NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Weber Shandwick was named the gold winner for PR Agency of the Year at the second annual Campaign US Agency of the Year Awards today. The awards recognize creative, strategic and business excellence at media, creative, digital, experiential and PR agencies across the United States.

In awarding the honor, Campaign highlighted Weber Shandwick's success in helping clients navigate the year's tough challenges, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a collective reckoning on racial injustice.

"This year our people rose to unimaginable heights – a diversity of experts collaborated to solve complex, rapidly evolving challenges across audiences and industries," said Joy Farber Kolo, president of Weber Shandwick North America. "I am beyond proud of our people and incredibly grateful for our client partners who trust us to help drive their success."

The Campaign US PR Agency of the Year award follows several honors awarded to Weber Shandwick this past year, including Ad Age Agency A-List, PRWeek Purpose Agency of the Year, PRWeek U.S. Large Agency of the Year, PRovoke North America Agency of the Decade and PRovoke Global Agency of the Decade. 

About Weber Shandwick

Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications network that delivers next-generation solutions to brands, businesses and organizations in major markets around the world. Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, we have won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry. Weber Shandwick was named to Ad Age's Agency A-List in 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019. Weber Shandwick was also honored as PRovoke's Global Agency of the Decade in 2020 and PRWeek's Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The firm earned 25 Lions at the 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Data-led, with earned ideas at the core, the agency deploys leading and emerging technologies to inform strategy, develop critical insights and heighten impact across sectors and specialty areas, including brand and B2B marketing, healthcare marketing, change management, employee engagement, corporate reputation, crisis management, data and analytics, technology, public affairs, social impact and financial communications. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com

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