GOLD COAST PR COUNCIL Announces Winners of 2023 Bernays Awards

BOCA RATON, Fla. - July 21, 2023 - PRLog -- (Boca Raton, Fla. – July 20, 2023) Sandy Collier, president of the Gold Coast PR Council (GCPRC), South Florida's largest independent association of public relations, communications, and marketing professionals, today announced this year's Bernays Award winners. GCPRC has given out these awards since 2005 honoring excellence in local public relations campaigns, marketing programs, and media coverage.

Only one award winner is announced in advance, GCPRC's prestigious Presidents Award, which is given to a person or organization for truly outstanding performance. This year's recipient is Palm Beach Media Group, a proven leader in publishing excellence that produces such top-quality, high-demographic magazines as Palm Beach Illustrated and sister publications in Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Stuart, Naples, and Aventura, as well as the internationally renowned Florida Design, Palm Beach Charity Register, and more.

The winners of the 10 competitive Bernays Award categories are:

Nonprofit Project or Campaign - Small

Palm Beach Civic Association

Hurricane Heroes

Nonprofit Project or Campaign – Large

BlueIvy Communications

The Opening of the Toby & Leon Copperman Therapy & Family Resource Center

Social Media Campaign – Nonprofit

Boardroom PR

JAGCO Social

Social Media Campaign – For Profit

Christina Nicholson

Become a Media Maven Podcast

PR Campaign by a Small Company or Firm

Lisa Metcalf, Florida Atlantic University

Hot Chicks, Cool Dudes:

The Impact of Climate Change on Sea Turtle Sex Ratios

PR Campaign by a Large Company or Firm

The Buzz Agency

Marriott International New Global Headquarters

Crisis Communications

The Buzz Agency

on behalf of The Family Law Section of The Florida Bar

Veto SB1796 / HB1395 – Alimony Reform

Marketing Material – Digital/Video

Palm Tran Public Transportation

Change the Way You Pay PSA

Marketing Material – Print

Anne M. Gannon, Constitutional Tax Collector Serving Palm Beach County

2022 Tax Planner & Services Guide

Special Event

Palm Tran Public Transportation

2022 Palm Beach Pride Parade

The next monthly Zoom meeting of the Gold Coast PR Council will be held on September 19 at 4 pm. For more information about GCPRC, please visit www.goldcoastpr.council.com.

Attached Images:

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1.   GCPRC's Presidents Award Winner 2023: Palm Beach Media Group with Dee Wade, Allison Reckson, Mary Murray, Daphne Nikolopoulos, and Jennifer Dardano

2.   PR Star winners 2023 – The PR Team behind the FAU Owls (Katrina McCormack, Lisa Metcalf, and Evan Shomo)

3.   Tim Byrd Award winners T.A. Walker, WPTV (2022) and Kari Barnett, SunSentinel (2023)