Bernays Awards

2022 Bernays Awards – Tickets Now Available!

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Celebrate the Best of the Gold Coast’s Public Relations’ Campaigns!

Gold Coast PR Council’s15th Annual Bernays Awards honoring local public relations and marketing campaigns will be held in-person at the Delray Beach Golf Club on Wednesday, July 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Registration/check-in will begin at 11:30 a.m. with plated lunch being served at 11:45 a.m. Awards presentation to follow at 12 p.m. For a complete list of 2022 Nominees visit us online.
 
Please choose your lunch option at the time of check-out. Vegetarian option available. All meals will be accompanied by rolls, beverage, house salad, and dessert.
 

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2022 Bernays Awards Nominees Announced

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Gold Coast PR Council is happy to announce our 2022 Bernays Awards Nominees! Please join us on July 20, 2022 to celebrate award winners.

 

Best Project by or on behalf of a Nonprofit Organization – Large

+ The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum / History Alive

 

Best Project by or on behalf of a Nonprofit Organization – Small

+ Palm Beach Civic Association / Palm Beach TV

+ The Buzz Agency / The Symphonia At Home

 

Best PR Campaign by a Large Company or Firm

+ David DiPino & Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group / Physician Profiles 2021

+ Palm Tran / Paradise Pass

+ The Buzz Agency / Elisabetta’s: Opening a Restaurant at the Height of the Pandemic

 

Best PR Campaign by a Small Company or Firm

+ Karen Galanaugh, APR (Galanaugh & Company Marketing Public Relations, LLC / Brandywine’s Zoo’s Madagascar Habitat Unveiling VIP Reception and Lemurs & Lagers Public Celebration and Fundraiser  

+ Katnip Marketing / Viki Zarkin Book Author Promotion

+ Media Maven / The Midas Touch

 

Best Crisis Management

+ Carbonell Awards / Listening, Responding, Rebuilding 2021

+ Palm Beach Civic Association / Greater Flood Risk, Prevention Requirements a Costly Fact of Life for Island Residents

 

Best Social Media Campaign / For Profit

+ Boardroom Communications / Merrick Manor: Live, Love, Local

+ David DiPino & Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group / Physician Spotlights

+ Media Maven / Become a Media Maven Podcast 

 

Best Social Media Campaign / Nonprofit

+ Anne M. Gannon, Constitutional Tax Collector Serving Palm Beach County / 2021 MV-Express Vehicle Registration Kiosk Social Media Marketing Campaign

+ Palm Tran / Ride with Pride on Palm Tran’s First-Ever Rainbow Bus

 

Best Special Event

+ City of Boynton Beach / Kinetic Art

+ Discover The Palm Beaches

   & Cultural Council for Palm Beach County / New York City ‘In the Mix’ Media Activation

+ Kaye Communications / Moms & Pups ‘Bark & Brunch’

+ Palm Beach Civic Association / Our Changing Ocean

+ Palm Beach Civic Association / Panel on Water Quality Issues, 6/28/21

+ Palm Tran / New Day, New Way, Delray! Grand Opening

 

Best Marketing Material / Print

+ City of Boynton Beach / E-Newsletters

+ Labor Finders International / 2021 Fall TAC: ‘Aromas and Scents of Fall’

+ Palm Beach County Public Affairs / PBC Day 2021

+ Palm Tran / 2021 Annual Report: Focusing on Our Community

 

Best Marketing Material / Video or Digital

+ Boardroom Communications / Panorama Perks

+ Lion Country Safari / Lion Country Safari Website Redesign

+ Palm Beach Civic Association / Civic Association Looks Back on 2020-21: A Year of Uncertainty, Adversity and Achievement

+ Palm Beach Civic Association / Could Palm Beach Follow the Desalination Path Chosen by Jupiter’s Water Utility?

