PR Awards Category Winners
Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in the 21st annual IBAs are listed by category. Winners were determined through more than two months of judging by the average scores of more than 300 professionals worldwide. Winners will be celebrated during a gala event in Istanbul, Türkiye on Friday, 11 October.
Communications Department of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Sandoz AG, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland: The Sandoz Corporate Affairs team
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
NJMPF, Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: Communicating a better retirement Future for over 30 thousand KZN local Government employees
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Cebuana Lhuillier, Makati, Philippines: Cebuana Lhuillier Corporate Communications Division
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - ESG
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Decathlon Turkiye, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Türkiye: Decathlon Fastest of Turkiye
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Cathay United Bank, Taipei, Taiwan: FINANCIAL HEALTH
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Arts & Entertainment
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Miral Destinations, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Launch of SeaWorld® Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
Miral Destinations, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi - Chief Island Officer Campaign
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Sharjah Media City - Shams - United Arab Emirates, Al Messaned – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Hekaya (Writing Room) by Sharjah Media City (Shams)
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Brand/Reputation Management
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
SABC Pension Fund, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa: Pension Fund
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Lounge Group, Budapest, Hungary: POV: Europe's Best Airport
Noguchi & Peters Ltd., Budapest, Hungary: Celebrate together an icon!
ZIMAT, Mexico City, Mexico: Aztlan Urban Park
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Climate Change
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Bank Of Montreal, Chicago, Illinois, United States: 2023 BMO Climate Institute Business Leaders Survey
Pru Life UK, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Integrating climate education into the community-based financial literacy program
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Community Engagement
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Öksüt Madencilik A.Ş. (OMAS), Cankaya, Ankara, Türkiye: Develi Women's Enterprise, Production and Business Cooperative
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
ZIMAT, Mexico City, Mexico: A TOURNAMENT FOR FUTURE MEXICAN SOCCER LEGENDS
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Banco Popular Dominicano, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Patrimonio Nacional- The Cultural and Natural Jewels of the Dominican Republic
China Resources Land Limited, Shenzhen, China: SHENZHEN BAY MIXC's Community Engagement Campaign - PROJECT BAY
Mang Inasal Philippines and DDB Group Philippines: #ILoveMangInasal Campaign
HAVELSAN, Ankara, Türkiye: Engineer Child - Engineer Youth Social Responsibility Project
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Community Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
PLDT and Smart, Makati City, Philippines: Madiskarte Moms PH: Building an Empowered Community of Mompreneurs
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Globe Telecom, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Globe Business Pinaypreneurs 2023's Community Relations Campaign
Ulled Asociados C.R.P. S.A., Barcelona, Spain: VitaVet - World Veterinarian Day 2024 Campaign
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Consumer PR for an Existing Product
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Noguchi & Peters Ltd., Budapest, Hungary: How artificial intelligence sees a Hungarian endemic
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Consumer PR for an Existing Service
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Lounge Group, Budapest, Hungary: POV: Europe's Best Airport
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Content Marketing
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Lounge Group, Budapest, Hungary: POV: Europe's Best Airport
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Cathay United Bank, Taipei, Taiwan: FINANCIAL HEALTH
Lounge Group, Budapest, Hungary: Fly to Work! 2024
Mastercard, Miami, Florida, United States: Leading the Crypto Conversation in LAC
PT Telekomunikasi Selular, Jakarta, Indonesia: Re-connecting through MyTelkomsel Love Letter on Digital Wave
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Corporate Communications
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Sandoz AG, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland: Europe's biggest listing in 2023
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Banco Popular Dominicano, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: The Bank of Ideas- El Banco de las Ideas
Philip Morris International, Lausanne, Switzerland: Rethinking Disruption, Philip Morris International
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Corporate Responsibility
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
YCOMMS, Shanghai, Mainland China: Pokémon Shanghai X Shanghai Library Reading Promotion Campaign
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Pan American Energy, Ciudad De Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina: Energy for your Future
TUPRAS, Istanbul, Türkiye: Our Energy for the Future, I Code, I Model, I Produce
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Ayalaland Metro North Inc., Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines: UPTC Paws and Play Year 5
Bupa Global Latinoamérica, Palmetto Bay, Florida, United States: 'Healthy Cities'
Cathay United Bank, Taipei, Taiwan: Anti-Fraud Project
LC Waikiki, Turkey, Istanbul, Türkiye: Women at Work, Strong Tomorrows
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Country, Region or City
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
