Florida’s Most Prestigious Public Relations Awards Program Call for Entries

May 3, 2012 - PRLog -- The Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) is calling for entries for its 55th annual Golden Image Awards competition. The Golden Image Awards is conducted annually by FPRA to recognize outstanding public relations programs in Florida and to encourage and promote the development of public relations professionalism in our state.

The Golden Image Awards has become a standard of public relations excellence in the state of Florida. Winners demonstrate the very best examples of innovation, planning and design. The awards competition consists of four divisions of categories: Public Relations Programs, Printed Tools of Public Relations, Audio/Visual/Online Tools of Public Relations and Student Projects in Public Relations. To qualify for judging, an entry must incorporate sound public relations research and planning. Entries also must meet the highest standard of production, execution and evaluation of results. The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America will judge this year’s entries.

The deadline to enter this year’s Golden Image Awards competition is 5 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2012. For more information, or to download a Golden Image Awards entry form, visit http://www.fpra.org and click on the Golden Image tab.

The Golden Image awards are presented at FPRA’s Annual Conference to be held this year on August 5-8 at the Renaissance World Golf Village Resort in historic St. Augustine. More information on the conference, including registration information, is included on the Association’s website.

The Florida Public Relations Association has more than 1,000 members across the state and is dedicated to developing public relations practitioners who, through ethical and standardized practices, enhance the public relations profession in Florida. The organization’s 15 professional and 10 student chapters provide members with a network of top professionals, opportunities for professional development and recognition, and more. FPRA is the nation’s oldest public relations organization, established by Lt. Col. John Dillin, APR, CPRC in 1938. For more information, visit http://www.fpra.org.

The Southwest Florida Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association is dedicated to programs and activities that enhance the success of public relations professionals in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, and Glades counties. For more information, visit http://www.fpraswfl.org.