IPRA GWA Winners 2018,
IPRA GWA Winners 2018, Barcelona
IPRA 2018: Barcelona Hosts 30 Nations for PR Golden
World Awards
The city of Barcelona, Spain is the host of the 2018 Golden World
Awards (GWA) for excellence in PR and Conference organised by the
International Public Relations Association (IPRA).
Award-winning PR firms from over 30 Countries are expected to
grace the biggest annual PR event on Friday October 19, 2018.
The Blanquera University in Barcelona will host the Global PR
conference with the theme “Voices: a platform for trends in PR” in
the morning while the IPRA Gala dinner will hold in the night at
the Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza.
The President IPRA, Bart de Vries said the event is for anyone
active in PR. “Not only will a great many winning entries be
presented but also, the winning teams from companies, government
and PR agencies will be there to receive their awards. In other
words it is a gathering of the state-of-the-art of public relations
across the four continents of the world today. It is an
unprecedented opportunity to network and exchange experiences
across diverse cultures.
“IPRA will also hold its Board meeting in Barcelona which will
discuss inter alia the elections for the next two-year term for our
regionally-elected Board.”
Some of the leading PR firms across the globe are expected at
the event. They include Dentsu Inc from Japan, FleishmanHillard of
Russia, Hill+Knowlton Strategies from UK, P&G Prima, Turkey,
DeVries Global, China; V+O Greece, Greece; fischerAppelt, Germany;
Image Merchants Promotion Limited, Nigeria; Ruder Finn Public
Relations, China and Hollander van der Mey (HvDM) of
Netherland.
Other expected award recipients include Horizon Communication,
Australia, FleishmanHillard, United States of America;
Burson-Marsteller Africa, South Africa, Djembe Communications,
United Arab Emirates; Marco de Comunicación, Spain; Global Media
Alliance, Ghana.
Also among the award finalists and potential winners are PR
firms and organisations from Israel, Argentina, Turkey, Israel,
Indonesia, Romania, Philipines and South-Korea.
The annual IPRA Golden World Awards (GWA) initiative,
established in 1990, recognizes excellence in public relations
practice worldwide in a variety of categories. Recipients of the
award take particular pride in the recognition granted to their
entry as meeting international standards of excellence in public
relations. The Global Contribution Award recognises a campaign with
an objective of meeting one of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development
Goals. The overall IPRA Grand Prix for Excellence is presented to
the entry judged as representing the highest standards that year.
While there are many national and regional PR awards, there is only
one truly global scheme: the GWA.
Voices is a conference that will gather professionals in
Strategic Communication and Public Relations from Business
Consultancies, PR Companies and Public Institutions, as well as
Universities. Hosted by the foremost communications University in
the country, this event will feature both local and international
content and some examples of GWA winners expertise.
By PRNigeria