Three Weber Shandwick colleagues honored at PR News People Awards
• Harris Diamond: Hall of Fame, A Lifetime Achievement Award for pioneers in the PR field
• Leslie Gaines-Ross: Measurement/Research Expert of the Year
• Billee Howard: Media Relations Professional of the Year
Named PR News Large PR Agency of the Year 2008
Web Marketing Association recognized Weber Shandwick’s Intranet – The Hub – with a "Standard of Excellence" honor
Named one of The Holmes Report’s Best Agencies to Work For 2008
“Weber Shandwick ranked among our top five Large Agencies to Work For once again, cementing its position as one of the best work environments among the multinational agencies.”
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The Holmes Report Agency Report Card, 2008
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Ranked on list for “Best large PR agency” - PRSourceCode’s annual Top Tech Communicators Study, 2008
Weber Shandwick Seattle named one of Washington's Best Workplaces - Puget Sound Business Journal, 2008
“Best Places to Work for 2008” - Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Ranked one of the “Best Companies to Work for” – Washington CEO Magazine
Winner of three PRSA Silver Anvil Awards/two Awards of Excellence, North America
Silver Anvil Winner
- Investor Relations, Companies with Sales up to $500 Million: Casual Male Retail Group - Thinking Big: The Next Phase of Casual Male Retail Group
- Community Relations, Business – Services: MasterCard Worldwide - MasterCard Project Math
- Events And Observances - Seven or Fewer Days, Associations/Nonprofit Organizations: The Allstate Foundation - Teens "Holiday Holla" About Smart Driving
Silver Anvil Award of Excellence
- Reputation/Brand Management, Nonprofit Organizations: Susan G. Komen for the Cure - 25th Anniversary Brand Launch
- Events and Observances - More than Seven Days, Associations/Nonprofit Organizations: Susan G. Komen for the Cure - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Winner of three PRSA Bronze Anvil Awards, North America
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Bronze Anvil
- Media Relations - Associations/Nonprofit Organizations: The American College of Surgeons - Creating a Climate of Influence
- Press Kits/Media Kits, Products: Patak’s Foods USA - Patak’s Tiffinrun Lunchkit
- Word-of-Mouth, General Word-of-Mouth Marketing Program: General Motors - IGOTSHOTGUN
Winner of six PRSA Bronze Anvil Award of Commendations, North America
Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation
- Media Relations - Consumer Products, Other: Chemistry.com - Come As You Are
- Media Relations - Consumer Services, Health Care Services: Covidien - ‘Strike Out Infection’ with Terry Francona, APIC and Covidien
- Media Relations - Consumer Services, Technology: OnStar Communications - Stolen Vehicle Slowdown PR Launch
- Media Relations - Associations/Nonprofit Organizations: Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions - Seconds Count: Educating Patients & Physicians About Interventional Cardiology
- Websites, External: American Council on Education, Lumina Foundation for Education, Ad Council - KnowHow2Go.org, Empowering Today’s Youth
- Press Conferences: American Airlines - New York’s Gateway: American Airlines Opens New $1.3 Billion Terminal at JFK
Winner of three Gold and one Silver SABRE Awards - The Holmes Report, North America
Gold
- Marketing, Business-to-Consumer Marketing (Existing Product):
“Come as You Are,” Chemistry.com
- Business and Society, Corporate Social Responsibility:
“Yum! Brands and World Hunger Relief Week,” Yum! Brands
- Advocacy, Crisis Management:
“Let the Good News Roll,” Siemens Corporation
Silver
- Consumer Goods, Consumer Products
“A Summer of Recalls: Mattel Responds to Toy Saf
Winner of six European SABRE Awards– The Holmes Report, Europe
- Pan-European PR Campaign of the Year: “Sochi’s Bid to Host the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games,” Sochi 2014
- UK and Ireland (Less than £50,000 in fees): “The Affordable Affluence Index,” Royal Bank of Scotland
- Consumer Services, Retailers: “Securing Planning Permission for Ireland’s First IKEA Store,” IKEA
- B2B, Industrial and Manufacturing: “African Green Revolution Conference 2007,” Yara
- Technology, Consumer Tech: “Free Range Working,” Microsoft
- Non-corporate, Charities and Not-for-Profits: “Pan-European Public Advocacy Campaign,” Save Darfur Coalition
Harris Diamond, SABRE Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Public Relations - The Holmes Report North America
Weber Shandwick Chicago named one of Crain's "Top 20 Best Places to Work"
PR Campaign of the Year for Yum! Brands (KFC) - Media Guardian Innovation Awards (London)
Best International PR Campaign for Sochi's Bid to host the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games - IPRA Golden World Awards
PRWeek Healthcare Campaign of the Year — 2007 Thanks Mom National Marrow Donor Drive
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