PR News' Agency Elite Awards

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Awards Timeline

Entry Deadline:
March 3, 2017

Late Deadline:
March 10, 2017

Extended Deadline:
March 17, 2017

Awards Luncheon:
Fall 2017

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This program is now closed for 2017. 

One of the most important—if not the most important—signs of the success of a PR agency is a client saying, “Thanks for the great work, let’s do it again next year and here’s an increase in your budget.”

At your agency, you and your team may be aware of the newly expanded budgets from existing clients and the new additions to your client list. But are you turning these clients wins into great PR for your own agency?

That's where PR News' Agency Elite Awards come in. Enter today for an opportunity to have your successes take the stage at a live awards event in New York this fall and for them to be shared through PR News' editorial coverage.

Spread the news of your successes and receive amplification and peer validation with a spot on PR News' Agency Elite list.

The Agency Elite Awards benchmark excellence in PR agencies’ key practice areas, from advocacy, crisis communications and social media to measurement, media relations and reputation management. Have what it takes? Share your agency story! National and international entries are accepted.

Categories

  • Advocacy
  • Branding
  • Business to Business
  • Cause/CSR
  • Community Relations
  • Consumer Marketing
  • Content Marketing
  • Crisis Management
  • Digital/Social Media
  • Financial Communications
  • Integrated Communications
  • Marketing Communications
  • Marketing to Youth
  • Marketing to Women
  • Measurement/Evaluation
  • Media Relations
  • Media Training
  • Multicultural Marketing
  • Nonprofit/Association
  • Public Affairs
  • Product Launch
  • Publicity
  • Reputation Management
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Thought Leadership
  • Word of Mouth/Viral
  • Writing/Editing

These categories are for programs, initiatives, and products that promote the business growth of an agency and advancement of its employees, community involvement and proprietary products. These categories do not encompass work done for clients.

  • Best Training/Education Program
  • Community Relations/Volunteer Programs
  • Diversity Initiatives
  • Internal Communications
  • Proprietary Technology/Client Solutions
  • Promotion of Firm (marketing, advertising, PR)
  • Website

Nominate an individual who has raised the bar for creativity, strategy, and execution for his or her agency, and show how this person has gone above and beyond for their agency or for clients. Self-nominations are accepted.

Share with us what makes your agency team shine. Please provide five examples of outstanding initiatives that moved the needle for your agency, both internally and externally with clients.

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Deadlines & FAQs

Deadlines/Entry Fees

Entry Deadline: Friday, March 3, 2017
Late Deadline: Friday, March 10, 2017
Extended Deadline: Friday, March 17, 2017

All entries must be submitted by Friday, March 17, 2017 to be considered. Finalists will be notified in summer 2017 and honored in fall 2017.

The price of each primary entry is $425. If you submit the same entry into multiple campaign categories, each subsequent entry will receive a $150 discount.

Entries submitted between March 4 and March 17, 2017, will have a  $275 late fee added per entry. Payment in full must accompany the entry. All entries are non-returnable and non-refundable.

FAQs

To complete an entry, all materials (including supporting materials) must be submitted online here. The online entry portal will walk you through the registration process and nomination process. You may upload a word document or PDF that includes your full synopsis or entry, but please be sure to only upload it once. In the text boxes, please write "See synopsis attached."

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Yes, international entries are accepted for all PR News Awards Programs.

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Winners of the Agency Elite Awards will be announced at an awards luncheon in fall 2017.
Entries are judged by a blue-chip panel of corporate, agency and academic executives as well as by the staff of PR News. We evaluate your entry based on creativity, innovation, sound planning, implementation, and outcomes. The most important criterion is proven success in aligning your strategic objectives with your end goals.
You will be contacted by PR News staff regarding your entry only if you are named a finalist in the award program. Finalists will be notified in summer 2017 and announced on www.prnewsonline.com.
Yes! It is encouraged. Entries entered in multiple campaign and internal/promotional categories will receive a $150 discount per entry. There is no limit to number of campaigns you can enter.
Emphasize the goals of your campaign as well as your campaign’s achievements in your introduction. Provide as many concrete and specific examples of success as possible, and explain clearly and succinctly your research, planning, implementation and measurement of the campaign or ongoing initiative.

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Who's Eligible

The PR News Agency Elite Awards are open to all PR agencies around the world. They honor the top agencies based on overall performance/outcomes and top campaigns. Non-agency organizations can nominate an agency.

To be eligible, the campaigns or PR initiatives you are highlighting must have taken place (either in part or in full) between January 1, 2016, and March 3, 2017. Some of the work must have occurred during this time, but it's not necessary for it to be completed during the eligibility period.

National and international entries are accepted.

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Past Winners

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Questions

Submission Questions

For questions about the PR Agency Elite Awards, contact:

Jessica Placencia
[email protected]
301-354-1641

 

Sponsorship

For information on sponsoring the PR Agency Elite Awards, contact :

Amy Jefferies
[email protected]
301-354-1699

 

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