 |
The Lisbon PR Awards, an international competition for work in such categories as brand activation, media relations and integrated marketing, has extended its entry submission date to June 22. The awards jury is headed up by Global Red Havas senior vice president Lesley Sillaman, and includes Allison + Partners chairman and CEO Scott Allison, Kaplow CEO and Founder Liz Kaplow, and Chantal-Bowman-Boyles, Finn Partners managing partner Europe. The awards ceremony will be held on July 9, but the format of the event is yet to be announced. For more information about the awards, contact [email protected], or click here to submit an entry.
 |
Dragon Horse Ad Agency’s Recycle campaign for the Collier County Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Division in southwestern Florida has won a Silver Telly Award in the 41st Annual Telly Awards. The awards honor video and television made for all screens, and is judged by a group of video and television experts from companies in entertainment, publishing, advertising and emerging technology. “Dragon Horse Ad Agency is pushing the boundaries for video and television innovation and creativity at a time when the industry is both rapidly changing and heavily impacted by the current crisis,” said Sabrina Dridje, managing director of the Telly Awards.
 |
| Rebecca Smith |
R&J Strategic Communications announced that Rebecca Smith, a senior account executive at the firm, has been recognized by the New Jersey Advertising Club as one of the state’s Best Marketing and Communications Professionals under 40 for 2020. Smith manages the agency’s health care division, providing strategic counsel to such clients as RWJBarnabas Health, Integrity House, CarePlus NJ and ReachNJ, New Jersey’s state run free addiction help line. “Rebecca is a well-respected role model to junior staff and a trusted advisor to the agency’s senior management team. Her media relations prowess is a huge driver of our success, as well as the success of our clients,” said R&J Strategic Communications president Scott Marioni.
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.
Ruder Finn CEO Kathy Bloomgarden is inducted into the International Communications Consultancy Organization’s Hall of Fame... The New York Financial Writers’ Association presents Bloomberg News editor-at-large Marty Schenker with its 49th Elliott V. Bell Award... 5WPR racks up five wins at the 2025 MarCom Awards.
The New York Financial Writers’ Association awards its 2025 Impact Award for Distinguished Financial Journalism to STAT News for "Denied by AI," a four-part series reported by Casey Ross and Bob Herman... (W)right On Communications president and founder Julie Wright receives the 2025 Andy Mace Award for Outstanding Contribution in Public Relations by the San Diego Press Club... Ghidotti, a Little Rock-based public relations and content marketing agency, earned five international honors at the 2025 Public Relations Global Network Best Practice Awards.
