The Hispanic Public Relations Association Issues National Call for Best in Industry Campaigns and Nominations for Top Professionals

Campaign Awards and Professionals of the Year Honored at 28th Annual PRemio Awards & Scholarship Gala, on October 4, in Los Angeles, CA

Click here for Campaign Entry and Honoree Nomination Forms

LOS ANGELES, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's industry awards season, and the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA), the leading non-profit organization founded to advance the careers of Hispanics in the field of communications, is in search for the best public relations campaigns that target the Hispanic market. In addition, nominations are being sought for leading industry professionals.

Entries for the coveted PRemio Campaign Awards are now being accepted through Friday, August 3, 2012, in eleven categories across multiple industries that highlight public relations work: Technology; Healthcare; Fashion & Beauty; Food & Beverage; Public Education; Sports; Media Event; Crisis Management; Integrated Marketing Communications; Non-Profit; and Digital Public Relations Programs (Social Media). Work must have been completed between June 1, 2011, and June 1, 2012. Award entry fees are $100 for members and $200 for non-members.  

Award entries are open to all public relations, advertising, marketing agencies, corporations, non-profit organizations and/or practitioners who practice in the United States, including Puerto Rico, and work on public relations/communications projects/campaigns that target Hispanic/Latino audiences throughout the nation.  Entries can be part of a multicultural or general market campaign, but must have a Hispanic component and will be judged only on that component by an unaffiliated panel of seasoned communications experts, from academia to industry pioneers.

In addition, HPRA is also accepting nominations to honor professionals in four industry categories: Journalist of the Year, Public Relations Professional of the Year, Young PR Professional of the Year, and Corporation of the Year. Nominations for the individual categories are currently being accepted through July 20, 2012.

Campaigns and professionals of the year awards will be presented at the 28th Annual PRemio Awards & Scholarship Gala, October 4 at Cicada Restaurant & Lounge in Los Angeles.

To download the PRemio Campaign entry form and/or honoree nomination form and for PRemio Awards & Scholarship Gala event / sponsorship information please visit www.hpra-usa.org.

About the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA)
Founded in 1984, the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) is the foremost organization of Hispanic public relations practitioners in the U.S.  HPRA is a resource for communications professionals and for those seeking Hispanic market expertise.  It is dedicated to the recognition and advancement of Hispanics in public relations through year-round programs and hosts one of the industry's most anticipated events: the PRemio Campaign of the Year Awards and Scholarship Gala in the fall.  To date, HPRA has awarded a quarter million dollars to college and university students of Latino descent pursuing careers in communications. With a solid record of achievement and a committed membership, HPRA continually strives to increase the value of public relations as the industry increasingly gains clout and expands.  For more information please visit www.hpra-usa.org, Facebook/HPRA USA and Twitter @HPRAusa.

SOURCE Hispanic Public Relations Association