Awards: WWPR Annonces 'Emerging Leaders" Finalists
Fri, May 29, 2026
By Steve Barnes
Washington Women in Public Relations announces finalists for its 16th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards... The Hispanic Public Relations Association opens submissions for its 2026 HPRA National ¡BRAVO! Awards... Clearpoint Agency, which has offices in San Diego and Boston, received gold and bronze honors in the PR category at the American Marketing Association San Diego’s 2026 Sandie Awards on May 21.

Publicis Groupe Chief Strategy Officer Carla Serrano called on the 475 gathered for the 59th Annual Matrix Awards May 19th at NYC's Ziegfeld Ballroom to not let the night "be another awards ceremony" and make it "a moment where we refuse to be edited out, not now, not for AI, not ever."
MACCO Group, a national business restructuring and financial advisory firm, launches a dedicated crisis communications and special situations practice... Anomaly, a Stagwell unit with 600 staff across its talent hubs in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, London, Berlin and Shanghai, launches a Paris office... ASTRSK PR opens applications for its 8th Annual Pro Bono Contest. The contest awards one early-stage startup, founded by a woman, BIPOC, AAPI and/or LGBTQIA+ entrepreneur, with a full year of PR services valued at over $200K.
To make a major impact at such events as the upcoming World Cup or the recent Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, marketers need to make sure that their presence feels connected across the entire experience.
PKPR is representing Art21, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to contemporary art through film and education... Awestruck, which works with travel PR clients, is selected as AOR for Delaware County Tourism, the official tourism organization for New York's Great Western Catskills... The Consultancy PR is named strategic communications partner for home-design company Pepper Home... The Point PR, lands AOR for three hotel properties: The Don CeSar in St. Pete Beach, Florida; JdV by Hyatt, a collection of independent hotels; and The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach.
Ireland’s Arts Council is looking for a firm to handle its $250K marketing and communication services budget for Culture Night, which is slated for Sept. 18.
What judges are looking for in industry awards submissions.
How the rise of the virtual world gave a surprise boost to online events and awards ceremonies.
Edelman US chief operating officer Lisa Osborne Ross and media strategist, journalist and author Gemma Puglisi will be inducted into the National Capital Public Relations Hall of Fame at the 2020 PRSA National Chapter Excellence in Communication Awards on Dec. 2.
PR professionals must learn to navigate the virtual event landscape and find ways to get creative and generate opportunities for their clients.
How PR professionals can still achieve coverage, promote research and meet communications goals after a major meeting was canceled or moved into a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cannes Lions today pushed back its 2020 festival of creativity from June to October 26-30 due to the "challenging circumstances" presented by the coronavirus pandemic.
Museum of Public Relations panel will look at the role public relations has played in the changing representations of women in the media... Kaplow Communications works with Cosmetic Executive Women on product demonstration event... The New York Financial Writers' Association sets the date for the Financial Follies of 2020.
FinTech Meet The Media 2019 conference will have reporters discussing blockchain, digital finance, cryptocurrency and other topics Nov. 6 at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College in NYC... Osborn Barr | Paramore is accepting nominations for its second annual Rural Spirit Awards... Public Relations Student Society of America has announced the U.S. Census Bureau as the subject of its 2020 Bateman Case Study Competition.
The National Press Club will give its annual John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award this year to Aasif Sultan, a journalist in Kashmir jailed for nearly a year for his reporting, and to Mackenzie Mays, a Politico journalist who has produced accountability journalism despite harassment... IPR’s Digital Media Research Center is presenting a free webinar on Sept. 26 that will explain the basics of blockchain technology... Joe Honick, president of GMA International and O'Dwyer's contribute will present “54% Vote But 100% Bitch” at University of Virginia.
Martin Sorrell's MediaMonks scores "favorite website award" for "impossible mascot" project for Mastercard... FWV Fetching's Kristen Levine honored by Pet Age... Museum of PR to feature Adam Ritchie in "Invention in PR" series at Syracuse University's Fisher Center in NYC on July 18.
New York Women in Communications, which is presenting its 2019 Matrix Awards on May 6 at the Sheraton New York Times Square, is also holding an online auction to benefit its scholarship program.
The Overseas Press Club will honor Jamal Khashoggi and other journalists murdered or persecuted during the past year at its April 18 awards dinner in NYC... PR Couture is accepting entries for its 2019 Bespoke Communication Awards, through April 15... Gale Branding coordinated press for the American Friends of Soroka Medical Center's benefit gala held April 3 at the Pierre Hotel in NYC.


















