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2010 Sponsors

Airfoil PR

Airfoil is an independent firm specializing in marketing communications and public relations for emerging and established technology companies. Airfoil serves a growing client roster across a multitude of technology segments such as consumer, enterprise, health care, cleantech, industrial and automotive. Airfoil would like to congratulate all of the finalists in the Technology Campaign of the Year category.

Carmichael Lynch Spong is one of the most decorated public relations firms in the world. It is also a three-time recipient of "Agency of the Year" by leading PR industry trade publications The Holmes Report (2008 and 2004) and PRWeek (2005). Headquartered in Minneapolis, the full-service firm ignites and sustains momentum for a select portfolio of blue-chip clients.

Chandler Chicco

Chandler Chicco Companies is a network of global companies representing best-in-class capabilities in healthcare communications across public relations, medical education, market access, scientific and clinical trial communications, marketing and branding, graphic design, media and production, and research and measurement. Current CCC companies include: Chandler Chicco Agency, Biosector 2, Litmus, Determinus, 'nition, Allidura Consumer, Brandtectonics and Chandler Chicco Productions. 

Deloitte

Deloitte LLP is the US member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Its subsidiaries provide audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services through more than 40,000 people in the U.S. Known as an employer of choice for innovative human resources programs, it is dedicated to helping its clients and people excel.

Edelman

Edelman is the world's leading independent public relations firm, with more than 3,200 employees in 51 offices worldwide.  Edelman was named 2009 "Agency of the Year" and "Large PR Agency of the Year" three of the last four years by PRWeek.  The Holmes Report named the firm the 2009 "Best Large Agency to Work For," and Edelman was listed as a top-10 firm by Advertising Age in 2007 and 2008.   In 2007, CEO Richard Edelman was honored as "Agency Executive of the Year" by Advertising Age, and in 2007 and 2008 he was cited as "Most Powerful PR Executive" by PRWeek.  Edelman's network includes specialty offerings Blue (advertising), StrategyOne (research), BioScience Communications (medical education and publishing), MATTER® (sports/entertainment marketing), and Creative (editorial, design, production).

Emanate

At Emanate we don't believe in ego, we believe in delivering the right solutions for you. Emanate is a full-service, mid-sized Omnicom-owned agency with expertise in consumer, corporate, beauty and health integrated marketing communications. With a flat structure and senior-led teams, we offer fresh ideas alongside flawless execution to deliver action that translates to business results.

FedEx

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $38 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 290,000 employees and contractors to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit news.fedex.com.

Fleishman-Hillard

Fleishman-Hillard Inc., one of the world's leading public relations firms, has built its reputation by using strategic communications to deliver what its clients value most: meaningful, positive, and measurable impact on the performance of their organizations. The firm operates worldwide through its 80 owned offices.

Ford

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents.  With about 200,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo.  The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company.  For more information regarding Ford's products, please visit www.ford.com.

Golin Harris

For more than 50 years, GolinHarris has been creating successful PR programs that deliver results. We help our clients outmaneuver their competition, dominate their categories and create fierce consumer allegiances. Our ideas are insightful, original and guided by sound strategies. Creativity, innovation and authenticity is at the heart of everything we do — not just in our client campaigns, but in how we analyze brands, examine audiences, measure impact and communicate messages.  In today's world of transparency and hyper communications, we know that innovative approaches and creative ideas exist in splendid isolation unless they're backed up by flawless execution, real stories and first-rate client service. You can rely on GolinHarris to deliver flawless work. Every day and in every way. The need to exceed is the hallmark of every GolinHarris team.

 

Hewlett-Packard

As a global technology leader, HP thrives on solving problems to help individuals and companies large and small win in business and in life. With an unmatched product, service and software portfolio, we leverage our breadth and scale to have a meaningful impact on the way we all work and live - today and tomorrow

Hill & Knowlton

Hill & Knowlton is a leading, global, multi-specialist communications consultancy. We combine experience from all sectors and services to face the toughest communications challenges head on and to bring world-class counsel to local opportunities. We work with ease and impact at the intersection of business, policy, and communications.

IBM

IBM is a leader in helping clients around the globe harness the potential of interconnected technologies to improve the way the world literally works. Through its expertise in services, consulting, software, hardware and world-class R&D, IBM is creating intelligent systems that increase the flow of traffic, protect food supplies, enhance electrical grids, improve healthcare and make cities safer and more efficient. For more information, visit ibm.com/smarterplanet.

