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PR Awards 2020 shortlist announced

PR Awards 2020 shortlist announced

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Tight deadlines, quick turnaround times and crisis management are the daily basis for every PR professional. It can be incredibly stressful and is one of the hardest fields to work in. That's why it's no small feat for those who made it to the shortlist of this year's PR Awards, the region's platform for recognising outstanding work in the PR and communications industry across Southeast Asia, South Asia and ANZ regions. This year saw 30 enterable categories offered to reflect the diverse industry verticals and disciplines across the public relations spectrum.

The most successful agency and brand across the categories will receive the coveted title of PR Awards Champion - Agency and PR Awards Champion - Brand. Last year, Asia PR Werkz brought home the PR Awards Champion - Agency while Grab took top honours as PR Awards Champion - Brand.

Our regional awards are judged by 40 senior client side industry experts from around the region. Judges commented that PR in today’s climate should not only be measured using PR value or eyeballs or likes. A successful measurement would be to understand the company’s business goals & then measure it accordingly against attributed growth by the campaign. They saw a lot of potential and creativity in in-house campaigns this year. Furthermore, the effort in content localisation is a good way to engage the audience, gain competitive advantage and create stronger brand identification. 

So who made the cut? Our judging panel has selected the following finalists:

Best Corporate Affairs Strategy
• Asian Civilisations Museum - Asian Civilisations Museum
• Sampai Bila - British American Tobacco Malaysia
• Singapore's first "Netflix for Cars" - CARRO
• World Without Waste - Coca-Cola Philippines
• Grab for Good - Grab
• INTI & IDC Whitepaper: Graduate Readiness vs Industry’s Advancement Towards IR4.0 - INTI International University & Colleges
• Leading Conversations on the Future of Health - Philips

Best Crisis / Reputation Management Strategy
• Sampai Bila - British American Tobacco Malaysia
• Managing and Minimising Issues: Navigating Gojek’s Launch in Singapore - Gojek
• Global Premiere HUAWEI Nova 5T - HUAWEI Malaysia
• Nourishing The Nation - Pupuk Indonesia (Persero)
• Regaining Trust & Restoring Public Confidence in the Singapore Postal Service - Singapore Post
• GOMO Rapology - Singtel
• Unifi- Second Chance (Satu Peluang) - Telekom Malaysia

Best CSR Communications
• Foodpanda Leading the Sustainability Challenge - Foodpanda
• Google Online Safety Park - Google Singapore
• Grab for Good - Grab
• Indosat Ooredoo Digital Camp (IDCamp) - Indosat Ooredoo
• Stop the Drama - Manulife Singapore
• Nespresso One Pod at a Time - Nespresso
• Changemakers for a Better World - Singapore International Foundation
• Live Healthier Lives - Sun Life Malaysia
• One of Us 2019 - Temasek
• The Power of Hands: Akbay Ginhawa Foundation Launch - The Medical City

Best Employee Engagement / Internal Communications
• WOW Campaign - DBS Bank
• DataFirst Communications - DBS Bank
• Welcome home, JLL! How JLL turned an office move into a housewarming party for our people - JLL
• Power Up - Manulife Singapore
• AR You Ready for HEY! - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• NTUC Income: We’re ‘IN with you!’ - NTUC Income
• Around the Bloc - Oracle
• DOsiewdai - Prudential Assurance Company Singapore
• Every Delivery Counts - Singapore Post
• Telkomsel, Let’s Rebound and Go Digital - Telkomsel Transformation

Best Engagement for a Targeted Community
• Gamestart 2019 - Eliphant
• Anugerah Guru Inspirasi McDonald’s 2019 - Gerbang Alaf Restaurants
• Google Online Safety Park - Google Singapore
• HP OMEN - HP
• Mrs Fortune Teller - Manulife Singapore
• AR You Ready for HEY! - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• More than a Race - Pulse Active
• Emergency Preparedness Forum for PWDs and Senior Citizens - SM Cares
• Tiger Born in Singapore - Tiger Beer
• Tiger Crystal - Crystal Cold & Extra Smooth - Tiger Beer
• OMO Alice Beauty Care - Unilever Vietnam

