For Immediate Release
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<your organization> Wins Publicity Club of Chicago <name of award>,
Named among Best of the Best at 2014 Golden Trumpet Awards
CHICAGO (June 5, 2014) – The Publicity Club of Chicago (PCC) presented <your organization> a
<name of award> for <purpose / category> at the PCC's 55th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards on June
4, which honored the most creative and successful public relations campaigns of 2013.
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“We congratulate all the prestigious organizations and individuals honored at this year’s program,” said
David Brimm, PCC president and president of BrimmComm, Inc. “The Golden Trumpet is the premier
awards program for Chicagoland communications professionals because it truly represents a validation by
industry peers of the hard work put forth by communications practitioners on a daily basis on behalf of
employers and clients.”
<your organization’s> award was among winners in 21 categories honored by the PCC at its Annual
Golden Trumpet Awards gala. The PCC also announced the winners of its four most prestigious “Best of
the Best” awards, chosen among this year’s Gold Trumpet Award winners.
The PCC’s top five award winners are:
 Platinum Award (best overall PR campaign of the year): ASGK Public Strategies for “Winning
Marriage Equality in Illinois”
 The Elynore Dolkart Meserow Creativity Award (exceptional creativity): Weber Shandwick for
“The PEDIGREE Feeding Project”
 The Edwin J. Shaughnessy Quality of Life Award (for improving the quality of life): Public
Communications, Inc. for “Bringing Aquarium to Lurie Children’s Hospital”
 The Jeffrey D. Bierig Brand Builder Award (for enhancing and promoting a brand):
Northwestern Medicine for “Introducing the Northwestern Medicine Brand”
 The Buell Patterson Technology Award (for best use of technology in a campaign): GolinHarris
for “Fruittare™ Inspires the Song of the Summer”
“The annual Golden Trumpet Awards program allows us to recognize PR campaigns that educate,
entertain, and inspire. These campaigns ‘move the needle’ and get results for the companies, clients,
products and services they represent,” said PCC board member Jon Kaplan, media relations director at
GreenMark Public Relations. “Winning a Golden or Silver Trumpet is the pinnacle of recognition in the
Chicago PR community.”
The PCC also honored former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The Nobel Peace Prize winner served as
keynote speaker of the Golden Trumpet Awards and received a Special Award of Honor. Additionally,
this year the Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed on two prominent communications
professionals, Rick Jasculca and Jim Terman, of Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications.
Adding to the prestige of the awards gala was Chicago television journalist Bill Kurtis, who served as this
year’s emcee.
The 55th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards dinner and program was held at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel,
Chicago. Jon Kaplan, media relations director at GreenMark PR, served as chair of the Golden Trumpet
Awards committee.
About the Publicity Club of Chicago
The Publicity Club of Chicago, founded in 1941, is the nation’s largest independent public relations
membership organization, providing education and networking opportunities to Chicago’s outstanding
public relations practitioners. Through monthly luncheons, professional development seminars, a premier
awards program and additional events, PCC is a practical resource for providing the tools, technology and
tactics Chicago-area professional communicators need to implement high-quality programs and excel in
public relations. For more information about the PCC including membership, committees, advertising
opportunities and a complete schedule of events, contact the Publicity Club of Chicago online
(http://www.publicity.org) , by email (office@publicity.org) or phone (773/463-5560).
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