Congrats to the 2024 Phoenix Award and Award of Excellence Winners! 

BEST OF PHOENIX

Arketi Group and Cox Communications

Cox Enriches Rural America Through Digital Equity

PROJECT AWARD WINNERS

Annual Reports

Phoenix Award: Donor Impact on Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Award of Excellence: Lenbrook Annual Report 2023, Latitude 34 PR and Lenbrook

Best Sponsorship Activation

Phoenix Award: Colony Square lululemon Sponsorship, North American Properties Colony Square

Award of Excellence: Novelis & Falcons Unveil 2023 Eco-Friendly Beanie, Novelis Inc.

Best Use of Social Media, Organic / Earned

Phoenix Award: Say YES to GCPS: Digital Recruitment Campaign, KQ Communications on behalf of Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS)

Award of Excellence: Planting Roots at OAK, The Wilbert Group on behalf of Veritas Development

Best Use of Social Media, Paid

Phoenix Award: Recruitment Marketing Proves “Why I’m Jones Proud”, Full Tilt Consulting on behalf of Jones Dairy Farm

Creative Tactics

Phoenix Award: Made in Virginia's Blue Ridge, Pineapple Public Relations on behalf of Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge

Award of Excellence: A Taste of Cox Farms – Employee Market Experience, Cox Farms and Cox Enterprises

Award of Excellence: Community Champion Awards Raise Up Christian City, Hope Beckham Espinosa on behalf of Christian City

Digital Newsletters

Phoenix Award: 900% Growth, 100% Heart, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Award of Excellence: Raising Resilience Email Series, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Strong4Life

Feature Stories

Phoenix Award: Children’s Nurse Saves a Life at Las Vegas Airport, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Award of Excellence: Field to Pancakes, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Magazines

Phoenix Award: Careforce Chronicle Magazine Engages Employees, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Award of Excellence: 2023 Almanac, Vol. 2, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Media Relations, Associations/Government/Nonprofit 

Phoenix Award: ProjectPR on behalf of Wesley Woods Senior Living, ProjectPR on behalf of The Foundation of Wesley Woods

Award of Excellence: Georgia’s Largest Sea Turtle Release, Jekyll Island Authority with Lou Hammond Group

Award of Excellence: YMCA Provides Swim Skills to Those in Need, Cookerly PR on behalf of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta

Media Relations, Business-To-Business

Phoenix Award: Super Charging ​Brand Growth for EnviroSpark, Jackson Spalding and EnviroSpark

Award of Excellence: Heating Up Media Relations with METUS, Arketi Group and METUS

Award of Excellence: NCR Voyix Launches New Brand with Media Relations, Arketi Group and NCR Voyix

Media Relations, Consumer Products, Food & Beverage

Phoenix Award: Buffalo Wild Wings Offers Free Wings For America, MSL on behalf of Inspire Brands

Award of Excellence: Omaha Steaks: Spreading Cheer Throughout the Year, Weber Shandwick on behalf of Omaha Steaks

Media Relations, Consumer Products, Non-Packaged Goods

Phoenix Award: Cutting Edge Firewood Is Hot Topic for Media, The PR Studio With GEM Public Relations on behalf of Cutting Edge Firewood

Media Relations, Consumer Products, Packaged Goods

Phoenix Award: Walmart Answers the Call from Vine City Community, The Wilbert Group on behalf of Walmart

Media Relations, Consumer Products, Technology

Phoenix Award: Bot Fighting Era: Arkose Labs’ Swift Success, Cookerly PR on behalf of Arkose Labs

Award of Excellence: Creating Meaning Out of Data in Changing Climate, Weber Shandwick on behalf of The Weather Company

Media Relations, Consumer Services

Phoenix Award: Tortured Poets…and Sixth Cousins, Weber Shandwick on behalf of Ancestry

Award of Excellence: Building Media Headlines with Ashton Woods Homes, Full Tilt Consulting on behalf of Ashton Woods

Award of Excellence: Vogtle 3 & 4: Clean Energy for a Growing Georgia, Georgia Power

Most Effective Influencer Promotion

Phoenix Award: Georgia Mascots Unite to Support Children's, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Award of Excellence: Turning Buzz into Business with Orkin Ambassadors, Jackson Spalding on behalf of Orkin Pest Control

