FWV TAKES TOP HONORS IN SEVEN CATEGORIES INCLUDING BEST IN SHOW AT NCPRSA AWARDS

Integrated Communications, Brand Management, Website Development,

Social Media and Community Relations Among Accolades 

RALEIGH, N.C. (Sept. 29, 2016) – French West Vaughan (FWV), one of the nation’s largest independently-owned public relations, advertising and digital marketing agencies, walked the stage seven times Tuesday night at the 2016 InSpire Awards, topping the list of winners at the annual statewide event hosted by the North Carolina chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (NCPRSA).

The Raleigh-based agency earned category honors for Integrated Marketing, Reputation/​Brand Management, Consumer Products Marketing, Websites, Social Media and Community Relations. FWV also claimed the evening’s top prize, the Silver InSpire Award for Best in Show, recognizing the agency’s achievements on behalf of the NC State University Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE). FWV’s awards included:

2016 Silver InSpire Awards

• Community Relations – ​“Showcasing the Best of the West, Dude Ranch-Style” (client: Dude Ranchers Association)
• Integrated Communications – ​“Meet Me for Midnight” (client: Pendleton Whisky/​Hood River Distillers)
• Marketing – Consumer Products/​Services – ​“Pendleton Midnight Launch”
• Reputation/​Brand Management – ​“NC State ISE Brand Campaign” (client: NC State ISE)
• Best in Show – ​“NC State ISE Brand Campaign”

2016 Bronze InSpire Awards

• Social Media – ​“Meet Me for Midnight”
• Websites – ​“Meet Me for Midnight Landing Page”

“We’re extremely proud to be recognized among our peers across the state of North Carolina for what we’ve achieved on behalf of our clients,” said FWV Chairman & CEO Rick French. ​“It continues to be a remarkable year for us, and last night was an opportunity for some of the most talented and dedicated people in our industry to get the recognition they deserve.”