+ Palm Beach Civic Association / Exciting, Informative and In-Person: Civic Association Launches its 2021-2022 Season

+ Palm Tran / Get On Board with Palm Tran

2022 Bernays Awards

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GOLD COAST PR COUNCIL’s 15th annual Bernays Awards honoring local public relations and marketing campaigns will be held live on Wednesday, July 20, from 11:30 am to 1 pm. The location and ticket price will be announced soon.

Attached is the Bernays Nomination Form that should be filled out and submitted no later than May 31, 2022. Submission guidelines and fees are included on the form.

GCPRC is seeking nominations in 10 competitive categories:

  • Best Nonprofit Project or Campaign – Small  (under $100K)
  • Best Nonprofit Project or Campaign – Large  (over $100K)
  • Best PR Campaign by a Small Company or Firm (Under 5 Employees)
  • Best PR Campaign by a Large Company or Firm (5+ Employees)
  • Best Social Media Campaign (Nonprofit)
  • Best Social Media Campaign (For profit)
  • Best Special Event / Live or Virtual
  • Best Crisis Communications
  • Best Marketing Material (Print, Internal or External)
  • Best Marketing Material (Digital/Video, Internal or External)

In addition, GCPRC will give out three awards selected by the nonprofit organization’s board of directors:

  • President’s Award
  • PR Star Award
  • Founders Award 

The winners of the competitive awards will be selected by independent judges, all of whom are experienced PR, marketing and media professionals.

2021 Bernays Award Winners

  • President’s Award – Jorge Pesquera, President and CEO of Discover The Palm Beaches
  • PR Star Award – Lisa De La Rionda, Director of Palm Beach County’s Public Affairs Department
  • Founders Award – GCPRC Treasurer Michael Turnbell
  • Best Nonprofit Project or Campaign – Small  (under $100K) – Palm Tran
  • Best Nonprofit Project or Campaign – Large  (over $100K) – T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society
  • Best PR Campaign by a Small Company or Firm (Under 5 Employees) – Kaye Communications, Inc.
  • Best PR Campaign by a Large Company or Firm (5+ Employees) – Lynn University
  • Best Social Media Campaign (Nonprofit) – Loggerhead Marine Life Center
  • Best Social Media Campaign (For profit) – Boardroom PR
  • Best Special Event / Live or Virtual – Solid Waste Authority (SWA) of Palm Beach County
  • Best Crisis Communications – Food For The Poor  
  • Best Marketing Material (Print, Internal or External) – Labor Finders
  • Best Marketing Material (Digital/Video, Internal or External) – Multi-Media Works, Inc.

2021 Bernays Awards Winners

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Congratulations to GCPRC’s Bernays Award Winners 2021!

  • President’s Award: Jorge Pesquera, Discover The Palm Beaches
  • PR Star Award: Lisa De La Rionda, Palm Beach County Public Affairs
  • Founders’ Award: Michael Turnbell, GCPRC Treasurer
  • Best Nonprofit Project or Campaign – Small: Palm Tran, Go Glades Relaunch as a Dial-a-Ride Service 
  • Best Nonprofit Project or Campaign – Large: Leroy Jefferson Medical Society, COVID 19 and Educating South Florida’s Black and Brown Communities 
  • Best Social Media Campaign – Nonprofit: Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Diving Into Social Conservation
  • Best Crisis Communications: Food For The Poor, Food For The Poor Responds to Back-to-Back Hurricanes in Central America
  • Best Marketing Material – Print, Internal or External: Labor Finders International, Coffee, Tea or We
  • Best Marketing Material – Digital/Video, Internal or External: Multi-Media Works, ParkFest Family Music Day 2020 (https://youtu.be/23XgEzmxnh0)
  • Best Special Event – Live or Virtual: Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Celebrate America Recycles Day with the SWA
  • Best Social Media Campaign – For Profit: Boardroom PR, Empowering Survivors / Eisenberg and Baum
  • Best PR Campaign by a Small Company or Firm: Kaye Communications, The New Way to Club™: Boca Lago Golf & Country Club
  • Best PR Campaign by a Large Company or Firm: Lynn University, What’s Your #Common Thread?

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