AWARDS

Recognizes outstanding programs created by public relations professionals in the Greater Chicagoland area.

2024 Best of Skyline Award
Category: Integrated Communications, Consumer Services
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Skydeck Chicago: Elevating Enthusiasm Post-Renovation

2024 Skyline Award
Category: Integrated Communications, Consumer Services
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Skydeck Chicago: Elevating Enthusiasm Post-Renovation

2024 Award of Excellence
Category: Events & Observances, Associations/Government/Nonprofit Organizations
Client: Marquee Development
Campaign: Stadium Chef Series: Redefining the Connection Between Sports & Culinary Excellence

2024 Award of Excellence
Category: Best Earned Media Relations, Associations/Government/Nonprofit Organizations
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Visit Finland Happiness Campaign: Find Your Inner Finn

2023 Skyline Award
Category: Integrated Communications, Consumer Services
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Sustaining Awareness from Street to Sky on behalf of Skydeck Chicago

2023 Award of Excellnce
Client: Gallagher Way Chicago
Campaign: Expanding Winterland at Gallagher Way

2023 Award of Excellnce
Client: Accor Chicago
Campaign: Reintroducing Fairmont, Sofitel and Swissotel to the Windy City on behalf of Sofitel Chicago, Fairmont Chicago and Swissotel Chicago

2023 Award of Excellence
Client: Ball Horticultural Company
Campaign: Growing New Gardeners from the Pandemic Gardening Boom on behalf of Ball Horticultural Company

2022 Skyline Award
Client: Gallagher Way Chicago
Campaign: Discovering a Winterland Wonderland at Gallagher Way Chicago

2022 Award of Excellence
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Skydeck Chicago: A Street to Sky Transformation

2022 Award of Excellence
Client: Fleurs de Prairie
Campaign: Yes Way Rosé: Fleurs de Prairie Sparks Beauty with Seed Grants

2022 Award of Excellence
Client: Ball Horticultural Company
Campaign: Ball Horticultural Company: Digging into the Pandemic Gardening Boom

2021 Skyline Award
Client: The Forge: Lemont Quarries
Campaign: The Forge: Lemont Quarries Takes Adventure to New Heights

2021 Skyline Award
Client: Advanced Clinicals
Campaign: Advanced Clinicals Finds Influence During the Pandemic

2021 Award of Excellence
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Skydeck Chicago:Taking Awareness to New Heights Amid a Pandemic

2021 Award of Excellence
Client: Fleurs de Prairie
Campaign: #FleurishingTogether: From Soil to Seed Grants

2020 Best of Skyline Award Finalist
Client: Tourisme Montreal
Campaign: Bienvenue à Montréal

2020 Skyline Award
PR Campaign Government Organization
Client: Tourisme Montreal
Campaign: Bienvenue à Montréal

2020 Skyline Award
Integrated Communications Consumer
Best Earned Media Relations – Consumer Products
Client: NEMA Chicago
Campaign: NEw to MArket: Residents Find Home Made Better

2020 Skyline Award
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: A View from the Top - Skydeck Chicago Reaches New Heights

2020 Award of Excellence
Best Influencer Marketing
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: A More Fashionable Finland with #AnthroInFinland

2020 Award of Excellence
PR Campaign Government Organization
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Buy Happiness – Rent-A-Finn

2019 Skyline Award
Media Relations Consumer Product
Client: Hook & Albert
Campaign: Hooked on Function

2019 Skyline Award
Blogger Campaigns Aviation
Client: Finnair
Campaign: Bloggers Take to the Skies and Go #UpInFinnair

2019 Skyline Award
Marketing Consumer Services
Client: Hotel Zachary
Campaign: Check-In at Hotel Zachary

2019 Award of Excellence
Marketing Consumer Services
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: From Street to Sky Chi – Elevating Skydeck Chicago

2019 Award of Excellence
Influencer Marketing
Client: Fairmont Mayakoba
Campaign: From Screenshot to Sunscreen: Booking Influencer-Approved Vacations Straight from Your Phone

2018 Skyline Award
Marketing Consumer Products
Client: CIM Group
Campaign: CIM Searches for the Next Great Pop-Up

2018 Skyline Award
Marketing Consumer Services
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Finland Finnish On Top

