PR Daily's Video & Visual Awards winners

Powerful videos and visual design make a strong statement about the organizations that produce them. The winners of PR Daily’s 2018 Video & Visual Awards have clear visions for their creative work. Inspiring calls to action, visually interesting points of view and the right distribution strategy are just a few of the elements that determined the winners. Click on each winner’s name to learn more about the best work we received, and congratulate them on Twitter using the hashtag #PRDAwards. 

Videos by Topic

Charitable or Nonprofit Video

WINNER
The Havergal Limitless Campaign Video
Havergal College

Honorable Mentions

  • Reflecting on a Moment, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • No Matter What, American Hospital Association
  • Every Day Heroes, American Hospital Association
  • Women Can’t Win, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
  • Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Fortify Video, Balcom Agency

Digital Advertisement

WINNER
SCMP—ABACUS & INKSTONE North America Launch
IW Group Inc with SCMP

Educational Video

WINNER
BMO Wild World of Banking—Digital Conversation Training Videos
Livewire Communications Inc. and Bank of Montreal

Honorable Mentions

  • Safe T. Cat: Conference Room Video, ArcBest
  • Sugar & Spike: The Diabetic Duo, Stein IAS with Merck Animal Health—Caninsulin
  • Emergency Ready, 3/Thirds with The Hawaiian Electric Companies
  • The ASK!, The UPS Store, Inc.
  • “Would You Still Build Site C?” Video, Munro/Thompson

Event Video

WINNER
2018 Active Life Games
Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation

Honorable Mentions

  • M-Home Olympics, Michigan Medicine
  • Branding Launch Event, Bell

Executive Communications Video

WINNER
Welcome Dreamers of Vertical Flight
Bell

Explainer Video

WINNER
Your First Committee Week
ASTM International

Honorable Mention

  • What Does It Take and How Long to Make and Move Our Products for Customers, Pressley Johnson Design and CF Industries

Internal Communications Video

WINNER
The Rundown with President Davidson
Metropolitan State University of Denver

Honorable Mentions

  • Cyber Security—Watch Out for Phishing, Bell
  • Bell’s New Company Values, Bell
  • In the Loop, L.A. Care Health Plan
  • Veteran’s Day 2018, Dignity Health
  • Make Brighter Moments, J. Walter Thompson INSIDE with Macy’s
  • The Sauce, Taco Bell Corp.

Interview Video

WINNER
Lowe’s Helps Family Leave a Legacy in Local Barbershop
Lowe’s Digital Content

Honorable Mentions

  • Member Spotlight, ASTM International
  • Stories of Extraordinary Care, RCCH HealthCare Partners, Nice Branding Agency, Armosa Studios
  • Bell’s New Brand Evolution Video, Bell
  • Hillsborough County Crabber’s Earnest Plea a Clarion for the Environment, Hillsborough County, Florida/Communications & Digital Media
  • “No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town,” Lowe’s Digital Content

News Story Video

WINNER
O&R Supports OuR Veterans
Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc

Product Marketing Video

WINNER
Your Second Home—WRA Musical
Western Reserve Academy

Honorable Mention

  • Bell Product Line Marketing Video 2018, Bell

Public Relations Video

WINNER
New Crash Test Dummies Model Obese and Elderly Drivers
Michigan Medicine

Honorable Mention

  • HCPLC—Visit Your Local Library, Hillsborough County, Florida/Communications & Digital Media with Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative

Recruitment or Employer Branding Video

WINNER
#BeMagenta: The Realist Job Preview Campaign
J. Walter Thompson INSIDE with T- Mobile

Honorable Mentions

  • CalSTRS Contact Center, California State Teachers’ Retirement System
  • Places That Matter U.S., Whirlpool Corporation Newsroom
  • WeAreCisco: Words, Cisco Talent Brand with Ph Creative
  • Recruitment Videos, Matter Communications
  • Aspen Dental: Lives Changing Lives, J. Walter Thompson INSIDE with Aspen Dental

TV Advertisement

WINNER
Generate Possibilities
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.

Video Attributes

360 Video

WINNER
360° Tour of an Ambulance
Michigan Medicine

Animated Video

WINNER
Bell V-280 Valor—3D Mission Video
Bell

Honorable Mentions

  • Sugar & Spike: The Diabetic Duo, Stein IAS with Merck Animal Health—Caninsulin
  • Tune In For SEMrush, SEMrush
  • Tech Helpline 2018 Animated Video, Florida Realtors®
  • Bountiful Harvest Mural Video Tour, CF Industries with Keeperbin Media

Live Video

WINNER
WeAreCisco Employee Live Video
Cisco Talent Brand

Low-Budget Video

WINNER
Flavors of Philly
Visit Philadelphia

Honorable Mentions

  • Master Facilities Plan Video, Inspire PR Group with Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools

Safety Video

WINNER
Serving Up Safety: Ergonomics
AmTrust

Honorable Mentions

  • Mobile Phone Safety, Fluor
  • Heat Prevention in Miami, City of Miami—Office of Communications
  • Mission Zero Hero, Bell

Use of a Celebrity or Personality

WINNER
BUILT Video
Balcom Agency with Dairy MAX

Video Series

WINNER
Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People
Cherokee Nation Businesses

Honorable Mentions

  • Post-Modern Marketing Video Series, Stein IAS
  • Boldly Learning, UC Davis Health
  • ca Internal Video Series, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
  • Hurricane Preparation, City of Miami—Office of Communications
  • The Borough, Hillsborough County, Florida/Communications & Digital Media

Design

Illustrated or Animated Design

WINNER
Horizon 2020 Acceleration
Dignity Health

Internal Communications Design

WINNER
Horizon 2020 Acceleration
Dignity Health

Honorable Mentions

  • Powering Play, J. Walter Thompson INSIDE

Print Design

WINNER
Florida Realtors® “Take the Lead” Report
Florida Realtors

Honorable Mention

  • CityPASS Ad Series, Matter Communications

Grand Prize

Best Overall Video

GRAND PRIZE
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
Generate Possibilities

Honorable Mentions

  • Welcome2022, Boston College
  • Veteran’s Day 2018, Dignity Health