EDELMAN IS NAMED LARGE AGENCY OF THE YEAR 2006
Firm Also Named Large Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report
March 06, 2006, New York -- Edelman, the world’s largest independent public relations firm, was named large agency at the annual PRWeek awards, which were held Thursday, March 2, 2006.
“These awards are a testament to our employees’ hard work and creativity as well as the world-class companies that entrust us with their brands and reputations,” said Richard Edelman, CEO of Edelman. “It also demonstrates the advantage of being an independent firm with the ability to judiciously re-invest in our people, systems and clients.”
Edelman also received two other PRWeek awards and two honorable mentions including:
• General Electric and Edelman: GE’s Ecomagination – Corporate Branding Campaign of the Year.
• Unilever and Edelman: Dove Campaign for Real Beauty – Consumer Launch Campaign of the Year
• Starbucks Entertainment and Edelman : It’s the Experience – Honorable Mention Corporate Branding Campaign of the Year
• General Electric and Edelman: GE’s Ecomagination – Honorable Mention Campaign of the Year
It was also announced today that Edelman was named Large Agency of the Year by the Holmes Group, publisher of one of the industry’s leading newsletters.
These awards come in the wake of several other accolades for Edelman in recent months. The firm was named best public relations agency in AdvertisingAge’s annual “Best Agencies” issue. It was also named “Editor’s Choice” by PRWeek for 2006 and European Network of The Year for 2005 by the Holmes Report.
In Asia, the firm’s regional president, Alan Vandermolen, earned PRWeek’s Asia PR Professional of the Year, while Edelman was named runner-up for PRWeek’s Asia Network of the Year.
About Edelman
Edelman is the world’s largest independent public relations firm, with 2,000 employees in 45 offices worldwide. The firm was named PRWeek’s Large Agency of the Year for 2006. AdvertisingAge recently named Edelman as the best PR firm in its 2005 “Best Agencies” issue while PR Week awarded the firm its “Editor’s Choice” distinction at the start of 2006. Edelman’s network includes four specialty firms - Blue (advertising), First&42nd (management consulting), StrategyOne (research) and BioScience Communications (medical education and publishing) - making it possible to provide clients with a comprehensive spectrum of communications services. Visit us at www.edelman.com for more information.
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