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Flow Communications won 21 trophies at the 2022 PRISM Awards on Friday 15 July, including Best Large Consultancy of the Year.
“Best large consultancy of the year! Wow, we are just thrilled. It is such an enormous accolade for all our staff, and an acknowledgement of their talent and hard work,” says Flow CEO Tara Turkington. ”We are especially excited to have won Best Large Consultancy of the Year. Flow doesn’t do work to win awards, but we are lucky enough to have had our hard work and creativity rewarded through the PRISMs this year and in years gone by. We are thankful every time we have the opportunity to work with clients that let us get recognised in this way.”
Earlier in 2022 Flow Communications received a Gold Presidential Award from the Public Relations Institute of South Africa for advancing the communications industry.
Flow won an award for every client whose work was entered into the PRISMs.
In this year’s PRISM Awards, Flow and its clients won:
Hollard:
Gold – Corporate communication (business-to-business): Hollard Big Ads for Small Business
Silver – Gaming and virtual reality: Hollard Do It On Purpose campaign
Silver – Reputation and brand management: Hollard Big Ads for Small Business
Bronze – Corporate communication (business-to-consumer): Hollard Big Ads for Small Business
Bronze – Corporate citizenship: Hollard Big Ads for Small Business
Bronze – Internal stakeholder engagement and communication: Hollard Do It On Purpose campaign
The Sci-Bono Discovery Centre:
Gold – Travel and tourism public relations: The Sci-Bono Discovery Centre 4IR campaign
Bronze – Technology: The Sci-Bono Discovery Centre 4IR campaign
The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation:
Gold – Best use of an event to build/change reputation (event management): 11th Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture
Gold – International campaign: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s 90th birthday and the 11th Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture
Gold – Crisis communications online: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s 90th birthday and the 11th Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture
Bronze – Crisis management: A90 – Archbishop Tutu – in memoriam
Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day:
Gold – Environmental campaign: Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day
Silver – Best use of an event to build/change reputation (event management): Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day
Silver – NGO/NPC campaign: Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day
Silver – PR on a shoestring: Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day
Bronze – South African campaign of the year: Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day
Zenzele:
Gold – NGO/NPC campaign: The Zenzele ARV Adherence Campaign
Climate 360:
Silver – Environmental campaign: Climate 360
Silver – Public sector: Climate 360
Agency of the year:
Best large public relations consultancy: Flow Communications
The PRISM Awards, run by the Public Relations Institute of South Africa, are judged by more than 67 industry experts. PRISM awards are conferred on entities that have successfully fused strategy with creativity and professionalism to achieve the best communications and business objectives in their public relations campaigns.