2018 Award of Excellence
Media Relations
Client: Fresh Thyme Farmer’s Market
Campaign: Keeping it Fresh

2018 Award of Excellence
Media Relations
Client: Ball Horticultural
Campaign: Growing New Gardeners Across the Country

2017 Skyline Award
Media Relations
Client: CMK Companies
Campaign: Breaking Ground on the Impossible Parcel

2017 Skyline Award
Marketing Consumer Services
Client: Block 37
Campaign: Bringing Chicago Back to the Block

2017 Award of Excellence
Media Relations
Client: Fresh Thyme Farmer’s Market
Campaign: It’s About Thyme

2017 Award of Excellence
Marketing Consumer Products
Client: Birdies Slippers
Campaign: America Flies with Birdies

2015 Skyline Award
Reputation/Brand Management
Client: Block 37
Campaign: Block 37 Turns a Corner

2015 Award of Excellence
Marketing Consumer Services
Client: Block 37
Campaign: Block 37 Turns a Corner

2014 Skyline Award
Marketing Consumer Product
Client: Henry & Bell
Campaign: The New Denim Darling

2014 Award of Excellence
Media Relations – Consumer Products
Client: Everpurse
Campaign: From Kickstarter to Fashion Week Phenom

2014 Award of Excellence
Marketing Consumer Product Client: Perfect Circle Jewelry Insurance
Campaign: A Call for Everlasting Love

2014 Award of Excellence
Media Relations – Government
Client: McCaffrey Interests
Campaign: One Road Created United Lakefront

2013 Award of Excellence
Marketing Consumer Product
Client: TheTieBar.com
Campaign: Tie One On For Size

2012 Skyline Award
Marketing Consumer Product
Client: TOPSHOP/TOPMAN
Campaign: TOPSHOP Invades the Windy City

Judged by journalists from organizations such as the New York Times, CNN and the Wall Street Journal from a national pool of entrants.

2014 Gold Bulldog Award
Best Campaign Under $50,000
Client: Everpurse
Campaign: From Kickstarter to Fashion Week Favorite

2014 Gold Bulldog Award
Best Use of a Personality/Celebrity
Client: Perfect Circle Jewelry Insurance
Campaign: Everlasting Love

2014 Silver Bulldog Award
Best Use of Internet — Consumer
Client: Perfect Circle Jewelry Insurance
Campaign: Everlasting Love

2014 Silver Bulldog Award
Best Technology Campaign — Consumer
Client: Everpurse
Campaign: From Kickstarter to Fashion Week Favorite

2014 Bronze Bulldog Award
Best New Product Launch
Client: Everpurse
Campaign: From Kickstarter to Fashion Week Favorite

2014 Honorable Mention Bulldog Award
Best Special Event/Stunt
Client: LYFE Kitchen
Campaign: LYFE Comes to SoCal

2013 Best of Show Award
Grand Prize Winning Campaign
Client: Downsize Fitness
Campaign: Downsizing the Obesity Epidemic

2013 Gold Bulldog Award
Best Health, Medicine and Fitness Campaign
Client: Downsize Fitness
Campaign: Downsizing the Obesity Epidemic

2013 Gold Bulldog Award Best Campaign Under $25,000
Client: Downsize Fitness
Campaign: Downsizing the Obesity Epidemic

2013 Silver Bulldog Award
Best New Product Launch
Client: Downsize Fitness
Campaign: Downsizing the Obesity Epidemic

2013 Bronze Bulldog Award
Best Arts and Entertainment Campaign
Client: TheTieBar.com
Campaign: Making Open Collars a Thing of the Past

2012 Gold Bulldog Award
Best General Consumer Campaign
Client: TOPSHOP/TOPMAN
Campaign: The British Invade the Windy City

2012 Gold Bulldog Award
Special Event/Publicity Stunt
Client: TOPSHOP/TOPMAN
Campaign: The British Invade the Windy City

2012 Gold Bulldog Award
Best Campaign Under $50,000
Client: TheTieBar.com
Campaign: Why A-Listers and Celebs are “Tie-ing” One On

2012 Silver Bulldog Award
Best Travel, Hospitality and Destinations Campaign
Client: Andy Biggs Photo Safaris
Campaign: The Global Photographer Visits Today Show

2012 Silver Bulldog Award
Best Arts and Entertainment Campaign
Client: American Schools of Flower Design
Campaign: Flower Power: Coast to Coast

2012 Bronze Bulldog Award
Best Company Positioning/Branding Campaign
Client: TheTieBar.com
Campaign: Why A-Listers and Celebs are “Tie-ing” One On

2012 Honorable Mention Bulldog Award
Best Campaign Under $10,000
Client: Andy Biggs Photo Safaris
Campaign: The Global Photographer Visits Today Show

2008 Silver Bulldog Award
Best Response to Breaking News
Client: The Law Offices of Jeffrey Leving
Campaign: Bringing Attention to the Subject of Parental Alienation

2008 Silver Bulldog Award
Best Travel, Destination and Hospitality Campaign
Client: Hotel Sax
Campaign: Turning Regular Joe’s into J-Lo’s

Recognizes superior achievement in branding, reputation and engagement from more than 2000 entrants across North America.

