Carmichael Lynch Spong Named Finalist for Three PRWeek Awards
Posted: 1/7/2010

MINNEAPOLIS (January 7, 2010) — Carmichael Lynch Spong is a finalist for three PRWeek Awards, including the 2010 PRWeek Midsize Agency of the Year. Should Carmichael Lynch Spong win this accolade in March, it would mark the fourth time in the last six years that the agency has been named Agency of the Year. The firm previously received this honor from PRWeek in 2005, and from The Holmes Report in 2004 and 2009.

Carmichael Lynch Spong is also a finalist for Best Use of Research and Measurement with client Trane, and Jillian Davis is in the running for Young PR Professional of the Year.

“We are thrilled to be recognized as a finalist for these three awards and the prospect of being named the Midsize Agency of the Year once again,” says Douglas K. Spong, APR, president of Carmichael Lynch Spong. “Our firm continues to achieve new levels of success, including earning the title as the greenest agency in America and being named one of the Best Places to Work in public relations annually.”

Carmichael Lynch Spong has a culture unmatched by another firm, with three-time recognition as one of the best places to work by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, The Holmes Report and PR News. As the greenest agency in America, it offers a LEED-qualified work space and utilization of 100-percent wind-sourced power. The agency is also one of the most award-winning public relations firms in the world, with 11 PRWeek Awards, 21 SABREs from The Holmes Report as well as 57 Silver Anvils and 38 Bronze Anvils from PRSA.

The PRWeek Awards, the world's leading awards program for the public relations industry highlighting and showcasing the best PR campaigns, people and companies from the past year, will be held in New York City on March 11, 2010. The Midsize Agency of the Year Award is given to one firm with annual fees between $10 and $65 million that’s shown impressive, steady growth over several years; leadership in its category; and a profound understanding of top-level service to clients and staff alike, according to PRWeek.com. Additional firms nominated for this year’s Midsize Agency of the Year Award are Allison & Partners, Emanate, Makovsky + Company and Peppercom.

About Carmichael Lynch Spong
Carmichael Lynch Spong is one of the most decorated public relations firms in the world. It is the three-time recipient of the “PR Agency of the Year” award by national trade journals The Holmes Report and PRWeek. With its headquarters in Minneapolis and offices in New York, Boston, Denver and San Francisco, the firm represents a select portfolio of blue-chip clients. Carmichael Lynch Spong is a division of Carmichael Lynch Inc., which is owned by the Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (NYSE: IPG), New York. Visit www.carmichaellynchspong.com for more information.
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