Weber Shandwick in Europe, Middle East and Africa is a vibrant communications network comprising 73 offices in 56 markets. Experienced teams in Western, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and throughout the rest of the region, work seamlessly with the rest of the global network and its sister marketing, advertising, events and branding companies to achieve the best results for clients.
The consultancy’s six regional practice areas - consumer, technology, public affairs, financial communications, corporate communications and healthcare – each are run by experts with years of experience in their fields. Weber Shandwick’s clients benefit from working with leading PR practitioners from a variety of industry backgrounds.
Weber Shandwick’s offering is enhanced by proprietary products and services to help clients meet the challenges of today’s business environment, including crisis and issues management. A leading Interactive and Emerging Media consultancy demystifies podcasts, viral marketing, blogs and other social media, while the head of Weber Shandwick’s global Corporate Responsibility practice is based in London, supporting clients with strategies and communications.
The EMEA offices also work with in-house partner KRC Research to provide strategic insights that win clients market share, headlines and public policy debates. The teams have in-depth knowledge of the region’s institutions, including the European Parliament, national governments and prominent NGOs.
Over the last five years, Weber Shandwick in EMEA has won over 144 national and international industry awards, across 12 markets, for work carried out for a range of clients including MasterCard, Microsoft, Unilever, Opel (GM Europe), Pfizer, Yum! Brands (KFC), Goodyear, IKEA, Zain and Royal Bank of Scotland. Our campaign to save the British pig industry was named the Platinum PR Programme of the Year at the 2009 European SABRE Awards and won a “PR – Led Integrated Campaign” PR Lion at the 2009 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
In 2009, Weber Shandwick has been named Gold Medal Winner by PRWeek’s 2009 Global Agency Report Card, Global Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report and International Consultancy of the Year by PRWeek UK and the UK PRCA and Agency of the Year at the European Excellence Awards. The EMEA region was awarded the prestigious United Nations Grand Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Relations in 2005 and 2006.