2020 Central Iowa PRSA PRIME Award Winners
Lights, camera, action!! Congratulations to all our 2020 PRIME Award winners!
Individual Awards of Excellence
- Outstanding Student Member: Greta Haas, Drake University
- Public Relations Professional: Kevin Waetke APR, Fellow PRSA, Sammons Financial Group
- Outstanding New Member: Kelly Visser, Iowa Soybean Association
- Outstanding Chapter Member: Laura Plumb, Lessing-Flynn
- Outstanding Iowa Advocate: Joseph Jones, Executive Director for the Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement
PRIME Awards | Tactics
Advertorial
- PRIME Award: FreeBird Checking | Bank Iowa
Annual Report
- PRIME Award: Renewable Energy Group 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance Report | Two Rivers Marketing
Blog
- Award of Merit: Volvo CE Blog: The Scoop | Volvo Construction Equipment
- PRIME Award: Bankers Trust Education Center | Bankers Trust
Feature Writing
- PRIME Award: Total Cost of Ownership for Fleet Managers | Two Rivers Marketing
Magazine
- Award of Merit: Amerex’s Inside the Diamond | Trilix Marketing
- PRIME Award: Blue | Wellmark
Media Relations
- Award of Merit: Concept-X Media Event | Two Rivers Marketing
- PRIME Award: Iowa Association for Justice Against Medical Malpractice Legislation Campaign | Luneckas Consulting
Multimedia
- Award of Merit: Renewable Energy Group "Inside the Engine" Video | Two Rivers Marketing
- PRIME Award (TIE): We Missed You Video | Bank Iowa & What’s In Your Weekend? | Two Rivers Marketing
Newsletter
- PRIME Award: FCSAmerica Common Ground Newsletter | Meyocks
Public Service Announcement
- PRIME Award: Tomorrow STEMs From Iowa | Strategic America
Social Media
- Award of Merit: Be a beacon of hope and equality | Wellmark
- PRIME Award: Easter Egg Campaign | Bank Iowa
Technical Writing
- Award of Merit: Maintaining Quality and Sanitation in Snack Food Facilities | Strategic America
- PRIME Award: Not Your Father's Diesel Engine | Two Rivers Marketing
No entries were received in the following categories: brochure, direct mail and website
PRIME Awards | Campaigns
Community Champion
- Award of Merit: Helping Hand Initiative | Bank Iowa
- PRIME Award: Millions of Ways to Help Our Communities | Hy-Vee
Crisis/Issues Management
- PRIME Award: Seed Coat Color Variation in Soybeans | Corteva Agriscience
Event/Observance
- PRIME Award: Stine Seed Company’s Women in Agriculture Day | Trilix Marketing
Integrated Communications
- Award of Merit: USL Pro Iowa Launch Campaign | Trilix Marketing
- PRIME Award: Bank Iowa Purpose, Vision, Values | Bank Iowa
Internal Communications
- Award of Merit: Bankers Trust COVID-19 Response | Bankers Trust
- PRIME Award: Purpose, Vision, Values | Bank Iowa
Marketing – Business to Business
- Award of Merit: Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Small Group Campaign | ZLR Ignition
- PRIME Award: Bankers Trust Commercial Mid-Market Integrated Campaign | Banker’s Trust
Marketing – Consumer Products
- PRIME Award: AgChoice Farm Credit Lead Campaign | Meyocks
Media Relations
- Award of Merit: Brevant Seeds Brand Launch | Corteva Agri-science
- PRIME Award: Principal Super Savers | Principal Financial Group
Reputation/Brand Management
- Award of Merit: Let's Make it Happen | Bank Iowa
- PRIME Award: Purpose, Vision, Values | Bank Iowa
Student Campaign
- PRIME Award: Alzheimer's Association of Iowa Advocacy Plan | Drake University SPC Senior Capstone
PRIME Awards | COVID-19 Special Section
This year, a special category was added to highlight the unique and timely work conducted in our community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For COVID-19 communications campaigns
- Award of Merit: COVID-19 Communications Plan | Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
- PRIME Award: #HelpfulSmileStrong Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 | Hy-Vee
For COVID-19 communications tactics
- Award of Merit: Johnston Global Business Center COVID-19 E-News | Corteva Agriscience
- PRIME Award: COVID-19 Communications and Response | Renewable Energy Group
PRIME Awards | Best in Show, Agency/Corporate
- Purpose, Vision, Values | Bank Iowa