The Martin Group earns 13 PRisms, including the Rising Star award for Rickett

Last month, our public relations team came together for the Rochester Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Chapter’s annual PRism Awards ceremony to celebrate the region’s top PR campaigns. In a room full of incredibly talented communicators and fellow storytellers, we were proud to take home 13 PRism Awards for an array of client work over the last year.   

Madeline Rickett—a four-year veteran at The Martin Group—shined at this year’s ceremony. While earning the coveted Rising Star Award for demonstrating exceptional skills and leadership potential in public relations, she had the opportunity to address the crowd and thank her biggest supporters as she reflected on her PR career thus far. 

The Martin Group received recognition for client work and campaigns with Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy/ Carver Companies, Greenlight Networks, M&T Bank, New Era Cap, PaintCare, Tops Friendly Markets, and Student Transportation of America (STA). We also earned a nod for our own blog/newsletter and the “She’s Got Next” blog series, a passion project we created to amplify the voices of women in sports.

Each submission was judged based on research, planning, execution, and evaluation—and only one PRism and one Award of Excellence was given for each category. The PR team received the following awards:

• Rising Star Award: Madeline Rickett, Public Relations Specialist

• PRism, Corporate Category, Media Relations: M&T Bank Rallies Community to “Billieve” Together

• PRism, Corporate Category, Issues/Reputation/Brand Management: Student Transportation of America Accelerates its Brand with Regional Media Relations

• PRism, Corporate Category, Blogs and Blogger Campaigns: The “She’s Got Next” Blog Series

• PRism, Not-for-Profit Category, Advertorial: PaintCare’s Paint Recycling: 
  Transforming Waste into Opportunity

• PRism, Corporate Category, Feature Stories: STA Grants Special Wish to Young Akron Man

• PRism, Corporate Category, Press Conferences: Greenlight and Ross Park Zoo Unveil High-Speed Internet Partnership

• PRism, Corporate Category, Speeches: Greenlight and Ross Park Zoo Unveil High-Speed Internet Partnership

• PRism, Corporate Category, Events and Observances: M&T Bank, Tops Friendly Markets Provide Gift of Warmth to Combat Homelessness Across Upstate New York

• PRism, Corporate Category, Newsletters: The Martin Group’s Monthly Newsletter

• Award of Excellence, Corporate Category, Community Relations: Transporting a Transformative Bridge Across New York State

• Award of Excellence, Corporate Category, Marketing: Greenlight Networks Connects New York State Communities

• Award of Excellence, Corporate Category, Integrated Communications: New Era Cap Crowns Josh Allen “The Don” of Bills Mafia

As Madeline said during her acceptance speech, we’re grateful to be surrounded by so many smart people—the creative ideas and hard work we put in for our clients just wouldn’t be possible without it.

Congrats to all the winners, and we’ll see you next year.

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