Hackensack, NJ - (NewMediaWire) - March 16, 2016 -  - Bulldog Reporter is excited to announce the winners of the 2015 Bulldog Digital/Social PR Awards program. Forty honors have been awarded including the Grand Prize, to companies who have made amazing strides in the world of digital and social media public relations and communications.

As with all Bulldog Awards, the Digital/Social PR program is judged by working and award-winning journalists including a Pulitzer Prize winner. This year's judges come from a number of different media outlets including The Washington Post, USA Today and The Oregonian. The judging process is rigorous with each submission scored by at least 3 judges in the first round. Based on those scores, submissions with a score high enough, move on to the elite round where they are reviewed by another two or three judges and scored accordingly.

"I find myself continually impressed with each entry in this contest. The difference between the entries is a matter of a point here and there. The work, from every contestant, is a testament to creative brilliance at the highest levels," says Pulitzer Prize winning author, journalist at the Oregonian and Bulldog Award judge, Tom Hallman Jr.

Scoring for agencies is based on the following criteria: creativity and originality, strategic and tactical brilliance, breakthrough communications approaches and of course the results of all efforts. Winners are awarded gold, silver or bronze awards and since they are assigned a numbered score, there may be more than one winner of each award. The Grand Prize winner is a multi-award winning submission.

All Bulldog Digital/Social PR Award winners receive the coveted framed award certificate. The Grand Prize Winner for the 2015 Digital/Social Communications Campaign of the Year will be presented with a beautiful custom-made crystal bulldog award. This year this honor is given to GE Healthcare who won gold in three categories including Digital/Social Communications Campaign of the Year, Best Use of Digital/Social for a Health/Fitness/Medicine Campaign and Best Use of Digital/Social to Pitch Traditional Media for their campaign Now playing in 4D: Your Heart.

To view the live Periscope announcement of the award winners, click here.

The full 2015 Bulldog Digital/Social Award winners are listed below:

Grand Prize Winner 2015 Digital Social Communications Campaign of the Year GE Healthcare Now Playing in 4D: Your Heart

Gold Award Winners

Best Use of Digital/Social for a Health/Fitness/Medicine Campaign GE Healthcare Now Playing in 4D: Your Heart

Best Use of Digital/Social to Pitch Traditional Media GE Healthcare Now Playing in 4D: Your Heart

Digital/Social Communications Campaign of the Year GE Healthcare Now Playing in 4D: Your Heart

Best Use of Video in a Digital/Social Environment Genentech Perseverance: The HER2 Journey

Best Microsite or Specialized Website Genentech Perseverance: The HER2 Journey

Best Use of Digital/Social for a Health/Fitness/Medicine Campaign Chandler Chicco Agency TOBI Podhaler Facebook Editorial Contributor Program

Best Microsite or Specialized Website Fairfax County Government Fairfax County Government NewsCenter

Best Use of Digital/Social for a Food/Beverages/Restaurant Campaign Ink Link Marketing International Peace Day

Silver Award Winners

Best Digital/Social Word of Mouth Campaign MullenLowe #DrinkGoodDoGood - Bringing Awareness and Produce to Food Deserts

Best Use of Digital/Social in a Public Affairs/Awareness Campaign MullenLowe #DrinkGoodDoGood - Bringing Awareness and Produce to Food Deserts

Best Social Network Messaging Strategy MullenLowe #DrinkGoodDoGood - Bringing Awareness and Produce to Food Deserts

Digital/Social Communications Campaign of the Year Hunter Public Relations Mrs. T's Pierogies Takes a Seat at the Millennial Table

Digitally/Socially Engaged Brand of the Year IMW Agency The Flower Fields

Best Use of Digital/Social for a Consumer Technology Campaign Lotus823 Audio-Technica - Amplifying Legacy Company's Digital Presence

Best Use of Video in a Digital/Social Environment Flashpoint PR LEGO Ninjago: It Takes A Ninja

Best Use of Digital/Social to Pitch Traditional Media Flashpoint PR LEGO Ninjago: It Takes A Ninja

Best Use of Search Engine Optimization in a Campaign C-4 Analytics LLC How to Make the Best, Better: C4 Analytics, JM Lexus

Digital/Social Communications Campaign of the Year State Street Corporation State Street Asset Manager Campaign

Best Use of Digital/Social for a Banking/Financial Services Campaign State Street Corporation State Street Asset Manager Campaign

Best Use of Digital/Social for a Food/Beverages/Restaurant Campaign National Pork Board / Weber Shandwick Grill Crashers

Best Use of Video in a Digital/Social Environment National Pork Board / Weber Shandwick Grill Crashers

Best Use of Digital/Social for a Food/Beverages/Restaurant Campaign MWWPR SoCo Takes Flight with First Drone Delivery

Best Online/Social Media Community of the Year Best Friends Animal Society Best Friends Animal Society Aims to "Save Them All" with the Help of Social

Best Microsite or Specialized Website Chobani Chobani Flip - Break You Make

Best Use of Digital/Social in a Public Affairs/Awareness Campaign Havas PR Global Collective A Global Collaboration Wins the Day for Climate Science

Best Use of Digital/Social for Cause/Advocacy/Corporate Social Responsibility Havas PR Global Collective #GivingTuesday: The Day the World Gave Back

Best Use of Digital/Social for Cause/Advocacy/Corporate Social Responsibility Outreach and International Affairs, Virginia Tech Save Our Towns

Best Use of Video in a Digital/Social Environment Outreach and International Affairs, Virginia Tech Save Our Towns

Best Use of Digital/Social for a Food/Beverages/Restaurant Campaign Bullfrog + Baum The Smorgasbird

Best Online Newsroom of the Year Genentech, Weber Shandwick and FleishmanHillard Genentech's Newsroom Raises Bar at ASCO, Again

Best Digital/Social Word of Mouth Campaign RF Binder Baking with the Stars, Breaking through the Clutter: An Integrated Influencer Campaign from the Truvia® Brand

Best Use of Digital in a B2B Technology Campaign Matter Communications Pulse Secure Corporate Explainer Video - "Introducing Pulse Secure"

Best Use of Digital/Social for a Health/Fitness/Medicine Campaign Weber Shandwick with Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK: Chocolate Milk Scores With Kelley O'Hara

Best Use of Video in a Digital/Social Environment MSLGROUP Similac's Sisterhood of Motherhood

Best Use of Digital/Social in an Arts/Culture/Entertainment Campaign TELEMUNDO Duenos del Paraiso

Best Use of Digital/Social to Pitch Traditional Media TELEMUNDO Duenos del Paraiso

Bronze Award Winners

Digitally/Socially Engaged Brand of the Year Murphy O'Brien Public Relations The Beverly Hilton

Best Online Employee Communications Novartis with Ruder Finn Activating Nearly 90,000 Associates to Recognize Their Peers: Novartis Long Live Life Awards

Best Use of Digital/Social for a Travel/Hospitality Campaign Text100 KAYAK 2015 Travel Hacker Guide

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