Awards
Best Business Awards
Best Business Award – Best Innovation: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide for twendz, 2009
Bulldog Reporter
Silver Bulldog Award - Best Use of Internet (Business): Twitter at Black Hat: How Microsoft threw its hat into the newsroom of the future, 2009
Gold Bulldog Award – Best Use of Internet (Business): Mitigating the Unforeseen, 2008
Bronze Bulldog Award – Best Use of Internet (New Media): Mixin’ It Up @ MIX07, 2008
Festival of Media Awards
Festival of Media Award Finalist – Media Innovation of the Year: twendz What’s on Your Mind?, 2010
The Holmes Report
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
European SABRE Award Finalist – Trade Associations: Responsible Gaming Day European Gaming and Betting Association, 2009
European Technology Agency of the Year, 2008
HP Circle Awards
HP global marketing CIRCLE Award - Best Website Marketing Experience: HP Power to Change, 2009
Interactive Media Awards
Best in Class Award - Search Engine/Directory: “Behind Bing”, 2009
IMA Award, Web Design/Development - Creative Communications Group Site, 2008
International Academy of the Visual Arts
Communicator Silver Award of Distinction – Print/Magazine Placement: The G1 graces GQ, 2009
International Business Awards
Stevie Award – Public Relations Agency of the Year in North America: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 2009
Stevie Award – Best New Product or Service of the Year – Computer Services: What’s on your mind? Now anyone can decipher Twitter discussion with the help of twendz!, 2009
King County
King County Solid Waste Division Award – Best Workplace for Recycling Award : Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 2009
Media
Asia-Pacific PR Awards/ Certificate of Excellence – Social Education & Philanthropy Awards/Environmental Campaign of the Year: HP Power to Change, 2009
Medical Marketing & Media
MM&M Award – Best Interactive Initiative for Consumers: BioMarin Pharmaceuticals—PKU Awareness Month: Community Building and Engagement through Facebook, 2009
MM&M Award Finalist – Best Use of PR to Consumers: Shire HGT: Tiny patient population, big stories, big impact, 2008
PR News
CSR Award Finalist – Annual Report: NetHope, 2009
Platinum PR Award Finalist – Large PR Firm of the Year: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 2009
Platinum PR Award Finalist – Wow Award: What’s on your mind? Now anyone can decipher Twitter discussion with the help of twendz!, 2009
Platinum PR Award Finalist – Global PR Campaign: Shining a Spotlight on the Global Problem of Software Piracy, 2009
Platinum PR Award Finalist – Online Communications: Introducing Windows 7: The Touchy-Feely OS, 2009
Platinum PR Award Finalist – Video Program: Putting Transparency into Practice with “Ask the Gu”, 2009
PR News PR People Award Finalist – Jennifer Houston nominated for Digital Communicator of the Year, 2009
PR News Award – Top Places to Work in PR: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 2009
Prism Awards
Prism Award – Corporate Social Responsibility: HP Power to Change, 2010
PRSA
Silver SABRE Award – Technology Software: Shining a Spotlight on the Global Problem of Software Piracy, 2009
Silver SABRE Award Finalist – Technology Software: Twitter at Black Hat, How Microsoft Threw Its Hat into The Newsroom of the Future, 2009
Silver SABRE Award Finalist – Telecommunications: Forget the Slingshot and the Stone, Introducing the T-Mobile G1, 2009
Bronze Anvil Award – Consumer Products, Technology category: “There’s No Place Like Home - Microsoft Windows Home Server Consumer Media Event”, 2008
Totem Award (Seattle Chapter) – Public Relations Components, News Releases, Consumer Media: Microsoft Anti-Piracy Enforcement Goes Global, 2008
Certificate of Excellence (Seattle Chapter) – Special Events and Observances, Business/Manufacturing; Products/Consumer Goods: Digitizing the Worldwide Partner Conference, 2008
Certificate of Excellence (Seattle Chapter) – Visual Presentations, Video: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Beta 3, 2008
PRWeek
PRWeek Award - PR Innovation of the Year: What’s on Your Mind? Now Anyone Can Decipher Twitter Discussion with the Help of twendz!, 2010
UK PRWeek Award – Bronze Best Place to Work: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 2009
PRWeek Award – Large Agency of the Year Finalist: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 2008
PRWeek Award – Honorable Mention – Arts, Entertainment and Media Campaign of the Year: Harry Potter-Mania at Amazon.com, 2008
Publicity Club of New England
Bell Ringer Merit Award – Single Special Event: MPS Foundation, Helping a small non-profit help others, 2009
Puget Sound Business Journal
