Best Large Agency to Work For, 2012
Digital PR Firm of the Year
Communications Agency of the Year
Top Place to work in PR
2013 Awards & Recognition
BEST COMPANIES (UK)
Waggener Edstrom awarded Two Star Accreditation, 2013
BULLDOG REPORTER
Digital/Social PR Awards — Best Digital/Social Word of Mouth Campaign (Gold) for Tweet-a-Beer
Digital/Social PR Awards — Best New or Redesigned Website of the Year (Silver) for SLC Website
Digital/Social PR Awards — Best Blog (Company/Organization) (Bronze) for Next at Microsoft blog
HOLMES REPORT
SABRE Awards (North America) – Global Campaign for Launching Microsoft’s Windows 8 to the World (Gold Finalist), 2013
SABRE Awards (North America) – Transportation and Logistics for Honeywell Aerospace Storm Chasers Campaign (Gold Finalist), 2013
SABRE Awards (North America) — Technology: Software and Services for Seven Minutes of (Simulated) Terror: How Siemens and NASA Roved Mars Before Curiosity – Siemens Corporation with Weber Shandwick, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide and Synaptic Digital (Gold Finalist), 2013
SABRE Awards (North America) – Blog for Microsoft Next Campaign (Silver Certificate of Excellence), 2013
SABRE Awards (North America) — Annual Report (Digital) for Mind Your Own Business – WE CTZ 2011 Report (Silver Certificate of Excellence), 2013
SABRE Awards (EMEA) — Employee Branding and Recruitment for Avanade UK ‘Picture your perfect candidate’ campaign (Gold Finalist), 2013
SABRE Awards (EMEA) — PR Service of the Year for WE Broadcast Offering (Silver Certificate of Excellence), 2013
SABRE Awards (EMEA) — PR Agency Citizenship for WE Corporate Citizenship (Silver Certificate of Excellence), 2013
HOLMES REPORT SABRE AWARDS
EMEA Consultancies of the Year — Tech Consultancy of the Year Finalist, 2013
MARKETING MAGAZINE
Public Relations Agency of the Year Finalist (Hong Kong), 2013
O’DWYERS
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No.2 on O’Dwyers’ List of Technology Firms, 2013
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 4 on O’Dwyers’ List of PR Firms, 2013
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 7 on O’Dwyers’ List of Healthcare Firms, 2013
OREGON BUSINESS
Oregon Business 100 Best Companies – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide named 26th Best Large Oregon Company to Work For, 2013
PR NEWS
CSR A-List – Waggener Edstrom named to PR News’ CSR A-List
CSR Awards, Honorable Mention — Overall Leader in CSR (less than 10,000 employees)
CSR Awards, Honorable Mention – Community Affairs for the Microsoft Global Youth listening Campaign
PRWEEK
40 Under 40 – Matt Lackie named to CampaignAsia’s 40 Under 40 List, 2013
RAGAN’S PR DAILY DIGITAL AND SOCIAL AWARDS
Best Mobile App — Tweet-a-Beer, 2013
Best New Website, Finalist – Shared Learning Collaborative, 2013
Best Viral Campaign, Finalist – Tweet-a-Beer, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS TIMES
Top PR Firms — Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 17, 2013
2012 Awards & Recognition
Advertising Age
Melissa Waggener Zorkin named one of Advertising Age’s 100 Most Influential Women in Advertising , 2012
Agency Rankings – WE ranked 7th in 25 Largest U.S. Public Relations Networks List, 2012
AMEC Awards
Best Research and Management Program – Health Promotion Board Singapore, 2012
Austin Business Journal
Top PR Firm – Waggener Edstrom ranked No. 4 on the Top PR Firms list, 2012
Bees Awards
Best Use of App for Social Media Marketing – Tweet-a-Beer, 2012
Bulldog Reporter
Bulldog Stars of PR – Communications Agency of the Year (Grand Prize), 2012
Bulldog Stars of PR – Global Agency of the Year (Gold), 2012
Bulldog Stars of PR – Digital Agency of the Year (Gold), 2012
Bulldog Stars of PR – Technology Agency of the Year (Gold), 2012
Bulldog Stars of PR – Large Agency of the Year (Silver), 2012
Business Insider
Pete Wootton listed 42nd in the top 50 communications pros in technology
CIPRA Awards
Corporate Branding Campaign of the Year, Finalist – Ossur, 2012
Consumer Product Launch – IPPUDO’s opening campaign, 2012
