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| Richard Edelman |
Richard Edelman will become the first PR firm executive to be inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame of the American Advertising Federation.
He will be joined this year's inductee class: Michael Roth, CEO of Interpublic; Andrew Robertson, CEO of BBDO Worldwide; Judy McGrath, former chairman/CEO of MTV Networks; Nina DiSesa, ex-chairman/chief creative officer at McCann; Wenda Harris Millard, vice chairman of MediaLink; J. Melvin Muse, founder/chairman emeritus of Muse Communications; and Annie Leibovitz, photographer.
IBM will be inducted as a corporate honoree at AAF's 71st induction ceremonies and gala dinner slated for April 28 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
The Public Relations Society of America's New York Chapter is accepting entries for the 39th Annual Big Apple Awards through May 17, with a 15 percent early bird discount (code: EARLYBIRD26) for entries received by April 16... Washington Women in PR opens nominations for the 2026 Washington Women in PR Emerging Leaders Awards... Ragan Communications, along with its Communications Week brand, is accepting nominations for the Zenith Awards through April 17.
French/West/Vaughan wins five 2025/2026 American Advertising Awards, which recognize creative excellence... Crosby Marketing Communications is named a 2026 Google Premier Partner in recognition of its digital advertising performance... The Brand Guild co-CEOs and founders Barbara Martin and Jayne Sandman are named to the Inc. Female Founders 500.
New York Women in Communications names the honorees for its 2026 Matrix Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement and women who exemplify exceptional leadership... Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International held its annual Adrian Awards Celebration February 18 at the New York Marriott Marquis... The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management announces the winners of its World Public Relations and Communication Awards 2025. 
French/West/Vaughan was honored as one of the Top Agencies of the Year in the Midsize Agencies category during Ragan’s 2025 PR Daily Awards and Top Agencies Awards program... Mason SVP, public relations Derek Beere is named the 2025 Practitioner of the Year by the PRSA’s Greater Connecticut Chapter... The Communications Group’s Women In Industry Podcast (WIN) won Best Business Podcast at the 2025 ARKAST Awards, the biggest podcasting event in Arkansas.
TrizCom Public Relations receives the 2025 PRSA Dallas Pegasus Award Best of Show and the Pegasus Award for Events and Observances for its work on the Peppa Pig Theme Park Dallas/Fort Worth Grand Opening... Violet PR is recognized with two Pyramid Awards from PRSA's New Jersey Chapter... LDWW founding partner and president Ken Luce is named PR Professional of the Year by PRSA/Dallas.
