Events

Fleishman-Hillard named European Consultancy of the Year

Pictured are John Saunders, Fleishman-Hillard’s President of Continental Europe and Ireland Rhona Blake, Managing Director of Fleishman-Hillard Dublin celebrating the announcement with some of the Fleishman-Hillard team.

For the first time, Fleishman-Hillard has been named European Consultancy of the Year by The Holmes Report. The PR Industry newsletter, which made its decision based on the results of last year’s performance, cited business, income, clients, capabilities, geography, staff and leadership as just a few of the hallmarks that helped put the agency in first place. In his Annual Report Card, chief editor Paul Holmes writes: “No firm has improved its capabilities as dramatically as Fleishman-Hillard.”

Fleishman-Hillard Celebrates Double Success at PRCA Awards

Pictured are (l to r) Nicola Meyer, Neal Cummins and Amy Pilgrim

Fleishman-Hillard was the only company to win two awards at the annual PRCA (Public Relations Consultants Association) Awards, held at the Conrad Hotel on Friday 26th June. The company picked up the ‘Consumer Public Relations – Healthcare PR’ award for the ‘Tell Her, Tell All’ campaign on behalf of Sanofi Pasteur MSD, and the award for ‘Consumer Public Relations – Product or service launch less than €30,000’ for its work on the Carlton Hotel’s sponsorship of the Rose of Tralee Festival 2008, maintaining its record of having won more industry awards than any of its competitors.

‘Tell Her,’ a cervical cancer awareness campaign carried out on behalf of Sanofi Pasteur MSD, achieved an awards Grand Slam, having won every industry award for which it had been submitted. As well as the PRCA award, the campaign has been awarded a Pan-European SABRE (Superior Achievement in Branding and Reputation) Award, an IPRA (International Public Relations Association) Golden World Award and an Irish Healthcare Award. This latest award also added to the successful record of Fleishman-Hillard’s Health team at the PRCA’s, which has won the ‘Consumer Public Relations- Healthcare PR’ award four out of the last five years.

Fleishman-Hillard’s campaign for the Carlton Hotel Group’s sponsorship of the Rose of Tralee Festival was named the clear winner by the judges in the hotly contested ‘Consumer Public Relations – Product or service launch less than €30,000’ category. The quirky campaign, which saw over 300 ladies named ‘Rose’ enjoy free hotel stays, was chosen due to its outstanding results, which saw the campaign drive significant awareness and sales for the hotel chain. The project was also named ‘Best Tourism PR Campaign’ at the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Awards earlier this year.

Fleishman-Hillard has won a record 24 PRCA awards, including the Supreme Award for Excellence in 2000 and 2004.

David Byrne Joins Fleishman-Hillard's International Advisory Board

Pictured are (l to r) Caroline Wunnerlich, Managing Director of FH Brussels,John Saunders,
Regional President Continental Europe, Ireland and Eurasia and David Byrne.

In February 2008 David Byrne was appointed to Fleishman-Hillard's International Advisory Board. David served as European commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection at the European Union in Brussels from 1999 to 2004 and has also served as a special envoy to the World Health Organization in Geneva, as a member of the International Court of Arbitration in Paris, and as attorney general of Ireland.

Fleishman-Flyers Help the Willow Wheelers break the €1 Million Mark for Charity

Pictured are (l to r) Andrew Smyth, Christie Mc Daid from the Willow Wheelers Cycling Club ,
Amy Pilgrim, Julian Davis and Neal Cummins.

On Sunday 4th May 2008 the Fleishman-Flyers cycling team - Andrew Smyth, Amy Pilgrim and Neal Cummins joined the Willow Wheelers cycling club for its annual 100 mile cycle. This year's race was extra special as the club was aiming towards bringing the total amount of money raised by the event for charities in Africa and Brazil since the first event in 1991 to over €1 million.

The money raised over the years has been used to support the building of schools, hospitals, water holes and the purchase of vital medicine for projects in Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana and Brazil.

Congratulations to all involved!

John Saunders Awarded Life Fellowship of the PRII

On Thursday 6th December 2007 the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) awarded John Saunders with a Life Fellowship at the Institute's Christmas lunch . John received the Fellowship in recognition of his outstanding service to the practice of Public Relations.

Left to Right: Justin Green, President of the PRII and John Saunders,
Regional Director, Continental Europe & Ireland.

Special Olympics World Games 2007

The 2007 Special Olympics World Games took place in Shanghai in October 2007. FH Dublin has had a long relationship with Special Olympics Ireland and was very much involved in bringing the World Games to Dublin in 2003.

As a follow-up to this involvement, Kate Candon was chosen to represent Fleishman-Hillard as a volunteer at the 2007 event and travelled to Shanghai to work in the Irish press office for the duration of the Games. Kate was one of 200 Irish volunteers and she experienced the spectacular Opening and Closing ceremonies, the myriad of events won by Irish and European athletes and even got to meet Irish actor Colin Farrell, who travelled to Shanghai to lend his support to the Irish team.

Pictured is Kate Candon (centre) with two athletes from Special Olympics Ireland

Rhona Blake Receives John D. Graham Award for Excellence

In May 2007 Rhona Blake was awarded the company’s highest honour, the John. D. Graham Award for Excellence.

Established in 1991, each year the award is presented to recipients for their exemplary service to clients, personal commitment to the company's values, and their ability to inspire and lead a winning team.

Left to Right: Rhona Blake, MD of Fleishman-Hillard Dublin and Dave Senay,
Chief Executive of Fleishman-Hillard

Blogging: New Media, Business and the Law

Interactive media is having a profound impact on news, communications, social interaction, business, reputation management and public relations. The phenomenon of blogging has disrupted the world’s communications and media elite, emerging from garages and spare bedrooms to rapidly become one of the most powerful and influential means of reaching massive worldwide audiences.

On March 21st, 2007 Fleishman-Hillard organised a seminar on blogging in the Shelbourne Hotel, along with the Irish Internet Association. The speakers at the event include

Tom Murphy, Public Relations and Community Affairs, Microsoft; Sarah Carey, Sunday Times, GUBU.ie; Richard Delevan, Business Editor, Sunday Tribune: and TJ McIntyre, Barrister, Lecturer in Law (UCD), Consultant with Merrion Legal Solicitors:

More than 120 people signed up for the event, to learn how to leverage this new media; how online media really work; and to find out what is legal and illegal...so far!

A podcast of the event is available for download – please click on the following link http://blog.iia.ie/2007/blogging-new-media-business-and-the-law-podcast/

Left to Right: Julian Davis, TJ McIntyre, Richard Delevan, Sarah Carey,
Tom Murphy and Ciaran Buckley