PublicAffairsAsia and PRCA Asia Pacific has announced the winners of the 2023 Gold Standard Awards. The winners were unveiled at the annual Gold Standard Awards ceremony in Singapore attended by senior figures from the communications and PA industry, the diplomatic community, and the media.

A huge congratulations to all our Finalists and Winners of the 2023 Gold Standard Awards!

Practice Area Categories

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Consultancy Winner: Matrix Public Relations – Century Financial – An Unconventional Media Darling

In-house Winner: Pfizer Indonesia – Higher Height

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THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Salesforce – Bridging the digital skills gap in the Asia-Pacific

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS

Consultancy Winner: Matrix Public Relations – Century Financial – Using Thought Leadership to become a Media Darling

In-house Winner: Matrix Public Relations – Zurich – Have you done your homework?

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Consultancy Winner: Chase Avian Communications Pvt. Ltd. – Indian Leadership Forum Against Trafficking

In-House: Hill+Knowlton Strategies China – 2022 thyssenkrupp CIIE Communications

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR ISSUES MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

Consultancy Winner: AstraZeneca – Clearing confusion: Vaccine effectiveness

In-house Winner:UPS – Moving the Region Forward by Delivering Hope During Times of Crisis

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Consultancy Winner: ViiV Healthcare and Sandpiper Health

In-House Winner: AstraZeneca – Clearing confusion: Vaccine effectiveness

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THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR MEDIA ENGAGEMENT

Consultancy Winner: GCI Health and Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) – Continuing to make history: How a powerful communications campaign reignited action towards malaria elimination in Asia Pacific

In-House Winner: West Kowloon Cultural District Authority – Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now at M Media Engagement

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Consultancy Winner: St. James’s Place and Sandpiper

In-House Winner: UPS – Clearing the Runway for Intra-Asia Trade

Digital and Social Categories

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR BROADCAST AND VIDEO

Consultancy Winner: Hill+Knowlton Strategies China – Canon EOS VR Creator Contest

In-House Winner: National University of Singapore – Innovating for the Future

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS

Consultancy Winner: Matrix Public Relations – Zurich – Have you done your homework?

In-House Winner: National University of Singapore – Innovating for the Future

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS

Consultancy Winner: Edelman India – Social Spark

In-House Winner: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas – BSP Explained (“Bigyan ng Sagot, Please” and “Alam mo ba?”) 

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS

Consultancy Winner: Avian WE – EdelGive Foundation

In-House Winner: Shell China – Shell Eco-marathon China 2022: Go Further with Changemakers of Tomorrow

Good Business & Citizenship Categories

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP (CSR AND SUSTAINABILITY)

Consultancy Winner: Pearl Consulting – WhatsApp Indonesia Digital Literacy Program

In-House: UPS – Delivering What Matters: A Sustainable, Equitable and Inclusive World

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP (PHILANTHROPY)

The UPS Foundation – Moving the Region Forward by Delivering Hope During Times of Crisis

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP (COMMUNITY RELATIONS)

Bayer AG – Bayer Safe Use Ambassador

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

DHL – #BeHeard

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR NGO ENGAGEMENT

Chase Avian Communications Pvt. Ltd. Indian Leadership Forum Against Trafficking

The Consultancy & In-House Categories

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

DBS – Group Strategic Marketing & Communications

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR IN-COUNTRY CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

The Hoffman Agency Taiwan

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR REGIONAL NETWORK OF THE YEAR

Weber Shandwick Asia Pacific

THE GOLD STANDARD AWARD FOR MULTI-MARKET CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

Ruder Finn

Individual Categories

THE PROSPECT GOLD STANDARD AWARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE

Robert Magyar – Sandpiper

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