Weber Shandwick Named PR Agency of the Year at 2015 PRWeek Awards

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Mar 20, 2015, 02:25 ET

NEW YORK, March 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Weber Shandwick, one of the world's leading global public relations firms, has been named 2015 PR Agency of the Year by PRWeek. The firm was also named Large PR Agency of the Year during the 2015 PRWeek Awards ceremony. In awarding the firm these honors, PRWeek highlighted Weber Shandwick's client work, creativity and "integrated" approach.

The PRWeek Awards honor the best work, professionals, companies and agencies in the communications industry across 35 competitive categories every year. PRWeek recognized Weber Shandwick for "its ability to break barriers and its willingness to embrace change" as evidenced by the firm's status as advertising, digital and social agency of record for several clients. Judges also said that "more than any other firm, Weber (Shandwick) walks the walk, in integrated, influential and impactful communications."

"We appreciate the opportunity our client partners give us to deliver brave ideas and solutions to some of their most complex challenges," said Andy Polansky, Chief Executive Officer of Weber Shandwick. "This recognition speaks to the quality of Weber Shandwick teams across practice areas and geographies, and the collaborative culture that is a hallmark of our firm."

The PRWeek Agency of the Year award is one of several industry honors recently earned by Weber Shandwick, including being the only PR firm named to the 2015 Advertising Age Agency A-List for the second year in a row and winning Gold, Silver and Bronze PR Lions at the 2014 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. Weber Shandwick was also honored as The Holmes Report's Global Agency of the Year in 2014, named to the PR News CSR A-List for the fourth year in a row and was recognized as a 2014 Best Place to Work by PRWeek and Advertising Age.

About Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is a leading global public relations firm with offices in 82 countries. The firm's diverse team of strategists, analysts, producers, designers, developers and campaign activators has won the most prestigious awards in the world for innovative, creative approaches and impactful work, including being honored as an Ad Age A-List Agency in 2014 and 2015, PRWeek's 2015 PR Agency of the Year and The Holmes Report's 2014 Global Agency of the Year. Weber Shandwick and its Prime unit have won a combined 23 Cannes Lions since 2009. Weber Shandwick was also named a Best Place to Work by Ad Age in 2014 and PRWeek in 2013 and 2014. The firm deploys deep expertise across sectors and specialty areas, including consumer marketing, corporate reputation, healthcare, technology, public affairs, financial services, corporate social responsibility, financial communications and crisis management, using proprietary social, digital and analytics methodologies. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com.

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