ST. LOUIS, July 12, 2022 — John Saunders, FleishmanHillard’s president and CEO, has been named to this year’s PRWeek Power List for the seventh consecutive year. 

Saunders’ leadership in 2021 and through 2022, guiding the agency to its strongest revenue performance in its 75-year history, earned recognition from PRWeek. The global public relations and marketing firm was also recognized for earning the PRWeek U.S. Awards Agency of the Year, and Outstanding Extra-Large Agency, in March 2022. 

View the full list on PRWeek. 

ST. LOUIS, July 1, 2022 – FleishmanHillard’s Della Sweetman has been selected to serve as the Creativity in PR Jury President at the 2022 London International Awards (LIA). Chosen for her leadership experience, ambition, dedication to the industry and unique point of view, Sweetman will lead the program’s inaugural jury.

Sweetman joined FleishmanHillard in 2003 and now serves as the chief business development officer, responsible for driving new business growth, in addition to serving as the agency’s executive lead for Global Creative, Strategy and Planning.

The LIA celebrates creative work across the public relations spectrum that has driven and influenced opinion.

Winners will be selected in Las Vegas on Nov. 8, 2022.

Read more about Sweetman, the jury members and the awards program here.

ST. LOUIS, June 21, 2022 – FleishmanHillard earned Gold in the Personal Care category at the 2022 Effie Awards United States on behalf of excellent client work with Neutrogena. 

The campaign – “In the Sun: This Film Could Save Your Life” – highlighted critical information on sun safety through unbranded, personal narratives, aiming to dismiss common misconceptions about skin health. 

Launched in 1968, the Effie Awards honor the most effective campaigns in the U.S. Today, the program spans across a global network of over 125 markets to recognize all forms of marketing created by individuals and organizations. 

The winners were announced during the 2022 Effie U.S. Awards Celebration in New York City on June 14. 

View the complete list of winners here.

ST. LOUIS, June 17, 2022 – FleishmanHillard’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, Adrianne C. Smith, was recognized with the Outstanding Mentor award at this year’s Diversity Dinner, hosted by the Diversity Action Alliance (DAA). Additionally, Thomas Bennett, senior vice president, was honored with the Distinguished Communicator of Color Award.

Sponsored by Omnicom Public Relations Group, the second annual DAA Diversity Dinner showcased notable public relations work and recognized communications leaders driving for action and representation in diversity, equity and inclusion.

Recipients were honored at the dinner in New York City on June 15. Learn more about the program here.

ST. LOUIS, June 8, 2022 — FleishmanHillard in Seoul triumphed as the 2022 PR Consultancy of the Year in the highly competitive Japan/Korea category of the PR Awards Asia, held by Campaign, an authoritative voice of the media, marketing and advertising community globally.  

Marking its 20^th anniversary, FleishmanHillard in Korea delivers excellent client experience through agile and all-encompassing communication services under its ‘Kindness & Brilliance’ focus in 2022.

Under the leadership of President and Senior Partner Yvonne Park, the agency’s Seoul operations maintain exceptional growth as well as employee and client retention rate while continuously innovating, most recently in areas of stakeholder engagement, data-driven public affairs and public-private partnership strategy.

In addition, FleishmanHillard took home two Gold awards and a Silver award in the campaign categories.

FleishmanHillard India earned Gold in Technology for its ‘Verbing #GorillaJaisaTough for India’s Next Half Billion’ on behalf of client Corning® Gorilla® Glass. In a newly introduced category, Post-Pandemic Recovery (COVID-19), FleishmanHillard Sydney won Gold for its wildly successful ‘Carnival Cruise Line – Find Your Fun Type’ campaign on behalf of client Carnival Cruise Line. FleishmanHillard Hong Kong earned Silver in the Cause-Related, Diversity & Inclusion category for its ‘Dishes Make Wishes’ campaign on behalf of client FWD.

PR Awards Asia, organized by Campaign and PRWeek, is now in its 21^st year. The awards recognize the brilliant work and celebrate the achievements of leading communicators and agencies across the region.

View the full list of winners here.