Weber Shandwick Wins Five European SABRE Awards

Weber Shandwick Wins Five European SABRE Awards

Thursday, May 28, 2009 LONDON – May 28, 2009 – Weber Shandwick has won five honors at the annual European SABRE Awards, including the Platinum SABRE for Best PR Program of the Year, for client work led out of Brussels, Dubai and London. In total the consultancy has now won more than 100 national and international awards across 12 EMEA markets over the last four years.

This continues Weber Shandwick’s recent awards success, as on May12th the firm was named Global Agency of the Year at the annual U.S. SABRE Awards in New York. The SABRE Awards program is sponsored by leading public relations industry publication The Holmes Report.

“I am immensely proud of these awards. Many thanks to our clients and teams for their steadfast commitment to public relations excellence. To be recognized at this level for the work carried out throughout the EMEA region is a true honor,” says Colin Byrne, CEO UK & Europe, Weber Shandwick.

About Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is a leading global public relations agency with offices in 77 markets around the world. The firm’s reputation is built on its deep commitment to client service, creativity, collaboration and harnessing the power of Advocates — engaging stakeholders in new and creative ways to build brands and reputation. Weber Shandwick provides strategy and execution across practices such as consumer marketing, healthcare, technology, public affairs, corporate/financial and crisis management. Its specialized services include digital/social media, advocacy advertising, market research, and corporate responsibility. Weber Shandwick was named Global Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report and Large PR Firm of the Year by PR News in 2008. The firm also won the United Nations Grand Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Relations an unprecedented three times. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com/.