2026 Bulldog PR Awards
Grand Prize Winners
Best PR Agency of 2025
French/West/Vaughan
PR Star of 2025
Stomping Ground Strategies
Jaclyn Driscoll
Best Campaign of 2025
Stomping Ground Strategies
ACT Now Illinois - After School Funding Campaign
Campaign Awards
Best AEO Results in a Campaign, Narrative or Thought Leadership
Gabriel Marketing Group
Best Beauty, Fashion or Lifestyle Campaign
AMP3 Public Relations
Best Brand Launch
SKDK
Kohler Health & Dekoda Launch
LifeSci Communications
LifeSci Communications Rebrand of CliNEXUS
Porter Novelli Mexico
Secret Cherry Blossom Launch #TeCuentoMiSecreto
Best Business to Business (B2B) Campaign
Violet PR
Momentum at Mach Speed: Leveraging a Defining Aviation Win for North Carolina
Wireside Communications
B2B, F2F (Face to Face): The Infineon Event Series
Best Business to Consumer (B2C) Campaign
SolComms LLC
Whisking Cultural Relevance for Baked by Melissa
SolComms LLC
Establishing Bogg Beyond The Beach
Best Campaign on a Shoestring Budget
Violet PR
The U.S. City Bridging Borders: How Topeka Tackled Tariffs
French/West/Vaughan
FWV Cashes In on Holiday Moments with Minimal Budget (Pendleton Whisky)
RJ Walker & Co
The Wall Street Cowboy, lead by Maury Chasteau-Simien & Ryan Walker
Best Community Engagement Campaign
SKDK
Save PRI! Campaign
Chandler Chicco Agency / GSK
Pretty Hurts: Meningitis Awareness Through Entertainment
HUNTER
Here For Healthy Schools: SOMO Campaign
Best Community Relations Campaign
Violet PR
Ready for Takeoff: Commemorating Pittsburgh's New Airport Opening in 2025
CIPR Communications
Tourism Kamloops Freeride Fund
Best Content Marketing Campaign
Clearlink
CableTV.com
Best Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives Campaign
TEAM LEWIS
The Slice we are Missing
Agency Guacamole
Agency Guacamole
Best Food & Beverages Campaign
SolComms LLC
Whisking Cultural Relevance for Baked by Melissa
Best Government/Public Service Campaign
French/West/Vaughan
FWV Brings the Grim Reaper to Life for “Booze It & Lose It” Holiday Campaign (North Carolina Department of Transportation Governor’s Highway Safety Program)
Best Green/ Environmental/ Sustainability Campaign
Hawthorne Strategy Group
Passing Historic Clean Energy Legislation for Solar Powers Illinois
Best Healthcare Campaign
Chandler Chicco Agency / GSK
Pretty Hurts: Meningitis Awareness Through Entertainment
Red Havas
Opill on Campus: How Opill Met Gen Z Where It Lives
SolComms LLC
How Teal Health Brought the World’s First At-Home Pap Smear Device from FDA Approval to Nationwide Availability
Best Holiday Campaign
Dittoe Public Relations
Clearlink
CableTV.com
Best Integration of PR and Marketing
Stomping Ground Strategies
ACT Now Illinois - After School Funding Campaign
Chandler Chicco Agency / GSK
Pretty Hurts: Meningitis Awareness Through Entertainment
Clearlink
CableTV.com
Best Integration of Traditional and New Media
French/West/Vaughan
FWV Turns Everyday Litter into a Headline-Worthy Launch (Healthy Pet’s ökocat)
Porter Novelli Mexico
“Gracias a Ti” – 35 Years of PEDIGREE® in Mexico
Hawthorne Strategy Group
Boosting Trade Show Registrations With Traditional and New Media for Chicago Dental Society
Best Issue/ Cause Advocacy Campaign
Stomping Ground Strategies
ACT Now Illinois - After School Funding Campaign
Sonova/Phonak
Sonova/Phonak - Phonak Global Ambassador Program, Ambassador Sara Mearns
Best Lead-Generating Campaign
Stomping Ground Strategies
Woodstock Institute Small Business Owner Outreach Campaign
Best Local/Hyperlocal Campaign
Hawthorne Strategy Group
Breathing Excitement into the Rhode Island Life Sciences Community for Organogenesis
The Herald Group
Insurance Information Institute
SideCar PR
Rhingo the Rhino Naming Campaign
Porter Novelli Mexico
Secret Cherry Blossom Launch #TeCuentoMiSecreto
Best Media Relations Campaign
The Harbinger Group
Strengthening Illinois’ Teacher Pipeline: The 2025 Golden Apple Awards Campaign
Technica Communications
Technica Communications’ PR Campaign Drives 350% Lead Growth and TIME Best Invention Recognition for Jetson Air
French/West/Vaughan
FWV Drives Local Impact for Stephen Curry’s UNDERRATED Golf Tour
Best Newsjacking Campaign
SolComms LLC
Navigating Dame Through the Displeasure of Trump’s Tariffs
Havas Formula
QDOBA Chief Guacamole Officer
SolComms LLC
From Mompreneur to Mogul - How Kim Vaccarella Became Retail's Leading Woman
Best Not-for-Profit/ Association Campaign
Uproar by Moburst
Painting a Picture of Success for the Orlando Museum of Art
French/West/Vaughan
FWV Media Blitz a “Smart Move” for Raleigh Economic Development
Best Public Affairs Campaign
Stomping Ground Strategies
ACT Now Illinois - After School Funding Campaign
Pac/West Strategies
Coloradans for Energy Access
Hawthorne Strategy Group
Passing Historic Clean Energy Legislation for Solar Powers Illinois
Best Special Event or Publicity Stunt
French/West/Vaughan
Runway Ready: Turning Performance Socks into a Cultural Moment (Feetures)
Agency H5
Brach’s Egg Hunt Hiders
Porter Novelli Mexico
Secret Cherry Blossom Launch #TeCuentoMiSecreto
Best Technology/Software Campaign
AutoStore
The World’s First Robot-Run Farm
Tier One Partners
Building US Thought Leadership for a UK AI Security Upstart: Tier One and iProov
Wireside Communications
Tonic: From Stealth to Standout: Launching Tonic Security into a Crowded AI Cybersecurity Market
Best Thought Leadership Campaign
C-Strategies Inc.
