ST. LOUIS, May 26, 2022 – FleishmanHillard earned 10 finalist nods at this year’s PR Asia Awards. Presented by Campaign Asia and PRWeek Asia, the global public relations and marketing firm was honored with individual, agency and client award shortlists.

• FleishmanHillard Manila, Patti Malay (PR Agency Head of the Year)
• FleishmanHillard Korea (Japan/Korea Consultancy of the Year)
• FleishmanHillard India (South Asia Consultancy of the Year)
• FleishmanHillard Hong Kong, “FWD Dishes Make Wishes” (Diversity & Inclusion Campaign of the Year)
• HBO GO with FleishmanHillard Manila, “On the Job Series Media Launch” (Promotional Activity Campaign of the Year)
• Western Union with FleishmanHillard India, “Education Overseas: An Evolving Journey” (Financial Communications Campaign of the Year)
• Corning Gorilla Glass with FleishmanHillard India, “Verbing #GorillaJaisaTough to India’s Next Half Billion” (Technology Campaign of the Year)
• Carnival Cruise Line with FleishmanHillard Australia, “Find Your Fun Type” (Brand Development (Product) Campaign)
• Carnival Cruise Line with FleishmanHillard Australia, “Find Your Fun Type” (Consumer Launch Campaign of the Year)
• Carnival Cruise Line with FleishmanHillard Australia, “Find Your Fun Type” (Post-Pandemic Recovery Campaign of the Year)

The PR Asia Awards celebrate the region’s most inspiring and strategic campaigns, individuals and agencies. For 21 years, the program has recognized excellent work that is defining the communications industry.

Winners will be announced at the PR Asia Awards ceremony on Wednesday, June 8.

See the full list of finalists here.

ST. LOUIS, May 23, 2022 — FleishmanHillard earned four client wins at this year’s Anvil Awards. Commended for excellent client campaigns, the global public relations and marketing firm was recognized for work on behalf of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Lowe’s Home Improvement and UPS.

• Krispy Kreme Doughnuts with FleishmanHillard, “Krispy Kreme Shares Sweet Support for COVID-19 Vaccinations,” (Bronze Anvil, Media Relations > Consumer Services)
• Lowe’s Home Improvement with FleishmanHillard, “A Night of Lowemance,” (Bronze Anvil, Media Relations > Consumer Products > Non-Packaged Goods)
• UPS with FleishmanHillard, “The Greatest Delivery: UPS Healthcare Leads Worldwide COVID-19 Vaccine Logistics and Distribution” (Silver Anvil, Integrated Communications > Business to Business)
• UPS with FleishmanHillard, “The Greatest Delivery: UPS Healthcare Leads Worldwide COVID-19 Vaccine Logistics and Distribution” (Bronze Anvil, Media Relations > Business to Business)

Additionally, FleishmanHillard earned an Award of Excellence for work on behalf of client Novo Nordisk.

• Novo Nordisk with FleishmanHillard, “It’s Bigger Than Me,” (Award of Excellence, Integrated Communications > Consumer Services)

Presented by PRSA since 1944, the Silver Anvil awards celebrate campaigns that showcase outstanding strategic and organizational initiatives each year. The Bronze Anvil awards recognize notable public relations tactics that contribute to the overall campaign success.

Winners for the PRSA Anvil Awards were announced during an awards ceremony in New York on May 19. View the full list of winners on PRSA.

ST. LOUIS, May 17, 2022 — Sharon Piehl, managing director at FleishmanHillard in South Africa, has been named to the 2022 Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky list of Africa’s Most Inspirational Women in Leadership.

Supported by House of Rose Professional’s Mission 2029 for a Better World, which aims to shape a better world through diversity and inclusion initiatives and leadership, this inaugural list recognizes leaders based on their career accomplishments, scale of influence, active advocacy for gender equality and support of other women in leadership both in and outside their respective organizations.

The 2022 list chose these women from a review of over 400 companies operating in Africa.

Read more about Piehl and other honorees here.

ST. LOUIS, May 16, 2022 — Cannes Lions selected FleishmanHillard’s Brian Melarkey, director and head of creative strategy, to serve on the PR Lions Shortlist Jury for the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. FleishmanHillard has been represented on the Cannes Lions jury for 14 years.  

Melarkey began his communications career in 2005, and shortly after joined the global PR and marketing firm as a senior client manager. In 2012, he was appointed the first creative director in EMEA, specializing in consumer marketing communications.

With countless experience overseeing creative initiatives for clients, Melarkey has previously been the creative director for two winning Cannes Lions campaigns.

Winners will be celebrated at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France from June 20-24.

Read more about Brian and the other jury members here.