MEET TAIWAN, Taipei City, Taiwan: MEET TAIWAN Open Arms
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Crisis Management
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
KOMUNIKA Latam, Panama City, Panama: Crisis Communication and Stakeholder Engagement strategy for the World Robot Olympiad 2023 in Panama
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Akbank, Istanbul, Türkiye: Akbank Afet app
Lee Andrews Group, Los Angeles, California, United States: Pope Valley School's Crisis Management and Community Rebuilding Success
Philip Morris International, Lausanne, Switzerland: Rethinking Disruption, Philip Morris International
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Digital Creativity
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
LLYC, Madrid, Spain: StepbyWater
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
LLYC, Madrid, Spain: Rainbot
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Pan American Energy, Ciudad De Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina: Interactive Experiences
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Digital Media Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Miral Destinations, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi - Chief Island Officer Campaign
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
LC Waikiki, Turkey, Istanbul, Türkiye: Limitless
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Fiba Group, Istanbul, Türkiye: Equal Care Equal Mental Load Awareness Campaign
Pru Life UK, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: PRUBabies – A testament of PRULove for Filipino babies right from birth
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
AstraZeneca Türkiye, Levant, Istanbul, Türkiye: My Name is Human Project
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Environmental
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Lounge Group, Budapest, Hungary: MVM Future Talks 2023
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Events & Observances
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
ZIMAT, Mexico City, Mexico: Aztlan Urban Park
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Food & Beverage
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ulled Asociados C.R.P. S.A., Barcelona, Spain: “Let’s Talk About Craftmanship” Campaign
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Noguchi & Peters Ltd., Budapest, Hungary: Celebrate together an icon!
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Tata Consumer Products, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India: TATA TEA PREMIUM Vaddi Khushiyaan De Tappe
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Influencer Management
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Lounge Group, Budapest, Hungary: MVM Future Talks 2023
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Integration of Traditional and New Media
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Mastercard, Miami, Florida, United States: United on the Field to Empower Gender Equality
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Lounge Group, Budapest, Hungary: Fly to Work! 2024
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Internal Communications - 100 or More Employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Sandoz AG, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland: The internal Generation Zero campaign
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Cisco Systems, Inc., Milpitas, California, United States: Keep Cisco Safe Risk Mitigation Campaign: Trust No One - Until Verified Mandatory Training
Garanti BBVA, Istanbul, Türkiye: The Celebration of the Centennial of Turkish Republic with Employees
Mastercard, Miami, Florida, United States: The Mastercard Way Carpool Sessions
NEC Corporation India, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India: Power of Purpose at NEC India- Building a Culture of Transformation & Collective Growth towards a Brighter Tomorrow
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Philip Morris International, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland: All In for Inclusion
YILDIZLAR YATIRIM HOLDİNG, Istanbul, Atasehir, Türkiye: Internal Communication Activities of Yıldızlar Yatırım Holding
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Low Budget (Under $10,000/€ 9,390)
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
LLYC, Madrid, Spain: Armbands of Hope
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Enpara.com, Istanbul, Türkiye: ENPARA'S SAVE THE ANIMAL LIVES CAMPAIGN
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Marketing - Business-to-Business
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Globe Telecom, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Globe Business Pinaypreneurs New Product Introduction Launch
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Marketing - Consumer Products
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
X-Class, Seoul, South Korea: X-CLASS Campaign
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Marketing - Consumer Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Reinventing the Silver Screen: Inside Megaworld Lifestyle Malls’ Uptown Tempur Cinema
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Media Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Miral Destinations, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Launch of SeaWorld® Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
Miral Destinations, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi - Chief Island Officer Campaign
Miral Destinations, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi - GCC Campaign
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: The Grand Launch of the First Innovative Indoor Park Brand in the Philippines, SuperPark, with Megaworld Lifestyle Malls
Sandoz AG, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland: Sandoz going public in 2023 Communications Campaign
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
ZIMAT, Mexico City, Mexico: Aztlan Urban Park
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - New Product or Service Launch
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
MTR The Wai, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong/Greater China: MTR The Wai Mall Opening
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Non-Profit/Charity
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
