Ogilvy PR Honored for PRSA Silver Anvil Awards for Creativity and Craft

NEW YORK, June 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ogilvy Public Relations, a global communications firm, won three awards at the 2016 PRSA Silver Anvil Award Ceremony for its accomplishments in public relations planning, research, execution and evaluation to help clients build their reputations and expand their businesses. The PRSA Silver Anvil Awards reflect professional skill and creativity that embodies highly effective PR work.  

Ogilvy PR was recognized for the following categories:  

EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES – MORE THAN SEVEN DAYS – GOVERNMENT
(Award of Excellence)

• "Covered California Statewide Bus Tour – 'I'm In'" with Covered California; 

EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES – SEVEN OR FEWER DAYS – GOVERNMENT
(Award of Excellence)

• "New Suez Canal – A Symbol of the New Egypt" with Suez Canal Authority;

MARKETING – CONSUMER PRODUCTS – HEALTHCARE
(Silver Anvil)

• "Helping Smokers 'Click to Quit' with Quitter's Circle" with Pfizer and the American Lung Association.  

In addition, Quitter's Circle with Pfizer and the American Lung Association was named as one of five finalists for Best of Silver Anvil.

Commenting on the awards Thursday, Stuart Smith, Ogilvy PR's Global CEO, said: "We are proud to be recognized for these awards. We especially thank our clients for the opportunity to collaborate on these creative and effective campaigns."  

These honors follow on a number of international awards, including: Ogilvy PR's 21 wins at EMEA SABRE Awards for its achievement in brand reputation and engagement, Agency of the Year Award at the 2016 MCV Pacific Award Ceremony, recognition at the inaugural 2016 Brand Film Festival for "A Portrait on Paper: Russell Paige" with Domtar and Eastward Films, and campaign wins for Strayer University (Gold SABRE Award – North America), "Great Chinese Names for Great Britain" with VisitBritain (PRWeek Global), and "The Marathon Walker" with Water for Africa (PRWeek Global), and for "Inviting the World to Discover America One Story at a Time" with Brand USA (PRWeek US). 

About Ogilvy Public Relations
Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy) is a global, multi-disciplinary communications leader operating in more than 85 offices across six continents. In 2015, for the fourth consecutive year, it was named the Cannes Lions Network of the Year. Ogilvy was also named Best Digital Consultancy in the World, one of the Most Creative Agencies, Asia Pacific Consultancy of the Year, and Best South-East Agency by the Holmes Report. Ogilvy PR is a unit of Ogilvy & Mather, a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY), and one of the largest marketing communications companies in the world: it integrates deeply with all Ogilvy disciplines (advertising, direct marketing, activation, promotional, digital, social and content, and entertainment) through the proprietary Ogilvy Fusion™ approach to delivering comprehensive, business solutions through content creation, community building, and communications with measurable results. For more information, visit our website at www.ogilvypr.com or follow us at @ogilvypr. 

SOURCE Ogilvy Public Relations