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PR Week’s PR Professional of the Year: Thanks To My Team
March 31, 2008

A few weeks ago I was honored by PR Week as their 2007/2008 Public Relations Professional of the Year. While this is a wonderful individual award, it is really an award recognizing the incredible work and dedication of the more than 250 people who work at MWW Group. Since our founding, I have been lucky to surround myself with some of the brightest, most creative, dedicated and supportive people to ever have worked in the public relations profession. By never forgetting our true commitment to our “Aim High and Deliver” philosophy, we continue to strive for excellence for our clients and our community. Our work in 2007 was no exception, winning incredible new assignments, creating breakthrough programs, leading our industry in becoming the first “Green” PR firm and reaching out to our neighbors and across the globe with important corporate responsibility initiatives, our people once again set new standards for performance.

So, while I get much of the credit, my real job is to hire great people and then give them the opportunity to be great. That is why I am so proud of the tenure and growth of our people…after 21 years, with a little luck and a lot of hard work, we have been able to create an outstanding agency with extraordinary people…and the best is yet to come.

So, to my team, this award is really for you….and to my peers who voted for me and bestowed this extraordinary award on me, thank you.

Posted by Michael Kempner at March 31, 2008 03:15 PM