Awards
PRWeek’s PR Power List
As communicators continue to assert a larger profile in companies and campaigns, PRWeek's editorial team looks across a range of criteria and individuals to devise this ranking of 25 industry leaders who wield power in ways that are critical for the profession's growth and development.
Honor Received
Maril Gagen MacDonald named among 25 industry leaders
The Holmes Report Top 30 U.S. Agencies to Work For
Each year, The Holmes Report "PR Agency Report Card" chronicles more than 150 of the best PR firms in the United States, including large, mid-sized and small firms, specialists and boutique agencies. As part of the report card, the publication conducts online surveys with employees from participating agencies to determine its "Best Public Relations Agencies to Work For" list. Last year, more than 4,000 employees from 100 agencies participated in the survey.
Honor Received
Gagen MacDonald ranked 3rd in the “Top 30 Best Agencies to Work For”
PR News Platinum PR Awards
The Platinum Awards are among the premier awards programs in the PR and communications industry. The competition, now in its 15th year, sets a benchmark for excellence in public relations and is open to all agencies, corporations and non-profits worldwide, as well as educational institutions, marketing and publicity firms, partners and vendors. More than 700 companies entered this year’s competition with about 180 making the finalist list, including corporations such as Coca-Cola Enterprises, BP, GE and Unilever.
Finalist
Employee Relations
"All Systems "Go": Preparing 17,000 Employees for the Largest ERP Implementation in Utility History”
Edison International with Gagen MacDonaldFinalist
Employee Relations
"Inspiring Values-Based Performance: Edison International’s Chairman’s Award”
Edison International with Gagen MacDonaldFinalist
Research & Measurement
"Leadership Communications Assessment: Driving Leadership Behaviors that Accelerate Execution of the Plan to Win”
McDonald's Corporation with Gagen MacDonald
SABRE Awards
The Holmes Group sponsors the annual SABRE (Superior Achievement in Branding and Reputation) Awards to recognize best-in-class work as determined by a panel of judges with corporate communications, agency and academic credentials. The Gold SABRE Award represents the highest level of achievement.
Finalist
SABRE Award/Gold
Employee Communications
"Driving Culture Change: Edison International’s Chairman’s Award”
Edison International with Gagen MacDonald
Finalist
SABRE Award/Gold
Executive Leadership
“Leadership Communications Effectiveness 360 Driving Leadership Behaviors that Accelerate Execution of the Plan to Win”
McDonald's Corporation with Gagen MacDonald
PRWeek Awards
A PRWeek Award is the highest accolade in the PR industry, given each year to the best corporate, nonprofit, and agency teams, as well as to the campaigns that they produce. The Awards highlight the important work done by PR professionals every day.
2009 Finalist
Best Use of Research/Measurement
“Leadership Communications Effectiveness 360: Driving leadership behaviors that accelerate execution of Plan to Win”
McDonald's Corporation with Gagen MacDonald
