Public relations firm Nuffer, Smith, Tucker came out on top at last night’s 17th annual Edward L. Bernays, winning six of the prestigious awards.

The awards ceremony — which was presented by the San Diego Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America — is held each year to honor the best public relations work produced by San Diego-area professionals. This year, Nuffer, Smith, Tucker received five Awards of Excellence and one Award of Merit.

The Awards of Excellence won by NST were:

– Bronze — External Web Site — Chicken of the Sea Mermaid Jingle Jam

– Bronze — Word of Mouth — Chicken of the Sea Mermaid Jingle Jam

– Bronze — Satellite Media Tours — Chicken of the Sea Healthy Selections

– Bronze — Direct Mail/Direct Response — Chicken of the Sea Mermaid Birthday Club

– Silver — Integrated Communications — WD-40 Company Last Straw Campaign

The Bronze Award of Merit won by NST was in the Media Relations — Associations/Nonprofit/ Government category for work on the Asian Citrus Psyllid Threat.

“We are thrilled to have been able to work together with our clients to carry out the successful campaigns that were honored during last night’s ceremony,” said Bill Trumpfheller, president of Nuffer, Smith, Tucker. “We are dedicated to providing strategy-based results that help our clients meet their business and brand goals, and these awards reinforce our firm’s hard work on all of our accounts.”

Nuffer, Smith, Tucker Inc. is a public relations firm headquartered in San Diego specializing in branding, strategic planning, marketing communication, social media, crisis and communication issues management, and graphic design for local, regional and national clients. Having focused on developing strategic communications solutions for clients for more than 35 years, the firm has built its social media capabilities and offers effective social media monitoring, strategy development and implementation. For more information about Nuffer, Smith, Tucker, call 619/296-0605 and visit www.nstpr.com or the firm’s blog.