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Landis Communications president and CEO Sean Dowdall is selected by the San Francisco Business Times as a 2025 Outstanding Voices and Business of Pride Honoree. The recognition highlights LGBTQ+ business leaders who are making a significant difference in their communities and companies. "Being recognized as a Business of Pride Honoree is deeply meaningful, especially during Pride month when we celebrate the progress our community has made while acknowledging the work still ahead," said Dowdall. " Landis also recently received the "Standout Tactic of the Year" award from the PRSA San Francisco chapter for its General Sherman campaign for Save the Redwoods League.
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Violet PR, which works with clients in the economic development and real estate sectors, is named to Inc.’s 2025 Best Workplaces list. The award process involves a detailed employee survey, covering critical elements such as management effectiveness, perks, professional development, and overall company culture. Each company’s benefits are also audited to determine overall score and ranking. “Our goal has always been to create the kind of workplace where talented people feel seen, supported and inspired to do their best work,” said Violet founder and president April Mason.
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Amendola, a PR and marketing firm that is part of Supreme Group, has been recognized with three awards. The agency took home the Gold Award in the Hermes Creative Awards for a thought leadership program focused on raising the profile of the Linus Health brand. Amendola also received a Platinum Award for its efforts to strengthen the positioning of Carta Healthcare, whose Hybrid Intelligence platform combines AI with clinical expertise. The Swaay Health Awards recognized Amendola's campaign to highlight its December 2024 acquisition by Supreme Group as Press Event of the Year.
Avoq received a National Gold ADDY in Branded Content & Entertainment for Online/Interactive, at the American Advertising Federation’s 2026 ADMERICA Conference on May 29... LaVoie Strategic Communications Group takes home Bronze Bell Ringer Award in the Government/Public Affairs category from the Publicity Club of New England... Crosby Marketing Communications presents its 2026 Crosby Marketing & Media Studies Scholarship to Deniela Penate, who recently graduated from Old Mill High School in Millersville, MD... BoardroomPR is named to the South Florida Business Journal’s list of the Top 25 Largest Women-Owned Businesses in South Florida.
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. 
Crosby Marketing Communications won eight Telly Awards, which were announced on May 19. The awards, which cover video and television across all screens, were chosen from nearly 14,000 entries submitted by creators, brands and production companies spanning 55 countries... French/West/Vaughan was recognized at the Telly Awards for its work on Pendleton Whisky’s “Palette of the West” video series... Yulu Public Relations has received a Gold Davos Communications Award from the World Communications Forum Association for its collaboration with Audible on the Audible Indigenous Writers’ Circle.
The Public Relations Society of America awards the 2026 Best of Silver Anvils Award to the American Academy of Pediatrics for its Vaccine Confidence campaign... Laughlin Constable Public Relations was recognized as a Silver Anvil Award Finalist by PRSA for its campaign for the grand opening of PENN Entertainment and Hollywood Casino’s $185 million entertainment destination in Joliet, IL... BridgeView Marketing is cited by the Hermes Creative Awards and the Communicator Awards.
New York Women in Communications will hold the 56th annual Matrix Awards ceremony on May 19 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City.