Best Event-Led PR Campaign
• Sampai Bila - British American Tobacco Malaysia
• Jewel Changi Airport Launch - Changi Airport Group
• Launching Impossible: The Future of Food - Impossible Foods
• Museum of Claims - Manulife Singapore
• Singapore Night Festival - National Heritage Board
• Philips Shaver S9000 Prestige: Raising the Bar on Male Grooming - Philips
• Porsche Taycan APAC Premiere - Porsche Asia Pacific
• Touch ‘n Go eWallet Raya Sempoi Bazaar - Touch ‘n Go eWallet
• Beauty and Personal Care Summit - Unilever
• Accelerating Cloud for ASEAN’s Digital Economy - VMware

Best Insights-Driven PR
• Sampai Bila - British American Tobacco Malaysia
• The Smart Cookie Traveller - DoubleTree by Hilton
• Google Online Safety Park - Google Singapore
• INTI & IDC Whitepaper: Graduate Readiness vs Industry’s Advancement Towards IR4.0 - INTI International University & Colleges
• Stop the Drama - Manulife Singapore
• Shaping the Future of Health - Philips
• The Longevity Agenda - Prudential Assurance Company Singapore
• Make Time - Sentosa Development Corporation
• Rebound and Go Digital - Telkomsel Transformation
• Launch of Money-back Guarantee - Touch ‘n Go eWallet

Best Launch / Re-Launch Campaign
• Launch of Project Kwai Chai Hong - Bai Chuan Management
• Singapore's first "Netflix for Cars" - CARRO
• Jewel Changi Airport Launch - Changi Airport Group
• The Smart Cookie Traveller - DoubleTree by Hilton
• HP Elite Dragonfly - HP
• Launching Impossible: The Future of Food - Impossible Foods
• BalikSG - National Heritage Board
• The Bubble Tea Factory - The Bubble Tea Factory
• Launch of Raya Sempoi - Touch ‘n Go eWallet
• Read These Lips: Welcome to the Wonderful World of Vulva & Skin Care - TWO L(I)PS

Best Media Relations Strategy
• GrabBike #AntiNgaret - Grab Indonesia
• Escape Therapy - HP Australia
• Cadbury FC - Mondelez Malaysia
• Jom Cadbury - Mondelez Malaysia
• Beyond the Label - National Council of Social Service (NCSS)
• The 5G Hotel - OPPO
• The Longevity Agenda - Prudential Assurance Company Singapore
• SingPost Media Relations Programme 2019 - Singapore Post
• The Bubble Tea Factory - The Bubble Tea Factory
• OMO Lupin (Greener for Vietnam) - Unilever Vietnam

Best PR by an In-House Communications Team
• Santan Restaurant and T&CO Café Launch - AirAsia
• DBS Bank: A Force for Good - DBS Bank
• Grab for Good - Grab
• Indah Water Konsortium 25th Anniversary Celebration Campaign - Indah Water Konsortium
• INTI & IDC Whitepaper: Graduate Readiness vs Industry’s Advancement Towards IR4.0 - INTI International University & Colleges
• The Longevity Agenda - Prudential Assurance Company Singapore
• SingPost Brand & Communications Programme 2019 - Singapore Post
• Making connections that matter - Singtel
• Innovation with a Human Touch - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
• Rebound and Go Digital - Telkomsel Transformation

Best PR Campaign: B2B
• Time for a Pay Check? - Ascender
• Barco APAC Media Outreach - Barco NV
• Anchor Legendairy 133 Celebration - Fonterra Brands
• GrabFood: Improving Lives through Food - Grab Philippines
• Driving Innovation in ASEAN with Oracle Autonomous Database - Oracle
• Driving Conversations on the Future of Health - Philips
• Diving into Deep Tech: Insights for Thought Leadership - SGInnovate
• Launching Software AG’s Freedom as a Service in Asia Pacific - Software AG
• Accelerating Cloud for ASEAN’s Digital Economy - VMware