2024 Gold SABRE Award Winner
Category: Real Estate & Construction
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Skydeck Chicago: Elevating Enthusiasm Post Renovation — Skydeck Chicago with Zapwater Communications

2024 SABRE Award Finalist
Category: Home & Furniture
Client: Ball Horticultural
Campaign: Blossoming Beyond Trends to Cultivate a New Wave of Gardeners — Ball Horticultural Company with Zapwater Communications

2024 SABRE Award Finalist
Category: Travel & Tourism
Client: Discover Dominica
Campaign: Distinctly Dominica, The Luxury of Nature — Discover Dominica Authority with Zapwater Communications

2024 SABRE Award Finalist
Category: Education & Cultural Institutions
Client: Gallagher Way
Campaign: Wintrust Winterland at Gallagher Way — Marquee Development with Zapwater Communications

2024 SABRE Award Finalist
Category: Inclusive Marketing
Client: Air Tahiti Nui
Campaign: Air Tahiti Nui Celebrates a Decade of Marriage Equality at 40,000 Feet — Air Tahiti Nui with Zapwater Communications

2024 SABRE Award Finalist
Category: Environmental Social & Governance (ESG)
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Visit Finland: Find Your Inner Finn — Visit Finland with Zapwater Communications

2023 SABRE Award Finalist
Travel & Tourism
Client: Accor Chicago
Campaign: Reintroducing Fairmont Chicago, Sofitel Chicago and Swissotel Chicago to the Windy City

2023 SABRE Award Finalist
Real Estate & Construction
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Sustaining Awareness from Street to Sky

2023 SABRE Award Finalist
Educational and Cultural Institutions
Client: Gallagher Way
Campaign: Winterland at Gallagher Way: Expanding a Chicago Holiday Classic

2023 SABRE Award Finalist
Product Media Relations - Trade Media
Client: Ball Horticultural Company
Campaign: Growing New Gardens from the Pandemic Gardening Room

2023 SABRE Award Finalist
Broadcast Media
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Feeding Phil in Finland

2022 SABRE Award Finalist
Educational and Cultural Institutions
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Street to Sky Transformation

2022 SABRE Award Finalist
Best Product Media Relations (Trade Media)
Client: Ball Horticultural Company
Campaign: Digging into the Pandemic Gardening Boom

2021 SABRE Award Finalist
Best Real Estate & Contruction Campaign
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Taking Awareness to New Heights Amid a Pandemic

2021 SABRE Award Finalist
Best Marketing to Women
Client: Advanced Clinicals
Campaign: Advanced Clinicals Finds Influence During the Pandemic

2021 SABRE Award Finalist
Best Educational & Cultural Institutions Campaign
Client: The Forge: Lemont Quarries
Campaign: The Forge: Lemont Quarries Takes Adventure to New Heights

2020 SABRE Award Finalist
Best Government Agencies Campaign
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Buy Happiness, Rent a Finn.

2020 SABRE Award Finalist
Best Real Estate & Construction Campaign
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: A View from the Top

2020 SABRE Award Finalist
Best Institutional Image Campaign
Client: La Paz Tourism
Campaign: No Flights? No Name Recognition? No Problem.

2020 Innovation SABRE Awards Winner
Best Lean Marketing Campaign
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: A More Fashionable Finland with the #AnthroInFinland

2020 Innovation SABRE Awards Finalist
Best Earned Media with Influencers + Communities
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: A More Fashionable Finland with the #AnthroInFinland

2020 Innovation SABRE Awards Finalist
Best in Digital/Print Consumer Media (Earned)
Client: Grenada Tourism Authority
Campaign: Rebirth of a Nation: Grenada

2019 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Real Estate Campaign
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: From Street to Sky: Elevating Skydeck Chicago

2019 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Travel & Tourism Campaign
Client: Fairmont Mayakoba
Campaign: Booking Influencer Approved Vacations Straight From Your Phone

2019 Innovation SABRE Awards Winner
Category: Best Earned Media with Influencers + Communities
Client: Finnair
Campaign: Influencers Take to the Skies and Go #UpintheFINNAIR

2019 Innovation SABRE Awards Finalist
Category: Lean Marketing
Client: Finnair
Campaign: Influencers Take to the Skies and Go #UpintheFINNAIR