Corporate Social Responsibility – Ossur’s Great Wall Marathon, 2012
EMEA Digi Awards
Best Use of Social Media – Casio: Bright Minds, 2012
Best Digital Team Finalist – WE Studio D, 2012
GreenGoPost.com
@WE_Citizen named a top 10 businesses leading CSR discussions on Twitter, 2012
Holmes Report SABRE AWARDS
Global Technology Agency of the Year, 2012
Gold APAC SABRE Award – Product Media Relations for Ramen Emporium: IPPUDO Hong Kong, 2012
Gold APAC SABRE Award – Public Education for Health Promotion Board’s iQuit Campaign, 2012
Gold APAC SABRE Award – Travel & Leisure for ZUJI StarZ Campaign, 2012
Gold APAC SABRE Award Finalist – Marketing-to-Consumer (New Products) for Ramen Emporium: IPPUDO Hong Kong, 2012
Gold APAC SABRE Award Finalist – Corporate Image for Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Campaign, 2012
Gold APAC SABRE Award Finalist – Product Media Relations for CSL 4G LTE Campaign, 2012
Gold APAC SABRE Award Finalist – Public Sector/Government for Health Promotion Board’s iQuit campaign, 2012
APAC Consultancies of the Year – APAC Tech Consultancy of the Year, 2012
Outstanding Individual Achievement – Melissa Waggener Zorkin, 2012
Best Agencies to Work For – Waggener Edstrom named Best Large Agency to Work For, 2012
APAC Sabre Award – Best Digital Campaign of the Year (for Sony Ericsson), 2012
EMEA Consultancies of the Year – EMEA Tech Consultancy of the Year, 2012
Gold EMEA SABRE Award –Technology: Hardware for Casio: Bright Minds, 2012
Gold SABRE Award Finalist– Product Media Relations (Trade Media) for Microsoft Office 365: Launching Collaboration for Everyone, 2012
Gold SABRE Award Finalist – Consumer Health for Cambrooke Foods RESTORE launch campaign, 2012
Silver SABRE Award Finalist – Widget or Mobile Application for Hot Spots: We Dig It!, 2012
Silver SABRE Award Finalist – Annual Report for Waggener Edstrom Worldwide 2010 Corporate Citizenship Report, 2012
Silver SABRE Award Finalist – Media Placement (Digital) for Microsoft Office Division’s “The Future is Amazing” video, 2012
How Interactive Design Awards
App Design, Merit – Tweet-a-Beer, 2012
Interactive Media Awards
Education, Best In Class – Shared Learning Collaborative Website, 2012
Healthcare, Best In Class – PatientSafe Solutions Website Redesign, 2012
Public Relations, Best In Class – WaggenerEdstrom.com Website, 2012
IPRS
WE shortlisted in the “Overall Outstanding PR Consultancy” category, 2012
Marketing Excellence Awards
Excellence in Public Relations (Corporate Communications), Gold — Singapore Health Promotion Board on the World Conference on Tobacco or Health, 2012
O’Dwyers
O’Dwyers list of Independent PR Firms – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 3 Top Independent PR firm out of 127 firms included, 2012
Oregon Business
Oregon Business 100 Best Companies – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide was named 33rd Best Large Oregon Company to Work For, 2012
Oregon Governor’s Volunteer Awards
Outstanding Volunteer Program, 2012
Portland Business Journal
HR Leadership Awards – Denise Macrigeanis (Large Company, Finalist), 2012
PRISM AWARDS
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign – Colorectal Cancer Campaign for the Singapore Health Promotion Board, 2012
Outstanding Young PR Professional of the Year – Ng Keng Wee (Merit Award), 2012
PR News
PR People Awards – Jenny Moede: PR Professional of the Year: Agency, 2012
PR People Awards, Honorable Mention – Eve Stevens: Measurement Expert of the Year, 2012
PR News Digital PR Awards
Twitter Campaign – Tweet-a-Beer, 2012
New Site Finalist – Shared Learning Collaborative website, 2012
Social Networking Campaign Finalist – Tweet-a-Beer, 2012
PR News Platinum PR Awards
Media Event – Office 365 Launching collaboration for everyone from the smallest businesses to the largest, 2012
Large PR Firm of the Year Finalist – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 2012
Twitter Campaign Finalist – Tweet-a-Beer, 2012
Website Marketing Finalist – Sasquatch Music Festival website, 2012