Best PR Campaign: Banking / Financial Services
• Winning Affluent Customers with AIA Platinum Wealth Elite - AIA Singapore
• Zero-Click Checkout Campaign - FinAccel
• Towards a Cashless Lifestyle with GrabPay - Grab
• RinggitPlus Malaysian Financial Literacy Survey 2019 (RMFLS 2019) - Jirnexu
• Museum of Claims - Manulife Singapore
• From Everyday Insurer to Innovator – How NTUC Income makes a Difference in the Digital Age - NTUC Income
• Nyalakan Indonesia - OCBC NISP
• TAYTB Fest - OCBC NISP
• Achieving Meaningful Cut-through for Oracle Financial Services at SFF 2019 - Oracle
• The Ripple Effect: Empowering Southeast Asia Through Cross-border Money Transfers - Ripple
• Best PR Campaign Banking Financial Services - Touch ‘n Go eWallet
• Establishing YouTrip as Southeast Asia's Best Multi Currency Card - YouTrip

Best PR Campaign: Bars & Restaurants
• Santan Restaurant and T&CO Café Launch - AirAsia
• Singapore's Best Cakery Butter Studio - Butter Studio
• Singapore Cocktail Festival 2019 - Curated Asia
• Deliveroo Food Market - Taste the Future - Deliveroo Singapore
• Idlewild Opening - Idlewild
• Rise Above ‘Everyday Peligro’ with JolliSavers - Jollibee Philippines
• Launch of Telok Ayer Arts Club - The Supermarket Company
• The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2019 - William Reed Business Media

Best PR Campaign: Beauty
• Power of Night - Estée Lauder
• Belo AcnePro "Stop that Spot with just a Dab" - Intelligent Skin Care
• Skin Calories for Skins Festival - Skin Calories
• Rexona Beauty Playground - Unilever
• #VirtualPlasticHunt - Unilever
• Dove Deo Dry Serum Intensive Renew: The New #UnderarmHolyGrail - Unilever Philippines

Best PR Campaign: Electronics & Gadgets
• Social Dining - FUJIFILM
• #TeamPixel - Google Singapore
• HP Elite Dragonfly - HP
• The 5G Hotel - OPPO
• Philips Shaver S9000 Prestige: Raising the Bar on Male Grooming - Philips
• Get Fresh! with Philips LatteGo - Philips
• Launch of realme 5 Series in Malaysia - realme Malaysia

Best PR Campaign: Entertainment
• Disney on Ice 2019 - Feld Entertainment
• Captain Marvel Talent Tour - Marina Bay Sands
• Prudential Marina Bay Carnival 2019 - Prudential Assurance Company Singapore
• 30th Singapore International Film Festival - Singapore International Film Festival
• Viu Originals - Keluarga Baha Don & Kopitiam: Double Shot Launch - Vuclip Malaysia

Best PR Campaign: Fashion, Apparel & Accessories
• Profiling the Serpenti Seduttori – The Seductive Icon: Born to be Gold - Bvlgari
• 2019 Collection '13' Launch - Gentle Monster
• Puma House Of Hustle - Puma SEA

Best PR Campaign: FMCG
• #BijakBerplastik (Being Wise about Plastic) - Danone
• Tuborg Open to More 5 Continents Campaign - Lao Brewery
• Jom Cadbury - Mondelez Malaysia
• Think Prima Taste, Think Singapore - Prima
• Tiger Born in Singapore - Tiger Beer
• Pond's #SeeWhatHappens - Unilever Philippines
• Dove Hair 1 Minute Conditioner Series Launch - Unilever Philippines
• OMO Wakanda, The Magic of Real Play - Unilever Vietnam
• OMO Lupin (Greener for Vietnam) - Unilever Vietnam
• OMO Wonderland, Goodness of Nature, Powered by Science - Unilever Vietnam