2019 Innovation SABRE Awards Finalist
Category: Lean Marketing
Client: Fairmont Mayakoba
Campaign: From Screenshot to Sunscreen: Booking Influencer-Approved Vacations Straight from your Phone

2018 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Real Estate Campaign
Client: CIM Group
Campaign: Search for the Next Great Pop-Up

2018 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Government Agencies Campaign
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Finland Finnish On-Top

2018 Innovation SABRE Awards Finalist
Best in Broadcast Media
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: The Bachelor Finds Love in Finland

2017 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Real Estate Campaign
Client: Block 37
Campaign: Bringing Chicago Back to the Block

2017 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Web-based Business Campaign
Client: Birdies Slippers
Campaign: America Flies with Birdies

2016 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Food Service Campaign
Client: Richard Sandoval Restaurants
Campaign: Latinicity Spices Up Chicago

2015 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Real Estate Campaign
Client: Block 37
Campaign: Block 37 Turns a Corner

2015 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Marketing to Men Campaign
Client: Cufflinks.com
Campaign: Off the Cuff

2014 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Foodservice Campaign
Client: LYFE Kitchen
Campaign: LYFE Comes to SoCal

2013 Gold SABRE Award Winner
Best Web-Based Business Campaign
Client: TheTieBar.com
Campaign: Making Open Collars a Thing of the Past

2013 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Retail Campaign
Client: Haberdash for Men
Campaign: From Small Wares to Emerging Fashion Brand

2012 Gold SABRE Award Winner
Best Fashion and Beauty Campaign
Client: TheTieBar.com
Campaign: Why Celebrities and A-Listers are “Tie-ing” One On

2012 Gold SABRE Award Finalist
Best Retail Campaign
Client: TOPSHOP/TOPMAN
Campaign: The British Invade the Windy City

Recognizes outstanding programs created by public relations professionals based in the Greater Los Angeles area.

2023 PRism Award
Best Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Campaign
Client: Air Tahiti Nui
Campaign: Air Tahiti Nui Celebrates a Decade of Marriage Equality at 40,000 on behalf of Air Tahiti Nui

2023 PRism Award
Media Relations, Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
Client: Air Tahiti Nui
Campaign: Air Tahiti Nui Celebrates a Decade of Marriage Equality at 40,000 on behalf of Air Tahiti Nui

2023 PRism Award
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Campaign
Client: Air Tahiti Nui
Campaign: Air Tahiti Nui Celebrates a Decade of Marriage Equality at 40,000 on behalf of Air Tahiti Nui

2023 PRism Award
Campaign on a Shoestring Budget
Client: The Hollywood Partnership
Campaign: Coming Out of the Shadows – Making LA Pride Village Shine Among LA County’s Vibrant Pride Events on behalf of The Hollywood Partnership

2023 Honorable Mention
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Campaign
Client: The Hollywood Partnership
Campaign: Coming Out of the Shadows – Making LA Pride Village Shine Among LA County’s Vibrant Pride Events on behalf of The Hollywood Partnership

2019 PRism Award
Events & Observances, Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
Client: Finnair
Campaign: From the City of Angels Directly to the Nordics: Finnair Launches Nonstop Service from LAX to HEL

2019 PRism Award
Earned Media, Feature Stories
Client: La Paz, Mexico
Campaign: La Paz, Mexico - A Peaceful Retreat

2019 Award of Excellence
Media Relations, Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
Client: PrivateFly
Campaign: Position PrivateFly as the Pioneer in Private Jet Booking

2018 PRism Award
Marketing Campaign, Consumer Products
Client: CIM Group
Campaign: CIM Searches for the Next Great Pop-Up

2015 Award of Excellence
One-Time Media or Special Events- Corporate/Brand – $15,000 to $50,000
Client: Ball Horticultural
Campaign: Spring Trials: Fashion Week for Flowers

2014 PRism Award
Travel Tourism Hospitality – $50,000 Budget or More
Client: LYFE Kitchen
Campaign: LYFE Comes to SoCal

2014 Award of Excellence
One-Time Media or Special Events-Corporate/Brand – $50,000 Budget or More
Client: LYFE Kitchen
Campaign: LYFE Comes to SoCal

Honors distinguished achievement in executing local and national public relations initiatives, the Golden Trumpet Awards is the most prestigious industry awards program in the Midwest.

