Burson-Marsteller, Edelman, H+K Strategies, Ogilvy PR and Weber Shandwick are the five finalists for 2016 Pan-EMEA Consultancy of the Year, along with another 93 firms that have been shortlisted today across a further 19 categories.

The EMEA Consultancies of the Year awards will also again recognize the best firms in geographic categories and in specific disciplines. In all, 98 firms—from giant multinationals to small local specialists—are nominated across the 20 Consultancy of the Year categories.

Profiles of all the nominated firms, featuring in-depth analysis of each consultancy's performance, can be found here.
The selections are the result of an exhaustive research process involving more than 200 submissions, calls, and face-to-face meetings with the best PR firms across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. EMEA Best Consultancies to Work For will be revealed next week.

The awards will be announced and presented at the 2016 EMEA SABRE Awards in Berlin on 25 May. Tickets are available here.

Pan-EMEA Consultancies of the Year: Burson-Marsteller, Edelman, H+K Strategies, Ogilvy PR, Weber Shandwick

Geographic

 

Africa Consultancies of the Year: Atmosphere, Burson-Marsteller, Djembe Communications, Magna Carta, MSLGroup

Benelux Consultancies of the Year: Bex, Coopr, FleishmanHillard, Interel, LVT Group

DACH Consultancies of the Year: Achtung, Farner Consulting, FischerAppelt, MSLGroup, Schwartz

Eastern Europe Consultancies of the Year: 404, All Channels, Dăescu Borțun Olteanu Consultanță, Grayling, MSLGroup

French Consultancies of the Year: APCO, Edelman-Elan, Kingcom, Thomas Marko, Wellcom

Iberian Consultancies of the Year: Atrevia, Canela, Lift World, Llorente & Cuenca,Weber Shandwick 

Mediterranean Consultancies of the Year: MSLGroup, MyPR, SEC, Weber Shandwick

Middle East Consultancies of the Year: ASDAA B-M, Edelman, H+K Strategies, Memac Ogilvy, TRACCS

Nordic Consultancies of the Year: Geelmuyden Kiese, Iteo, JKL/MSLGroup, Narva, Prime

Russian Consultancies of the Year: CROS, Fleishman-Hillard Vanguard, Ketchum Maslov, PBN H+K Strategies, SPN Communications 

UK Consultancies of the Year: Brands2Life, Cohn & Wolfe, Four Communications, Golin, W 

Specialist

Consumer Consultancies of the Year: Cirkle, Hope & Glory, M&C Saatchi PR, Mischief, Red Consultancy, 

Corporate Consultancies of the Year: Headland Consultancy, Hering Schuppener, Pagefield, Portland, Seven Hills

Creative Consultancies of the Year: Dynamo, Kaper, M&C Saatchi S&E, Trigger, Unity

Digital Consultancies of the Year: Hotwire, TVC Group, Volontaire, We Are Social, Weber Shandwick

Healthcare Consultancies of the Year: Firstlight, GCI Health, Havas Just::, Pegasus, Virgo 

Public Affairs Consultancies of the Year: APCO, Bellenden, FTI Consulting, Hanover, PLMR

Technology Consultancies of the Year: Chameleon, Fink & Fuchs, Harvard, Octopus Group, Text 100

New Consultancies of the Year: Engage Joe Public, Matroichka Influences, The Romans, TinMan

Last year, Edelman was named Pan-EMEA Consultancy of the Year. Full analysis of the 2015 winners can be found here.