Best PR Campaign: Government / Public Services or Non-Profit
• The BMW Shorties - BMW Group Malaysia
• Stop the Drama - Manulife Singapore
• Beyond the Label - National Council of Social Service (NCSS)
• Let Art Surprise You - National Gallery Singapore
• Singapore Night Festival - National Heritage Board
• NEXUS - ciNE65 [Movie Makers Awards] - Nexus - ciNE65
• Children in Care: Fostering - Rehabilitation and Protection Group (RPG), MSF
• Unveiling of Sentosa–Brani Master Plan - Sentosa Development Corporation
• Singapore FinTech Association PR Engagement 2019 - Singapore FinTech Association (SFA)
• MyPostman - Singapore Post

Best PR Campaign: Health & Pharmaceuticals
• Abbott Ensure: Stand4Strength Challenge - Abbott
• Cigna Asia Care Report - Stressed Out: Are we Heading for Health System Burn Out? - Cigna International Markets
• Eu Yan Sang 140th Anniversary Experience Centre - Eu Yan Sang
• Novartis - Be Pso Positive - Novartis
• Ahead Of Pain - Novartis
• Spurring The Quest For Good Rest - Philips
• Driving Conversations on the Future of Health - Philips
• Online PR Campaign for Gastric Balloon Insertion - Vejthani Hospital

Best PR Campaign: Lifestyle & Travel
• lyf Grand Opening - Ascott
• Mandiri Bintan Marathon by Bintan Resorts International - Bintan Resorts International
• Jewel Changi Airport Launch - Changi Airport Group
• The Smart Cookie Traveller - DoubleTree by Hilton
• #GrabLife - Grab
• Launch of Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi - Hilton APAC
• A Swinging 45th Anniversary for The Singapore Cable Car - One Faber Group
• Return of an Icon - Raffles Hotel Singapore
• GSS: Experience Singapore - Take Home a Slice of Singapore - Singapore Retailers Association
• The Bubble Tea Factory - The Bubble Tea Factory
• Placemaking Marina Bay - Urban Redevelopment Authority

Best PR-led Integrated Communications
• Time for a Pay Check? - Ascender
• Sampai Bila - British American Tobacco Malaysia
• Jewel Changi Airport Launch - Changi Airport Group
• Escape Therapy - HP Australia
• Let Art Surprise You - National Gallery Singapore
• Singapore Night Festival - National Heritage Board
• The 5G Hotel - OPPO
• Pantene Wanita Besi - Procter & Gamble
• The Longevity Agenda - Prudential Assurance Company Singapore
• UNIQLO Launch in Vietnam - UNIQLO Vietnam

Best Regional PR
• Jewel Changi Airport Launch - Changi Airport Group
• Circles.Life Regional Launch - Circles.Life
• Grab for Good - Grab
• Executive Leadership Profiling Campaign - IWG
• Beyond Product and Technology: Nissan EV For Sustainability - Nissan Asia & Oceania
• Spurring The Quest for Good Rest - Philips

Best Use of Advocates
• #InstAccor - Accor Asia Pacifc
• Emway Singapore - Toypedia SG and @thetoyraterchannel_ - Emway Singapore
• Break The Silence - Grab
• Jacob's Original Cream Cracker Celebrates Original Malaysians - Mondelez Malaysia
• Beyond the Label - National Council of Social Service (NCSS)
• Navigating the Winds of Change - Oracle
• Pantene Wanita Besi - Procter & Gamble
• Unifi- Second Chance (Satu Peluang) - Telekom Malaysia