PR Week
Agency Rankings – WE Ranked 2nd in Large Agency Rankings, 2012
Best Places to Work 2012: mid-sized agency (WE UK), 2012
US Power List – Melissa Waggener Zorkin listed 49th on PRWeek’s US Power List, 2012
40 Under 40 – Eve Stevens named one of the top 40 PR professionals of 2012
Public Affairs Asia
Gold Standard Awards, Finalist – In-Country Consultancy of the Year, 2012
Gold Standard Awards, Finalist – Network of the Year, 2012
Publicity Club of New England Bell Ringer Awards
Product/Service Launch: Healthcare – Launching Firazyr Generating Demand for a Novel Orphan Disease Therapy (Gold Bell), 2012
Employee Communications Campaign – Firazyr: Building an Army of Orange Warriors to Help Fight a Rare Disease (Gold Bell), 2012
Feature or Commentary Placement: Online – ABCNews.com: Fabry Disease Patients Hope for FDA Approval of Drug Replagal (Merit Award), 2012
Print Feature or Commentary Placement: Regional Business Publication – Highlighting the Success and Growth of a Locally Based Medical Nutrition Company (Merit Award), 2012
Product/Service Publicity: Healthcare – Launching a New Product for a Locally Based Medical Nutrition Company (Merit Award), 2012
Puget Sound Business Journal
Top PR Firm – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 1 among 25 companies on the list, 2012
Largest Private Company – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 69 among 100 companies on the list, 2012
Ragan Employee Communications Awards
Best Value to Employees (Intranet) – WE Intranet, 2012
Best Video Interview – WE’s Blue Sky Thinking Video, 2012
Ragan’s PR Daily Awards
Best Viral Campaign, Finalist – Tweet-a-Beer, 2012
Best Mobile App, Finalist – Tweet-a-Beer, 2012
Best New Website, Finalist – Shared Learning Collaborative Website, 2012
Best Annual Report (Online) Honorable Mention – Waggener Edstrom 2010 CSR Report, 2012
Best Content Marketing/Brand Journalism Honorable Mention – Windows Phone 7.5 Reviews Tour
Best Publicity Campaign Honorable Mention – Windows Phone 7.5 “Big Windows Phone” Stunt
SoMe Awards
Social Media Agency of the Year (along with tenfour agency), 2012
“W00T!” Award honorable mention for Tweet-a-Beer, 2012
People’s Choice Award runner-up for Tweet-a-Beer, 2012
Stevie American Business Awards
Healthcare (Gold) – PatientSafe Solutions Website Redesign, 2012
Diversified Services (Bronze) – Shared Learning Collaborative (SLC) Website, 2012
13 Most Fascinating People
– Tac Anderson named one of 13 most fascinating people (in digital/marketing), 2012
The Content Marketeer
The Marketeer 50 – Jen Houston named to the Marketeers to Watch in 2012 List
W3 Awards
Healthcare (Silver) – PatientSafe Solutions website, 2012
Web Marketing Association WebAwards
Outstanding Website – PatientSafe Solutions Website Redesign, 2012
2011 Awards & Recognition
Austin Business Journal
Top PR Firm – Waggener Edstrom ranked No. 4 among 25 companies on the list, 2011
Bulldog Reporter
Bulldog Stars of PR – Communications Agency of the Year, 2011
Bulldog Stars of PR – Large Agency of the Year (Gold), 2011
Bulldog Stars of PR – Digital Agency of the Year (Gold), 2011
Bulldog Stars of PR – Technology Agency of the Year (Gold), 2011
Digital/Social PR Awards – Best Use of Digital/Social for a Health/Fitness/Medicine Campaign (Gold) for Shire’s
Gaucher Disease Awareness Month), 2011
Campaign Asia-Pacific
PR Awards – Mid-Size Network of the Year, 2011
PR Awards – Corporate Branding Campaign of the Year (for Ossur), 2011
PR Awards – APAC Network of the Year (Finalist), 2011
PR Awards – Agency Head of the Year: David Ko (Finalist), 2011
PR Awards – Young PR Professional of the Year: Alex Chen (Finalist), 2011
Holmes Report
European SABRE Award – Real Estate & Construction: Green City Energy & Rau Larmschutzsysteme with Waggener Edstrom, 2011
European SABRE Finalist – Integrated Marketing: Microsoft Trustworthy Computing with Waggener Edstrom, 2011
Gold SABRE Award Finalist – Executive Leadership: Windows Phone 7, 2011
