CALL FOR ENTRIES
Showcase all of the hard work and creativity your teams have spent hours working on at the 2025 PRSA Pittsburgh Renaissance Awards!
Public relations, marketing and communications professionals in the Pittsburgh area are invited to submit their most innovative, creative projects and programs for our annual Renaissance Awards. Each year, the Renaissance Awards honor local organizations, agencies, businesses, and communicators of all ages for their innovative work across different areas of public relations and marketing communications.
HOW TO ENTER:
- Make sure your program/campaign was executed between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024.
- View entry categories and descriptions here. You may submit the same program / project for more than one category, but each must have its own entry and payment. Entrants may submit as many entries as they wish.
- Review the judging criteria, due dates and fees below.
- Draft a 1-2 page summary and 50-word abstract summarizing the entry. This abstract will be used to introduce the award at the ceremony.
- Compile 1 – 3 visual elements that best represent the campaign or tactic. Incorporate videos, media coverage, reports, letters, photos and samples of materials used in the program. We will showcase these at the awards.
- Upload materials and complete entry information through these Google Forms:
- Submit payment, see below.
DEADLINES & FEES:
Call for Entries Open: Monday, September 9
Early Bird Deadline: Friday, October 4 by midnight.
- Members – $75
- Nonmembers – $90
- Nonprofit – $65
- PRSSA member (student): $20
- Nonmember student: $30
Final Deadline: Friday, October 18 by midnight.
- Members – $90
- Nonmembers – $110
- Nonprofit – $80
- PRSSA member (student): $30
- Nonmember student: $40
Renaissance Ticket Registration: November 2024
Renaissance Award Notifications: December 2024
2025 Renaissance Awards Ceremony: January 30, 2025
JUDGING & CRITERIA
An impartial panel of judges from the West Michigan PRSA Chapter will judge all Renaissance Awards entries. At least two judges will evaluate each entry based on the entry summary and visuals provided, which should include the areas listed below.
Campaign Entry Format
- 10% Situation Analysis / Research: Describe the situation and audience.
- 30% Implementation / Execution: Describe how the plans were executed and all tactics. Quality of work, creativity and budget.
- 30% Planning: Include research, goals, objectives, strategies and any challenges experienced during the planning process.
- 30% Evaluation: Overall success of the program, including metrics and method of evaluation.
Tactics Entry Form
- 30% Planning / Content: Objectives and target audience, including research.
- 25% Technical Excellence: Quality of design, writing and other communications elements.
- 15% Creativity: Unique messages, materials, technology.
- 30% Results: Overall success of the program, including metrics and method of evaluation.
Individual Entry Form
- Has the nominee demonstrated invaluable contributions to the field throughout their career?
- What has the nominee’s impact been on the field?
- Does the nominee show a lasting commitment and contribution to the field?
- Did the nominee go above and beyond the standards of the PR profession?
- Did the nominee achieve and demonstrate remarkable results in their efforts this year?
- Does the nominee show vested interest, enthusiasm and commitment to PR?
- Did the nominee show exemplary dedication to the PRSA Pittsburgh Chapter?
- Did the nominee demonstrate a high understanding of public relations practices?
QUESTIONS?
Please send any questions you have to us at renaissance@prsa-pgh.org.
