PR Awards Asia 2017 winners announced

The 2017 PR Awards Asia were bestowed during a gala dinner Tuesday at the JW Marriott in Hong Kong.

Lists follow of the special award winners and the Gold-level winners in the campaign-specific categories. The Silver and Bronze campaign winners, as well as more information on all the winners is available at prawards.asia. Tune into campaignasia.com tomorrow for photos from the awards, as well as coverage of the day's PR360Asia conference.

SPECIAL AWARDS: AGENCIES AND PEOPLE

Asia-Pacific Network of the Year
Weber Shandwick Asia Pacific

Campaign of the Year
'Asia Pacific Mental Health Integration index' by Weber Shandwick Hong Kong 
Janssen Asia Pacific

Boutique PR Consultancy of the Year
Magnum & Co

New PR Consultancy of the Year
CampaignLab

Australia/New Zealand PR Consultancy of the Year
Eleven

Greater China PR Consultancy of the Year
FleishmanHillard Hong Kong

Japan/Korea PR Consultancy of the Year
Edelman Japan

Southeast Asia PR Consultancy of the Year
Rice Communications

South Asia PR Consultancy of the Year
Adfactors PR

In-house PR Team of the Year
Regional Communication & Public Affairs Team, Janssen Asia Pacific

Young PR Professional of the Year - In-House
Music Chen, LEO Digital Network

Young PR Professional of the Year - Agency
Anthony Larmon, Echo Myanmar

PR Professional of the Year - Agency
Hemant Batra, Adfactors PR Pvt Ltd

PR Agency Head of the Year
James Wright, Red Agency and Havas

PR Professional of the Year - In-House
Andrew Pickup, Microsoft Asia

CAMPAIGN-SPECIFIC CATEGORIES
(Gold winners only. Please see prawards.asia for Silver and Bronze winners.)

Brand Development Campaign of the Year (Product)
Panasonic Eclipse Live by Solar Power
Panasonic
Golin Singapore

Japan/Korea PR Campaign of the Year
Fur Out! Canine Idols Woo(f) Tourists to Akita
Akita Inu Tourism
Dentsu Inc. and Dentsu Public Relations Inc.

Corporate Publications
Airbnb Active Senior's Life on Hosting
Airbnb Korea

Media Relations Campaign of the Year
Daughters of Mother India: A Global Movement of Change and Hope in a Sex Crime Aftermath
V2 FILM AND DESIGN
Weber Shandwick

Media Relations Campaign of the Year
Vivid Sydney 2016
Destination NSW
Red Agency

Nonprofit Campaign of the Year
WWF – The Last Word
World Wildlife Fund
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Limited

Best Use of Analytics
Drop the Stress
OtterBox
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Limited

Public Education Campaign of the Year
WWF – The Last Word
World Wildlife Fund
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Limited

Best Use of Digital
Made By Me
University of New South Wales
FleishmanHillard

South Asia PR Campaign of the Year
From Volume To Value
Education New Zealand
Genesis Burson-Marsteller

Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign of the Year
Whisper #LikeAGirl Butterfly Charity Campaign
P&G
MSLGROUP China

Consumer Launch Campaign of the Year
BREAK-UP INSURANCE
Goodroom.inc
DENTSU.inc

Sports Campaign of the Year
The Riderless Bike
The Steve Waugh Foundation
Red Agency / Havas / Finch

Asia-Pacific PR Campaign of the Year
United Problem Solvers (Asia Pacific)
UPS
Ogilvy Public Relations

Arts, Entertainment & Media Campaign of the Year
Airbnb Active Senior's Life on Hosting
Airbnb Korea

Healthcare: Ethical Campaign of the Year
Asia-Pacific Mental Health Integration Index
Janssen Asia Pacific
Weber Shandwick Hong Kong

Technology Campaign of the Year
Sing Your Unsent Messages
Huawei Device (HK) Co. Ltd.
Ogilvy Public Relations

Promotional Activity of the Year
The Ultimate $2017 Long Weekend Flight Package
Jetstar Asia
AKA Asia

Business-to-Business Campaign of the Year
United Problem Solvers (Asia Pacific)
UPS
Ogilvy Public Relations

Australia/New Zealand PR Campaign of the Year
The Riderless Bike
The Steve Waugh Foundation
Red Agency / Havas / Finch

Greater China PR Campaign of the Year
China Gets Colourful
AkzoNobel Swire Paints
Ketchum

Public Sector Campaign of the Year
IDBI Bank salutes 26/11 martyrs with ‘Swim of the Century’
IDBI Bank
Adfactors PR

Best Use of Broadcast/Video
Biti's Hunter - Go Far to be Truly Back
Biti's Vietnam
Redder Advertising

Employee Communications Campaign of the Year
SAP: An Innovative Technology Company run by Super Awesome People
SAP Asia Pte Ltd

Southeast Asia PR Campaign of the Year
Panasonic Eclipse Live by Solar Power
Panasonic
Golin Singapore

Best Use of Social Media
Take A Shower and Stay Up Late
Procter & Gamble
Seed United