Ketchum Named Benelux Consultancy of the Year by the Holmes Report

LONDON, May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading communications consultancy Ketchum was honored as Benelux Consultancy of the Year at the 2017 EMEA SABRE Awards, held last night at the Roundhouse in London. Ketchum also won two SABRE Awards for work done in partnership with its clients.

"Benelux is a market of tremendous importance to our clients, so it is a real honor to be recognized as the best firm in the market," said Rob Flaherty, partner, chairman and CEO of Ketchum. "The SABREs recognize excellence in brand reputation and engagement, so I'm thrilled that the work we've done in partnership with our clients has earned attention for its break through creative and measurable results."

Ketchum's award-winning programs are as follows:

SABRE Awards

BENELUX CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR
Ketchum

RUSSIA AND THE CIS
"Russia Is ŠKODA Country"
ŠKODA Russia with Ketchum

ASSOCIATIONS
"Makers Wanted"
Bavarian Crafts Association with Ketchum Pleon

Earlier yesterday, Ketchum also received two In2 SABRE Awards and four Certificates of Excellence at the EMEA In2Summit, held at the Ham Yard Hotel, London. Ketchum was honored in the following categories:

In2 SABRE Awards

MEDIA PARTNERSHIP
"Future Health"
Philips with OneVoiceConnect

DIGITAL VIDEO
"Parkour Action"
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG with Ketchum Pleon

Certificates of Excellence

DIGITAL AND PRINT MEDIA
"The Excitement Index"
Nissan with Ketchum

INFLUENCER ENDORSEMENT
"#BreakfastBling"
Zespri Kiwifruit with Ketchum

BEST USE OF TUMBLR, VINE, PINTEREST, SNAPCHAT OR INSTAGRAM
"Makers Wanted"
Bavarian Crafts Association with Ketchum Pleon

PR AGENCY CITIZENSHIP
"'Sparks' Across Ketchum Ignite Passion for CSR" 
Ketchum

The 2017 EMEA SABRE Awards recognizes Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation and Engagement. The campaigns were evaluated by a jury including more than 40 industry leaders. The In2 SABREs recognize excellence in various categories of innovation and insight – with an emphasis on content creation – as well as PR agency management and marketing.

The latest award wins for Ketchum follow a number of high honors bestowed on the consultancy in recent months. Earlier in May, the firm won five North American SABRE Awards and was named one of the 2017 Top Five Large Agencies to Work For in North America by Holmes Report, while Ketchum and its Little George firm won Campaign of the Year at the Latin American SABREs for its "Safe Stories" campaign with Ananse. WARC (World Advertising Research Center) also named Ketchum the No. 1 Digital Specialist Agency in the U.S., and in March the agency won two PRWeek U.S. Awards.

About Ketchum
Ketchum is a leading global communications firm with operations in more than 70 countries across six continents. The winner of 19 Cannes Lions and an unprecedented five PRWeek Campaign of the Year Awards, Ketchum partners with clients to deliver strategic programming, game-changing creative and measurable results that build brands and reputations. For more information on Ketchum, a part of Omnicom Public Relations Group, visit www.ketchum.com.

About Omnicom Public Relations Group
Omnicom Public Relations Group is a global collective of three of the top global public relations agencies worldwide and specialist agencies in areas including public affairs, marketing to women, fashion, global health strategy and corporate social responsibility. It encompasses more than 6,000 public relations professionals in more than 330 offices worldwide who provide their expertise to companies, government agencies, NGOs and nonprofits across a wide range of industries. Omnicom Public Relations Group is part of the DAS Group of Companies, a division of Omnicom Group Inc. that includes more than 200 companies in a wide range of marketing disciplines including advertising, public relations, healthcare, customer relationship management, events, promotional marketing, branding and research.

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