PR News Announces Top PR People of The Year
(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 12, 2004 ) NEW YORK -– They’ve staved off crises, eased major corporate mergers and even helped launch a new U.S. currency. This year’s PR News’’ PR People Award winners, announced today, are among the best and the brightest in the PR trade.
Serving as a testament to the power of savvy communications and smart leadership, the 20 Top PR People are from all walks of corporate life, from Scholastic to UPS, from 3M to RadioShack. The list includes many PR agency executives from firms large and small including Burson-Marsteller, Weber Shandwick, PR 21 and Dittus Communications.
“These are the people to watch, the ones who aren’t afraid to take chances and move the needle,” says PR News VP & Publisher Diane Schwartz.
More than 200 PR professionals celebrated the winners at PR News’ Awards luncheon at the Grand Hyatt in New York. Also recognized at the event were winners of PR News’ Platinum PR Awards, recognizing the most outstanding PR campaigns. Emceed by PR News Editor Matthew Schwartz, the awards event also included keynote speaker and PR legend Howard Rubenstein, founder and president of Rubenstein Associates.
Profiles of the award winners appear in the Oct. 4 All-Stars issue of PR News. See list of winners below, and winners of both programs on www.prnewsonline.com. Sponsors of the PR News awards and luncheon include BurrellesLuce, NAPS, News Generation, KD Paine & Partners, Medialink, Porter Novelli, PR Newswire and Stanton Communications.
PR News is the knowledge resource for professional communicators, helping to build the bridge between public relations and the bottom line. The publication provides thought-provoking feature stories, case studies, unparalleled access to market research, metrics and data, and exclusive partnerships with influential groups in the public relations field.
PR News’ PR People and Platinum PR Awards are presented by Potomac, Md.-based Access Intelligence LLC, a publisher and producer of newsletters, magazines and conferences. The PR News portfolio of products includes the weekly PR News, the Platinum PR Awards, PR People CSR and Legal PR Awards Programs, the Media Pitching Guide, 100 Best Case Studies Book and Lessons Learned in the PR Trenches. PR News also holds bimonthly webinars on critical communications topics. Please visit www.prnewsonline.com for more information.
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