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ROKK Solutions takes home a Platinum Award at the dotCOMM Awards. The award, in the Digital Advertising Campaign category, recognized ROKK for its work with the National Children’s Alliance. The agency also took home an honorable mention in the Digital Marketing & Communication Campaigns category. The dotCOMM Awards, which are administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, celebrate the evolving digital landscape. Its winners reflect the best in public relations, advertising and digital strategy, driving engagement, awareness and results.
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Crosby Marketing Communications, which has offices in Annapolis, MD and Washington, DC, is recognized by Baltimore Business Journal as the #1 largest advertising agency and #1 PR firm in the region. The rankings are based on Crosby’s revenue growth and team size. Crosby’s client roster includes the Peace Corps, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Kaiser Permanente, USAA Educational Foundation, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, U.S. Department of Defense, and USDA. The agency provides integrated advertising, public relations, social media, and digital marketing services through specialized practices in healthcare, government, nonprofits & causes, and military & veterans.
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Ripley PR, a global agency specializing in the skilled trades, manufacturing, B2B technology and franchising, is named the 2025-2026 PR Agency of the Year in the Southeast United States by the Corporate LiveWire Prestige Awards, which recognize smaller, independent businesses. This is the second year for Ripley PR to receive the award. This year’s award winners were selected by a panel of industry-specific experts and evaluated on the basis of customer reviews and testimonials, along with other details about business performance, operations and growth.
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Ghidotti Communications founder and CEO Natalie Ghidotti is named to the Public Relations Society of America’s College of Fellows. Ghidotti is the first woman from the PRSA Arkansas Chapter to receive the distinction and only the second from the Chapter ever selected. The first was Bob Sells, APR, Fellow PRSA, who joined the College of Fellows in 1996. “The College of Fellows represents the heart of what we strive for in public relations: integrity, service, leadership and impact,” said Ghidotti. Established in 1989, the College of Fellows recognizes seasoned public relations professionals and educators who have made a lasting impact on the profession.
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.
