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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 22, 2016 / Bulldog Reporter is excited to announce the winners of the 2016 Bulldog Stars of PR Awards program. Forty-four honors have been awarded, including the two Grand Prize winners, to agencies and individuals who are performing outstanding work in the public relations and communication industry.
As with all Bulldog Awards, the Stars of PR program is judged by working and award-winning journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize winner. This year's judges come from a number of different media outlets including The Washington Post, USA Today and The Oregonian. The judging process is rigorous with each submission scored by at least three judges in the first round. Based on those scores, submissions with a score high enough moved on to the elite round, where they will be reviewed by another four judges and scored accordingly. Scoring for agencies is based on the following criteria: firm positioning, account retention, work environment, growth and new business development, improvement to society, and results achieved for their clients. The scoring for the awards recognizing individuals in the field are based on the following: leadership, integrity, breakthrough approaches, contributions to the profession, improvement to society, and results achieved. Winners are awarded either gold, silver, or bronze awards, and since they are assigned a numbered score, there may be more than one winner of each award. This year, forty-one Gold awards will be awarded based on unprecedented high scores.
All Bulldog Stars of PR Award winners receive the coveted framed award certificate. The Grand Prize Winner for the 2016 Communications Agency of the Year and the 2016 Communications Professional of the Year will be presented with a beautiful custom-made crystal bulldog award. This year the agency award goes to French/West/Vaughn and the individual award is given to Megan Driscoll from EvolveMKD.
The full 2016 Bulldog Stars of PR Award winners are listed below:
Grand Prize
Communications Professional of the Year
EvolveMKD
Megan Driscoll
Grand Prize
Communications Agency of the Year
French/West/Vaughn
Gold
PR Pro of the Year Under 40
Christina Bennett of Elizabeth Arden
Gold
Boutique Agency of the Year (Specialty Practice)
REDPR
Gold
Consumer Agency of the Year
EvolveMKD
Gold
Agency Professional of the Year
Megan Driscoll of EvolveMKD
Gold
PR Pro of the Year Under 40
Megan Driscoll of EvolveMKD
Gold
Healthcare Agency of the Year
Dodge Communications
Gold
Small Agency of the Year - Under $1,000,000
NRPR Group
Gold
Technology Agency of the Year
Merritt Group
Gold
Midsize Agency of the Year - Under $20,000,000
French/West/Vaughn
Gold
Consumer Agency of the Year
French/West/Vaughn
Gold
Small Agency of the Year - Under $5,000,000
Henson Consulting
Gold
New Agency of the Year
Rebel Cause/Irwin Gail Communications
One Agency. Two Brands. A Revolutionary Model for the Modern PR Agency
Gold
Small Agency of the Year - Under $3,000,000
AGW Group
Gold
Technology Agency of the Year
EdgeConneX, an iMPR Case Study Showing How the Company Works as a Team
Gold
Technology Agency of the Year
Pulp Public Relations & Marketing
Gold
Media Relations Professional of the Year
Jessica Hasson of Pulp Public Relations & Marketing
Gold
Healthcare Agency of the Year
Pascale
Gold
Agency Professional of the Year
Jamie Hall of Pascale
Gold
PR Pro of the Year Under 40
Jessica Griffith of Pascale
Gold
Small Agency of the Year - Under $10,000,000
Murphy O'Brien Public Relations
Gold
Global Agency of the Year (Multinational Practice)
Klick Communications
Gold
Corporate Communications Professional of the Year
Catherine Hernandez-Blades of Aflac
Gold
Public Affairs Agency of the Year
Davies Public Affairs
Gold
Digital Agency of the Year
C-4 Analytics: How to Make the Best Better
Gold
Technology Agency of the Year
Rainier Communications
Gold
Midsize Agency of the Year - Under $20,000,000
Peppercomm
Gold
Agency Professional of the Year
Joe Franscella of Bhava Communications
Gold
Midsize Agency of the Year - Under $65,000,000
Hotwire PR
Gold
Technology Agency of the Year
Hotwire PR
Gold
Boutique Agency of the Year (Specialty Practice)
Creaxion: We Don't Just Take on Clients, We Take on Causes
Silver
Corporate Communications Professional of the Year
Aaron Radelet of Hilton
Gold
Boutique Agency of the Year (Specialty Practice)
Press Kitchen LLC
Gold
Small Agency of the Year - Under $10,000,000
J Public Relations
Gold
Financial Agency of the Year
JConnelly
Gold
PR Pro of the Year Under 40
Jennifer Connelly of JConnelly
Gold
Boutique Agency of the Year (Specialty Practice)
Silverline Communications
Gold
Crisis Agency of the Year
Camino Public Relations
Gold
Midsize Agency of the Year - Under $20,000,000
PAN Communications: Helping emerging growth to enterprise businesses integrate PR and marketing for industry success
Gold
Technology Agency of the Year
PAN Communications: Helping emerging growth to enterprise businesses integrate PR and marketing for industry success
Gold
Technology Agency of the Year
ARPR
Gold
Media Relations Professional of the Year
Jennifer Tornetta of AtlantiCare
Gold
Boutique Agency of the Year (Specialty Practice)
Imprenta Communications Group
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