Atmosphere Communications at the 2018 Prism Awards. South African campaign of the year went to Atmosphere Communications and the King James Group for Sanlam’s ‘2-minute shower songs’.
Prisa’s Prism Awards have now celebrated public relations and corporate communications excellence locally for 21 years.
| Pan African network of the year |
| Consultancy | Campaign | Client | Award |
| Burson Marsteller | | | Silver |
| Best large PR consultancy |
| Clockwork Media | | | Silver |
| Best medium-sized PR consultancy |
| DNA Brand Architects | | | Bronze |
| Best small PR consultancy |
| Plato Communications | | | Silver |
| Best PR professional |
| Jolene van Heerden | | | Silver |
| Best up and coming PR professional |
| Monare Matema | | | Bronze |
| Community relations |
| Brand et al | Avbob poetry project | Avbob | Silver |
| Mahle Behr | Science 2 Go | Casme | Bronze |
| Crisis management |
| Atmosphere Communications | Viceroy report | Capitec | Gold |
| Plato Communications | Halls wrapper solve campaign | Mondelez | Bronze |
| Financial services |
| Atmosphere Communications | UK'Shona Kwelanga | Sanlam Sky Solutions | Bronze |
| NGO campaign |
| PR Worx | Lusito Land festival 2017 | Lusito Association | Silver |
| Public sector |
| PR Worx | Control of speed by illusion (Cosbi) | Bakwena Platinim Corridor Concessionaire | Bronze |
| Travel and tourism |
| Atmosphere Communications | 2-minute shower songs | Sanlam | Gold |
| Best use of social media as primary method of communication |
| Atmosphere Communications and the King James Group | UK'Shona Kwelanga | Sanlam Sky Solutions | Gold |
| Brand et al | Avbob poetry project | Avbob | Silver |
| Ogilvy-Johannesburg | KFC Black Fried Day | KFC | Silver |
| Campaign best informed by analytics /big data |
| Clockwork Media | Alienware dominates local market | Dell | Silver |
| Atmosphere Communications | Property Fox virtual reality report | Property fox | Bronze |
| Mobile media PR |
| Atmosphere Communications and the King James Group | UK'Shona Kwelanga | Sanlam Sky Solutions | Gold |
| Technology |
| PR Worx | Do bigger things | Samsung | Silver |
| Idea Engineers | Sage Summit AME | Sage (Africa and Middle East Region) | Bronze |
| Business to business |
| PR Worx | Reinhardt Transport Nigel Tactical Awareness Campaign | Innovative Solutions Group | Gold |
| FleishmanHillard | Masterpass QR - Kenya Launch | Mastercard | Silver |
| Ogilvy-Johannesburg | Building a leadership Brand in the premium automotive segment | Audi | Bronze |
| Corporate communication |
| Instinctif Partners | Rebrand to Bryte Insurance | Bryte | Silver |
| Investor relations |
| Atmosphere Communications | Viceroy report | Capitec | Silver |
| Publications |
| Atmosphere Communications | Virtual Reality Report | Property Fox | Gold |
| Sponsorship |
| Brand et al | Avbob poetry project | Avbob | Gold |
| Brand et al | Mentorship Challenge | Redefine Properties | Silver |
| PR Worx | Lusito Land festival 2017 | Lusito Association | Bronze |
| Corporate responsibility |
| Clockwork Media | Doggy Day with Guinness World Records | Dotsure.co.za | Silver |
| Burson Marsteller | Be a buddy not a bully | Cartoon Network | Bronze |
| Internal communication |
| Logical Truth | #ninetynine | DStv | Gold |
| ByDesign Communications | Chain reaction | BDO South Africa | Bronze |
| Media relations |
| Idea Engineers | Sage Summit AME | Sage | Gold |
| Idea engineers | Sage budget speech | Sage | Silver |
| Ogilvy Cape Town | Myndplay | Woolworths | Bronze |
| Environmental |
| Atmosphere and the King James Group | 2-minute shower songs | Sanlam | Silver |
| Clockwork Media | Tusk Awards 2017 | Investec | Bronze |
| Healthcare |
| Flow Communications | SANBS - Hyperimmune Campaign | SANBS | Gold |
| Launch of a new product, service or category |
| DNA Brand Architects | Steers #Respek Nation | Steers | Gold |
| Brand et al | The Avbob Poetry Project | Avbob | Silver |
| FleishmanHillard | Celebrating 5 generations of French art de vivre | Paul SA | Bronze |
| Consumer PR for an existing product, service or category |
| Verve Marketing | Dawn - You got this | Dawn | Gold |
| Verve Marketing | Rama - Good breakfast campaign | Unilever | Silver |
| Ogilvy-Cape Town | Gumtree - Pre Owned Cars | Gumtree | Bronze |
| FleishmanHillard | Colour of the year 2018/ Colour of creativity | Dulux | Special mention |
| Plato Communications | Cadbury Dairy Milk Martians | Mondelez | Special mention |
| PR on a shoestring |
| PR Worx | Lusito Land festival 2017 | Lusito Association | Gold |
| Idea Engineers | Sage budget speech | Sage (Africa and Middle East Region) | Silver |
| Positive Dialogue | Agents of fun | Toy Kingdom | Bronze |
| Student sampaign of the year |
| University of Johannesburg | DOH Diaper Drive | Door of Hope Children's Mission | Gold |
| University of Johannesburg | Hike for a girl child | | Silver |
| University of Johannesburg | One and a half bags | | Bronze |
| University of Johannesburg | Boost through Boots | | Special mention |
| Best use of an event |
| The Friday Street Club | The Botanist : Forager 2.0 | Edward Snell and Co | Gold |
| Plato Communications | Bubbly Oreo - Museum of Joy and wonder | Mondelez | Silver |
| Clockwork media | E! Africa | NBC Universal | Bronze |
| Pan african campaign of the year |
| ByDesign Communications | SAP Africa Code week | SAP | Silver |
| Clockwork Media | Tusk Awards 2017 | Investec | Bronze |
| Sports marketing |
| Atmosphere Communications | SA leg | Round the world yacht race | Gold |
| Levergy | Audi Q5 Fast track Campaign | Audi | Silver |
| WE Communications | Tour de France | Dimension Data | Bronze |
| SA CoTY |
| ByDesign Communications | 50 years of AMG | Mercedes | Finalist/Silver |
| DNA Brand Architects | Steers #Respek Nation | Steers | Finalist/Silver |
| Tribeca | Daredevil run 2017 | Hollard | Finalist/Silver |
| Atmosphere Communications and the King James Group | UK'Shona Kwelanga | Sanlam Sky Solutions | Finalist/Silver |
| Atmosphere Communications and the King James Group | 2-minute shower songs | Sanlam | Overall winner |
