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Public Relations Awards

These are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze, Stevie® Award-winning nominations in The 2023 American Business Awards®. The winners were determined by the average scores of more than 240 professionals worldwide in the three-month judging process. Learn about the judging and awards process here.

Winners were celebrated during an awards banquet on Tuesday, June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York.

Communications Department of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Premier Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina: Premier Inc.'s Public Relations Team

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Climate Changee
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Boston, Massachusetts: Taking a clean energy disruptor to the stars

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Communications Research
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Wise Up PR, Boston, Massachusetts: Taking Attest's treasure trove of data to a US audience

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Community Engagement
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
San Diego County Credit Union, San Diego, California: Stuff the Bus Campaign
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
ChenMed, Miami, Florida: #VaxTheNation

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Content Marketing
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
InnovateMR, Calabasas, California: InnovateMR's Market Research Content Strategy
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
BenefitMall, Dallas, Texas: BenefitMall: Contributed Article Program
Carestream NDT, Rochester, New York: 52 Weeks: A Whitepaper Series for Non-Destructive Testing Professionals
The Harbinger Group, Chicago, Illinois: Rising to meet the demand for electric vehicle charging infrastructure

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Corporate Communications
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
ChenMed, Miami, Florida: #VaxTheNation
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, Madison, New Jersey: Coldwell Banker Explores the Top Trends Driving Luxury Real Estate
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Rally Point Public Relations, New York, New York: Trudging Through Crypto Winter (CEX.IO)

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Digital Media Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
SEGA of America, Burbank, California: SEGA Blazes New Trails and Wins Over Fans With Sonic Frontiers in the Hedgehog's First Open-Zone Adventure

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Primrose Schools, Atlanta, Georgia: Primrose Schools® Establishes "National Day of Belongingness"
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Mastercard, Miami, Florida: Mastercard's Copa América Femenina Employee Campaign

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - ESG
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
National Confectioners Association, Washington, District of Columbia: Always A Treat

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Events & Observances
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Susan Davis International, Washington, District of Columbia: The Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial Goundbreaking
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Mekky Media Relations, Inc., Chicago, Illinois: Mekky Media Takes Red Bull Flugtag to New Heights
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
C-Strategies Inc., Chicago, Illinois: Launching Ali Day in Illinois

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Food & Beverage
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Barilla, Chicago, Illinois: Barilla® Reimagines Premium Pasta with Al Bronzo

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Gaming & Virtual Reality
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
SEGA of America, Burbank, California: SEGA Blazes New Trails and Wins Over Fans With Sonic Frontiers in the Hedgehog's First Open-Zone Adventure

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year – Healthcare
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Avera Health, Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Ask The Question - Suicide Awareness PSA Campaign
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
ChenMed, Miami, Florida: #VaxTheNation
GOLD PR, Irvine, California: Launching a New EVOlution in Vision Correction
Raffetto Herman Strategic, Washington, District of Columbia: MVP Health Care: Payer-Provider Partnerships Pave the Way for a Customer-Centric Health System
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Media Frenzy Global, Atlanta, Georgia: Media Frenzy Global x GenesisCare Campaign 2022

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Influencer Management
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Kahn Media, Inc., Moorpark, California: Muscling in on a New Demographic

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Internal Communications - 100 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Mattress Firm, Houston, Texas: Mattress Firm Launches New BEDpost Intranet
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Semtech, Camarillo, California: Welcoming Colleagues to a New Era of Innovation – Accelerating Integration With Creativity
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Humana, Louisville, Kentucky: IT Meeting Culture: Strive for 10 Challenge
Mastercard, Miami, Florida: Mastercard's Copa América Femenina Employee Campaign

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Low Budget (under $10,000)
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Mekky Media Relations, Inc., Chicago, Illinois: Mekky Media Sweeps the Media with The Organized Mama

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Marketing – Business to Business
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Channel V Media, New York, New York: Breaking BreezoMeter into the U.S. Market and Carving a Spot in the Media for Climate Tech

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Marketing – Consumer Products
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
5WPR, New York, New York: 5WPR x Galanz Retro Red

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Media Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
TEAM LEWIS, San Diego, California: ASCM - Make Supply Chain Cool
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
SEGA of America, Burbank, California: SEGA Blazes New Trails and Wins Over Fans With Sonic Frontiers in the Hedgehog's First Open-Zone Adventure
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
C-Strategies Inc., Chicago, Illinois: Combatting the Teacher Shortage with Golden Apple
Deloitte Consulting, Wichita, Kansas: The Smart Factory @ Wichita Grand Opening

