Overview

The Bell Ringer Awards, sponsored by The Publicity Club of New England, recognize and honor excellence and achievement in the communications and public relations professions.

Since 1969, the Publicity Club of New England's Bell Ringer Awards have been a symbol of outstanding achievement for New England public relations and communications professionals.

Celebrating its 40^th anniversary this year, The Bell Ringer Awards recognize excellence in communications and public relations work in every field and industry, and across all media - print, broadcast, and online. While PR professionals who labor along the frontlines of the digital revolution have the same goals as their colleagues who ply their craft in more traditional media - to achieve meaningful results for their clients, companies, organizations, and institutions - the tools and techniques they use may differ.

To remain the standard bearer, The Bell Ringer Awards competition must continuously adapt to ensure that it reflects the evolution and revolution occurring within our industry. What remains constant is the pride and excitement we feel as we once again issue the Call for Entries, inviting one and all to share stories of ingenious plans and brilliant execution and earn recognition for your accomplishments.

To meet the market changes and evolution including implementing new green initiatives, we have made the bold move to a completely electronic submission process for the 2009 Bell Ringer Awards. We believe this shift to be in the best long-term interest of the Publicity Club of New England, its members, and the environment overall. In fact, by eliminating all materials typically required for a paper-based process, we will save approximately 15 trees! Given the significant changes implemented this year, we ask that entrants please read through all of the descriptions and pay specific attention to the guidelines.

We appreciate your patience and support during this transition and look forward to celebrating the 40^th anniversary of The Publicity Club of New England Bell Ringer Awards with you!

• Risa Goldman Burgess, President, The Publicity Club of New England
  (president@pubclub.org)

• Lauren Howe, Vice President-Bell Ringers, The Publicity Club of New England
  (bellringer@pubclub.org)

• Liza Heapes, Sponsorship Chair, The Publicity Club of New England
  (sponsorships@pubclub.org)