Awards 2018-2014
2018
IMPACT NW 2018
Dedicated Corporate Volunteer Awards – WINNER
HOLMES REPORT 2018
Global SABRE Award in Transportation and Logistics: Taking Flight to Explain Complicated Technology from Cockpit to Cabin – Honeywell Aerospace with WE Communications – GOLD
MARKETING MAGAZINE SOUTHEAST ASIA PR AWARDS 2018
Best B2B Campaign: Asia Advancing, F5 Networks – BRONZE
HOLMES REPORT IN2 SABRE AWARDS 2018
Best in Broadcast Media (Earned): A sneak peek inside Microsoft’s AI research labs – BBC Newsnight – WINNER
2017
PRWEEK HALL OF FAME 2017
Pam Edstrom – HONOREE
PR NEWS TOP WOMEN IN PR 2017
Dawn Beauparlant – HONOREE
HOLMES REPORT SABRE AWARDS
Automotive: Selling the Idea of Luxury to Save a Brand from U.S. Extinction – The 2016 Volvo XC90 SUV – GOLD
Selling the Idea of Luxury to Save a Brand from U.S. Extinction – The 2016 Volvo XC90 SUV – GOLD
Product Media Relations: Microsoft Breaks Through the Noise to CONNECT with Developer and IT Pros – GOLD
PRWEEK HALL OF FEMME 2017
Melissa Waggener Zorkin – HONOREE
PRWEEK 40 UNDER 40 2017
Maile Lyons – HONOREE
MUMBRELLA AWARDS AUSTRALIA 2017
Best Use of Face to Face/Interaction Marketing: HCF Hands On – WINNER
2017 AFRICAN EXCELLENCE AWARDS
PR Professional of the Year: Sarah Gooding-Kobus – HONOREE
Multi-Channel Communications: Intel She Will Connect – WINNER
BELL RINGER AWARDS 2017
TV News Placement, National: Microsoft Project Premonition – WINNER
PR NEWS PLATINUM AWARDS 2017
Co-Winner Media Relations: Winning an Uphill Battle: The Windows 10 Update Campaign – WINNER
2016
PRWEEK AWARDS 2016
Best Use of Social/Digital: Volvo Greatest Interception Ever – WINNER
WORLDATWORK 2016
WorldAtWork-Life 2016 Seal of Distinction – HONOREE
HOLMES REPORT SABRE AWARDS 2016
Multi-market Campaign: Windows Devices World Tour – WINNER
PRWEEK ASIA 2016 BEST PLACES TO WORK
Best APAC Medium Agency – WINNER
MARKETING INTERACTIVE 2016 PR AWARDS APAC
Best PR Event: Clockenflap 2015 – SILVER
Best Experiential PR Campaign: Club Monaco – BRONZE
Best PR Campaign - Food & Beverage: Haagen Dazs – BRONZE
2016 PR NEWS PLATINUM AWARDS
Marketing Communications: An Old Tradition with a New Twist: Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep Cup Campaign – WINNER
Twitter Campaign: Volvo Intercepts the Super Bowl – WINNER
WOW! Award: Volvo Intercepts the Super Bowl – WINNER
2016 PR News AGENCY ELITE AWARDS
Best Training/Education Program: WE Centralized Intern Program – WINNER
2015
CANNES LIONS 2015
Sectors, Automotive & Transport Category for Volvo “Interception,” 2015 – GOLD
Digital & Social, Response/Real-time activity (including crowdsourcing) Category for Volvo “Interception,” 2015 – SILVER
HOLMES REPORT 2015
In2 SABRE Award – Insights Product or Service for WE Infinity: Measure. Discover. Act. – WINNER
MARKETING INTERACTIVE 2015
East to West: MediaTek's Global Communications Plan – Most Effective PR Campaign – GOLD
2015 PRWEEK AWARDS
PR Product/Service of the Year: WE Infinity – WINNER
PR NEWS AGENCY ELITE AWARDS 2015
Community Relations/Volunteer Programs: WE Citizenship Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue Partnership – Investing in Future Generations – WINNER
WORLDATWORK ALLIANCE FOR WORK-LIFE PROGRESS 2015
Work-Life Seal of Distinction – WINNER
2014
ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE AND VISUAL ARTS 2014
Communicator Award of Distinction – WE’s 2012 Corporate Citizenship Report – WINNER
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB 2014
Volunteer Group of the Year (Visitacion Valley) – WE San Francisco – WINNER
BULLDOG REPORTER 2014
Stars of PR Awards – Grand Prize: Communications Agency of the Year – WINNER
Stars of PR Awards – Global Agency of the Year – GOLD
Stars of PR Awards – Digital Agency of the Year – GOLD