2023 Top Ten Finalist
Marketing Consumer Lifestyle
Client: Accor Chicago
Campaign: Reintroducing Accor Hotels to the Windy City

2023 Gold Trumpet
Media Relations – Business to Consumer
Client: De L’Europe Amsterdam
Campaign: De L’Europe Amsterdam Celebrates 125th Anniversary

2023 Gold Trumpet
Special Events
Client: Gallagher Way
Campaign: Expanding Winterland at Gallagher Way

2023 Gold Trumpet
Media Relations – Business to Consumer
Client: Ball Horticultural
Campaign: Growing New Gardeners Post-Pandemic Boom

2023 Gold Trumpet
Marketing Consumer Lifestyle
Client: Accor Chicago
Campaign: Reintroducing Accor Hotels to the Windy City

2023 Gold Trumpet
Social Media
Client: Dr. Scholl’s
Campaign: Reviving Dr. Scholl’s Social Presence

2023 Gold Trumpet
Social Media
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Skydeck Becomes Chicago’s Biggest Cheerleader

2023 Silver Trumpet
Media Relations – Business to Consumer
Client: Playground
Campaign: Removing Stigmas Surrounding Women’s Wellness

2023 Silver Trumpet
Marketing – Consumer/Lifestyle
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Skydeck Chicago: From Street to Sky

2023 Silver Trumpet
Internal Communications
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Somebody Feed Phil Netflix Special

2023 Silver Trumpet
Special Events
Client: SkyBridge Michigan
Campaign: Unveiling SkyBridge Michigan

Platinum Award Finalist
Best of Show
Client: Gallagher Way Chicago
Campaign: Discovering Winterland at Gallagher Way Chicago

2022 Gold Trumpet
Special Events – In-Person Category
Client: Gallagher Way Chicago
Campaign: Discovering Winterland at Gallagher Way Chicago

2022 Gold Trumpet
Marketing - Consumer/Lifestyle Category
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: A Street to Sky Transformation

2022 Silver Trumpet
Content Marketing Category
Client: Advanced Clinicals
Campaign: AC Makes Self-Care a Celebration

Platinum Award Finalist
Best of Show
Client: West Town Chicago
Campaign: Street Fests to Screen Fests

2021 Gold Trumpet
Influencer Marketing Category
Client: Advanced Clinicals
Campaign: Advanced Clinicals Finds Influencer During the Pandemic

2021 Gold Trumpet
Special Event/Virtual Cateogry
Client: West Town Chicago
Campaign: Street Fests to Screen Fests

2021 Gold Trumpet
Integrated Marketing
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Skydeck Chicago: Taking Awareness to New Heights Amid A Pandemic

2021 Silver Trumpet
COVID 19/External Response
Client: Bluefish Vacation Rentals
Campaign: Booked with Bluefish

2021 Silver Trumpet
Marketing Consumer/Lifestyle
Client: The Forge: Lemont Quarries
Campaign: The Forge: Lemont Quarries Takes Adventure to New Heights

2020 Best of Show Finalist
Client: Tourisme Montreal
Campaign: Bienvenue à Montréal

2020 Elynore D. Meserow Creativity Award
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: A View from the Top - Skydeck Chicago Reaches New Heights

2020 Gold Trumpet
International Campaign
Client: Tourisme Montreal
Campaign: Bienvenue à Montréal

2020 Gold Trumpet
International Campaign
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Buy Happiness – Rent-A-Finn

2020 Silver Trumpet
Integrated Marketing Communications
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: A View from the Top - Skydeck Chicago Reaches New Heights

2019 Gold Trumpet
Integrated Marketing Communications
Client: Ball Horticultural Company
Campaign: Growing Millennial Gardeners

2019 Gold Trumpet
Marketing
Client: Hotel Zachary
Campaign: Check-In at Hotel Zachary

2019 Gold Trumpet
Integrated Marketing Communications
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Street to Sky - Elevating Skydeck Chicago

2019 Gold Trumpet
Special Events
Client: Swissôtel Chicago
Campaign: Santa Claus Comes to Swissôtel

2019 Silver Trumpet
International Campaigns
Client: Finnair
Campaign: Zapwater Takes the U.S. #UPINTHEFINNAIR

2018 Gold Trumpet
Integrated Marketing Communications
Client: Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
Campaign: Keeping Fresh

2018 Gold Trumpet
Integrated Marketing Communications
Client: Ball Horticultural Company
Campaign: Growing New Gardeners Across the Country

2018 Silver Trumpet
Media Relations
Client: Donna Mondi Interior Design
Campaign: Mastering the Art of Interior Design

2018 Silver Trumpet
International
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Finland Finnishes On Top

2018 Silver Trumpet
Community Relations
Client: The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce
Campaign: Live from Lakeview

