Excellence deserves recognition—and formal awards are a powerful way to celebrate achievement and innovation in the PR and communications fields. And for brands and PR teams, awards are more than trophies: They’re valuable opportunities to gain recognition for outstanding work and bring positive attention to your brand. Nominees and winners can broadcast their achievements on social media or burnish their websites with a dedicated awards page to recognize and commemorate jobs well done.
Industry awards can impress your current clients and partners, make an impression on future prospects, and focus on the notable work your teams produce.
We’ve compiled a list of upcoming public relations and corporate communications awards now accepting nominations for individuals, agencies, organizations, and campaigns or strategies in public relations and communications.
Good luck!
The Stevie® Awards for Women in Business
Date: November 12, 2022
About: Described as “the world’s premier business awards for female entrepreneurs, executives, employees and the organizations they run,” the Stevie® Awards for Women in Business are given each year at the virtual Women|Future Conference.
Nominations deadline: July 27, 2022
Best in Biz Awards North America
Date: December 2022
About: Judged by independent writers and editors from top North American publications, the Best in Biz Awards are given in more than 100 categories that fall under innovation, new launches, leadership and teams, companies and campaigns; there are 22 awards specific to corporate responsibility, crisis communication, general public relations campaigns and strategies.
Nominations deadline: July 29, 2022
Titan Business Awards
Date: May 2023
About: The Titan Business Awards acknowledge “corporate communications officers in companies or organizations for their outstanding work.” There are dozens of industry-specific categories, including six new awards added in 2022: Commercial, Cyber Security, Corporate Social Responsibility, News, Recruitment and Website.
Nominations deadline: August 24, 2022
NYX Marcom Awards
Date: May 2023
About: The NYX Marcom Awards are touted as “an international competition that recognizes creative excellence in marketing and communication campaigns that transcend intercontinental barriers.” The awards span communications, marketing and design industries, with categories for public relations campaigns and strategic communications, and internal and external messaging.
Nominations deadline: September 7, 2022
The Drum Awards
Date: September 29, 2022
About: In addition to two researched categories for outstanding agencies and individuals, the nominated categories of the Drum Awards for PR—for “agencies, brands and people”—are grouped by overall excellence, general campaign/strategy and a range of sectors including B2B, not-for-profit or charity and hospitality.
Nominations deadline: September 7, 2022
ESG Awards 2022
Date: November 3, 2022
About: With one group of awards aligning with each of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and the remaining awards categories covering ESG reporting and performance, campaigns and boutique ESG consultancies, the ESG Awards from PRmoment highlight performance of communications work connected to essential corporate environmental, social and governance matters.
Nominations deadline: September 16, 2022
Global Digital PR Awards 2022
Date: December 1, 2022
About: The Global Digital PR Awards honor public relations activities that “drive search visibility, traffic to websites, raises brand awareness, and delivers exceptional ROI.” There are more than 30 awards across a range of sectors and specific categories for best teams, agencies or individuals working locally or internationally. There is also a software award for the innovative use of a PR tool or software.
Nomination deadline: September 30, 2022
Business Intelligence Group PR and Marketing Excellence Awards
Date: October 2022
About: The PR section of the Business Intelligence Group PR and Marketing Excellence Awards covers a broad range of general categories grouped by agency, department and campaigns, such as Agency of the Year, Internal Campaign of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
Nominations deadline: September 16, 2022
