2021 VOX Awards

Each year PRSA Memphis recognizes outstanding contributions made by public relations professionals and practitioners in the Memphis and Mid-South area through the VOX Awards. We invite entries from all sectors of the industry including agencies, corporations, media, nonprofits and freelancers. Recipients represent the best in PR work within Memphis and the Mid-South. 

The VOX Awards are tailored to support the national PRSA Anvil Awards and judged by a different sister chapter each year. PRSA membership is not required to enter. 

2021 Winners

Best In Show:

DCA for their work on the Discover Memphis Naturally Campaign for Integrated Communications - $7,500 or more

Campaigns - Brand Management - $7,500 or less

VOX: LeMoyne Owen College, KQ Communications
Alisha Tillery & Idesha Reese

Campaigns - Brand Management/Reputation - $7,500 or more

Gold: Liberty Park, DCA

Campaigns - Community Relations - $7,500 or less

Gold: Welcome to Memphis COVID-19 Fund, Shannon Briggs

Campaigns, Community Relations $7,500 or more

Gold: ArtsMemphis "Invest in the Arts" Campaign, DCA

Campaigns, Crisis Communications - COVID-19 Challenges

VOX: Welcome to Memphis COVID-19 Fund, Shannon Briggs
Gold: Managing PCs During a Global Pandemic, Cmdr. Matt Knight, Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs

Campaigns - Integrated Communications - $7,500 or less

Gold: Welcome to Memphis COVID-19 Fund, Shannon Briggs

Campaigns - Integrated Communications - $7,500 or more

VOX: Discover Memphis Naturally, DCA
Gold: BLDG Memphis Affordable Housing Trust Fund Campaign, inferno
Aisling Maki, Sophie Tsagronis & Bri Kraus

Campaigns - Employee/Internal Communications

VOX: COVID-19 Information and Updates, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Campaigns - Marketing Communications/Promotion - Services - $7,500 or less

VOX: Commute Coaching, Shannon Briggs
Gold: Laid Off Lawncare Launch, Shannon Briggs

Campaigns - Media Relations - $7,500 or less

VOX: Welcome to Memphis COVID-19 Fund, Shannon Briggs
Gold: Laid Off Lawncare Launch, Shannon Briggs

Campaigns - Public Service - $7,500 or less

Gold: Welcome to Memphis COVID-19 Fund, Shannon Briggs

Campaigns - Public Service - $7,500 or more

VOX: Explore Bike Share "Let's Ride This Out", DCA

Campaigns - Social Media

Gold: Welcome to Memphis COVID-19 Fund, Shannon Briggs

Media Relations - $7,500 or more

VOX: Liberty Park, DCA
Gold: Ring Container Technologies' SMartCan Media Campaign, inferno
Aisling Maki

Media Tactics - Issues Management

Gold: Saving the UPPs, KQ Communications
Renee Malone, Amelia Ables, Adriane Johnson-Williams

Media Tactics - Media Kit

VOX: Discover Memphis Naturally, DCA

Media Tactics - Op-Ed/Editorials

VOX: ArtsMemphis "ArtWeek" Op-Ed Series, DCA
Gold: CDCs can be so much more affordable than housing agencies, inferno
Aisling Maki & Bri Kraus

Media Tactics - Pitch

VOX: Sam's ABCs, KQ Communications
Renee Malone & Paula Dickson
Gold: Goodness Gracious Cookies, KQ Communications
Alisha Tillery & Joyce McKinney

Media Tactics - Press Conference

VOX: Memphis Sports & Events Center at Liberty Park Press Conference, DCA

Online Tactics - E-newsletter

Gold: Discover Memphis Naturally, DCA

Online Tactics - Website

Gold: Discover Memphis Naturally, DCA

Print Tactics - Annual Report - Nonprofit

VOX: Palmer Home for Children Impact Report, Palmer Home for Children
Gold: Downtown Memphis Commission Annual Report, DCA

Print Tactics - Magazine

VOX: UTHSC College of Medicine Magazine Summer 2021, Office of Communications and Marketing at University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Print Tactics - One-Time Special Publication

VOX: Discover Memphis Naturally, DCA

Print Tactics - Promotional Piece

VOX: Light Box, DCA
Gold: Discover Memphis Naturally Stair Art Installation, DCA

Print Tactics - Visual Element

VOX: Discover Memphis Naturally Illustrated Map, DCA
Gold: Discover Memphis Naturally, DCA

Special Events - One Day - $7,500 or less

Gold: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the MidSouth Virtual SportsBall, KQ Communications
Amelia Ables, Joyce McKinney

Special Events - Two or More Days - $7,500 or more
VOX: ArtsMemphis "ArtsWeek," DCA
Gold: Downtown Dining Week 2020, DCA

Video Tactics - External Presentation

VOX: Sam's ABCs, KQ Communications
Renee Malone, Amy Rosenberg, Angel Ortiz
Gold: Downtown Memphis #BackDowntown Campaign, DCA

Writing - Feature/Profile

VOX: A History of Hope - Feature in Porch + Prairie, Palmer Home for Children

Read the full article at PRSA Memphis here.

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