2017 Elynore D. Meserow Creativity Award
Client: Icelandair
Campaign: The Windy City Welcomes Icelandair

2017 Gold Trumpet
Special Events and Observances
Client: Riverline for CMK Companies
Campaign: Breaking Ground on the Impossible Parcel

2017 Gold Trumpet
Special Events and Observances
Client: Icelandair
Campaign: The Windy City Welcomes Icelandair

2017 Silver Trumpet
Marketing-Consumer
Client: Ball Horticultural
Campaign: Ball Horticultural Company Plants Roots Nationwide

2017 Silver Trumpet
Marketing-Lifestyle
Client: Birdies Slippers
Campaign: Slip Into Style

2017 Silver Trumpet
Marketing-Consumer
Client: Block 37
Campaign: Bringing Chicago Back to the Block

2017 Silver Trumpet
Social Media-Single Event or Promotion
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Chicago-Centric Influencer Trip Takes Off with Finnair

2016 Platinum Award/Best of Show
Client: Virgin Hotels
Campaign: Virgin Opens First Hotel

2016 Gold Trumpet
Marketing-Lifestyle
Client: Virgin Hotels
Campaign: Virgin Opens First Hotel

2016 Gold Trumpet
Marketing-Lifestyle
Client: Entertainment Cruises
Campaign: Smooth Sailing with Entertainment Cruises

2016 Gold Trumpet
Media Relations-Consumer
Client: Richard Sandoval Restaurants
Campaign: Latinicity Spices Up Chicago

2016 Gold Trumpet
Social Media-Single PR Event or Promotion
Client: [yellowtail]
Campaign: [yellowtail] Holiday Giveaway

2016 Gold Trumpet
Social Media-Single PR Event or Promotion
Client: Miss Ricky’s in the Virgin Hotel
Campaign: #QuickyWithRicky

2015 Jeffrey D. Bierig Brand Builder Award
Client: Cufflinks.com
Campaign: Cufflinks.com: Off the Cuff

2015 Gold Trumpet
Marketing-Consumer
Client: Block 37
Campaign: Block 37 Turns a Corner

2015 Gold Trumpet
Marketing-Lifestyle
Client: Cufflinks.com
Campaign: Cufflinks.com: Off the Cuff

2014 Gold Trumpet
Marketing-Lifestyle
Client: Everpurse
Campaign: Kickstarter to Fashion Phenom

2014 Gold Trumpet
Marketing-Lifestyle
Client: Henry and Belle
Campaign: The New Denim Darling

2014 Gold Trumpet
Special Events and Observances
Client: e+o Food and Drink
Campaign: The Food Buddha Does Mt. Prospect

2014 Silver Trumpet
Marketing-Food and Beverage
Client: LYFE Kitchen
Campaign: LYFE Begins in SoCal

2014 Silver Trumpet
Marketing-Lifestyle
Client: Gilt City Chicago
Campaign: Love Your City More

2014 Silver Trumpet
Special Events and Observances
Client: McCaffrey Interests
Campaign: One Road Creates United Lakefront

2013 Gold Trumpet
Special Events and Observances Category
Client: Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House
Campaign: Del Frisco’s Steaks Out Chicago

2013 Gold Trumpet
Best Feature Placement Category
Client: TieTheKnot.org and TheTieBar.com
Campaign: Tie The Knot for Equality

2013 Gold Trumpet
Marketing-Branding Category
Client: Haberdash for Men
Campaign: Haberdash: The Brand to Follow

2013 Gold Trumpet
Marketing-Branding Category
Client: TheTieBar.com
Campaign: The Tie Bar: Fit to be Tied

2013 Silver Trumpet
Marketing-Lifestyle Category
Client: Room and Board
Campaign: Room and Board: There’s No Place Like Home

2013 Silver Trumpet
Marketing-Health Category
Client: Downsize Fitness
Campaign: Downsize for Life

2012 Gold Trumpet
Best Feature Placement Category
Client: Downsize Fitness
Campaign: Downsizing the Obesity Epidemic

2012 Gold Trumpet
Institutional Category
Client: The American Schools of Flower Design
Campaign: Flower Power Goes National

2012 Gold Trumpet
Special Events and Observances Category
Client: Ted Baker London
Campaign: London Calling, Ted Baker Opens Flagship Store

2012 Gold Trumpet
Special Events and Observances Category
Client: TOPSHOP/TOPMAN
Campaign: TOPSHOP Invades the Windy City

