino Farms Makes Moooves into Seattle
- PATRÓN Tequila: Taking Tequila to New Heights
- Siemens Mobility: High Speed Rail Campaign
- UpHouse Inc: Travel Manitoba Rebrand
Finalists:
- Contraceptive Access Initiative / Camino Public Relations: The Pill OTC - pathway to success!
- Mountain America Credit Union: Big Box Bailout Bill
- Scott Circle Communications: AAPM&R Long COVID Thought Leadership Media Relations Campaign
- Scout Lab: Mifepristone isn't scary - but life without choice is
- UPRAISE: Creative, Persistent and Data-rich Marketing Positions Cannabis Big Data Startup as a Leader
Finalists:
- Bospar: Together by Renee: The AI-empowered App for Better Health
- Citizen Relations: Days Inn by Wyndham Complimentary Pillow
- Club Wyndham: Club Wyndham x Take a Chef Partnership
- Expedia Group: No Normal: Expedia Group’s Unexpected 2023 Travel Trend
- Hulu and Onyx Collective: "The 1619 Project"
- Levy Public Relations & Events: The Launch of The Residences at 1428 Brickell
- Mars Petcare: How Mars Petcare Drove over 480 Million Impressions to Raise Awareness of the Shelter Crisis and Help Pets Find Homes
- Mindset Consulting: Secured top tier-1 organic coverage for tech companies in the U.S. and Europe
- Moose Toys with Gillian Small PR: Media Placement Magic: Strategic PR Propels Magic Mixies Magical Crystal Ball into the Headlines as Top Holiday Toy
- Optimist Collective: Career Cushioning
- Panasonic/Porter Novelli: Panasonic CES 2023 - Champions of Sustainability
- SERHANT.: Launching the Highest Residence in the World
- The Hoffman Agency: Lightship L1 Launch
- Violet PR: Panasonic Selects Kansas City for $4B EV Facility
Finalists:
- Citizen Relations: Super 8 Scents of the Open Road
- Club Wyndham: Club Wyndham x Take a Chef Partnership
- Cutera, AviClear & EvolveMKD: AviClear: A Game Changer in the Treatment of Acne
- Feld Entertainment + Litzky PR: Come Fun, Come All to the Return of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey with The Greatest Show On Earth
- Moose Toys with Gillian Small PR: Media Placement Magic: Strategic PR Propels Magic Mixies Magical Crystal Ball into the Headlines as Top Holiday Toy
- PATRÓN Tequila: Taking Tequila to New Heights
- Porter Novelli: LUMIX S5II and S5IIX
- Kaplow Communications and quip: quip makes a splash in the press with the Rechargeable Cordless Water Flosser Launch
- SERHANT: Launching the Highest Residence in the World
- Sharp Think: HI-CHEW Bite-Sized Candy Shop
Finalists:
- American Heart Association: Heart Month 2023
- Avaans Media: SCOTUS Campaign
- M Booth: A Life Less Clogged with BIC EasyRinse and Ariana Madix
- Northeastern University: Titan Submersible
- Phenomix: Phenomix Hungry Brain Campaign
- SPM Communications: Bear Claws to Cougar Paws - Instant Rebrand to Capture a Media Moment
Finalists:
- Panasonic/Porter Novelli: Panasonic CES 2023 - VentureBeat Pitch
- Planit: Fashion Built NYFW
Finalists:
- ABC Network: American Idol Season 21 Tastemaker Event
- Experience Columbus: PCMA Convening Leaders 2023 Pre-FAM
- Factory PR: IKEA 80th Anniversary
- Identity: Conducting DSO's Single Ticket Streetcar Concert
- NASCAR: NASCAR 75 NYC Media Tour
- National Pork Board: National Pork Board / Ponle Pork Satellite Media Tour
- Onyx Collective: "Reasonable Doubt"
- Siemens Mobility: Going for Growth: Siemens Mobility Expands to Lexington, NC!
Finalists:
- American Medical Association: Recovery Plan for America's Physicians
- Argentum Partners: Nevada Voters First
- Contraceptive Access Initiative / Camino Public Relations: The Pill OTC - pathway to success!
- Corn Refiners Association: Feeding The Economy
- Culloton + Bauer Luce: From 'Property Purgatory' to Bringing Back the Block
- Forbes Tate Partners & Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation (CPEAR): Engaging with Conservative Media on Cannabis Policy Reform
- iQ 360: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids – Addressing the Youth Vaping Epidemic in Hawaii
- Marathon Strategies: Passing Legislation to Protect Online Consumers
- PAN Communications: Advocating for the Industry: Building Awareness for PointClickCare Government Affairs & Equitable Funding for Healthcare Technology Innovation
- Siemens Mobility: Going for Growth: Siemens Mobility Expands to Lexington, NC!
