New category group highlights social media excellence, plus the return of the William M. Cavanaugh Student Award and another in-person ceremony to properly celebrate winners

PR Club, the nation’s longest-running organization for communications professionals in New England, today opened submissions for the 55th Annual Bell Ringer Awards that honor outstanding achievements in PR and marketing. The Bell Ringer Awards are open to public relations, marketing and communication professionals based in New England or those who manage(d) initiatives for New England-based clients. Winning submissions will be announced and celebrated in-person on June 8, 2023, at the Royal Sonesta in Boston. More details on the ceremony will be shared at a later date.

Following positive feedback from last year, entries for the three Professional Awards will remain free for PR Club members. The Striker (young professional), Ringer (mid-level), and the John J. Molloy Crystal Bell for Lifetime Achievement are also open for nominations here.

PR Club wants to highlight some changes and enhancements to the 2023 awards:

• A new single-item category group to display Social Media Excellence in various platforms such as LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok.
• Streamlined campaign groups to make it easier for entrants to find the optimal category to enter.
• As part of the PR Club’s mission to develop and encourage the next generation of public relations professionals, the PR Club is bringing back the William M. Cavanaugh Student Award, a $1,000 award to one junior or senior undergraduate student.

“The official launch of the Bell Ringer Awards marks an exciting and important time for New England PR, marketing and comms pros to reflect on the positive work they have done in the past year,” said Sofia Giovannello, President of PR Club and Managing Supervisor at Methods+Mastery. “Each year, we are delighted to see the creativity and innovation of the submitted work, and I am excited to be even more involved in the process as my first year as President.”

Entries can be submitted using the online submission form and must represent work completed between January 1, 2022, and March 24, 2023. To qualify for early-bird pricing and discounted rates, sign up or renew your membership here.

• Early bird entries, which will be discounted by $30 per entry for PR Club members, must be submitted by Friday, February 24, 2023, by 6 p.m. ET.
• The regular deadline for Bell Ringer Award entries is Friday, March 24, 2023, by 6 p.m. ET.
• Late entries, which incur an additional fee, will be accepted until Friday, March 31, 2023, by 6 p.m. ET.
• The deadline for professional awards and the William M. Cavanaugh grant is Friday, April 14, 2023, by 6 p.m. ET.

Interested in sponsoring this year’s Bell Ringer Awards? Find more details here.

For more information on attending or submitting your work for consideration, please visit the PR Club website: https://www.prclub.org/bell-ringer-awards-guidelines/

About PR Club

Founded in 1948, PR Club (formerly the Publicity Club of New England) strives to promote and encourage involvement in the communications industry and specifically the professions of public relations, promotions, and marketing. Get additional information about monthly PR Club programs, social and networking events, the “Bell Ringer” blog, and the Bell Ringer Awards Ceremony at www.PRClub.org. Follow them on Twitter @PRClubofNE.

About the Bell Ringer Awards

The Bell Ringer Awards recognize public relations and communications work that demonstrates excellence in creative planning and superior execution to achieve a high degree of success in reaching predetermined objectives. Open to all New England practitioners, the program, now in its 55th year, celebrates the extraordinary work of the region’s communications professionals.

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