French/West/Vaughan (FWV), one of the nation’s 15 largest independently held public relations and integrated marketing agencies, took home 19 awards for 10 different clients last week from the Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Excellence in Communication, presented by the Raleigh PR Society, and the Triangle Region American Advertising Awards (ADDYs), hosted by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) of the Triangle Region.
At the Sir Walter Raleigh Awards, FWV received two Gold awards for campaigns developed and executed for Moravian Bake Shop and Pendleton Whisky, as well as eight Silver awards on behalf of clients including PSCU (2), Wrangler (2), Avmacol, Healthy Pet’s ökocat and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Dueling Dinosaurs exhibit. CGPR – FWV’s Greater Boston office – received a Silver award for work on behalf of client Bern.
At the ADDYs, FWV was named the winner of two Gold awards and one Silver award for creative campaigns for the Charlotte Football Club. In addition, FWV received two Silver awards on behalf of clients Town of Cary and Pendleton Whisky, and four Bronze awards for work executed for Pendleton Whisky (2), Town of Cary and 3Flow.
“We are incredibly honored our team was not only recognized by industry peers across public relations and creative departments, but that we received these awards across 10 different accounts,” said FWV Chairman & CEO Rick French. “It is especially exciting to celebrate all of the efforts taking place right here in the Triangle that continue to raise the bar for marketing work in the industry as a whole.”
Headquartered in Raleigh, FWV has offices in New York, Tampa, Los Angeles and the Greater Boston area. Since its founding in 1997, FWV has amassed more than 1,300 PR, advertising and digital marketing awards on behalf of a blue-chip client roster and has now been named National Agency of the Year 22 times, with French also winning four national Agency Leader of the Year honors.
About French/West/Vaughan
French/West/Vaughan (FWV) is one of the nation’s leading public relations, public affairs, advertising and digital media agencies. National, international and local clients represented by the agency include Wrangler, ABB, Proximo, Melitta, Volvo Trucks North America, the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the N.C. Department of Transportation. Owned or affiliated companies include fashion and lifestyle PR firm AMP3 (New York City); pet and animal health practice FWV Fetching; active lifestyle, outdoor, ski, fashion, technology and travel PR and consumer brand marketing agency CGPR (Greater Boston); and feature film development imprint Prix Productions. FWV is a partner in IPREX, a $380 million network of communication agencies with 1,600 staff and 110 offices worldwide. For more information, please visit fwv-us.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Vimeo or Instagram.
