Platinum PR Awards

COMMUNICATIONS Excellence is Crowned Here

Platinum PR Awards

2022 Winners Announced!

Over 300 marketing and communication professionals gathered in New York on Wednesday, October 12 to celebrate the PRNEWS Platinum Awards, which marks excellence in communications across people, teams and campaigns. The winners of this world-renowned recognition represent the best of the best—those that have reached the pinnacle of both innovation and industry knowledge.

"Year after year, the entries continue to impress not only us here at PRNEWS but the industry at large, as recognized by the comments of the industry judges,” said Erika Bradbury, editorial director, PRNEWS. “It’s inspiring to see all the great work our community produced over the past year as more and more emphasis is placed on the communication function across organizations.”.

Congratulations to all of our Platinum winners and honorable mentions!

Special Recognition Awards

Winners

Agency of the Year: Boutique People/Teams

Agency of the Year: Large People/Teams

Marketing Team of the Year People/Teams

Measurement Expert of the Year People/Teams

Communications & Campaigns Awards

Thank You to Our Partners!

Thank you to our Judges

  • Alicia Aebersold
    American Psychological Association
  • Michelle Anderson
    Rokk Solutions
  • Lisa Avedon
    Battelle
  • Amy Ba
    Sanofi
  • Nancy Baldrica
    Fraser
  • Claire Bassett
    Baylor College of Medicine
  • Janie Beaman
    East West Bank
  • Kaitlyn Belicose
    Evoke Kyne
  • Desiree Bell
    DPBell & Associates
  • Dominic Benigno
    HUNTER
  • Nina Rabinovitch Blecker
    The Global FoodBanking Network
  • Paige Borgman
    Reputation Partners
  • John Boyd
    Harmony Public Schools
  • Yolanda Brignoni
    AXIOS
  • Jodi Brown Lindo
    Broward College
  • Deborah Buks
    Ward
  • Anne Burns
    Westtown School
  • Kathryn Byberg
    Little Leaf Agency
  • David Scott Cahill
    DSC Communications LLC
  • Kent Callison
    PlayCore
  • Tom Caraccioli
    Outdoor Sportsman Group/Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
  • Gene Carozza
    PAN Communications
  • Chanel Carrington
    The Obesity Society
  • Dan Cashman
    Sutherland Weston
  • Rick Castellano
    Sallie Mae
  • Jill Chadwick
    The University of Kansas Health System
  • Faustine Chan
    Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest
  • Nicole Chardavoyne
    Markstein
  • Andy Checo
    Weber Shandwick
  • Ronica Cleary
    Cleary Strategies
  • Carla Conde
    C3 Global Communcations, LLC
  • Angela Cooper
    Hotwire
  • Lainie Copicotto
    The GreenHouse MGMT & PR
  • Gerard Corbett
    Redphlag
  • Joy Corso
    Vonage
  • Karen Cotton
    Illinois American Water
  • Quinton Crenshaw
    HudsonLake
  • Ben Cumming
    Responsible Business Initiative for Justice
  • Dave Daigle
    Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
  • Bill Dalbec
    APCO Insight
  • Olivia Dalton
    Dalton Strategies
  • Jennifer de Vallance
    Mathematica
  • Alexandra Dickinson
    Beekeeper Group
  • Jen Dobrzelecki
    Goodfuse
  • Gwyn Donohue
    Pet Advocacy Network
  • Krista Drew
    Pernod Ricard USA
  • Jennifer Dulles
    DStreet
  • Danielle Dunne
    GCI Health
  • Romina Ederle
    Canva
  • Gary Erwin
    University of Detroit Mercy
  • Amy Federman
    Ryder System, Inc.
  • Darlene Fiske
    S'Well The Agency
  • Erin Forrester
    Clearview Federal Credit Union
  • Tom Gable
    Nuffer Smith Tucker PR
  • Kate Garry
    University of Notre Dame, College of Arts and Letters
  • Christina Gayman
    Hy-Vee, Inc.
  • Linda Gharib
    Wolters Kluwer
  • John Gogarty
    COYNE
  • Jacqueline Gogel
    Vested
  • Barbara Goldberg
    O'Connell & Goldberg PR
  • Louise Grasmehr
    LMG Public Relations LLC
  • Jenna Guarneri
    JMG Public Relations
  • Lara Guerrero
    MG Public Relations
  • George Haj
    Haj Media
  • Steve Halsey
    G&S Business Communications
  • Vineet Handa
    Kaizzen
  • Teri Hansen
    Priority Marketing
  • David Harrison
    Evins Communications
  • Brian Hart
    Flackable
  • Marcia Hart
    Naval Air Systems Command
  • Holly Haseley
    A. O. Smith
  • Kari Hernandez
    INK Communications Co.
  • Etienne Hernandez-Medina
    H+M Communications
  • R Christine Hershey
    Cause Communications
  • Clotilde Houze
    Sanofi
  • Heather Johnson
    Florida A&M University
  • Andrea Jones
    Georgia State University
  • Eugina Jordan
    Parallel Wireless
    Inc.
  • Nicole Junas Ravlin
    Junapr
  • Monique Kelley
    Takeda Pharmaceuticals
