2009 Top Places to Work in PR

PR News’ first-ever Top Places to Work in PR profiles the agencies, corporate communications departments and nonprofits that go above and beyond, matching their superb client work with outstanding internal efforts to support employees’ personal growth and success.

These winners were selected from hundreds of submissions, judged by PR News editors, as well as by an outside panel of communications experts who work in academia. The top 10 agencies and corporate departments, and five nonprofits, demonstrated commitment to cultivating dynamic internal cultures in which employees are driven to excel.

From offering nontraditional benefits like on-site restaurants and massages to giving employees the opportunity to work in offices abroad, each of these organizations has shown a unique interest in the happiness and well being of its staff, clearly understanding that excellence comes from within. PR News honored these winners at its Platinum PR Awards luncheon in New York on Oct. 21

• The Top Places to Work in PR: Corporate—Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Agency—APCO Worldwide
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Nonprofit— American Red Cross
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Corporate—Best Buy
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Corporate—Chesapeake Energy Corporation
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Corporate—Cisco
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Corporate—Discovery Communications
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Corporate—First Horizon National Corp.
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Corporate—Pfizer
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Corporate—State Farm Insurance
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Corporate—Symantec
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Corporate—Turner Broadcasting System
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Agency—Carmichael Lynch Spong
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Agency—CJP Communications
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Agency—Cohn Marketing
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Agency—Marina Maher Communications
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Agency—MWW Group
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Agency—Sterling Communications
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Agency—Text 100
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Agency—Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Agency—Weber Shandwick
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Nonprofit —Children's Home Society of Florida
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Nonprofit: Cleveland Metropolitan School District
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Nonprofit—Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
• The Top Places to Work in PR: Nonprofit Kaiser Permanente