Bulldog Reporter has announced the winners of our 2018 Bulldog Stars of PR Awards program, recognizing extraordinary individual and agency contributions to PR and communications over the past year.
Bospar’s Curtis Sparrer has received the highest honor in the individual categories—PR Star of 2018. SourceCode Communications have received the highest honor in the agency categories—Best PR Agency of 2018. Congratulations to our grand prize winners!
The program received a record-breaking number of entries this year, so our illustrious panel of journalist judges had their work cut out for them to select winners from entrants in 23 categories. The following agencies/companies have all earned bragging rights as a Bulldog Award winner, along with extensive promotion on the Bulldog Awards website and through Bulldog Reporter’s newsletters and website. The Grand Prize winners also receives a crystal bulldog to add to their bookshelf.
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2018 Bulldog Stars of PR Awards!
Business to Business (B2B) Agency of the Year
- Gold: PAN Communications
- Silver: Bospar
- Bronze: Jargon PR
- Finalist: Magnolia Marketing Communications
Business to Consumer (B2C) Agency of the Year
- Gold: ASTRSK PR
- Silver: French/West/Vaughan
- Bronze: Bospar
Best Boutique Agency
- Gold: Bospar and SourceCode Communications
- Silver: The Agency
- Bronze: Mighty
Best New Agency
- Gold: SourceCode Communications and Vicarious PR
- Silver: The Reis Group
- Bronze: Cheer Partners
Most Innovative Agency
- Gold: Bospar
- Silver: French/West/Vaughan
- Bronze: Kite Hill PR
Social Agency of the Year
- Gold: Neff Associates
Small Agency of the Year
- Gold: Bevel PR
- Silver: Vicarious PR
- Bronze: KLG Public Relations
Midsize Agency of the Year
- Gold: Hawthorne Strategy Group
- Silver: BML Public Relations
- Bronze: Jargon PR
- Finalist: MIX Public Relations
Agency That Gets Results
- Gold: French/West/Vaughan
- Silver: ARPR
- Bronze: Vicarious PR
Best Industry-Focused Agency
- Gold: Vested
- Silver: Vicarious PR and PAN Communications
- Bronze: iMiller Public Relations
Global Agency of the Year
- Gold: Fahlgren Mortine and Matter
Leader of the Year (Agency)
- Gold: Curtis Sparrer, Bospar
- Silver: Rick French, French/West/Vaughan
- Bronze: Neil Mortine, Fahlgren Mortine
- Finalist: Jamie Sigler O’Grady, J Public Relations
Corporate Communications Professional of the Year
- Gold: Christine Szustaczek, Sheridan College
- Silver: Virginia Ferguson, Yum! Brands, Inc.
Investor Relations Professional of the Year
- Gold: Gabrielle Wilson, Pushpay
Media Relations Professional of the Year
- Gold: Curtis Sparrer, Bospar
Public Relations Professional of the Year
- Gold: Adam Ritchie, Adam Ritchie Brand Direction
- Silver: Curtis Sparrer, Bospar
- Bronze: Christine Szustaczek, Sheridan College
- Finalist: Esther Mireya Tejeda, Entercom
PR Professional Who Makes a Difference
- Gold: Nicole Rodrigues, NRPR Group
- Silver: Curtis Sparrer, Bospar
- Bronze: Durée Ross, Duree & Company, Inc.
PR Up and Comer
- Gold: Saikat Pyne, Paytm
- Silver: JP Cavender, SutherlandGold
- Bronze: Kellie Woods, PAN Communications
- Finalist: Carsen Anderson, Hill+Knowlton Strategies
PR Star Under 40
- Gold: Craig Greiwe, Rogers & Cowan
- Silver: Chris Huppertz, Bob Gold & Associates
- Bronze: Nikki Festa, PAN Communications
- Finalists: Kate Laufer Gorenstein, KLG Public Relations and Esther Mireya Tejeda, Entercom
Best PR or Communications Team
- Gold: Neff Associates
- Silver: VMware
- Bronze: Mark’s
Learn more about Bulldog Awards at bulldogawards.com and sign up to hear about updates on deadlines or upcoming awards programs. Stay tuned for the 2019 Bulldog PR Awards, recognizing only the most outstanding PR and communications campaigns from the past year. The 2019 Bulldog PR Awards will open for entries this winter.