  • Heather Kelly
    Next PR
  • Karen Kessler
    KesslerPR Group
  • Julie Kuenstle
    Houston SPCA
  • Daveen Kurutz
    M:7 Agency
  • Melissa Laverty
    The Seismic Collaborative - a Spectrum Science company
  • Laura Lessnau
    The University of Michigan
  • Angela Levins
    Dauphin Island Sea Lab
  • Molly Levinson
    The Levinson Group
  • Mark Lindley
    MCL Communications & Consulting
  • Randi Liodice
    Kaplow Communications
  • Angel Lopez
    Joint Task Force-National Capital Region/U.S. Army Military District of Washington
  • Douglas Love
    Consumer Reports
  • Bill Lubinger
    Case Western Reserve University
  • Steph Lund
    M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
  • Ali Lundberg
    J Public Relations
  • Rick Lyke
    Mower
  • Laura Macdonald
    Hotwire
  • Rob Manfredo
    Bevel
  • Maxwell Marcucci
    LEVICK
  • Sandra Mason
    APR, Association of Equipment Manufacturers
  • Samuel Mazzarelli
    Weber Shandwick
  • Cheryl McCants
    Impact Consulting Enterprises
  • Amber McCasland
    Poshmark
  • Samantha McCoy
    MissionKey Communications, LLC
  • Damita McDonald
    Notre Dame of Maryland University
  • Lauren Meckstroth
    The Abbi Agency
  • Jessica Meldrum M.S.
    Grand Rapids Ballet
  • Paul Merchan
    Peppercomm, part of the Ruder Finn family
  • Jerry Michaud
    Veterans Health Administration
  • Chris Montemurro
    Ruder Finn
  • Diane Moser
    Adelphi University
  • Judy Nichols
    Judy Nichols & Associates
  • Jayne O'Connor
    Taft Communications
  • Caitlin Offinger
    BerlinRosen
  • Kerry O'Grady
    Georgetown School of Continuing Studies
  • Bianca Olson
    HMH
  • Walt Paley
    SafeLogic
  • Eliana Paschoalin
    Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Patricia Persico
    Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
  • Betsy Plunkett
    Maryland Health Benefit Exchange
  • Thomas Preston
    Foresee Now, LLC, a Preston Global Extension
  • Mary Prevost
    Prevost Partners
  • Joanna Price
    The Coca-Cola Company
  • Christine Purse
    ignite strategic communications
  • David Quinones
    RockOrange
  • Huma Qureshi
    Grey Group
  • Atalanta Rafferty
    RF|Binder
  • Elise Ramer
    APR, CPRC, Premier Sotheby's International Realty
  • Matthew Reid
    John Guilfoil Public Relations
  • Dan Rene
    kglobal
  • Thomas Rice
    Merritt Group
  • Franco Ripple
    BCW Global/Direct Impact
  • Angela Roberts
    American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Marta Ronquillo Newhart
    Westinghouse
  • Marcus Rosano
    Montgomery College (MD)
  • Tricia Ross
    Financial Profiles
  • Randolph Ryerson
    Penske
  • Kirsten Sabia
    PGA TOUR
  • Randy Savicky
    Silver Golub & Teitell LLP
  • Jason Schlossberg
    Huge
  • Jon Schubin
    Cognito
  • Maria Scurry
    Veeva
  • Iris Shaffer
    APCO Worldwide
  • Amy Shanler
    Boston University College of Communication
  • Julie Sheedy
    Loretto
  • Mei Shibata
    Essense Partners
  • Emily Shirden
    Jarrard, Phillips, Cate & Hancock
  • Jayne Siemens
    Venice Communications
  • Sandra Stahl
    jacobstahl, a Ruder Finn company
  • Jessica Starman
    Elev8 New Media
  • Kaylin Staten
    APR, MPRCA, Hourglass Media
  • Julie Stern
    Brilliant PR & Marketing
  • Susan Stevens Martin
    American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Matt Stewart
    Method Communications
  • Amy Summers
    Pitch Publicity
  • Tricia Taylor
    Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Sales & Services Company
  • Lauren Taylor
    TerraCycle
  • Lori Teranishi
    iQ 360
  • Laura Tomasetti
    360PR+
  • Katherine Trinidad
    Lockheed Martin
  • Tim Turpin
    Spark PR
  • Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez
    APR, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
  • Dini Von Mueffling
    Dini von Mueffling Communications
  • Susan Waldron
    American Century Investments
  • Eveline Wan
    Strategic Public Relations Group
  • Judith Ward
    Baystate Health
  • Robert Weinstock
    Gallaudet University
  • Jon Wentzel
    Nuclear Energy Institute
  • Linda Wharton Boyd
    DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority
  • April White
    Trust Relations
  • Elizabeth Whittington
    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • Elizabeth Wholihan
    Eisenhower Medical Center
  • Rachel Winer
    ROKK Solutions
  • Crystal Woody
    Privitar
  • James Wright
    Red Havas / Havas PR
  • Tara Zafar
    Kivvit
  • Tracy Zampaglione
    Orange County Corrections Department