Mark Ishaug, Thresholds
FleishmanHillard
“Elevating the Voice of White House History for America 250 and Beyond” for White House Historical Association
VSC PR
VSC for Establishing Noetica as Leading Authority on Capital Markets Intelligence.
SolComms LLC
From Mompreneur to Mogul - How Kim Vaccarella Became Retail's Leading Woman
Best Use of Hyper-Personalization
Stomping Ground Strategies
Turning Constituent Voices into Targeted Digital Action for State Senator Chris Belt
Best Use of Influencers
Chandler Chicco Agency / GSK
Pretty Hurts: Meningitis Awareness Through Entertainment
French/West/Vaughan
FWV and Pendleton Whisky Turn Up the Heat on Outdoor Grilling
Porter Novelli Mexico
Lucas Lenwas Launch
Best Use of Personality/Celebrity
Agency H5
Laffy Taffy Laff Line
HUNTER
'An Ode-r to Refs' Campaign
HUNTER
Mucinex® Kickstart to Greatness
Best Use of Research – Business/Consumer
Clearlink
WhistleOut.com
Tier One Partners
From CIO to C-Suite: How Deloitte Reframed Enterprise Tech Leadership and Owned the Narrative: Deloitte and Tier One Partners
Best Use of Video/Multimedia
French/West/Vaughan
Palette of the West: FWV Supports Pendleton Whisky in Shaping Western Art and Culture
French/West/Vaughan
FWV Amplifies “Click It or Ticket” Initiative through Sounds of Safety (North Carolina Department of Transportation Governor’s Highway Safety Program)
Chandler Chicco Agency / GSK
Pretty Hurts: Meningitis Awareness Through Entertainment
Most Innovative Media Relations Campaign
LifeSci Communications
LifeSci Communications & F2G_Will Fungi Be the Last of US
Individual Awards
Leader of the Year (Agency)
Rick French
French/West/Vaughan
Bilal Kaiser
Agency Guacamole
Bruno Solari
SolComms LLC
Media Relations Professional of the Year
Becky Carroll
C-Strategies Inc.
Lisa Vanella
Syneos Health
Erika Lopez
SolComms LLC
Public Relations Professional of the Year
Isabella Morreale
SolComms LLC
Elizabeth Snyder
SolComms LLC
PR Star Under 40
Jaclyn Driscoll
Stomping Ground Strategies
Lara Cooper
C-Strategies Inc.
Elizabeth Snyder
SolComms LLC
PR Up and Comer
Trinity Chase Hunt
SolComms LLC
Camila Rivero
Mekky Media Relations
Craig Stirland
Clearlink
Agency Awards
Agency That Gets Results
High Vibe PR
MikeWorldWide
Best Boutique Agency
High Vibe PR
Laura Burgess Marketing
Capwell Communications
Best Client Service/Client Relations
Violet PR
Client Service That Builds Places
Best New Agency
SixAM Strategies
Best PR and Communications Agency Team of the Year
REQ
SolComms LLC
Business to Business (B2B) Agency of the Year
Aircover Communications
Business to Consumer (B2C) Agency of the Year
French/West/Vaughan
Large Agency of the Year
French/West/Vaughan
Havas Formula
Publicity For Good
Midsize Agency of the Year
ROKK Solutions
10 to 1 Public Relations
Segal Communications
Most AI-Ready Agency
CIPR Communications
Approach Marketing
Capwell Communications
Most Innovative Agency
10 to 1 Public Relations
French/West/Vaughan
Small Agency / Sole Practitioner of the Year
Laura Burgess Marketing
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