Account Director of Year Kelley’s Specialty—Raising Clients From Media Obscurity
Brian Kelley’s passion for PR and outside-the-box approach have contributed to a noteworthy year for him and Sage Communications. Just one of his special talents: taking clients from media obscurity to...
View ArticleMeasurement Expert of the Year Penn Unifies PR Metrics at SCALE
Historically, content marketers and communicators have been frustrated by separate, disconnected content marketing analytics. There are different systems to measure SEO, social sharing, engagement and...
View ArticlePassion and Compassion Drive H+K’s Herchert to Agency Account Manager of the...
Lauren Herchert has counseled H+K’s largest clients throughout her nine-year tenure with the agency, establishing a reputation as a compassionate and inspiring team leader, leading internal coaching...
View ArticleMedia Relations Professional of the Year Wimberly Steadied Samsung During...
Shortly after Media Relations Professional of the Year Wimberly led a launch of the Galaxy Note7, the world turned its attention to incidents of the Note7 battery catching fire. Far from losing her...
View ArticleMarketers of the Year Callahan and DeRouen Defined Their Brands as Industry...
Marketer of the Year Dawn Callahan is an award-winning marketing visionary who is part of the leadership team that took Boingo Wireless from a small startup to a global Wi-Fi leader. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleCorporate/Nonprofit PR Professional of the Year Paasche Drove PayPal’s...
With Franz Paasche leading the way, PayPal's communications function has helped shift perception of the company from its legacy reputation as a "button on a website" for online payments to an...
View ArticleStudent of the Year Gildersleeve Defines Excellence at Drake University
A dual-degree Marketing and Public Relations senior, Maddy Gildersleeve has excelled inside the classroom and out. Just within the past year, she has garnered experience as a digital marketing intern...
View ArticleCrisis Manager of the Year Molly Levinson Deftly Battled Fake News
Molly Levinson is a known problem-solver and in 2017, the problem she tackled was fake news. Levinson led the crisis management and communications efforts for the matter widely known as...
View ArticlePR Intern of the Year Lanker Led HP to Media Pitching Victory
Intern of the Year Delaney Lanker was tasked with drafting HP's pitches, researching media targets and conducting outreach to lifestyle, travel and parenting magazines. In less than a month, she placed...
View ArticleDigital Leader of the Year Carmen Collins Led Cisco’s Talent Brand to New...
In 2017, Carmen Collins became the manager of Cisco's talent brand social media team globally, a year after creating one of the industry's top employee advocacy programs. Launched as a pilot in the...
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