Ketchum

One of the world's leading full-service, global PR agencies, Ketchum delivers innovations that help clients across all industries quickly realize their communications goals. As a sponsor of the PRWeek Awards, we congratulate all the finalists.

Kwittken & Company

Kwittken & Company is an elite communications agency that provides its clients with results that extend far beyond traditional PR.  We work with brands in the media/publishing, travel, luxury, fashion/retail, design, healthcare, financial services, technology and B2B sectors to help them realize their business goals through intelligently designed, results-oriented campaigns.

NYU's Master of Science in Public Relations and Corporate Communication

Named PRWeek's 2009 "Education Program of the Year," this advanced degree from NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies provides a curriculum that is a thorough, leading-edge combination of theory and practice immediately applicable to your work environment. The faculty are industry professionals who bring unparalleled insight and understanding to their classrooms.

Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide

Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide is a global, multi-disciplinary communications leader operating in more than 70 markets around the globe. We blend proven PR methodologies with cutting edge digital innovations to craft strategic programs that give clients winning and measurable results for corporations, government agencies, trade associations and not-for profit-organizations. The firms' seven specialized practice areas are healthcare, consumer marketing, public affairs, corporate, technology, social marketing and 360 degree digital influence.

Padilla Speer Beardsley

Padilla Speer Beardsley is a multi-specialty communications firm with headquarters in Minneapolis and an office in New York City. Our 110 employee-owners offer expertise in marketing communications, corporate and investor relations, employee communications, crisis management, new media, market and opinion research, and interactive and graphic design. The firm is a founding partner of the Worldcom Public Relations Group. Online at www.psbpr.com.

PepsiCo

PepsiCo offers the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 18 different product lines that each generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales. Our main businesses - Frito-Lay, Quaker, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana, and Gatorade - also make hundreds of other nourishing, tasty foods and drinks that bring joy to our consumers in over 200 countries. PepsiCo's commitment to sustainable growth, defined as Performance with Purpose, is focused on generating healthy financial returns while giving back to communities the company serves. For more information, please visit pepsico.com or follow us at twitter.com/pepsico. 

Pfizer

Founded in 1849, Pfizer is the world's premier biopharmaceutical company taking new approaches to better health.  We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver quality, safe and effective prescription medicines to treat and help prevent disease for both people and animals.  We also partner with healthcare providers, governments and local communities around the world to expand access to our medicines and to provide better quality health care and health system support.  At Pfizer, colleagues in more than 90 countries work every day to help people stay happier and healthier longer and to reduce the human and economic burden of disease worldwide.

PR Newswire

PR Newswire Association (prnewswire.com) provides electronic distribution, targeting, measurement, and broadcast services on behalf of tens of thousands of corporate, government, association, labor, nonprofit, and other customers worldwide. Using PR Newswire, these organizations reach a variety of critical audiences including the news media, the investment community, government decision-makers, and the general public with up-to-the-minute, full-text news developments. 

 
TV Access

TV Access was created to increase the well-being of the general public through effective public service communications.

Waggener Edstrom

Waggener Edstrom Worldwide is a global, integrated communications agency. For more than 25 years, the independently owned firm has developed strategic communications programs for innovative and world-changing clients, working to influence markets, inspire people and improve lives. WE has six global practices: Consumer Marketing, Corporate Communications, Healthcare, Public Affairs, WE Social Innovation and Technology.

Weber Shandwick

Weber Shandwick is a leading global PR agency with a commitment to client service, creativity, collaboration, and harnessing the power of Advocates. It provides strategic execution in consumer marketing, healthcare, technology, public affairs, corporate/financial, and crisis management. Specialized services include social media, advertising, market research, and corporate responsibility.

WeissComm Partners

WeissComm Group is an integrated media services company focused on the corporate and product marketing and communications needs of the world's leading companies.  It is the parent company of WeissComm Partners, the largest independent communications agency focused exclusively on the healthcare industry; Invigorate Communications, an agency focused on helping companies build health-based brands; ODA, an innovative creative services agency that works with companies to cultivate unique brands that resonate and inspire; and Common Sense Media Group, a social media agency.

Zeno Group

Zeno Group helps clients meet the needs of a changing economy and business environment. A combination of sound strategy, creative counsel and results-driven execution allows Zeno Group to deliver successful campaigns to clients. Zeno Group employs more than 70 professionals in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington D.C.