2023 EMEA SABRE: PR Consultancies of the Year Award Winners Revealed
H+K Strategies has won Large Regional Consultancy of the Year honours at the 2023 EMEA SABRE Awards, which took place in Frankfurt on the night of March 23, 2023. The award caps the fourth time that the WPP PR network has won EMEA Network of the Year honours in the past six years, and the first time since 2020.
The Spokespersons Digest, a sister publication of PRNigeria reports that the annual EMEA SABRE Awards is an annual PR awards ceremony that celebrates excellence in public relations and communication in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. The acronym SABRE stands for Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation & Engagement.
H+K Strategies prevailed over a shortlist that also featured last year’s winner Edelman, along with BCW, FleishmanHillard and Weber Shandwick. H+K’s impressive double-digit growth in EMEA to was led by strong showings from its UK (+17%) and Middle East (+31%) operations, along with Italy, Spain and Portugal, and continued excellent performance from its innovation, content and creative teams.
Golin was named winner of the inaugural Midsize Network of the Year category, ahead of Allison+Partners, Hanover, Porter Novelli and WE.
In addition to H+K and Golin, a further 18 firms were selected for Consultancy of the Year honours, following unrivalled independent analysis of the region’s best firms, across geographic categories and in specific disciplines.
REGIONAL CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR (LARGE):
WINNER: H+K Strategies
FINALISTS:
BCW
Edelman
FleishmanHillard
Weber Shandwick
REGIONAL CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR (MIDSIZE):
WINNER: Golin
FINALISTS:
Allison+Partners
Hanover
Porter Novelli
WE
GEOGRAPHIC
Africa Consultancies of the Year:
WINNER: Retroviral
FINALISTS:
BlackHouse Media
Clockwork
Irvine Partners
Razor
CEE CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: MSL
FINALISTS:
Grayling
M3 Communications
Seesame
United Partners
DACH CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Ketchum
FINALISTS:
Farner
MSL
Schwartz Public Relations
WE
FRANCE CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Monet + Associés
FINALISTS:
Fabriq
Jin
LaFrenchCom
Weber Shandwick
IBERIA CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Marco
FINALISTS:
Canela
Edelman
LLYC
Torres y Carrera
MEDITERRANEAN CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: OPRG Italy
FINALISTS:
Action Global
APCO Worldwide
Bpress
INC
MIDDLE EAST CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Asda’a BCW
FINALISTS:
APCO Worldwide
Brazen
Four Communications
H+K Strategies
NORDIC CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: BCW
FINALISTS:
H&H Group
Spotlight
Trigger Oslo
UK CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: W
FINALISTS:
Brands2Life
Ketchum
Ogilvy
Weber Shandwick
Specialist
CONSUMER CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Splendid Communications
FINALISTS:
The Academy
Frank
Manifest
Taylor Herring
CORPORATE CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Blurred
FINALISTS:
FieldHouse Associates
Headland
MHP
Third City
CREATIVE CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Cirkle
FINALISTS:
Hope & Glory
The Romans
Tin Man
Trigger Oslo
DIGITAL CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Jin
FINALISTS:
Coolr
The Digital Voice
Lynn
FINANCIAL CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR
WINNER: FGS Global
FINALISTS:
Drofa
Folk
Lansons
Vested
HEALTHCARE CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Weber Shandwick
FINALISTS:
Evoke Kyne
GCI Health
Golin/Virgo Health
Real Chemistry
PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Rud Pedersen
FINALISTS:
Grayling
PLMR
SEC Newgate
WA Communications
TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: CCgroup
FINALISTS:
Axicom
Harvard
The Hoffman Agency
Milk & Honey
NEW CONSULTANCIES OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: 3Thinkrs
FINALISTS:
Espresso
Stirred