LLYC, Madrid, Spain: Armbands of Hope
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Mediator, Budapest, Hungary: Retailored Chances by Pinkponilo
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Public Affairs
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
PRCN, Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland: A Safe Hospital is a Safe Patient
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Index Ventures, Geneva, Switzerland: Not Optional campaign for Index Ventures
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Social Media Focused
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Thai Life Insurance Plc., Bangkok, Thailand: Live Life to the Fullest
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Dito Telecommunity, Bgc Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines: Galing DITO 2
PLDT and Smart, Makati City, Philippines: VISIONARIES: Going Further Together with PLDT Enterprise
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), London, United Kingdom: Helping position TCS as a tech leader at the World Economic Forum
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Marmara Park, Istanbul, Türkiye: Hello Brother Mesut
PT Telekomunikasi Selular, Jakarta, Indonesia: Love Letter Campaign for Captivating MyTelkomsel App User
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Sponsorship
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Hayat Kimya, Istanbul, Türkiye: Bingo Sponsor of Pure Emotions
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Sport
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Pru Life UK, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: PRURide Philippines 2023 - Celebrating life with Filipino families for better health and wellness
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
ZIMAT, Mexico City, Mexico: A TOURNAMENT FOR FUTURE MEXICAN SOCCER LEGENDS
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Ülker, Istanbul, Türkiye: TFF Ülker Future Star Girls
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Technology
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Noguchi & Peters Ltd., Budapest, Hungary: New record on the Danube – An extreme Network demo
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Berkeley Communications, New York, New York, United States: Lazy is Good Campaign for Shelly Smart Home Automation
Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - Travel & Tourism
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Tripadvisor, New York, New York, United States, & Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism: An Immersive Abu Dhabi Experience at London Outernet
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Lounge Group, Budapest, Hungary: POV: Europe's Best Airport
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Martin County Office of Tourism & Marketing, Stuart, Florida, United States: Promoting Ecotourism Through Explore Natural Martin
Mediator, Budapest, Hungary: 360° Game Tour of Hungary
Communications or PR Campaign/Program of the Year - Communications Research
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
SABC Pension Fund, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa: The SABC Medical Scheme
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
SABC Pension Fund, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa: Pension Fund
Communications Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Lake Forest, California, United States: Rick Havacko, Corporate Communications
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Lero, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland: Nicola Corless, Communications and Marketing Manager
MDI Novare, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines: Pearl Sy, Head of Communications & Marketing
Washington Gas, Pearland, Texas, United States: Brooke Boen, Senior Digital Communications Analyst
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Akbank, Istanbul, Türkiye: Melih Bilen, Leader Communications Manager
Phonexa, Glendale, California, United States: Manouk Akopyan, Director of Content & Communications
Communications Team of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Mastercard, Miami, Florida, United States: Mastercard's Internal Communications Team in LAC
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Freelancer.com, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Freelancer.com Communications Team
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), London, United Kingdom: The TCS UK and Europe Social Media Team
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
TEI - Tusaş Engine Industries, Eskisehir, Türkiye: TEI's Brand and Media Communication Team
Communications, Investor Relations or PR Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Sandoz AG, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland: Steffen Kurzawa, Chief Coporate Affairs Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
PRA Group, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia, Unites States: Elizabeth Kersey, Senior VP, Communications and Public Policy
PR Innovation of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Edelman DXI, New York, New York, United States: Edelman DXI Impact Intelligence Dashboard
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
PR Training Academy, Dublin, Ireland: IsPal by Mettacomms
Public Relations Agency of the Year in Asia (China, Japan and Korea)
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Strategic Public Relations Group, Hong Kong, Hong Kong: SPRG: Stronger foothold, with further expansions to come!
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
MSL China, Shanghai, China: MSL China
Public Relations Agency of the Year in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Strategic Public Relations Group, Hong Kong, Hong Kong: SPRG: Stronger foothold, with further expansions to come!
Public Relations Agency of the Year in Canada and the U.S.A.
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Otter PR, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States: Otter PR
Public Relations Agency of the Year in Mexico, the Caribbean & Central and South America
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Porter Novelli, Mexico City, Mexico: Porter Novelli: Consolidation and Leadership in Latin America
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
ZIMAT, Mexico City, Mexico: ZIMAT 2024