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Clairemont Takes Home Top PR Awards

October 30, 2019January 31, 2023 Cherith AndesAwards, Blog, The Clairemont TeamPR Awards, Raleigh PR Agency, Raleigh PR Team of Year, Raleigh Public Relations Agency, Watt Huntley Award

Clairemont Communications secured two prestigious PR industry awards at the 2019 Sir Walter Raleigh Awards banquet hosted by the Raleigh Public Relations Society (RPRS). RPRS named Dana Phelps, founder and CEO of Clairemont, as the recipient of the Watt Huntley Award for Lifetime Achievement. Considered the highest honor given by RPRS, the Watt Huntley Award recognizes “an individual who has made lasting and meaningful contributions to the field of public relations over the course of a career.”

The Clairemont team also received the distinction of 2019 Team of the Year, an honor recognizing its creativity, strategy, tenacity, client successes and excellence in the public relations industry. In addition to these prestigious honors, RPRS recognized several of Clairemont’s PR client campaigns in media relations, social media, events, branding and writing, including two Platinum Awards. Other awards included:

Silver Award for Media Events in Campaigns: Vita Vite Midtown Hosts a Toast-Worthy Preview
Honorable Mention Award for Organizational or Branding in Campaigns: Who Says? Journelle Forces Lingerie Conversations into Limelight
Silver Award for Organizational or Branding in Campaigns: Western Governors University Builds a Brand in North Carolina
Silver Award for Special Events in Campaigns: Theodore Alexander and Charles, 9th Earl Spencer Debut Royal Furniture Line
Gold Award for Social Media in Campaigns: Reimagining Holiday Traditions with Riceland
Platinum Award for Community Relations in Campaigns: Lighting a Fire for Everyday Heroes
Silver Award for Websites in Tactics: Your People Are Here – Briar Chapel’s Website Refresh
Silver Award for Writing – Op/Ed in Tactics: WGU North Carolina Takes Higher Education to Another Level
Gold Award for Writing – News Releases in Tactics: Transfer Co. Food Hall Hits the Downtown Scene
Silver Award for Writing – Blog or Feature in Tactics: Briar Chapel’s Four Great Gains of Going Green
Platinum Award for Media Relations in Tactics: Royal Media Affairs with Lord Spencer and Theodore Alexander

We are humbled and grateful to do work we love with clients we love every day. Thank you to our wonderful partners, clients and industry friends. We’re excited to celebrate more than 230 awards and nearly a decade of Clairemont with you!

Photo of the Week: Team Time!

April 1, 2016January 31, 2023 Jasmin SessomsBlog, Photo of the Week, The Clairemont Teamaward winning PR, Clairemont Communications, creative PR agency, Raleigh PR, Raleigh Public Relations Agency, the clairemont team

Cosmopolitans and Bloody Marys should be an everyday treat at work. Okay, maybe not every single day, but possibly once a quarter for the Clairemont team! On Monday, we piled into Dana’s Acura and gallivanted off to North Hills for an undisclosed afternoon of fun. First, we stopped by Coquette to nab a quick cocktail and then headed next door to the big silver screen. The laughs (and cringes!) we shared over Hello, My Name Is Doris at the movies were priceless.

Need a suggestion for your next team outing? Check out these ideas. Want to get the inside scoop on how awesome it is to work at Clairemont? Follow us on Facebook!

Photo of the Week: Foodie Dinner

November 20, 2015January 31, 2023 Jasmin SessomsBlog, Marketing, Restaurant PR + Hospitality PRaward winning PR, creative PR agency, il palio, italian restaurant, Marketing, networking, Raleigh Public Relations Agency, Restaurant PR, Social Media

Ever wonder how foodies take such fabulous photos of mouth-watering, scrumptious-looking plates? In this case, a little teamwork makes the dream work. Check out Trish Witek’s photo of food bloggers collaborating on how to get the best shot at Il Palio’s (client) VIP foodie dinner. As one food blogger shines an iPhone flashlight onto the dish, another friend zooms in on his camera for the perfect (well-lit!) shot.

As a strategy to engage key influencers in an ever-changing food industry and to highlight the grand reopening of the restaurant, Il Palio hosted 16 of the Triangle’s leading food bloggers for a special, four-course dinner event.

Love the work we do at Clairemont? Be sure to read our other foodie posts on the blog.

