McGallen & Bolden wins Bronze Stevie® for 2020 Most Innovative PR Agency of the Year

Award-winning McGallen & Bolden Group

We have won another Bronze Stevie® in the Asia Pacific Stevie® Awards in 2020, for Most Innovative PR Agency of the Year. Please find our news release in English and Chinese below.

Leading PR & Digital Marketing firm McGallen & Bolden Group Wins Bronze Stevie® Award in 2020 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards for “Most Innovative PR Agency of the Year”

Singapore, July 14, 2020 – McGallen & Bolden Group (https://mcgallen.com) was named the winner of the Bronze Stevie® Award in the “Most Innovative Public Relations Agency of the Year” category in the seventh annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards today.

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in all 29 nations of the Asia-Pacific region.  The Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world’s premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in programs such as The International Business Awards® for 18 years.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for “crowned,” the winners will be celebrated during a virtual (online) awards ceremony on Tuesday, 22 September.  

More than 1,000 nominations from organizations across the Asia-Pacific region were considered this year in categories such as Award for Excellence in Innovation in Products & Services, Award for Innovative Management, and Award for Innovation in Corporate Websites, among many others.  McGallen & Bolden Group won in the “Most Innovative Public Relations Agency of the Year” category.

“When we submitted our entry in 2019, nobody would have imagined a changed world in 2020. Even before the COVID-19 crisis struck the world, we were always lean and agile to adapt to the rapid changes in the media landscape, client demands, and what the populace needs in terms of content. We continue to be very grateful for the judges who understood the unique offerings our firm has that benefit many of our multinational and local clients in holistic communication and business strategy, much more than a typical PR agency or digital marketing agency can. This stems from our real-world field experience garnered nearly 30 years in working closely with our clients in technology, healthcare, fashion, and other industries,” says Dr Seamus Phan, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and Head of Content, McGallen & Bolden Group. “We are also extremely grateful to all our clients, some of which worked with us for decades since their inception, who trusted us to help them grow successfully in the markets, and gave us latitude to provide 360-degree marketing, communication, strategy, branding and training to ensure their growth in highly competitive arenas such as technology and FMCG. And we never stop learning and growing our expertise, to ensure our clients always get the best insights and experience, and not just ‘run-of-the-mill’ media relations. Clients always get CXO-level actionable insights.”

Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 100 executives around the world acting as judges in May and June.

“We are delighted that the seventh edition of the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards attracted so many impressive nominations,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher.  “This year’s winning nominations are testament to the resiliency and innovation of organizations in the region, many of which continue to succeed despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Although we are disappointed that we cannot stage the in-person awards banquet we had planned for Hanoi, Vietnam this year, we look forward to celebrating many of this year’s winners during our virtual awards ceremony on 22 September.”

About McGallen & Bolden Group
Founded in 1991 in Singapore (first as a design consultancy), McGallen & Bolden Group is today one of the most established “boutique” full service business strategy, branding, digital marketing, public relations and B2B consultancies focused on Asia Pacific. It is the lead agency for the Aurea Terras collective of independent agencies (aureaterras.com). The firm has consulted for large multinational corporations, emerging technology enterprises, fast-moving consumer products companies, medical and pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, etc. The small agency is an Internet technology pioneer since the inception of commercial Internet in the 1990s, and have kept pace with every facet of Internet and digital media development, with in-house expertise and managed infrastructure to serve clients’ needs. The firm is also an established corporate leadership, sales, media training and crisis communication provider since its inception. Visit https://mcgallen.com.

About the Stevie® Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

Sponsors and partners of the 2020 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards include Adobo Magazine, BRComm, PR Newswire Asia, and the Korea Business Communicators Association.