Finalists:
- Bospar: Unknown Waters: Charting the Role of Data in Better Patient Outcomes
- Contraceptive Access Initiative / Camino Public Relations: The Pill OTC - pathway to success!
- GPS Influence: GPS Influence - Medicaid Renewal
- iQ 360: Protect Your Pack: Hawaii Department of Health Promotes Bivalent Boosters
- Narrative: Bensimon Byrne, Casey House, The Others
- PriceWeber: “Believe Me: Help and Hope for Sexual Assault Survivors”
- The Bliss Group & Biote: Menopause Awareness: Impact in the Workplace
Finalists:
- AXON Marketing & Communications: World-renowned artists gather at the Vatican to participate in the FIRST VITAE SUMMIT, alongside Pope Francis
- Contraceptive Access Initiative / Camino Public Relations: The Pill OTC - pathway to success!
- Sustainable Ocean Alliance: Going Deep for the Sustainable Ocean Alliance
- The Trust Project: The Trusted Journalism Partnership Campaign
- US Postal Service: Election Mail, Delivering the Vote
Finalists:
- Edward Jones: Resilient Choices: Tradeoffs, Adjustments, and Course Corrections to Thrive in Retirement
- George Washington University Media Relations: GW Media Relations
- Hotwire with Adobe: Hotwire and Adobe Deck the Halls with Record-Breaking Media Results
- PAN Communications: UPS Capital and PAN Communications Break New Ground in the Last Mile
- Servier Pharmaceuticals
- Sharp Think: 1stDibs Interior Designer Trends Survey
- The Conference Board: Putting Sustainability Research in the National Spotlight
Finalists:
- Kaplow Communications and Stanley: Stanley Makes Waves (and headlines) With its LA Summer of Color Pop-Up in Partnership with Kaplow Communications
- Mower: Memorable Moments
- Narrative: KFC, Buckets Are Life
- NBA: WNBA Canada Game presented by Tangerine
- Onyx Collective: "The 1619 Project"
- SEGA of America, Inc.: Sonic Frontiers Hawaii Preview Event
- Tic Tac & Golin New York: Tic Tac Launches Newest Innovation, Strawberry and Cream, with first-ever consumer facing Pop Up in New York City
Finalists:
- Bospar: OMG: Infobip Celebrates 30 Years of Texting!
- Bospar: Unknown Waters: Charting the Role of Data in Better Patient Outcomes
- Expedia Group: Tech Transformation: From Online Travel Agency to AI Leader
- Medius: Accounts Deceivable
Finalists:
- Avaans Media: SCOTUS Campaign
- Brooks Running: Running with Purpose
- Edward Jones: Resilient Choices: Tradeoffs, Adjustments, and Course Corrections to Thrive in Retirement
- JC2 Ventures & Ruder Finn: Chambers' 2023 Media Blitz: Resonating Locally and Globally
- Proofpoint: Voice of the CISO 2023: Back to "Business as Usual" for Security Professionals
- Saatva: Shari Ajayi - Thought Leadership
Finalists:
- Medius: Accounts Deceivable
- SingHealth: Singapore Health - Our Digitalisation Journey
Finalists:
- CSAA Insurance Group: Rickrolled by InsurAAAnce
- Edelman: Knorr x Cardi B Taste Combos
- Kaplow Communications and HearingLife: HearingLife “Live Life to Your Fullest” Campaign
- M Booth: A Life Less Clogged with BIC EasyRinse and Ariana Madix
- Onyx Collective: "Reasonable Doubt"Life
Finalists:
- AbbVie, RF Bloom: Blood Cancer, Explained: Episode 2
- Aggreko: Aggreko Greener Upgrades - Battery Energy Storage
- CSAA Insurance Group: Rickrolled by InsurAAAnce
- Red Summit Productions: American Heart Association I Open Your Heart
Finalists:
- BODEN Agency: Muévelo con Pepsi
- SEGA of America, Inc.: Sonic Central 2023
- SourceCode Communications: Homebase National Small Business Week
Seating is limited, reserve your spot today!
A limited number of tables of 10 are available, along with individual tickets.
BEST OPTION
Table of 10
$7,999 per table
Includes:
- 10 reserved seats for your colleagues and team
- Priority seating at the front of the room
- Networking reception
- 3 course meal
- Awards ceremony
- Crystal award to commemorate your recognition
- 2 bottles of champagne or 2 bottles of wine
- Photo opportunities with your colleagues, team and industry peers
Individual Tickets
$599 Per Person
Includes:
- Networking reception
- 3 course meal
- Awards ceremony
- Crystal award to commemorate your recognition
- Photo opportunities with your industry peers
If you have any questions or need help registering, please contact Barbara Kanady at barbarak@ragan.com.
LOCATION
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WASHINGTON, DC 20045
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