RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 11, 2024) – French/West/Vaughan (FWV), one of the nation’s largest independently held PR, advertising and digital media agencies, received two major awards at yesterday’s Ragan’s 2024 PR Daily Awards and Top Agencies Awards program, which highlights campaigns, teams and agencies shaping the future of public relations and communications.
FWV Chairman & CEO Rick French was named Executive of the Year. According to PR Daily, French’s leadership – under which he has led the agency to 27 consecutive years of year-over-year growth – earned him top individual honors. A 36 time “National Agency of the Year” recipient, FWV represents some of the world’s leading companies and brands, including Wrangler, Swiss energy conglomerate ABB, German coffee purveyor Melitta, Proximo Spirits, Pepsi Bottling Ventures, Mitsubishi Electric, LG Energy Solutions, W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery, the Guinness Book of World Records, Tepper Sports Holdings and countless others. The firm has won over 1,700 PR and advertising awards since its inception, and French has been named Agency Leader, Executive or Professional of the Year nine times by leading industry trade publications. He is an inductee of the prestigious N.C. Media & Journalism Hall of Fame and has been awarded a Silver Medal by the American Advertising Federation, its highest individual honor.
In the Top Agencies category, FWV was named a Top Agency in the Midsize Agency Category. The agency also received three honorable mentions on behalf of three client campaigns, including:
- Media Events: FWV Energizes Largest Indian Company Investment in U.S. EV Market (Epsilon Advanced Materials)
- Campaigns by Industry: FWV and AMP3’s PR Campaign for the Wrangler x Barbie Collaboration
- Video Communications: Pendleton Whisky Teams up with Bob Woodruff Foundation to Empower Veterans
The winners of Ragan’s PR Daily Awards and Top Agencies Awards were announced on Dec. 10 during an industry awards luncheon held at City Winery in New York City and attended by leading nonprofit professionals, communications experts, and diversity and inclusion champions. The PR Daily Awards highlight exceptional campaigns and initiatives across the industry, with winners representing the pinnacle of creativity, strategy and execution. The Top Agencies Awards recognize the outstanding firms making a positive impact in the communications world, showcasing their leadership, innovation and dedication to their clients’ success.
About French/West/Vaughan
French/West/Vaughan (FWV) is one of the nation’s leading public relations, public affairs, advertising and digital media agencies. Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., and founded in April 1997, FWV has received 36 Global or National Agency of the Year honors over the past 27 years, along with more than 1,700 PR, advertising and digital marketing awards on behalf of its global roster of blue-chip clients, which include Wrangler, ABB, Proximo, Melitta, Teen Cancer America, Mitsubishi Electric, N.A. and the N.C. Department of Transportation, among others. FWV is the parent company of fashion and lifestyle PR firm AMP3 (New York City); mobility and transportation-focused agency TMG (Detroit); pet and animal health practice FWV Fetching 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, visit fwv-us.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Vimeo or Instagram.