The Central West Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (CWC-FPRA) recognized the area’s best work in public relations, marketing and communications during its “2019 Image Awards: All that Glitters is Gold” event on April 17 at GROVE Restaurant. The local Image Awards competition is conducted annually to recognize outstanding public relations, marketing and communications programs and to encourage and promote the development of the public relations profession.
Kim Livengood, APR of The Eclipse Agency earned top honors – the Grand All Image Award – for her entry, “Finding the Bazaar.” Earning Image Awards were Livengood for “Finding the Bazaar” and “Passport to the Bazaar”; Sharon Kunkel, Wordslinger Marketing & PR, for “Goodwill Manasota: A Hand Up Pays Off”; Premiere Sotheby’s International Realty for “Shaquille O’Neal’s Orlando Home Press Release” – which also earned a Judges’ Award for cost-efficiency; and Visit Sarasota County for “VSC Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week.” Earning Awards of Distinction were: Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County for “Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota Art Battle”; Next-Mark for “CMX Cinemas Makes an Epic Entrance into a New Market”; Habitat for Humanity Sarasota for “Lives Transformed: The Campaign for Hammock Place”; First Watch for “First Watch Blog”; and FCCI Insurance Group for “FCCI Website.” Additionally, Eleni Pierce was recognized with The Joe Curley Rising Leader Award.
Keynote speaker was the inspirational Rachel Weeks, who is a triathlete and track cyclist despite being “deafblind” due to Usher syndrome. Emcee for the awards was SNN anchor Hallie Peilet. The sponsor of the event was Premiere Sotheby’s International Realty. CWC-FPRA meets monthly for professional development luncheons and networking; visit cwcfpra.com.
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