Best Use of Celebrities / Influencers
• Scarlet Snow for Jolly Kids - Jollibee Foods
• Jollibee’s “Best Twirl Ever” with Catriona Gray - Jollibee Philippines
• Lazada Philippines Guess It - Lazada Philippines
• Nyalakan Indonesia - OCBC NISP
• TAYTB Fest - OCBC NISP
• GOMO Rapology - Singtel
• #VirtualPlasticHunt - Unilever
• Pond's #SeeWhatHappens - Unilever Philippines
• OMO Alice Beauty Care - Unilever Vietnam
• When an Intern Runs a Brand's Instagram - Zinc - Lion Wings

Best Use of Content
• Bridging the CI Protection Gap with AIA Power Critical Cover - AIA Singapore
• Jewel Changi Airport Launch - Changi Airport Group
• For the Love of Pizza - Domino's Pizza Singapore
• Disney on Ice 2019 - Feld Entertainment
• Is It Time for Mark Lee to Retire? - Ministry of Manpower Singapore
• The Ultimate Internship - OPPO
• Sydney Thunder Feeds The World - Sydney Thunder
• Let’s Rebound and Go Digital Rap Challenge - Telkomsel Transformation
• One of Us - Temasek
• OMO Lupin (Greener for Vietnam) - Unilever Vietnam

Best Use of Micro / Niche Influencers
• Coca-Cola Tet 2020, The More The Merrier - Coca-Cola Vietnam
• Emway Singapore - Toypedia SG and @thetoyraterchannel_ - Emway Singapore
• Anchor Legendairy 133 Celebration - Fonterra Brands
• Google Online Safety Park - Google Singapore
• Tuborg Open to More 5 Continents campaign - Lao Brewery
• A Swinging 45th Anniversary for The Singapore Cable Car - One Faber Group
• The Ultimate Internship - OPPO
• Think Prima Taste, Think Singapore - Prima
• Dove Nourishing Secrets - Unilever Philippines
• Watsons Wellness Campaign - Watsons Philippines

Best Use of Social Media
• Learning Vision "Learning for Life" Campaign - Busy Bees Asia
• Jewel Changi Airport Launch - Changi Airport Group
• DBS Heartwork(s) - DBS Bank Indonesia
• Mrs Fortune Teller - Manulife Singapore
• #OurHawkerCulture - National Heritage Board
• Nyalakan Indonesia - OCBC NISP
• Healthy for 100 - Prudential Assurance Company Singapore
• SCDF Social Media: Breaking the Internet with Memes and Catchy Public Education Content - Singapore Civil Defence Force, Corporate Communications Department
• Comfort Launch in the Philippines - Unilever Philippines
• Pond's #SeeWhatHappens - Unilever Philippines
• OMO Lupin (Greener for Vietnam) - Unilever Vietnam

Best Use of Technology
• Singapore's first "Netflix for Cars" - CARRO
• Eu Yan Sang 140th Anniversary Experience Centre - Eu Yan Sang
• Heineken® Fuels F1 Love - Heineken
• Museum of Claims - Manulife Singapore
• Who in the World are YOU: Chatbot Quiz for Facebook Messenger - Marina Bay Sands
• AR You Ready for HEY! - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• BalikSG - National Heritage Board
• The 5G Hotel - OPPO
• Lady's Choice Creamy Mayo Christmas - Unilever Philippines
• Mother’s Day 2019 - Gentle from the First Pieces - Unilever Vietnam

Most Creative PR Stunt
• AirAsia BIG - Shred & Fly - BIGLife
• For the Love of Pizza - Domino's Pizza Singapore
• GrabBike #AntiNgaret - Grab Indonesia
• Wayyyy More Apples - Heineken Malaysia
• Cybersecurity and Comedy - Kaspersky
• KFC "Michelin Impossible" - KFC Australia
• Museum of Claims - Manulife Singapore
• Novartis - Be Pso Positive - Novartis
• Nyalakan Indonesia - OCBC NISP
• The 5G Hotel - OPPO
• The Ultimate Internship - OPPO

For more questions or to discover more about the awards celebration, please contact Czarina Solomon at czarinas@marketing-interactive.com

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