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麥金倫顧問公司在2020年亞洲-太平洋史蒂夫® 獎中榮獲年度最創新公關公司銅獎

新加坡, 2020年 7月 14日 – 麥金倫顧問公司在第七屆亞洲-太平洋史蒂夫® 獎評選中榮獲最創新公關公司類別的史蒂夫® 獎的銅獎。

亞洲-太平洋史蒂夫® 獎是對亞太地區29國企業所取得的成就加以認可的唯一商業獎項。史蒂夫® 獎被廣泛認可爲世界上頂級的商業獎項,在十八年間表彰那些在工作中獲得非凡成就的人士,其中包括國際商務大獎®。

史蒂夫是希臘語“加冕”的意思,2020年亞太史蒂夫® 獎的頒獎典禮將於9月22日星期二通過線上舉辦。

今年有1000多名/家來自亞太地區的商業人士或企業在產品與服務革新獎、革新經營獎、企業網站革新獎等類別中接受審查。 麥金倫顧問公司在最創新公關公司類別評選中獲得優勝。

[關於獲獎提名者及其成就的段落,包括引用了您所在組織領導對提名者的賀詞。]

“在2019年呈上我們彈劾作品時,誰都沒想到2020年會大變天。在肺炎前的好多年,我們一貫保持敏捷,來應付媒體,社會和客戶永無止盡的變遷。我們很感激評委了解我們超越一般公關公司所提供的獨特顧問服務,和我們如何協助我們跨國和新起的客戶發展他們的資料通訊和商業策略。這多虧我們累積了近30年的實戰經驗。我們也感激和我們共進退的尊貴的客戶,讓我們在360度企業和數字營銷,品牌促銷,和培訓多方面沈穩地發展。我們會繼續謙卑學習和磨練,來確保顧客永遠享有首席執行長級可行的見解,”潘俊嘉博士,首席科技長和創意總監,麥金倫顧問公司。

史蒂夫金、銀、銅獎獲得者由來自全世界100多位管理人員評選,評選人員將於5月和6月通過審查選拔獲獎者。

“我們很高興第七屆亞太史蒂夫獎吸引瞭如此多的令人印象深刻的作品參與,”史蒂夫獎主席兼創始人Maggie Gallagher說。“今年的獲獎作品證明了亞太地區組織的彈性和創新能力,儘管面臨新冠疫情大流行的挑戰,但許多組織仍在繼續取得成功。我們對今年無法在越南河內舉行頒獎晚宴感到可惜,但仍然非常期待在9月22日的線上頒獎典禮上看到今年的獲獎者們。”

關於麥金倫顧問公司
屹立了近三十年的麥金倫顧問公司是個獲獎和高科技的數字營銷,公共關係和培訓公司。我們的高級客戶和創意總監各自擁有27至33年以上的經驗(市場管理,新興企業,新聞,媒體,人力培訓,行銷,公共關係),且精通英語和國語。隨著1990年代網際網路和數字媒體的啟動,我們已經齊步跟進,開發,研究及使用此等科技於客戶活動及培訓用途。無論您的商業計劃專注新加坡,東南亞或亞太地區市場,我們都有把握和樂意協助您大展鴻圖。我們的敏捷價值觀以人,合作,結果,和速應為本,以達到您最理想的要求。我們從不喧嘩取眾,而是以真實的知識和專長取勝。您可把我們想像成您有效且具備實戰經驗的特種部隊。我們永遠用行動證明一切。https://mcgallen.com.

關於史蒂夫® 獎
史蒂夫®獎共有八大獎項,包括亞洲-太平洋史蒂夫獎(Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards)、德國史蒂夫獎(German Stevie Awards)、美國商業獎(American Business Awards®)、國際商業獎(The International Business Awards®)、史蒂夫女性企業家獎(Stevie Awards for Women in Business)、史蒂夫優秀僱主獎(Stevie Awards for Great Employers) 、以及史蒂夫銷售與客戶服務獎(Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service)以及新設的中東史蒂夫獎(Middle East Stevie Awards)。史蒂夫獎每年從70多個國家的組織接收12000多項參展作品。 史蒂夫® 獎是爲所有類別和規模的組織及其僱員授予的榮譽,認可他們在世界範圍內作出的傑出工作成績。瞭解有關史蒂夫® 獎的更多信息,請訪問 www.StevieAwards.com。

2020年亞太史蒂夫獎的贊助商和合作夥伴包括Adobo Magazine、BRComm、PR Newswire Asia和Korea Business Communicators Association。

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Dr Seamus Phan

Dr Seamus Phan – Global C-suite Publicist & Strategist (Biochemist, Cybersecurity & Webdev pioneer, Author, Journalist) with 37 years of professional field experience.