Awards recognize work across myriad industries including healthcare, economic development, non-profit, and B2C

PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 10, 2024 — RDW Group, the Providence-based integrated marketing firm, took home 13 awards – the most of any entrant – at the 56th Annual Bell Ringers, which was hosted on June 6 at the Royal Sonesta Boston. Each year, the Bell Ringer Awards judge the best work of public relations and communications professionals from across the region in dozens of categories, including content marketing, events, media placements, social media excellence, and industry and communication campaigns.

“To earn even a single Bell Ringer award gives us great pride, but to take home 13 in a single year is truly humbling,” said Phil Loscoe, RDW Group’s Managing Partner. “It’s not only a reflection on the talent, creativity, and hard work of our staff, but also that of our clients, who afford us the opportunity to partner with them in creating this amazing work.”

RDW’s awards this year include:

Silver

  • Media Placement (Regional or National) – Supporting Moms and Substance Exposed Newborns with RI Department of Health
  • Healthcare Industry – Supporting Moms and Substance Exposed Newborns with RI Department of Health

Bronze

  • Social Media Excellence (Facebook) – Big Blue Bug
  • Social Media Excellence (Instagram) – Big Blue Bug
  • Brand Building or Rebranding (Consumer) – Children’s Friend Rebrand
  • Mega Influencer – 2023 Big Blue Bug Holiday Lighting Ceremony
  • Healthcare Industry – Preventing Unintentional Youth Poisonings with RI Department of Health

Merit

  • Single Video – At NHBB in Peterborough Opportunity is Knocking!
  • Video Series – Get Fresh, Buy Local: RI Grown Micro-Video Series with RI Department of Environmental Management
  • B2C Social Media – Big Blue Bug
  • Micro/Nano Influencer – RI PBS Uncorked! Together We Grow
  • Government/Public Affairs Industry – Access Health CT Coverage OE and Medicaid Renewal
  • Healthcare Industry – Polysubstance Use Awareness and Behavior Change with RI Department of Health

“In a challenging and ever-evolving field, this year’s Bell Ringer Award winners showcased the absolute best of what the New England PR community has to offer,” said Sofia Giovannello, PR Club president and vice president of Methods+Mastery. “It was an honor to continue the longstanding tradition of this event and celebrate the outstanding work of our award winners.”

The full list of 2024 Bell Ringer Award winners can be found here.