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Montieth & Company is recognized by the dotCOMM Awards, which are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, with a Gold Award for its website design and development for nonprofit organization the Pink Bows Foundation. The agency designed a new website for the foundation, which was created in memory of Madison Alexis Dubiski, a victim of the 2021 Astroworld Festival crowd crush. M&Co also produced the website copy, which conveys the foundation’s mission of advancing crowd safety education, mental health support at events, and training and certification for event organizers globally, ensuring such tragedies never happen again. M&Co received an Honorable Mention in the same category, citing the agency’s work for an emerging leader in the renewable natural gas (RNG) industry. It has also been named a finalist in the 2025 Nonprofit Communications Awards, which are awarded by PRDaily. "This recognition speaks to the core of our work—helping mission-driven organizations tell their stories with purpose and impact,” said M&Co. CEO and global managing partner Montieth Illingworth.
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Baker Public Relations founder and CEO Megan Baker is among this year’s Women Who Mean Business honorees. The recognition, part of the Albany Business Review’s Women in Leadership program, considers the impact of the honorees’ contributions to their companies, industries and the community. “Megan has endless hustle, heart and determination marked by her success as a national public relations agency,” said executive director and CEO of the Albany Convention Center Authority Monica Kurzejeski. With offices in Albany, Pittsburgh and St. Petersburg, Baker PR serves clients nationwide across sectors including healthcare, tourism, technology, legal services, real estate, government, lifestyle, hospitality, nonprofit and education.
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Ripley PR is named a finalist for the Franchise Business Review’s 2025 FBR Employee Satisfaction Awards. The awards, which will be given out on Aug. 20, recognize franchise companies and their suppliers with the highest employee satisfaction based on an independent survey in which FBR analyzed data from over 11,000 corporate and unit-level employees. “In a time when attracting and keeping great talent is essential to a company’s success, we’re proud to celebrate these standout brands for creating positive, people-focused cultures,” said Franchise Business Review president and COO Michelle Rowan.
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.
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.
