Our congratulations to these recipients of 2012 Golden Trumpet Awards for distinguished achievement in each of the following categories of practice:
| Community Relations | |
| Purple Purse: Domestic Violence Awareness | Fleishman-Hillard |
| Playing it Safe: Changing the Mindset Around Concussion Safety | Northwestern Medicine |
| The State of the African-American Consumer Report | The Nielsen Company |
| Change My Story Campaign | Public Communications Inc. |
| Institutional | |
| Reality Check:Girls Get Real | Communication Strategies Group |
| Flower Power Steals National Spotlight | Zapwater Communications |
| Special Events | |
| Shuttle for Chicago | Adler Planetarium |
| Cars.com Best of 2011 Awards | Cars.com |
| Brita Reduces Bottled Water Waste | Edelman |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Grand Opening Celebrations | Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare |
| McDonald’s Launches National Hiring Day | GolinHarris |
| Dance for Life | Public Communications Inc. |
| Unprecedented Access with openhousechicago | Public Communications Inc. |
| Openlands Lakeshore Preserve Opening | Public Communications Inc. |
| Flair: Fun. Fashion. Philanthropy. Event | The Chicago Lighthouse |
| National Minority Donor Awareness Day | The San Jose Group |
| London Calling: Ted Baker Chicago | Zapwater Communications |
| Topshop: The British are Coming | Zapwater Communications |
| Internal Communications | |
| Right TIME Right Now | Abbott Nutrition |
| Re-Engineering Procurement at McDonald’s | Dixon/James |
| Connections Online | Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| Government Affairs | |
| Stand for Children | Jasculca Terman and Associates, Inc. |
| Making Pension News Good News | The Reynolds Communications Group |
| Issues Management | |
| CDOT Pedestrian Safety Issues Management | Carolyn Grisko & Associates |
| First Alert’s “Breathe Easy, California” Campaign | LCWA |
| Winning Support for New Headquarters | Navistar International Corporation |
| Marketing | |
| Adler School: Leading Social Change | Adler School of Professional Psychology |
| Getting Schooled on College Savings | CCW |
| Hilton HHonors Global Flash Mob | Edelman |
| Butterball Makes Thanksgiving Better | Edelman |
| MAGNUM Ice Cream’s U.S. Debut | GolinHarris |
| McDonald’s Creates “Arch Madness” | GolinHarris |
| your world (redefined) Campaign | IES Abroad |
| Air National Guard “Rise to the Challenge” Tour | Marketing Werks |
| General Motors: Driving Engagement with Grassroots Marketing | MSL Chicago |
| Sealy: Springing Ahead “In Bed” with Influencers | MSL Chicago |
| Successful Entry– Chicago Market | Resolute Consulting |
| WiseWindow Defines New Industry Category | Zeno Group |
| International Public Relations | |
| Disappearing Scaffold Generates Headlines Globally | Abbott |
| Hilton HHonors Global Flash Mob | Edelman |
| Dow and The International Year of Chemistry | GolinHarris |
| International | |
| HanesBrands Uses Green for Good | O’Malley Hansen Communications |
| New Media | |
| Slim Jim Online Community Management | Edelman Digital |
| HC “Meats” Land O’Frost Objectives | Henson Consulting |
| Chimp iPad App Playfully Educates | Lincoln Park Zoo |
| Chevrolet: Steering Klout Influencers into the Sonic Driver’s Seat | MSL Chicago |
| Brochures, Booklets or Books | |
| What People are Saying | Adler School of Professional Psychology |
| HC’s ” Pampered” Holiday Look Book | Henson Consulting |
| Newsletters/Magazines | |
| DePaul’s Newsline Online Electronic Newsletter | DePaul University |
| Non-Profit Annual Reports | |
| Foundation | Turner & Cunniff |
| Public Service Announcements | |
| This Close | Rotary International |
| Feature Videotapes and Films | |
| Inspired to Care | APP Pharmaceuticals |
| “You Make It Possible” | Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| Feature Video | |
| Holocaust Community Services | Jewish United Fund |
| Operation Rhino | Resolute Consulting |
| Feature Stories | |
| The Chicago Botanic Garden Answers | Chicago Botanic Garden |
| American Standard / Loews Five-Star Performance | O’Reilly-DePalma |
| Downsizing the Obesity Epidemic | Zapwater Communications |
| Web Sites | |
| Purple Purse: Domestic Violence Awareness | Fleishman-Hillard |
| Enhanced Web Resource Connects Unemployed | workNet Northern Cook County |
| Electronic Press Kits | |
| Shedd Aquarium Special Exhibit, Jellies | Public Communications Inc. |