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PRestige Awards
The PRSA Tampa Bay PRestige Awards, presented by Business Wire, recognizes outstanding public relations programs and tactics by PR professionals, students and organizations.
AWARDS
The awards highlight compelling public relations initiatives in 24 different categories that demonstrate excellence in research, planning, implementation and evaluation. Awards given in the PRestige Awards competition include:
- Award of Excellence: Presented to entries meeting the standards of excellence set by the Awards Committee.
- PRestige Award: To be presented to the top-scoring entry in each category, if the entry meets predetermined criteria of excellence set by the Awards Committee.
- PRestige Best of Show: Presented to the best PRestige Award-winning entry in the Programs category.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to email [email protected] for more information.
PRESTIGE AWARDS BEST PRACTICES
Watch a brief summary video on how to submit a PRestige Award entry from Marissa Segundo, APR.
Learn how to prepare your award-winning entry during a conversation with Silver Anvil winner Mike Flanagan and PRestige judge Bobby Eagle, APR.
2019 PRestige Award Winners
BEST OF SHOW
Public Service – TIE for Best of Show
Southwest Florida Water Management District’s “Chain of Lakes Outreach”
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Reputation Management – TIE for Best of Show
Duke Energy’s “Linemen Appreciation”
Duke Energy
PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAMS
Community Relations – PRestige Award
Dialogue Public Relations’ and Hillsborough County’s “North Palm Drinking Water Project”
Dialogue Public Relations
Community Relations – Award of Excellence
City of Clearwater’s “Clearwater Recycling Contamination Education Campaign”
City of Clearwater’s Joelle Castelli, Heather Parsons and Sheridan Boyle
Crisis Communications – PRestige Award
Duke Energy Florida’s “Hurricane Michael Response”
Duke Energy
Crisis Communications – Award of Excellence
Pinellas County’s “Turning the Tide: Pinellas’ Red Tide Crisis Response”
Pinellas County Government Marketing and Communications
Integrated Communications – PRestige Award
Visit Sarasota County’s “The Polar Vortex Challenge: Sarasota County Brings the Beach to Midwest Cities”
Visit Sarasota County
Integrated Communications – Award of Excellence
City of Clearwater’s “Clearwater Recycling Contamination Education Campaign”
City of Clearwater’s Joelle Castelli, Heather Parsons and Sheridan Boyle
Internal Communications – PRestige Award
Florida Blue’s “Customer First”
Sonya E. Ferris, Florida Blue and Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation
Internal Communications – Award of Excellence
Southwest Florida Water Management District’s “Mission Campaign”
Southwest Florida Water Management District Communications Section
Internal Communications – Award of Excellence
Lutheran Services Florida’s “Mission, Vision and Values Week”
Lutheran Services Florida, Terri Durdaller and Paola Calvo Florido
Multicultural and Diversity – PRestige Award
LDWW Group’s and Carnival Corporation’s “Marriage Equality Rights in Bermuda”
Mike Flanagan and LDWW Group
Public Affairs/Government Relations – PRestige Award
Southwest Florida Water Management District’s “Chain of Lakes Outreach”
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Public Affairs/Government Relations – Award of Excellence
com Group’s “Making Smart, Regulated Sports Betting a Reality Across America”
com Group (KAK Media America)
Public Affairs/Government Relations – Award of Excellence
LDWW Group’s and Carnival Corporation’s “Marriage Equality Rights in Bermuda”
Mike Flanagan and LDWW Group
Public Service – PRestige Award
Southwest Florida Water Management District’s “Chain of Lakes Outreach”
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Public Service – Award of Excellence
Tampa Bay Water’s “Have a Voice in Your Water Choice Long-term Master Water Plan Outreach”
Tampa Bay Water
Reputation Management – PRestige Award
Duke Energy’s “Linemen Appreciation”
Duke Energy
Special Events: Two or More Days – PRestige Award
Southwest Florida Water Management District’s “Starting Off on the Right Foot Sneaker Drive”
Southwest Florida Water Management District
PUBLIC RELATIONS TACTICS
Blogs – PRestige Award
PODS Enterprises, LLC for the “Containing the Chaos and Building Awareness for PODS” entry
PODS Enterprises, LLC
Media Relations – PRestige Award
PRmediaNow’s “Peejamas, the Most Funded Children’s Clothing in Kickstarter History”
Colin Trethewey, APR with PRmediaNow
Media Relations – Award of Excellence
Conversa’s “Introducing the College Board Opportunity Scholarships: A Clearer Path to College for All Students”
Conversa
Websites – PRestige Award (TIE)
Hillsborough Community College’s “Fixer Upper: Rebuilding & Redesigning Hillsborough Community College’s Website”
Hillsborough Community College
Websites – PRestige Award (TIE)
Tampa Bay Water’s “Tampa Bay Water Website Redesign”
Tampa Bay Water
Writing – PRestige Award
com Group’s “7 Predictions for Sports Betting in the U.S. in 2019”
com Group
Thank you to the PRestige Awards presenting sponsor, Business Wire.
For a list of our PRestige Award winners from previous years, please click here.
