Bulldog Awards

FWV is the Southeast’s largest independently-held PR agency and a 20x National Agency of the Year recipient, including being named Bulldog Reporter’s Best PR Agency of 2019.

With its headquarters in Raleigh and offices in New York City, Boston, L.A. and Tampa, the agency represents some of the most highly-regarded companies and brands in the world, including Wrangler, Volvo Trucks, Disney, Tree Top juices, Melitta coffee and filters, California Innovation coolers, Atlantic British auto parts, Pendleton Whiskey, and a portfolio of more than 90 Hyatt, Marriott, AC and Renaissance hotels in the U.S. and Canada managed by longtime client, Concord Hospitality.

FWV was founded in 1997 by its Chairman & CEO Rick French, who was recently named one of North Carolina’s Most Influential Business Leaders.

112 E. Hargett Street
Raleigh , NC
27601
Tel. 919-832-6300

Awards won

2022
Gold

Large Agency of the Year

2022
Gold

Business to Consumer (B2C) Agency of the Year

2022
Gold

Best Visual Storytelling Campaign

Pendleton Whisky Limited Edition Military Appreciation Bottle

2022
Gold

Best Beauty, Fashion or Lifestyle Campaign

Billabong x Wrangler® Collection

2022
Silver

Best Technology/Software Campaign

Relaunching Wolfspeed: The Leader of the Pack in Silicon Carbide Technology

2022
Silver

Best Brand Launch

Relaunching Wolfspeed: The Leader of the Pack in Silicon Carbide Technology

2022
Bronze

Best Food & Beverages Campaign

Pendleton Whisky Limited Edition Military Appreciation Bottle

2021
Gold

Leader of the Year (PR agency)

2021
Silver

Business to Consumer (B2C) Agency of the Year

2021
Bronze

Large Agency of the Year

2021
Gold

Best Arts & Entertainment Campaign

Sound Royalties Takes the National Stage

2021
Gold

Best Not-for-Profit/ Association Campaign

Dueling Dinosaurs Roars with Global Announcement

2021
Silver

Best Beauty, Fashion or Lifestyle Campaign

Wrangler x Rick and Morty Collection

2021
Silver

Best Community Engagement Campaign

Let’er Buck Challenge

2020
Gold

Best Integration of Traditional and New Media

Stealing the Show at the Super Bowl of Rodeo

2020
Gold

Best Use of Video/Multimedia

Pendleton Whisky Code of the West

2020
Gold

Best Visual Storytelling Campaign

Genuine Brand Connection Discovered & Celebrated in an Unlikely Place

2020
Gold

Best Use of Personality/Celebrity

Certified Angus Beef Lands a Knock-Out at SuperBowl LIII

2020
Gold

Best Viral Campaign

Wrangler Claps Back – Lil Nas X Collection

2020
Silver

Best Beauty, Fashion or Lifestyle Campaign

Wrangler Capsule Collection at Fred Segal Sunset

2019
GRAND PRIZE

Grand Prize - Best PR Agency of the Year

2019
Gold

Business to Consumer (B2C) Agency of the Year

2019
Gold

Social Agency of the Year

2019
Silver

Most Innovative Agency

2019
Silver

Large Agency of the Year

2019
Gold

Best Newsroom

The Super Bowl Of Rodeo Right At Your Fingertips

2019
Silver

Best Financial Services Campaign

PSCU Solidifies Itself as Thought Leader in Credit Union and Payments Industries

2019
Bronze

Best Special Event or Publicity Stunt

Volvo Trucks Showcases Platooning Innovation

2019
Bronze

Best Use of Influencers

Influencing Holiday Comfort & Joy for Wrangler

2018
Gold

Agency That Gets Results

2018
Silver

Most Innovative Agency

2018
Silver

Business to Consumer (B2C) Agency of the Year

2017
GRAND PRIZE

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2017
Gold

Most Innovative Agency

2017
Gold

Mid-size Agency of the Year

2017
Gold

Business to Consumer (B2C) Agency of the Year

2017
Silver

Leader of the Year (PR agency)

2017
Gold

Best Special Event/Stunt

Wrangler Honors Greensboro’s Textile History

2017
Silver

Best Use of Social Media - Business/Consumer

Rodeo Right at your Fingertips

2017
Silver

Best Website - Business/Consumer

Wrangler Sets Their Sites High

2017
Bronze

Best Company Positioning/Branding

Operation POTUS

2016
Gold

Best Use of Personality/Celebrity

Unlikely Advocate Michael Vick Lobbies for Animal Welfare

2016
Gold

Best Travel, Hospitality & Destinations Campaign

Showcasing the Best of the West - Dude Ranch-Style

2016
Silver

Best Campaign Under $100,000

NATHAN Pushes Potential of Media Relations

2016
Silver

Best Campaign Under $10,000

Golf Driving PTSD Road to Recovery

2016
Bronze

Best Special Event/Stunt

Riders by Lee Shines New Light on Body Positivity with Mirror, Mirror NYC Media Event

2016
GRAND PRIZE

Communications Agency of the Year

French/West/Vaughn

2016
Gold

Midsize Agency of the Year – Under $20,000,000

French/West/Vaughn

2016
Gold

Consumer Agency of the Year

French/West/Vaughn

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