Ragan’s 2026 PR Daily Awards Now Open for Entries
The program honors the campaigns, teams, agencies and communications professionals behind outstanding PR work. Winners will be announced live on Dec. 2 at City Winery in New York City.
Chicago, IL — June 24, 2026 — Ragan Communications is now accepting entries for its 2026 PR Daily Awards, honoring the public relations, communications and media relations work that earned attention, built trust and delivered measurable results.
Ragan’s PR Daily Awards recognize the campaigns, teams, agencies, organizations and professionals behind the year’s strongest PR work. Categories span media relations, crisis management, thought leadership, public affairs, brand reputation, social media, employee communications, AI-powered communications, events, influencer campaigns, integrated PR and marketing, and more.
“The PR Daily Awards celebrate the work that helps organizations connect with audiences, protect reputation, earn meaningful coverage and communicate with clarity when it matters most,” said Brendan Gannon, senior marketing manager of Ragan’s and PR Daily’s award programs. “This program gives teams a chance to show the strategy, creativity and results behind the campaigns they are proudest of.”
The entry deadline is August 21. Learn more and enter here.
There are dozens of categories, covering all areas of PR, marketing and media relations, including:
- Agency of the Year
- Healthcare PR Campaign of the Year
- Influencer Campaign
- Integrated PR and Marketing
- Launch Event
- Media Relations Campaign
- Newsjacking
- PR Campaign of the Year
- PR Professional of the Year
- Thought Leadership Communications
See the full list of categories here.
Finalists will be recognized, and winners will be announced, during a live event on Dec. 2, 2026, at City Winery in New York City. The event will bring together communications leaders, agencies, brands and teams to celebrate the people and work making a mark across the PR industry.
Past winners have included standout work from organizations and brands such as Yahoo, Disney Entertainment Television, Mastercard, BODYARMOR Sports Drink, Hilton, Samsung Electronics America and Warner Bros. x IZEA.
Entries are open to organizations, agencies, nonprofits, government entities, brands, teams and individual communications professionals. Entrants may submit work on behalf of themselves, their team, their organization or their clients.
The entry deadline is Aug. 21, 2026. Late entries will be accepted through Aug. 28, 2026, though additional late fees apply to all entries received after Aug. 21.
Review the categories, eligibility guidelines and entry details here.
About Ragan Communications and PR Daily
Ragan Communications has been delivering trusted news, training and intelligence for more than 60 years to internal and external communicators, HR professionals and business leaders. Its daily news sites, PRDaily.com and Ragan.com, are read by more than 600,000 internal and external communicators monthly. Ragan’s Communications Leadership Council is one of the fastest-growing membership groups for communications executives, and its conferences, webinars and workshops are attended by more than 5,000 communicators a year. Ragan Training is the leading learning portal among communicators, offering more than 800 hours of training and development for communicators. Ragan is also the producer of Communications Week, which is held each November. Headquartered in Chicago, Ragan has team members spanning the country and loyal customers worldwide. Visit us at ragan.com.
