Corporate Agency of the Year: Weber Shandwick celebrates five wins at 2026 PRWeek US Awards 

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Weber Shandwick is honored to celebrate our recognition at this year’s PRWeek US 2026 Awards, earning top honors for our leadership in corporate advisory, purpose-driven creativity, and AI innovation. These awards celebrate the incredible range and impact of our work across different teams and disciplines, reinforcing our ethos: we’re built to drive impact in today’s fast changing world.

 

Our wins for the night include:

 

  • Outstanding Corporate Agency
  • Agency Professional of the Year – Global President and North America CEO, Jim O’Leary
  • Best in Nonprofit – A Teddy Bear’s Dream with Sandy Hook Promise and Weber Shandwick
  • Best Content – A Teddy Bear’s Dream with Sandy Hook Promise and Weber Shandwick

 

And Weber Shandwick’s work for Real Skinformation with Sanofi and Regeneron was named an Honorable Mention in the Best Use of AI category.

 

As Outstanding Corporate Agency, PRWeek praised the strategic heart of our corporate offer, Weber Advisory, along with our significant new business wins and key client collaborations, including bringing a global healthcare brand’s communications function design capabilities to life. The judges were particularly impressed with our integration of AI, stating Weber Shandwick “distinguished itself in a number of ways, but none more important than its aggressive agency-wide adoption and training on AI, a factor they’re clearly looking to burn into the DNA of the firm.”

 

 

Knowing that gun violence is now the leading cause of youth deaths, with over 341 mass shootings and 4,372 children affected by gunfire in 2025, we’re particularly proud of our work with Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) on a Teddy Bear’s Dream. Building on SHP’s foundational belief that one individual action can help prevent tragedy, this campaign demonstrated the real-life impact of recognizing and reporting warning signs. Most importantly, the PSA inspired change: 92% of viewers expressed interest in learning warning signs to prevent violence, shifting attitudes from hopelessness to empowerment.

 

 

We are incredibly grateful for our teams and client partners for their collaboration and trust and remain steadfast in our commitment to crafting ideas that survive in an increasingly unpredictable world.