Agency competes against top area PR firms, brings home three awards
WordWrite Communications, one of Pittsburgh’s fastest growing public relations agencies, was recognized with three awards for outstanding work at the 2010 PRSA Pittsburgh Renaissance Awards at the University of Pittsburgh’s University Club in Oakland on January 21. The Renaissance Awards honor the best public relations campaigns and tactics as well as honor the region’s most celebrated communicators.
WordWrite received awards in the categories of social media, executive communications and internal communications.
WordWrite received a Renaissance Award in the social media category for the campaign “Regency Tweets into the G-20.” WordWrite helped Regency Global Transportation Group, which was responsible for the transport of many world leaders during the G-20, establish its Twitter identity by using real-time traffic tweets to alert the Pittsburgh community of security-caused traffic situations.
In the executive communications category, WordWrite was honored with an award of merit for a sustainability report created for client Florida Power & Light (FPL) Group. WordWrite infused the spirit and standards of the Global Reporting Initiative into a report that shares the FPL sustainability story through a compelling narrative and design showcasing FPL Group’s achievements.
WordWrite took its second award of merit in the internal communications category for communicating the merger of Possis Medical, Inc. into MEDRAD, Inc. Thanks to an effective communications strategy by WordWrite, MEDRAD’s human resources and communications professionals were able to successfully integrate Possis employees into the new processes, programs and culture at MEDRAD.
WordWrite Communications’ new virtual intern Miles Ritenour was also recognized. Ritenour received the 2010 Bob O’Gara / PRSA Pittsburgh Renaissance Student Scholar Award, which honors the most outstanding undergraduate student inWestern Pennsylvania pursuing a career in the public relations field. He received a $2,000 academic scholarship.
PRSA Pittsburgh is the regional chapter of the PRSA, Public Relations Society of America. In addition to the Renaissance Awards program, the PRSA Pittsburgh offers programs, resources and opportunities to develop and enrich the professional lives of public relations professionals in the region.
About WordWrite Communications, LLC
WordWrite Communications, LLC helps its clients share their great, untold stories with everyone who needs to hear them. WordWrite specializes in crisis, employee, executive and media communications with particular expertise in health care, manufacturing and technology. WordWrite clients range from small start-ups to Fortune 1000 and global firms. WordWrite clients share a fundamental belief in the value of two-way communications and authentic stories told by fluent storytellers. Among WordWrite’s clients are: KIT Solutions, Koppers Inc., MEDRAD, Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Redstone Highlands, and Regency Global Transportation. For more information on WordWrite, visit http://www.wordwritepr.com, http://www.facebook.com/wordwritepr, or http://twitter.com/wordwritepr.
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