Posted February 16, 2012
Brunner Wins Big at the 2012 PRSA Renaissance Awards
Pittsburgh, PA - Feb. 16, 2012 - On Jan. 26,
the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America
(PRSA) honored the region's best public relations campaigns and
tactics, as well as its most admired communicators, during the 2012
Renaissance Awards. Brunner PR, the public relations arm of
Pittsburgh-based ad agency, Brunner, was honored with eight awards
for the categories of best creative tactics, media relations, and
online/social media. The event was held at the Fairmont Hotel
downtown and was hosted by Rick Dayton, Anchor of KDKA-TV News.
The Pittsburgh Public Relations Society of America honored
Brunner with five first place Renaissance Awards in the categories
of social media and creative tactics. Brunner received the award
for Best Social Media Content Creation for the Lucky Leaf "Pie in
the Face" Facebook Tab and the award for Online/Social Media
Blogger Outreach for Huffy's Moms on Bikes. The agency's work for
the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation National Fishing
and Boating Week was recognized as Best Social Media Campaign.
Brunner was also recognized for their creative expertise with two
first place Best Creative Tactic awards for Cub Cadet
Spring-in-a-Tube Press Kit and CONSOL Energy Campaign Launch
Video.
Brunner received three Award of Merit recognitions for the
categories of Social Media for Bob Evans Super Spud Sing Along,
Media Relations for Bob Evans Resolution Solution: Fit from the
Farm Campaign, and Online/Social Media - Blogger Outreach for
Musselman's "A Day at the Orchard" Ambassador Program.
"I'd put Pittsburgh's PR professionals up against those in NYC
or Chicago any day," stated Brunner SVP, Director of Public
Relations, Shari Boyle. "The talent here is outstanding. So it
makes us even more proud to win so many awards, particularly in our
focus category of social media."
The Public Relations Society of America Central Pennsylvania
Chapter served as this year's judging panel and evaluated more than
40 award categories, including special events, media relations, and
social media campaigns. The top entries earned the coveted
Renaissance Award, while runners-up received the Award of
Merit.
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About Brunner
Brunner is a $220 million independent advertising agency with
more than 220 employees in offices in Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and
Washington, D.C. The agency provides a broad range of services,
including brand strategy, research and planning, advertising,
digital, one-to-one, public relations, social media, mobile
marketing, and shopper marketing, to clients such as Bob Evans
Restaurants and Food Products, the Cub Cadet brand of outdoor power
equipment, CONSOL Energy, Eaton Vehicle Group, multiple
GlaxoSmithKline brands, GNC, Heinz, Huffy, Knouse Foods, Philips
Healthcare, and PPG Industries. In addition to being ranked among
the Top 75 U.S. ad agencies, Brunner is also recognized as one
of the top digital marketing firms in the country.