Stars of PR Awards
Recognizing extraordinary individual and agency contributions to PR and communications over the past year.
Thank you to all those who entered the 2023 Bulldog Stars of PR Awards!
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Timing & Pricing
Timing: The 2024 Bulldog Stars of PR Awards are coming soon.
Pricing: We follow a tiered pricing system that allows you to save big on your entries! And better yet, we have a pay-now-finish-later model so you can pay early to take advantage of early-bird pricing, but still have the flexibility to work on your entries right up until the final deadline. Read on for details!
Tier 1 deadline: Submit payment by Friday, March 8, 2024
- Each entry is $350. However, if you submit the same entry in multiple categories, each additional category is only $200.
Tier 2 deadline: Submit payment by Friday, April 5, 2024
- Each entry is $400. However, if you submit the same entry in multiple categories, each additional category is only $250.
Tier 3 deadline/close: Submit payment and finalized entry/entries by Friday, May 10, 2024
- Each entry is $450. However, if you submit the same entry in multiple categories, each additional category is only $300.
Closing Date: The 2024 Bulldog Stars of PR Awards are closing on May 10, 2024.
All payments must be submitted and entries finalized by Friday, May 10, 2024.
How our pay-now-finish-later model works:
- Start your entry or entries
- Enter placeholder text in all required fields (this can just be a single letter or a word!)
- Add entries to cart once there is placeholder text in all required fields
- Enter payment info and please only click ‘process’ once
- Once your payment is processed, you’ll be able to update your submissions up until Wednesday Nov.6, the final deadline!
Judging criteria
FOR PR/COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY ENTRIES
Agencies will be judged on four attributes and submissions backed by quantitative data and measurable results are preferred (Maximum score = 40):
- Firm Positioning
- Client Growth & Retention
- Work Environment
- Results Achieved
For all Agency award submissions, we require certification of the revenue information.
FOR INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES
Individuals will be judged on four attributes (Maximum score = 40):
- Professional Leadership and Contribution
- Breakthrough Communications Approaches
- Demonstration of Integrity
- Results Achieved
More information on each criterion is available here.
Agency Categories
The categories listed below are specific to agency or corporate communications. Share the successes you’ve celebrated over the last year including firm positioning, account retention rates, work environment, growth and new business development, how you may have improved society and the results you’ve achieved for your clients.
Grand Prize – Best PR Agency of 2019[ Details ]
Recognizes the top PR agency based on results achieved for clients. You must win in at least two agency categories to be considered for the grand prize.
Small Agency/Sole Practitioner of the Year[ Details ]
For agencies with 1-5 employees.
Mid-size Agency of the Year[ Details ]
For agencies with 6- 50 employees.
Large Agency of the Year[ Details ]
For agencies with 51+ employees.
Agency That Gets Results[ Details ]
For agencies that go beyond AVEs and use advanced measurement approaches or PR analytic tools to measure the impact of campaigns on organizational objectives (eg. revenue, new business) or to figure out what’s driving results and to fine tune strategies.
Best Boutique Agency[ Details ]
For smaller agencies that focus on specialized work for a limited client list.
Business to Business (B2B) Agency of the Year[ Details ]
For agencies focused on B2B clients who are driving measurable results tied to business goals and objectives.
Business to Consumer (B2C) Agency of the Year[ Details ]
For agencies who build engaging, creative customer-focused campaigns and drive measurable results tied to business goals and objectives.
Best Industry-Focused Agency[ Details ]
For agencies that primarily serve an industry-focused market.
Best New Agency[ Details ]
If you’re an agency that has launched within the last 5 years, this is the category for you.
Most Innovative Agency[ Details ]
Are you using new amplification techniques, leveraging PR tools or mobile/social technology or simply approaching public or media relations in a creative way?
Individual or team categories
Candidates may be nominated by colleagues or may enter themselves. Judges will look for leadership, integrity and extraordinary achievement—displays of breakthrough thinking, initiative, advancement, results and qualities that reflect positively on the PR profession. These qualities and accomplishments may be from the past year or cumulative over a career.
Grand Prize – PR Star of 2019[ Details ]
Recognizes an individual who has achieved outstanding results for their clients or their organization. This individual can work in any genre (media relations, investor relations, internal communications) and must win in at least one individual category to be considered for this grand prize.
Public Relations Professional of the Year[ Details ]
Nominate a colleague (or yourself) for exceptional contribution to the PR field. This award is your opportunity to highlight innovators and passionate professionals who excel in crafting a compelling story, working with influencers or the media and delivering measurable results for their organization.
Media Relations Professional of the Year[ Details ]
Nominate a colleague (or yourself) for exceptional contribution to the media relations field. This award is your opportunity to highlight innovators and passionate professionals who excel in crafting a compelling story, working with influencers or the media and delivering measurable results for their organization.
PR Star Under 40[ Details ]
Nominate yourself or a colleague who is under 40 and has a track record of achieving outstanding results for clients and/or your organization. This individual should have risen within the ranks of the organization and should be broadly seen as a potential future leader within the organization.
Leader of the Year (PR agency)[ Details ]
This category is for someone at the executive level within a medium to large agency who displays strong leadership qualities, clearly communicates vision and inspires everyone who works for, and with them, to deliver exceptional service to clients and build the business.
PR Professional Who Makes a Difference[ Details ]
Nominate yourself or a colleague who is making the world a better place through their pro-bono efforts, volunteering or mentoring of the next generation of PR professionals.
Best PR or Communications Team[ Details ]
This category is for a team (3 or more people) who have worked together to achieve exceptional results for their clients, agency or organization.
PR Up and Comer (Free to enter)[ Details ]
Nominate a junior PR or communications employee (in an agency or PR department) who has worked in the industry less than 2 years and shows real promise. Recognize individuals who go above and beyond, have a can-do attitude and consistently deliver results. There is no entry fee for this category.
