RALEIGH, N.C. (Nov. 25, 2024) – French/West/Vaughan (FWV), one of the nation’s largest independently held PR, advertising and digital media agencies, received four awards at the 2024 InSpire Awards luncheon on Nov. 22.
Presented by the North Carolina Public Relations Society of America (NCPRSA), the InSpire Awards recognize the state’s most successful and innovative communications programs from the past year, celebrating the results of communications professionals from agencies, corporate shops, nonprofits, associations, government offices and solo practitioners. The InSpire Awards are modeled after PRSA’s Silver and Bronze Anvil Awards.
FWV took home one Silver award:
- Crisis Communications/Issues Management: Safeguarding Trust – FWV and Octapharma’s Response to the 2024 BlackSuit Cyber Attack
The agency also took home three Bronze awards:
- Direct Mailer: French/West/Vaughan & Wilmington & Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau for Redefining Direct Mail
- Media Relations: French/West/Vaughan & Guinness World Records for Fueling Imagination – FWV Helps Guinness World Records Inspire Childhood Wonders into Next-Gen Achievements
- Press Conference: French/West/Vaughan & Velera for Virtual Press Conference Yields Positive Results for CUSO Combination Announcement
“It is truly inspiring to witness the incredible creativity and impactful contributions of PR and communications professionals in our region,” said FWV Chairman & CEO Rick French. “Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!”
Headquartered in Raleigh, FWV has amassed more than 1,700 PR, advertising and digital marketing awards on behalf of a blue-chip client roster. FWV is the most decorated agency in the history of the Southeastern U.S.
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 35 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.