2012 Silver Trumpet
Marketing Category
Client: Public House Restaurant
Campaign: Out with Old, Into Brew

2012 Silver Trumpet
Marketing Category
Client: TheTieBar.com
Campaign: TheTiebar.com Ties One On

2011 Gold Trumpet
Institutional Category
Client: American School of Flower Design
Campaign: Flower Power: Coast to Coast

2011 Silver Trumpet
Marketing Category
Client: The Arboretum of South Barrington
Campaign: Putting the “Style” in a Suburban Lifestyle Center

2010 Silver Trumpet
Marketing Category
Client: Halo [For Men]
Campaign: Raising the Bar on Man-Pampering

2010 Silver Trumpet
Institutional Category
Client: Barton Healthcare
Campaign: Introducing Barton Healthcare

2010 Silver Trumpet
Special Events and Observances Category
Client: Chicago Bliss
Campaign: Chicago Bliss: LFL League Debut

2009 Silver Trumpet
Marketing Category
Client: Hub 51
Campaign: Lettuce Introduce You to Hub 51

2009 Silver Trumpet
Marketing Category
Client: Hotel Sax
Campaign: Introducing the Hotel Sax Chicago

2008 Silver Trumpet
Government Affairs Category
Client: The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance
Campaign: Specialty Crops Get a Seat at the Table

Recognizes best practices in sales and marketing for the travel and hospitality industry by celebrating inspiring approaches in advertising, public relations and digital marketing.

2023 Silver Adrian Award
Category: PR Consumer Campaign
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Happiness Campaign: Find Your Inner Finn

  2023 Silver Adrian Award
Category: PR Consumer Campaign
Client: Discover Dominica Authority
Campaign: Distinctly Dominica

  2023 Bronze Adrian Award
Category: PR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Marketing
Client: Air Tahiti Nui
Campaign: Air Tahiti Nui Celebrates a Decade of Marriage Equality at 40,000 Feet

  2023 Bronze Adrian Award
Category: PR Re-Launch of Existing Property
Client: ACCOR Hotels
Campaign: ACCOR CHICAGO: Reintroducing Fairmont Chicago, Sofitel Chicago and Swissôtel Chicago to the Windy City

  2022 Silver Adrian Award
Category: Special Event
Client: Grupo Xcaret
Campaign: Grupo Xcaret Brings Exciting New Luxury Resort La Casa De La Playa to Riviera Maya

  2022 Silver Adrian Award
Category: Relaunch of an Existing Product
Client: Skydeck Chicago
Campaign: Skydeck Chicago: A Street to Sky Transformation

2022 Bronze Adrian Award
Category: Special Event
Client: Gallagher Way Chicago
Campaign: Discovering a Winter Wonderland at Gallagher Way Chicago

2020 Gold Adrian Award
Category: PR Campaign, New Opening/Launch
Client: The Forge: Lemont Quarries
Campaign: The Forge: Lemont Quarries Takes Adventure to New Heights

2020 Gold Adrian Award
Category: PR Campaign, Consumer
Client: Visit Findland
Campaign: Buy Happiness -- Rent a Finn

2020 Bronze Adrian Award
Category: Covid/Crisis Management
Client: Bluefish Vacation Rentals
Campaign: Booked with Bluefish

2019 Gold Adrian Award
Category: PR Single Item, Feature Placement Print (Consumer Magazine or Newspaper)
Client: Grenada
Campaign: Grenada - Still Lazy After All These Years

2019 Gold Adrian Award
Category: PR Single Item - Feature Placement Online (Consumer Media)
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Destination Dining: Finland Emerges as the Culinary Capital of the Nordics

2019 Gold Adrian Award
Category: PR Campaign, New Opening/Launch
Client: Finnair
Campaign: From Sand to Snow: Finland Launches Nonstop Service from LAX to HEL

2019 Silver Adrian Award
Category: PR Campaign, Partnership with Major Brand (National or Local)
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: A More Fashionable Finland with #AnthroInFinland

2019 Silver Adrian Award
Category: PR Single Item, Feature Placement Print (Consumer Magazine or Newspaper)
Client: Grenada
Campaign: Getting to Know Grenada, 35 Years After Invasion

2019 Silver Adrian Award
Category: PR Campaign, Crisis/Recovery Communication
Client: Frangipani Beach Resort
Campaign: Positioning a Luxury Resort in Anguilla Post Hurricane Irma

2019 Bronze Adrian Award
Category: PR Campaign, Re-launch of Existing Product
Client: Hawks Cay Resort
Campaign: #HawksCayRises Reopening