Best Agencies to Work For — Waggener Edstrom awarded Best Large Agency to Work For Honorable Mention, 2011
Gold SABRE Awards Finalist – Executive Leadership for Windows Phone 7
Medical Marketing & Media
MM&M Award Finalist – Best Use of Social Media — Shire’s Gaucher Awareness Month: Rejuvenating a Forgotten Rare Disease, 2011
PR News
Digital PR Awards – Digital PR Firm of the Year: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 2011
Digital PR Awards – Mobile App Finalist: Hot Spots: We Dig It!, 2011
Platinum PR Awards – Large PR Firm of the year Finalist: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 2011
Platinum PR Awards – Global PR Campaign Finalist: Microsoft IE9, 2011
Platinum PR Awards – Product Launch: Microsoft IE9, 2011
PR People Awards – Melissa Waggener Zorkin: Hall of Fame Inductee, 2011
PR People Awards – Mark Martin: Agency Account Manager of the Year, 2011
PR People Awards – Suzanne Zurn: Public Affairs Professional of the Year Finalist, 2011
CSR Award Finalist – Sustainability/CSR Report: Waggener Edstrom CSR Report, 2011
CSR A-List – Waggener Edstrom named to PR News’ CSR A-List
PR Week
40 Under 40 – Mark Martin named one of the top 40 PR professionals of 2011
Agency Rankings – Waggener Edstrom Ranked 3rd in Large Agency Rankings, 2011
Seattle Weekly
Web Awards Finalist – Sasquatch Music Festival website redesign, 2011
W3 Awards
Entertainment (Gold) – Sasquatch! Music Festival Website, 2011
Events (Gold) – Sasquatch! Music Festival Website, 2011
Music (Gold) – Sasquatch! Music Festival Website, 2011
Website Features – Copy or Writing (Gold) – ATC21S Website, 2011
Education (Silver) – ATC21S Website, 2011
Home Page (Silver) – ATC21S Website, 2011
Visual Appeal (Silver) – ATC21S Website, 2011
Web Marketing Association
Best Music Website – Sasquatch Music Festival website redesign, 2011
Webvisions
Webvisionary Award Finalist – All Your Format Are Belong to Us: Sasquatch! Music Festival, 2011
2010 Awards & Recognition
Campaign Asia-Pacific
PR Awards – Mid-Size Network of the Year, 2010
CIPRA Awards
Silver Sports Marketing – Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2009 (SHGGP), 2010
Silver Sales and Marketing Public Relations – Microsoft AchieveMORE campaign, 2010
Communitas Awards
Communitas Award – Pro Bono work with NetHope, 2010
Festival of Media
Festival of Media Award Finalist – Media Innovation of the Year: twendz What’s on Your Mind?, 2010
Holmes Report
Specialist Agencies of the Decade – Technology Agency of the Decade, 2010
Gold SABRE Award Finalist – Product Media Relations (Trade Media): Bing, 2010
Silver SABRE Award Finalist – Web-base Business: Windows 7 Launch, 2010
Bronze SABRE Award – Best Website: Half the Sky Movement : Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, 2010
Iron SABRE Certificate of Excellence – Product of the Year: What’s On Your Mind? Now Anyone Can Decipher Twitter Discussions with the Help of twendz!, 2010
Portland Business Journal
Corporate Philanthropists – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 41 among 44 companies on the list, 2010
PR News
CSR Award Finalist – Affairs: Half the Sky Movement: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (in partnership with Fenton Communications), 2010
CSR Award Finalist – Green PR campaign: HP Power to Change, 2010
Prism Awards
Prism Award – Corporate Social Responsibility: HP Power to Change, 2010
PRWeek
Editor’s Choice 2010: Who to Watch – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide applauded as a digital frontrunner and listed as one of the agencies to watch in 2010.
Asia Pacific PR Week Award – Finalist for Mid-sized Agency of the Year, 2010
PRWeek Award – PR Innovation of the Year: What’s on Your Mind? Now Anyone Can Decipher Twitter Discussion with the Help of twendz!, 2010
40 Under 40 – Dawn Beauparlant named one of the top 40 PR professionals of 2010
The Sunday Times
2010 Best Companies to Work For – Waggener Edstrom UK received one star accreditation status, 2010
Telly Awards
Bronze Telly Award – Online Video: Microsoft Enterprise Search Video Series, 2010