PSBJ Washington’s Best Workplace Finalist – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 2008
Social Media Club PDX
SoMe Award Finalist – Next Big Thing: What’s on your mind? Now anyone can decipher Twitter discussion with the help of twendz!, 2009
Society for New Communications Research
SNCR Award Finalist – Technology Innovation /External Communications & Communities category: Discoverbing.com/behindbing, 2009
Telly Awards
Silver Telly Award – Animated Video: Modeling Through the Ages (in partnership with Happy Trails Animation and Microsoft), 2009
Webvisions
Webvisionary Award – Mashup: What’s on your mind? Now anyone can decipher Twitter discussion with the help of twendz!, 2009
Webvisionary Award – People’s Choice: twendz, 2009
Women in Business
Stevie Award – Website of the Year: Half the Sky (www.halftheskymovement.org), 2009
Stevie Award Finalist – Best Overall Company of the Year: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, 2009
RANKINGS:
Great Place to Work
UK’s 50 Best Places to Work - Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 32 Best Places to Work in the UK, 2009
Holmes Report
Specialist Agencies of the Decade – Technology Agency of the Decade, 2010
Global Annual Ranking – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 16 among 250 PR Agencies, 2008
Marketing-interactive.com
Top 10 Agencies in Asia – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 7 by client votes, 2008
Media Inc.
Top PR Firms – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 1 in the Northwest, 2009
Top PR Firms – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 1 in the Northwest, 2008
O’Dwyers
O’Dwyers list of Independent PR Firms – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 2 Top Independent PR firm out of 157 firms included, 2009
O’Dwyers list of Independent PR Firms – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 2 Top Independent PR firm out of 190 firms included, 2008
Oregon Business
Oregon Business 100 Best Companies – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide was named 24th Best Large Oregon Company to Work For, 2009
Oregon Business Power List – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 1 on the list, 2009
Oregon Business Power List – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 1 on the list, 2008
Portland Business Journal
Portland Business Journal – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 32 among 41 companies on the list, 2009
Corporate Philanthropists – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 31 among 46 companies on the list, 2008
Puget Sound Business Journal
Corporate Citizenship – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 25 in the medium category, 2009
Top PR Firm – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 1 among 25 companies on the list, 2009
Top PR Firm – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 1 among 25 companies on the list, 2008
PRSourceCode
Top Tech Communicators – IT Journalists ranked Waggener Edstrom Worldwide as the third “Best of the Best” PR Agency in the large agency category, 2009
Top Tech Communicators Study – IT Journalists ranked Waggener Edstrom Worldwide as the fourth “Best of the Best” PR Agency in the large agency category, 2008
PRWeek UK
Top 40 Technology Consultancies – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 7 among 40 Technology Consultancies in UK, 2009
Top 150 Consultancies – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 58 among 150 Consultancies, 2009
Top 50 Independent Consultancies – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 15 among 50 Independent Consultancies, 2008
Top 150 Consultancies – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 55 among 150 Consultancies, 2008
San Francisco Business Times
Largest Public Relations Firms in the Bay Area – Waggener Edstrom Worldwide ranked No. 20 among 25 firms based on staff in the Bay Area, 2008
PEOPLE:
Ernst & Young
Melissa Waggener Zorkin named Pacific Northwest Regional Entrepreneur of the Year in the Media, Entertainment & Communication category, 2009
iMedia Connection
iMedia 25 Internet Marketing Leaders and Innovators – Tac Anderson was recognized as one of 25 Internet Marketing Leaders and Innovators, 2009
International Business Awards
Stevie Award – Melissa Waggener Zorkin named Best Executive in North America, 2008
Portland Business Journal
PBJ Orchid Award – Pam Edstrom named Women Executive of the Year in the large business category, 2008
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.
Power List – Melissa Waggener Zorkin named one of the top 25 public relations professionals of 2009
40 Under 40 – Jennifer Cadmus named one of the top 40 PR professionals of 2009
40 Under 40 – Jennifer Houston named one of the top 40 PR professionals of 2009