Stars of PR Awards – Large Agency of the Year – GOLD
Stars of PR Awards – Technology Agency of the Year – GOLD
BUSINESS INSIDER 2014
Pete Wootton, Tony Imperati, and Ryan Bartholomew listed 12th, 19th, and 32nd in the Top 50 Public Relations People in the Tech Industry in 2014 – HONOREE
CIPRA 2014
Top 10 Best Growth PR Agencies in China – WE-Beijing
HOLMES REPORT 2014
In2 SABRE Awards (EMEA) – Best Digital Video for Child Internet Safety – WINNER
SABRE Awards (Americas) – Transportation & Logistics for Honeywell Aerospace’s “More Connections, Please!” campaign (Finalist)
SABRE Awards (EMEA) – Technology Consultancy of the Year (Finalist)
SABRE Awards (EMEA) – African Consultancy of the Year (Finalist)
SABRE Awards (EMEA) – Geographic Categories – Africa for Microsoft 4Afrika campaign
SABRE Awards (EMEA) – Reputation Management for Microsoft 4 Afrika (Finalist)
SABRE Awards (EMEA) – Trade Show for AVG and WE UK at CTIA (Finalist)
INTERACTIVE MEDIA AWARDS 2014
Best in Class, Communications – Microsoft’s “Life in the Digital Crosshairs”, 2014 – WINNER
Best in Class, Computer Software – Microsoft’s “Life in the Digital Crosshairs”, 2014 – WINNER
MARKETING MAGAZINE 2014
PR Agency of the Year – WE Singapore (Finalist)
PR Agency of the Year – WE Hong Kong (Finalist)
MUMBRELLA AWARDS 2014
APAC PR Network of the Year – WE APAC (Highly Commended)
O’DWYERS 2014
Waggener Edstrom Communications ranked No.2 on O’Dwyers’ List of Technology Firms
Waggener Edstrom Communications ranked No. 3 on O’Dwyers’ List of PR Firms
Waggener Edstrom Communications ranked No. 7 on O’Dwyers’ List of Healthcare Firms
PORTLAND BUSINESS JOURNAL 2014
Top Oregon & S.W. Washington public relations firms – Waggener Edstrom Communications ranked #1
Top Oregon & S.W. Washington marketing firms – Waggener Edstrom Communications ranked #1
Corporate Philanthropies: Large Companies – Waggener Edstrom Communications ranked #31
PRSA 2014
Bronze Anvil Awards - Media Relations: Business-to-Business for "A New Voice in the Cloud: 2013 Executive Platform for Microsoft's Satya Nadella" – WINNER
PR NEWS 2014
Agency Elite Awards – Internal Communications: Waggener Edstrom Ignites Employee Engagement and Communication – WINNER
Agency Elite Awards – Integrated Communications Agency – WINNER
Agency Elite Awards – Community Relations/Volunteer Programs: WE Community Involvement, Finalist, 2014 Digital PR Awards – PR Firm of the Year – Digital – WINNER
Digital PR Awards – Digital PR Campaign – General Excellence: Life in the Digital Crosshairs: Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Story (Finalist)
Digital PR Awards – Microsite/Custom Site: Holidays Made Possible by Microsoft (Finalist)
Platinum PR Awards – Web Site Marketing: Waggener Edstrom Communications – Holidays Made Possible by Microsoft – WINNER
Platinum PR Awards – Firm of the Year – Billings above $10 M) (Finalist)
Platinum PR Awards – Employee Relations: Waggener Edstrom Communications – Ignites Employee Engagement and Connection (Finalist)
Platinum PR Awards – Rebranding & Repositioning: T-Mobile Un-Carrier, Finalist, 2014
Platinum PR Awards – Research & Measurement: Waggener Edstrom Communications – Bottom Line Business Impact of Communications (Finalist)
PRWEEK 2014
Waggener Edstrom Communications ranked 2nd in PRWeek’s Annual PR Rankings – WINNER
PRWeek Global Awards – Corporate Branding for Microsoft 4 Afrika – WINNER
PRWeek Global Awards – Employee Communications for Waggener Edstrom Ignites Employee Engagement and Connection – HIGHLY COMMENDED
PRWeek Awards (Asia) – PR Agency Head of the Year: Matt Lackie – WINNER
PRWeek Global Awards – Corporate Citizenship for WE Citizenship (Finalist)
PRWeek Awards (Asia) – APAC Network of the Year (Finalist)