Award of Excellence: Unveiling the Magic of Beverage Innovation, Jackson Spalding on behalf of World of Coca-Cola

Online Videos

Phoenix Award: Video Brings Kenco MHE Solutions To Life, Arketi Group and Kenco

Podcasts

Phoenix Award: Pod Squad: Branded Parenting Podcast Tops Charts, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Research/Evaluation

Phoenix Award: Digital Commerce Index Reveals Industry Trends, Arketi Group and NCR Voyix

Award of Excellence: Fiserv Gift Card Gauge Helps Merchants Get Ahead, Arketi Group and Fiserv

Social Media Campaign, Multi-Channel

Phoenix Award: #TeacherTok to #TeacherGram: CCEI’s Social Success, RHPR on behalf of ChildCare Education Institute

Award of Excellence: Stories Celebrating Winship Oncology Nurses, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Websites

Award of Excellence: Accessible Community Foundation Site Reaches All, Cookerly PR on behalf of Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Websites/New Digital Platform

Phoenix Award: Enhancing the Employee Digital Experience, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Word-of-Mouth (Viral, Buzz, Talk Triggers)

Phoenix Award: Arby's Has...the Free Sandwiches, MSL on behalf of Inspire Brands

Award of Excellence: A Taste of North Carolina's Brunswick Islands, Pineapple Public Relations on behalf of North Carolina's Brunswick Islands

PROGRAM AWARD WINNERS

Content Marketing, Associations/Government/Nonprofit 

Phoenix Award: Showing Up On and Off the Soccer Pitch, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Strong4Life

Content Marketing, Business Services

Phoenix Award: Creating Buzzing Engagement for Orkin Commercial, Jackson Spalding and Orkin Commercial

Events or Observances, More Than Seven Days, Associations/Government/Nonprofit 

Phoenix Award: Best Small Town Christmas | Bryson City, Pineapple Public Relations on behalf of Bryson City TDA

Award of Excellence: Biosimilars & You, American College of Rheumatology with Schmidt Public Affairs

Events or Observances, Seven or Fewer Days, Business-To-Business

Phoenix Award: Stryten Energy Advances the Future of Clean Energy, Arketi Group and Stryten Energy

Award of Excellence: Zyxel's Industry First Contract Signing at MWC, Arketi Group and Zyxel Communications

Events or Observances, Seven or Fewer Days, Consumer Products

Phoenix Award: Walmart Rises from Ashes to Eradicate Food Desert, The Wilbert Group on behalf of Walmart

Award of Excellence: ‘Pop’ goes the Cheerwine Festival, RHPR on behalf of Cheerwine

Events or Observances, Seven Or Fewer Days, Consumer Services

Phoenix Award: Town at Trilith: Annual Juneteenth Celebration, Cookerly PR on behalf of Town at Trilith

Events or Observances, Seven or Fewer Days, Association/Government/Nonprofit 

Phoenix Award: Big Game Ball Scores Big for Down Syndrome, Hope Beckham Espinosa on behalf of National Down Syndrome Congress

Award of Excellence: Spelman #100for100, Jackson Spalding and Spelman College

Influencer Marketing to Expand Awareness

Phoenix Award: Dunkin’ Introduces ‘The DunKings’, MSL on behalf of Inspire Brands

Integrated Communications, Associations/Government/Nonprofit 

Phoenix Award: Ensuring Georgia Thrives: HIV/AIDS Awareness, KQ Communications on behalf of Morehouse School of Medicine Satcher Health Leadership Institute (MSM SHLI)

Award of Excellence: For Georgia: A Campaign for UGA Extension, Frankel and the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Integrated Communications, Consumer Services

Phoenix Award: Augusta, Ga. Shares Untold Story of Black Caddies, Pineapple Public Relations on behalf of Destination Augusta

Award of Excellence: Vogtle 3 & 4: Clean Energy for a Growing Georgia, Georgia Power

Integrated Communications, Food & Beverage

Phoenix Award: SONIC Drive-In Eclipses the Competition, MSL on behalf of Inspire Brands

Award of Excellence: Dunkin’ Introduces ‘The DunKings’, MSL on behalf of Inspire Brands

