Second Annual ICey Awards Held in Atlanta, Honoring Georgia Independent PR Professionals

Second Annual ICey Awards Held in Atlanta, Honoring Georgia Independent PR Professionals

The second annual ICey Awards were held April 20, 2026 in Atlanta, celebrating the work of talented public relations professionals from Georgia. The winners were all independent PR professionals, senior practitioners from Georgia who own their own PR agencies. In each category, the runner up got the "Pretty Cool" award and the winner got the "ICey" award.

“Independent Counselors in Georgia represent clients small and large and are usually very senior professionals with decades of expertise,” said Mitch Leff of Leff & Associates, who organized the awards. “ICey stands for ‘Independent Counselors Elevate You’.”

The 2026 ICey Award Winners Are:

Best Work of the Year - The “Maverick” Award

• Fitzgerald PR, “The Caregiver’s Journey: Shining Light on Dementia Care”

Journalist of the Year - Chris Rosenthal, Fox5 Atlanta

Best Nonprofit Campaign

• ICey - Fitzgerald PR, “The Caregiver’s Journey: Shining Light on Dementia Care”
• Pretty Cool - Dialogue Marketing, “World Plumbing Day 2025: Go Blue for Plumbing”

Best Written Work

• ICey - NEW’s Public Relations, “World Premiere of ‘The Games in Black and White’”
• Pretty Cool - 404 Communications, “Soul Symphony Weekend”

Best Business Campaign

• ICey - KW Green Consulting, “Rebrandland and AI Pitch & Support Day - Atlanta Tech Week”

Best Ongoing Campaign

• ICey - Fitzgerald PR, “The Caregiver’s Journey: Shining Light on Dementia Care”

Best Small Event Campaign

• ICey - Leff & Associates PR, “Anime, Animation, Gaming Convention MomoCon Sets New Attendance Record”
• Pretty Cool - Dialogue Marketing, “World Plumbing Day 2025: Go Blue for Plumbing”

Best Entertainment Campaign

• ICey - NEW’s Public Relations, “World Premiere of ‘The Games in Black and White’”
• Pretty Cool - Sage PR, “A Shakespeare Happening Series”
• Pretty Cool - Fitzgerald PR, “Music Milton: Great Music Close to Home”

Best Photo

• ICey - Sage PR, “French Stewart”
• Pretty Cool - Sage PR, “Shakespeare Festival”

Best Lifestyle Campaign

• ICey - 404 Communications, “Atlanta Educator Announced to National Teachers HOF”
• Pretty Cool - Leff & Associates PR, “Smyrna Celebrates MLB All-Star Week: Budweiser Clydesdales”