2019 Bronze Adrian Award
Category: PR Single Item, Feature Placement Online (Consumer Media)
Client: Crustacean Beverly Hills
Campaign: Crustacean: The Mother of Fusion Cuisine

2019 Bronze Adrian Award
Category: PR Single Item, Feature Placement Print (Consumer Magazine or Newspaper)
Client: La Paz, Mexico
Campaign: La Paz, Mexico - A Peaceful Retreat

2018 Gold Adrian Award
Category: PR Campaign, Influencer Marketing
Client: FINNAIR
Campaign: #UpintheFINNAIR

2018 Gold Adrian Award
Category: PR Single Item, Feature Print Placement
Client: NTO Serbia
Campaign: Introducing Belgrade

2017 Gold Adrian Award
PR Campaign, Consumer
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Finland Finnishes On Top

2017 Gold Adrian Award
PR Single Item, Feature Television Placement
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: The Bachelor Finds Love in Finland

2017 Gold Adrian Award
Category: PR Campaign, Influencer Marketing
Client: National Tourist Office of Serbia
Campaign: Balkan Blogger Bash: Influencing Tourists Perception of Serbia

2017 Silver Adrian Award
PR Campaign, Influencer Marketing
Client: Fairmont Mayakoba Riviera Maya
Campaign: Make it a Mexican Getaway with Influential #FairmontMoments at Fairmont Mayakoba

2017 Bronze Adrian Award
PR Single Item, Feature Television Placement
Client: Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
Campaign: CBS This Morning Dishes on Chef Heather Terhune’s Tre Rivali

2016 Gold Adrian Award
Public Relations – New Opening/Launch
Client: Latinicity
Campaign: Latinicity Spices Up Chicago

2016 Silver Adrian Award
Influencer Marketing
Client: Visit Finland
Campaign: Chicago-Centric Influencer Trip Takes off with Finnair

2016 Silver Adrian Award
Public Relations – New Opening/Launch
Client: Icelandair
Campaign: Icelandair Launches Nonstop Service from Chicago to Reykjavic

2015 Gold Adrian Award
Social Media-Single Event
Client: Virgin Hotels Chicago
Campaign: #QuickyWithRicky

2015 Gold Adrian Award
Feature Television Placement
Client: Virgin Hotels Chicago
Campaign: Welcome to Hotel Branson

2015 Silver Adrian Award
New Opening/Launch
Client: Virgin Hotels Chicago
Campaign: Virgin Hotels Chicago Opens

2013 Gold Adrian Award
Public Relations – Special Events
Client: dana hotel and spa
Campaign: Zombie Takeover of the dana hotel and spa

2013 Gold Adrian Award
New Opening/Launch
Client: LYFE Kitchen
Campaign: LYFE Begins in Southern California

2013 Gold Adrian Award
Feature Placement Television
Client: e+o Food and Drink
Campaign: The Food Buddha Does The Dish

2013 Silver Adrian Award
New Opening/Launch
Client: Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House
Campaign: Del Frisco’s Steaks Out Chicago

2013 Silver Adrian Award
Re-Launch of an Existing Product
Client: Gilt City
Campaign: Chicago’s GILTy Pleasure

2012 Platinum Adrian Award
PR Single Item – Feature Placement Print
Client: Downsize Fitness
Campaign: Downsizing The Obesity Epidemic

2012 Gold Adrian Award
PR Single Item – Feature Placement Print
Client: Downsize Fitness
Campaign: Downsizing The Obesity Epidemic

2012 Silver Adrian Award
PR Campaign – New Opening/Launch
Client: TOPSHOP
Campaign: The British Invade the Windy City

2011 Gold Adrian Award
PR – Feature Placement Television
Client: American Schools of Flower Design
Campaign: Flower Power: Kathie Lee vs. Hoda

2011 Bronze Adrian Award
PR – Feature Placement Television
Client: Andy Biggs Photo Safaris
Campaign: The Global Photographer Visits the Today Show

2011 Bronze Adrian Award
PR – Campaign
Client: American Schools of Flower Design
Campaign: Flower Power: Coast to Coast

2009 Platinum Adrian Award
Feature Television Placement
Client: Hotel Sax Chicago
Campaign: Turning Regular Joes into J-Lo’s

2009 Gold Adrian Award
Feature Television Placement
Client: Hotel Sax Chicago
Campaign: Turning Regular Joes into J-Lo’s

2009 Gold Adrian Award
New Opening/Launch
Client: Hotel Sax Chicago
Campaign: Introducing the Hotel Sax Chicago