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year – Multicultural
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Rally Point Public Relations, New York, New York: Making Blackbird Sing

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - New Product or Service Launch
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
BenefitMall, Dallas, Texas: BenefitMall: Marketplace

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Non-Profit/Charity
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
The Harbinger Group, Chicago, Illinois: 2021 and 2022 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching & Leadership
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Comsint, Boston, Massachusetts: Appalachian Mountain Club: Shining Light on the Night Sky
The TASC Group, New York, New York: Destination Tomorrow Campaign 2021-2022
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Kimball Hughes Public Relations, Doylestown, Pennsylvania: Kimball Hughes Public Relations Draws Attention to The MOG Project's Mission of Raising Awareness of Rare, Misdiagnosed Disease

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Public Affairs
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Raffetto Herman Strategic, Washington, District of Columbia: Intel CHIPS Act Campaign: Increasing Awareness on U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing to Pass the CHIPS Act

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Social Media Focused
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Outreach Strategists, LLC, Houston, Texas: The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Maternal Child Health Unit Safe Infant Sleep and Breastfeeding Campaign

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year – Technology
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Caster Communications, Newport, Rhode Island: The Metaverse Standards Forum
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
SAS, Cary, North Carolina: Batting, Analytics And Data Literacy: A Triple Play

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Travel & Tourism
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Harvest Hosts, Vail, Colorado: Harvest Hosts Releases Dream Job for Beer Lovers Everywhere

Communications Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, Sacramento, California: Darcy Totten, Director of Communications
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
EY, London, United Kingdom: Puja Guleria, Global Brand, Marketing and Communications Leader for EY Tax Technology and Tax Industry/Sectors
George P. Johnson Experience Marketing (GP), Boston, Massachusetts: Erica S. Wiggins, Director of Marketing & Communications
Hilton Grand Vacations, Orlando, Florida: Lauren George, Senior Director, Corporate Communications
Octane, New York, New York: Shannon O'Hara, Senior Director of Corporate Communications
RAIN Group, Boston, Massachusetts: Aly Jamison, Senior Public Relations Manager
Stateside Affairs, Manasquan, New Jersey: LisaMarie Gaeta, Social Media and Public Relations Manager
The Herald Group, Washington, District of Columbia: Jonathan Michaels, SVP Strategic Development & Government Affairs at Sightline Payments
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
1903 Public Relations, Clovis, California: Jackie Flaten, Senior Account Supervisor
1903 Public Relations, Clovis, California: Cara Sutherlan, Account Executive
Evisort, San Francisco, California: Kimberly Dimicco, Director of Communications
Oklahoma City Thunder, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Landis Tindell, Manager, Corporate Communications

Communications Team of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
EY, London, United Kingdom: EY Tax Brand Marketing and Communications - Tax Smart Delivery, Global Tax Platform, and Tax Industry/Sectors global communications team
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Cushman & Wakefield, Chicago, Illinois: Cushman & Wakefield's Americas PR Team
Humana, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky: Producing savings and cost avoidance, generating sales leads, and improving efficiencies and consumer experience
SEGA of America, Burbank, California: Sonic the Hedgehog's PR Team Takes the Pop Culture Icon to New Frontiers

Communications, Investor Relations, or PR Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
C-Strategies Inc., Chicago, Illinois: Becky Carroll, President & CEO
Faith and Media Initiative, Washington, District of Columbia: Aaron Sherinian, Deseret Management Corporation Senior Vice President, Global Reach
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
5WPR, New York, New York: Matthew Caiola, CEO
Stuntman PR, New York City, New York: Neil Alumkal, Founder

PR Innovation of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Notified, New York, New York: Notified Launches AI-Powered Press Release Generator

Public Relations Agency of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Sunwest Communications, Dallas, Texas: Sunwest Communications
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
BackBay Communications, Boston, Massachusetts: BackBay Communications
C-Strategies Inc., Chicago, Illinois: C-Strategies Inc.
The Brand Agency, Burbank, California: The Brand Agency
The Hayes Initiative, New York, New York: The Hayes Initiative
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
5WPR, New York, New York: 5WPR