To all of those wonderful media people who whipped out their best square dancing moves at the Wendell Falls Hoedown Showdown last May … thank you.

On May 10, the North Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (NCPRSA) hosted its 2017 InSpire Awards recognizing outstanding public relations and marketing campaigns in a variety of categories. The Clairemont team almost danced its pants off when we received 27 accolades from NCPRSA, adding to the agency’s existing 137 awards. Our most favorite, of course, was the Best in Show award for the Wendell Falls Hoedown Showdown … because who doesn’t love cuttin’ a rug for a good cause?

Clairemont’s 2017 InSpire Awards included:

• Best in Show for “Creative Tactics: Hoedown Showdown at Wendell Falls”
• Best in Category for “Creative Tactics: Hoedown Showdown at Wendell Falls”
• Best in Category for “Events and Observances: Fire It Up! Briar Chapel’s 9th Annual Pepper Festival“
• Best in Category for “Media Relations: The Media Digs Chef Teddy Diggs”
• Best in Category for “Social Media: A Taste of Italy at Il Palio”
• Best in Category for “Video: Our Coffee Cares at Wendell Falls”
• Best in Category for “Feature Stories: Briar Chapel Unveils Encore”
• Best in Category for “Brochures: Unlocking Your Child’s Future with Wendell Falls”
• Best in Category for “Press Kits/Media Kits: Applebee’s Hand-Cut Wood-Fired Media Kit”
• Best in Category for “Editorial/Op-Ed Columns: Piña Coladas, Creativity and #PinkBeetle“
• Best in Category for “Advertorial: Newland Communities Advertorial for Wake Living”
• Award of Excellence for “Creative Tactics: Hoedown Showdown at Wendell Falls”
• Award of Excellence for “Creative Tactics: Vita Vite Creates Raleigh’s Sunday Spot”
• Award of Excellence for “Creative Tactics: Briar Chapel Asks, ‘How Spicy is Your Personality?’”
• Award of Excellence for “Events and Observances: Fire It Up! Briar Chapel’s 9th Annual Pepper Festival”
• Award of Excellence for “Media Relations: The Media Digs Chef Teddy Diggs”
• Award of Excellence for “Media Relations: DQ’s Miracle Treat Day to Benefit Duke Children’s Hospital“
• Award of Excellence for “Social Media: A Taste of Italy at Il Palio”
• Award of Excellence for “Video: Our Coffee Cares at Wendell Falls”
• Award of Excellence for “Feature Stories: Briar Chapel Unveils Encore“
• Award of Excellence for “Brochures: Unlocking Your Child’s Future with Wendell Falls”
• Award of Excellence for “Press Kits/Media Kits: Applebee’s Hand-Cut Wood-Fired Media Kit”
• Award of Excellence for “Editorial/Op-Ed Columns: Piña Coladas, Creativity and #PinkBeetle”
• Award of Excellence for “Advertorial: Newland Communities Advertorial for Wake Living”
• Award of Excellence for “Reputation/Brand Management: Il Palio Dishes Up Something New”
• Award of Excellence for “Integrated Communications: Il Palio Dishes Up Something New”
• Honorable Mention for “Social Media: Briar Chapel Asks, ‘How Spicy is Your Personality?‘”

We love what we do. We love our clients. We love doing what we love to do with the clients we love. (Whew! That’s a mouthful!) Thank you to our wonderful partners and clients who allow us to live out our dream and do great work for our community!

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