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2010 MERCURY AWARDS

The Mercury Awards showcase the very best work by our talented communicators.

Click here to download all the Call for Entry details!

Please note that the Distinguished PR Practitioner of the Year Award

is actually the W. Thomas Duke Distinguished PR Practitioner of the Year Award.

All instructions and deadlines for this category still apply.

Silver Wing and Mercury entries are due February 19th by 5pm.

Individual award entries are due March 5th.

 

SAVE THE DATE
COLUMBIA, SC


2010 MERCURY AWARDS
APRIL 22, 2010


SPRING CONFERENCE

Keynote Speaker, Gary McCormick
PRSA President and HGTV Executive
April 23, 2010

 

Online Payment for Entries:

Silver Wing Entry
Mercury Entry
Individual Award Nomination
SCPRSA Member

Free!

Non-Member

Free!

If you pay online, please be sure to include a copy of the payment confirmation page with each entry submitted.


2009 Mercury Awards winners for their programs and campaigns in the 2008 calendar year were...

2008 Mercury Award Winners

 

2008 Mercury Award

Arcadia Publishing

“Galveston: A City on Stilts”

Community Relations Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Chernoff Newman

“Campus Crawl”

Community Relations Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Award of Merit

South Carolina State Ports Authority

“Pledge for Growth”

Community Relations Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Touchpoint Communications

“Lowcountry AIDS Services”

Brand/Reputation Management Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Award of Merit

Rawle Murdy Associates

“Cheeseburger in Paradise”

Brand/Reputation Management Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Riley Communications

“Viva La Vista”

Events/Observances, 7 or Fewer Days

 

2008 Mercury Award

BlueCross BlueShield of SC

“National Walk at Lunch Day”

Events/Observances, 7 or Fewer Days

 

2008 Mercury Award

Award of Merit

Palmetto Health

“Grand Opening Celebration”

Events/Observances, 7 or Fewer Days

 

2008 Mercury Award

College of Charleston

“Bully Pulpit Series”

Events/Observances, More than 7 Days

 

2008 Mercury Award

Award of Merit

Jackson-Dawson Marketing Solutions

“Food Lion, LLC”

Events/Observances, More than 7 Days

 

2008 Mercury Award

Jackson-Dawson Marketing

“2008 Fireball Run”

Public Service Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Davis PR

“Say Yes 2 Our Schools”

Public Affairs Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Award of Merit

Davis PR

“2008 Cigarette Tax Campaign”

Public Affairs Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Arcadia Publishing

“Arcadia Kids”

Marketing Consumer Products Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Award of Merit

Obviouslee Marketing

“Firefly Distillery”

Marketing Consumer Products Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Chernoff Newman

“Palmetto Health Weight Center”

Marketing Consumer Services Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Award of Merit

AdCo
“Doctors Care Sports Physicals 2008”

Marketing Consumer Services Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

VantagePoint

“T&B Brass Product Launch”

Marketing Business to Business Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Rawle Murdy Associates

“Wild Dunes Resort”

Crisis Communications/Issues Management

 

2008 Mercury Award

Award of Merit

Jackson-Dawson Marketing Solutions

“Blue Bird Bus/Sanger Middle School”

Crisis Communications/Issues Management

 

2008 Mercury Award

BlueCross BlueShield of SC

“United Way Giving Campaign”

Internal Communications Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Award of Merit

NOAA Coastal Services Center

“Coastal Services”

Internal Communications Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Greenville Hospital System

“Minority Health Summit”

Multicultural Public Relations Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Rawle Murdy Associates

“The Charleston Animal Society”

Integrated Communications Category

 

2008 Mercury Award

Award of Merit

Jackson-Dawson Marketing Solutions
“Blue Bird All American School Bus”

Integrated Communications Category

 


 

2008 Silver Wing Award Winners

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Arcadia Publishing

“Galveston”

Press Kits/Media Kits Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Davis PR
“LRADAC Groundbreaking”

Press Kits/Media Kits Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

AdCo

“CSCA New Business Mailer”

Direct Mail/Direct Response Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

University of South Carolina
“Ronald McDonald House”

Direct Mail/Direct Response Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Greenville Hospital System

“Newcomers”

Direct Mail/Direct Response Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Palmetto Health

“A Place For Us CD”

Audio Programs Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Roper St. Francis Healthcare

“Journey to Excellence”

Speeches Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Municipal Association of SC

“Joint Opinion Column on Tax Reform”

Editorials/Op-Ed Columns Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Jackson-Dawson Marketing Solutions
“SC Technology & Aviation Center”

Editorials/Op-Ed Columns Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Arcadia Publishing

“Pacific Flyer”

