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RECOGNITION
EACH CATEGORY WINNER WILL RECIEVE:





PR TELLS THE STORY.
THE PR DAILY AWARDS TELLS YOUR STORY.
Public relations professionals played a crucial role in delivering engaging communications during a year unlike we’ve ever experienced. Your work helped organizations and clients deliver powerful and essential messaging during a worldwide pandemic, calls for social justice and equality and so much more.
Enter the industry’s most esteemed recognition program from the brand you know and trust: PR Daily. Ragan’s PR Daily Awards will honor the best in public relations from the past 15 months. The awards program will showcase the PR campaigns, events, initiatives, publications and more that led to success for your clients or organization.
Proving the value of your PR initiatives has never been more critical to positioning you and your team for future success. Winning a PR Daily Award is a testament to your hard work and innovation. Enter the industry’s top benchmarking program and showcase PR’s influence within the organization and the marketplace.
You and your team deserve the recognition! Want to see what winning works looks like? Take a look at last year’s winners.
See a full list of categories and eligibility requirements and read how to enter below.
CATEGORIES
HALL OF FAME
Hall of Fame PR Campaign
GENERAL CAMPAIGNS
Activism Campaign
B2B Campaign
Brand Journalism
Branding Campaign
Cause-Related Marketing Campaign
Community Engagement Campaign
Community Relations Campaign
Content Marketing Initiatives
Corporate Communications Campaign
Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign
Covid-19 Communications Campaign
Crisis Communication Campaign
DE&I Communications
Employer Branding
ESG Communications
Event PR Campaign
Government Relations
Influencer Campaign
Investor Relations Campaign
Marketing Campaign
Media Pitch
Media Relations Campaign
Multicultural Campaign
Nonprofit Communications Campaign
Original Research
PR on a Shoestring Budget
Press Release
Public Affairs Campaign
Public Service Campaign
Reputation Management Campaign
Social Justice Campaign
Social Media Campaign
Storytelling Campaign
Thought Leadership Communications
Use of Data or Measurement
Video Campaign
Viral Campaign
PR By Vertical Industry
BLOGS, PODCASTS & PUBLICATIONS
Annual Report
Blog
Digital Publication
Newsletter
Online Newsroom
Podcast
Print Publication
Website
PR EVENTS (LIVE OR VIRTUAL)
Charity Event
Covid-19 Related Event
Influencer Event
Press Event or Media Tour
Product or Service Launch
SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS BY CHANNEL
Clubhouse
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
PEOPLE AND TEAMS
PR Agency of the Year
PR Leader of the Year
PR Professional of Year
Agency PR Team of the Year
Corporate PR Team of the Year
Government/Nonprofit PR Team of the Year
HEALTH CARE PR AND MARKETING
Blog
Brand Journalism
Content Marketing
Covid-19 Communications
Marketing Campaign
Newsletter
Patient-Focused Content
Podcast
PR Campaign
Publication
Social Media Campaign
Thought Leadership Communications
Video
Website Launch or Relaunch
Health Care Communications Campaign of the Year
GRAND PRIZE
Outstanding Communications During the Pandemic
Outstanding Social Justice Communications
PR Campaign of the Year
HOW TO ENTER
Campaign or Project Entries: On the entry form, be sure to include a thorough synopsis explaining the purpose and scope of your project. We ask that the synopsis be no more than 1,000 words and include the following sub-headings (when applicable):
- Goals
- Strategy and tactics
- Execution
- Evaluation: success, results or ROI
Individual or Team Entries: Tell us in 1,000 words or less about the nominee’s or team's accomplishments in the previous 12 months. Winners will be those who have distinguished themselves among their peers with meaningful achievements. Please include examples of creative campaigns or initiatives that have proved beneficial to your organization or clients. When applicable, please include the following sub-headings:
- Goals
- Strategy and tactics
- Execution
- Evaluation: success, results or ROI
Be sure to follow the guidelines laid out in the category descriptions, as the judges will look for those elements when they select the winners.
You will be able to upload additional documents to your submission. We encourage you to include press releases, design concepts, videos, analytics, testimonials and anything else you feel will give us a better sense of your project. Proprietary or internal information can also be attached and will not be shared with the public.
Supporting documents that can’t be uploaded to the system should be mailed to:
Brendan Gannon
Ragan Communications
10 S. LaSalle St., Suite 310
Chicago, IL 60603
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
These awards are open to in-house, agency and independent communication practitioners, and vendors, in the private, corporate, nonprofit and government sectors. Enter your work, the work of your organization or submit entries on behalf of your client.
Companies from any country are welcome to enter as long as the entry is submitted in English.
Contact Brendan Gannon to find the perfect category for your campaign or project. You can call 312-960-4407 or email brendang@ragan.com.
This year’s program is open to any work executed between March 1, 2020, and June 1, 2021, inclusive.
ENTRY FEES
The fee for this program is $425 per entry into standard categories. Grand Prize and Hall of Fame entries are $475 per entry.
A late fee of $199 per entry will be added to all entries after 11:59 p.m. Central time, June 18, 2021.
Do you have a campaign, project, person or team you'd like to enter into multiple categories? Pay the original entry fee, and then only $199 for each additional category!
All entries are non-returnable and non-refundable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should you apply?
Our award programs help you measure the success of your work and prove the value of your contributions to your organization. You can set yourself apart in the industry as an expert, which will open doors throughout your career. As a winner, you’ll earn publicity for your brand across our websites and social media audiences, a custom write-up about your campaign and a trophy.Who can enter?
Entries may be submitted by organizations worldwide. The only requirement is that entries be submitted in English. The program is open to in-house, agency, independent communication practitioners and vendors in the private, corporate, nonprofit and government sectors.What does it take to be a winner?
Although each award program is unique, we look for top-quality work that shows clear, bold and creative ideas that benefit your business or client. Please provide metrics or media coverage that back up your claims, and share creative collateral such as videos, visual design or websites that were a part of your project. Please look at our past award winners to see what gets recognized and rewarded. We encourage you to submit the same campaign to multiple categories, if you feel they are relevant. Doing so increases your chances of winning—and you'll receive discounted rates on additional entries.Why are some deadlines extended?
We extend deadlines based on applicant needs and upcoming promotional opportunities.When will I find out results?
We aim to announce finalists about eight weeks after the program close. The announcement of the winners comes about four weeks after the announcement of the finalists. Each announcement will be made with a headline on our website, in our daily email newsletter and on our social media platforms. Emails notify entrants of these announcements. As deadlines are extended, so are expected announcement dates.Additional Questions
If you have any questions about the program or problems submitting your entry, please call Brendan Gannon at 312-960-4407 or email brendang@ragan.com.
Sponsorship Opportunities
If you are interested in sponsoring the PR Daily Awards program, please contact Hannah Lavelle at 312-960-4628 or email hannahl@ragan.com.
Ragan Communications is not responsible for international shipping fees related to trophies or certificates.