Spring Conference is 2 Weeks Away!

In just two weeks, SCPRSA hosts its Spring Professional Development Conference in Columbia! This half-day conference will provide public relations practitioners of all levels the latest information on social media, branding, national media relations and lifestyle marketing. For information on how to register for the conference as well as the annual Mercury Awards banquet, click here.

See you in Columbia April 30 - May 1!

RSVP Today! Mercury Awards & Spring Conference

You've entered your work, now it's time to celebrate! Registration information for both the Mercury Awards Banquet as well as the Spring Conference is now available at www.scprsa.org.

We hope you will join us as we honor the best of the best in South Carolina public relations! Stay tuned for more details on the stellar line-up for our professional development conference.

SCPRSA Mercury Awards | “Ever to Excel”

Mercury Awards Banquet*

Thursday, April 30, 2009

The Hall, 320 Senate Street

Columbia, South Carolina

6:30 p.m. Cocktails | 7:30 p.m. Dinner & Awards

Spring Professional Development Half-day Conference

Friday, May 1, 2009

Hilton Columbia Center, 924 Senate Street, Columbia

8:30 am Registration, 9 am-12 noon conference

* Registration and payment is required no later than April 23, 2009. Cancellations until this date will be fully refunded. Cancellations after the deadline are subject to 50% refund only.

ENTRY EXTENSION ANNOUNCED!

Need a little extra time to prepare your Mercury Award and Silver Wing entries? The entry deadline has been extended one week to Friday, February 13 , 2009.

Please note the extension price changes:

Mercury Awards:

$65 SCPRSA members extension fee
$90 non-members extension fee

Silver Wing Awards:

$55 SCPRSA members extension fee
$80 non-members extension fee

CALL FOR ENTRIES IS AVAILABLE!

You know your work excels - now make sure you get credit for it!

Plan on entering your public relations programs and tactics in the South Carolina Public Relations Society of America’s 2009 Mercury Awards | “Ever to Excel.”

The Mercury Awards honor creative communication, strategic excellence and individual accomplishments in the public relations field – and you don’t have to be a member of SCPRSA to enter. The Call for Entries is now available here!

As you consider what to enter, remember that your program or project must have taken place between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. Also, if you are curious about what it takes to put together a winning entry, take a look at the post below for the Mercury Awards Reading Room!

The entry deadline is Friday, February 6, 2009.

And Don't Forget to Save the Date!

Mercury Awards Banquet

Thursday, April 30, 2009

The Hall, 320 Senate Street

Columbia, South Carolina

6:30 p.m. Cocktails | 7:30 p.m. Dinner & Awards

Mercury Awards Reading Room

The Call for Entries for the 2009 Mercury Awards is coming soon!

Curious about what it takes to put together an award-winning entry? Then check out previous winners in our Reading Room!

Previous Mercury Award Winners
Community Relations – Jackson-Dawson Marketing Solutions
Brand/Reputation Management - Arcadia Publishing
Brand/Reputation Management – Palmetto Health Foundation
Public Affairs – S.C. Tobacco Collaborative
Marketing Consumer Products – Arcadia Publishing
Integrated Communications – Rawle Murdy Associates, Inc.
Internal Communications - Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Previous Silver Wing Award Winners
Media Relations - Touchpoint Communications
Media Relations – Rawle Murdy Associates, Inc.
Brochures - Riley Communications
Feature Stories – Jackson-Dawson Marketing Solutions
Creative Tactics – S.C. Tobacco Collaborative

Calling All 2008 Winners!

The Mercury Awards Committee will again be compiling an online awards "Reading Room" of past winning entries. The Reading Room was introduced last year as a tool to help first-time entrants learn more about the award categories and how to put an entry together.

If you were a Mercury or Silver Wing Award winner at the 2008 awards ceremony, and wish to share your work, please email Allison Skipper at askipper@scspa.com.

Thank you for your help!