CLAIREMONT INTERNS: INTRODUCING MARGOT PIEN

October 17, 2013January 31, 2023 Margot HorganBlog, The Clairemont TeamClairemont Team, interns, PR, PR Agency, PR Internships, public relations internships, Raleigh PR Agency, Raleigh Public Relations Agency

Every semester, we always manage to find some AMAZING interns, and we love to tell you all about each of them. This semester, we have three up and coming PR pros – Kate Fedder (who continues interning at Clairemont after a successful summer internship), Sam Halle and Margot Pien (YES! There are two Clairemont “Margots” now!). Sam Halle (we’ll introduce Sam to you in our next blog post) recently sat down with her fellow fall intern, Margot Pien to learn a bit about her. Here’s what she learned:

Margot is a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill (class of 2013) with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, with a concentration in advertising, and a minor in English.

While at Carolina, she worked with Chapel Hill’s WXYC 89.3 FM radio station. An already avid concertgoer, Margot’s time at WXYC helped her to realize she could work with music. She has since interned at Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Music Maker Relief Foundation and Merge Records, and she would love to ultimately work in the music industry or arts management. Currently, Margot shares her time between interning at Clairemont and interning at Redeye Distribution, a distributor for independent music of the southeast.

Want to know more about Margot? Here are few additional fun facts:

Hailing from Bethesda, MD, Margot now lives in Durham
While at UNC, she served as the managing editor for Blue & White Magazine and was an active member of Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed community service fraternity
She loves to travel, and her favorite destination thus far is Greece
She has a knack for photography and frequents museums and art exhibits
She (like myself) is vegetarian and otter-lover
Considering her spirit animal is a sea otter, it’s fitting that she has quite the affinity for fountains. Her favorite fountain? Rome’s Fontana di Trevi

Clairemont Wins 11 Awards for Excellence in PR

September 25, 2013January 31, 2023 Margot HorganAwards, Blogaward winning PR, PR, PR Agency, Public Relations, Public Relations Agency, Public Relations Awards, Raleigh PR Agency, Raleigh Public Relations Agency, Raleigh Public Relations Society, RPRS, Sir Walter Raleigh Awards1 Comment

Clairemont Communications Recognized Among Top Raleigh Public Relations Agencies with 11 Awards

–Raleigh Public Relations Society Names Sir Walter Raleigh Award Winners–

Raleigh, N.C. – Sept. 25, 2013 – Clairemont Communications, a full-service public relations and marketing communications firm, brought home 11 Sir Walter Raleigh awards from the annual Raleigh Public Relations Society awards banquet. These honors included the most gold and best in division wins of the evening.

“Being acknowledged as the best in division winner for a number of our client campaigns reflects our dedication to do work we love for clients we love supporting,” said Dana Hughens, chief executive officer of Clairemont Communications. “As Raleigh continues to grow as a top communications agency market, we are honored that our work is recognized among the best in the region.”

Clairemont team member, Tracy Lathan accepts a Gold and Best in Division Award for Triangle Family Services' 10th Annual Gingerbread Benefit — Tracy Lathan accepts a Gold and Best in Division Award for Triangle Family Services’ 10th Annual Gingerbread Benefit

The Sir Walter Raleigh Awards are hosted annually by the Raleigh Public Relations Society and showcase exemplary work completed by North Carolina public relations and communications professionals. Award entries are judged by an independent public relations organization based on individual campaign’s objectives, method, results, creativity and budget. Members of the Sacramento Public Relations Association judged this year’s entries.

Clairemont was awarded with the following:

Special Event/Campaign

Best in Division and Gold: Triangle Family Services’ 10^th Annual Gingerbread Benefit

Media Kit

Best in Division and Gold: Triangle Family Services’ 10^th Annual Gingerbread Benefit

News Releases

Best in Division and Silver: Newland in the Wall Street Journal

Organizational Identity/Promotion

Gold: Briar Chapel

Social Media

Honorable Mention: Thomasville Furniture
Honorable Mention: Briar Chapel’s Best Buddy Contest

Promotional Campaign for a Product, Program, Topic or Issue

Honorable Mention: Briar Chapel’s Best Buddy Contest

Employee Relations

Honorable Mention: Wrangler Dave & the Railinc Cow

Dana Hughens accepts one of Clairemont's three Best in Division Awards — Dana Hughens accepts one of Clairemont’s three Best in Division Awards

“These awards represent the strengths of our Clairemont team including strategic planning, effective media relations, results-driven social media, creative campaigns and successful event planning,” said Tracy Lathan, account strategist, Clairemont Communications.

Clairemont Communications devises communications strategies that utilize traditional communications and social media to help clients achieve business objectives and improve the bottom line by influencing purchases, persuading stakeholders and influencers, and defining brands. Clarity in vision + the promise of monumental results = Clairemont Communications.

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