Award of Excellence: We Grow Comfort, National Peanut Board & Golin

Integrated Communications, Retail Stores and Restaurants

Phoenix Award: Home Depot Kickoff: 4 Announcements Drive the Year, The Home Depot with MSL and Hartmann Studios

Award of Excellence: Baskin-Robbins Gives Ice Cream Main Dish Energy, MSL on behalf of Inspire Brands

Internal Communications, Associations / Government / Nonprofit 

Phoenix Award: Leading Employees Through Historic Change, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Internal Communications, Business, Fewer Than 1,000 Employees

Award of Excellence: Building Engagement ANDMORE, ANDMORE

Internal Communications, Business, More Than 1,000 Employees

Award of Excellence: Fueling Wellness with Emergency Savings Program, Jackson Spalding and Delta Air Lines

Marketing, Business-To-Business, Products

Phoenix Award: Presenting: Arctek from Arc-Two, Arketi Group and Arc-Two

Marketing, Business-To-Business, Professional and/or Financial Services

Phoenix Award: Kenco Redefines Materials Handling Management, Arketi Group and Kenco

Marketing, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

Phoenix Award: SONIC Drive-In Eclipses the Competition, MSL on behalf of Inspire Brands

Marketing, Consumer Products, Retail Stores and Restaurants

Phoenix Award: Shopping Reimagined: Two Destinations Transformed, Cookerly PR on behalf of Simon

Award of Excellence: Home Depot Kickoff: 4 Announcements Drive the Year, The Home Depot with MSL and Hartmann Studios

Marketing, Consumer Services, Health Care Services

Phoenix Award: Cancer care designed around you. And your life., Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory Healthcare and Unlock Health

Award of Excellence: Northside Hospital Growing with Gwinnett County, Northside Hospital and FleishmanHillard

​​Marketing, Consumer Services, Travel and Tourism/Hospitality

Phoenix Award: Super Bowl of Conventions: ASAE comes to Atlanta, Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Most Effective Campaign on a Shoe String Budget ($5,000 or Less)

Phoenix Award: Novelis Confronts The Horrors of Cybersecurity, Novelis

Award of Excellence: GVRA Bud McCall Grant Campaign, Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, Public Affairs/Communications Department

Award of Excellence: ProjectPR on behalf of Wesley Woods Senior Living, ProjectPR on behalf of The Foundation of Wesley Woods

Most Effective Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign

Phoenix Award: Kaiser Permanente: Investing in Georgians' Health, Cookerly PR on behalf of Kaiser Permanente of Georgia

Award of Excellence: Retool Your School Builds 15 Years of HBCU Impact, MSL on behalf of The Home Depot

Most Effective Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Campaign for External Audiences 

Phoenix Award: Augusta, Ga. Shares Untold Story of Black Caddies, Pineapple Public Relations on behalf of Destination Augusta

Most Effective Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Campaign for Internal Audiences 

Award of Excellence: Mission and Mentorship Beyond School Walls, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Most Effective In-House Campaign 

Award of Excellence: Cobb EMC’s Value of Membership Report, Cobb EMC and NISC

Most Effective Independent Counselor Campaign

Award of Excellence: PR Keeps Cutting Edge Firewood a Hot Topic, The PR Studio with GEM Public Relations on behalf of Cutting Edge Firewood

Multicultural Public Relations

Phoenix Award: Retool Your School Builds 15 Years of HBCU Impact, MSL on behalf of The Home Depot

Award of Excellence: Legacies of Success Beyond the Golden Arches, Weber Shandwick on behalf of McDonald's

Public Affairs, Business

Phoenix Award: Cox Enriches Rural America Through Digital Equity, Arketi Group and Cox Communications

Reputation/Brand Management

Phoenix Award: Promises Made, Promises Kept, Jackson Spalding on behalf of Norfolk Southern, Weber Shandwick and Joele Frank

Award of Excellence: Gas South Customer Appreciation Month Reputation, Gas South

Duplicate Awards

Ordering duplicate awards is a one-time opportunity, now through Dec. 15. Awards from 2024 will not be available again in the future. Order your duplicate awards here.  

Orders will be delivered in January 2025 and shipped UPS Ground. We are unable to offer delivery before the holidays.