Advertorials Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Municipal Association of SC
“SC Biz Diversity Issue”

Advertorials Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Jackson-Dawson Marketing

“Food Lion LLC”

Research/Evaluation Category


2008 Silver Wing Award

Heathwood Hall

“I Am Here Song”

Creative Tactics Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

LRADAC
“Prom Pocket Card”

Creative Tactics Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

LRADAC

“Family Day Placemat”

Creative Tactics Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

BlueCross BlueShield of SC

“Paper Bag FSI”

Creative Tactics Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Chernoff Newman

“VOTE Poster”

Posters Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Jackson-Dawson Marketing

“Milliken Napery Cheers Microsite”

Web Sites/External Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

“CEO’s Corner”

Web Sites/External Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

NuVox

“Sales Conference Web Site”

Web Sites/Internal/Intranets/Extranets

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

NuVox
“Premier Circle Web Site”

Web Sites/Internal/Intranets/Extranets Category

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Chernoff Newman

“Wal-Mart Certified SC Grown”

Media Relations/Consumer Products

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Touchpoint Communications

“Folbot”

Media Relations/Consumer Products

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

BlueCross BlueShield of SC

“Enterprise Systems Management”

Media Relations/Business to Business

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

South Carolina Arts Commission

“National Symphony Orchestra”

Media Relations/Associations/Gov’t/Nonprofit

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Chernoff Newman
“SC State Election Commission Media”

Media Relations/Associations/Gov’t/Nonprofit

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

SC Chamber of Commerce

“ChamberBiz”

Multimedia Communications/Newsletters

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Heathwood Hall

“The Highlander”

Newsletters/Fewer Than 16 Pages

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Greenville Hospital System

“The View”

Newsletters/Fewer Than 16 Pages

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Sonoco

“Sustainable Progress Forward”

Annual Reports/Companies More Than $500 Million

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Sonoco

“2007 Annual Report”

Annual Reports/Companies More Than $500 Million

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

First Citizens

“First Citizenship”

Newsletters/Sixteen Pages or More

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Municipal Association of SC
“Uptown Newsletter Redesign”

Newsletters/Sixteen Pages or More

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

NOAA Coastal Services Center

“Coastal Services”

Magazines/Internal Audiences Primarily

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Palmetto Health

“PS”

Magazines/Internal Audiences Primarily

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Greenville Hospital System

“Inside Health”

Magazines/External Audiences Primarily

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
“South Carolina Business Magazine”

Magazines/External Audiences Primarily

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Select Health of South Carolina

“2008 Annual Report”

Annual Reports/Companies Up to $500 Million

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Heathwood Hall

“I Am Here Annual Fund Campaign”

Multimedia Comm./Internal Presentations

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Sonoco
“The Sky’s The Limit”

Multimedia Comm./Internal Presentations

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Heathwood Hall

“I Am Here Video”

Multimedia Comm./External Presentations

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Municipal Association of SC
“Hometown Network News”

Multimedia Comm./External Presentations

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Spartanburg Regional

“Cancer Annual Report”

Annual Reports/Nonprofit Organizations

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Municipal Association of SC

“Annual Report”

Annual Reports/Nonprofit Organizations

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Dixon Hughes PLLC

“Positively Unique”

Brochures/Fewer Than 16 Pages

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

Spartanburg Regional
“Cancer Survivor Insert”

Brochures/Fewer Than 16 Pages

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

LRADAC

“Client Services Orient. Handbook”

Publications/Single Issue Newsletter/Booklet

 

2008 Silver Wing Award

Award of Merit

NuVox

“Premier Circle Program”

Publications/Single Issue Newsletters/Booklet

 

 


2008 Individual Award Winners

 

Community Spirit Award
David Campbell
Chernoff Newman

 

Rookie of the Year Award

Ryan Fisher
Jackson Dawson Marketing Solutions

 

W. Thomas Duke Distinguished PR Practitioner of the Year Award

Brett Turner

Jackson Dawson Marketing Solutions

 

2008 PRSSA Scholarship Winners

 

Clemson University
Scholarship to go to
Clemson University PRSSA chapter

 

College of Charleston
Sarah Flick

 

University of South Carolina

Chantelle Lytle

 

 

Special Thanks to all the hard working professionals on the 2009 Mercury Committee:

Committee Chair: Ashley Sherry

Sara Corbett

Penny Cothran

Graham Ervin

Karla Falk

Kelly Hamilton

Emily Higgins

Janet Lawrence

Melanie Mathos

Katie Nance

PJ Norlander

Jacque Riley

Allison Skipper

Brett Turner

Erin Watson