Speakers

Ruxandra Vasilescu

PR Manager at McCann PR - Romania

Ruxandra Vasilescu has more than 4 years experience in brand management and corporate communication. She joined the public relations team at McCann PR part of McCann Erickson Romania (Agency of the Year, according to Golden Drum festival, 2011) as a PR Manager, in 2008. She and her colleagues achieved recognition for the popular ROM campaign, widely admired for its clever sociological move: challenging the national ego in order to revive a local chocolate brand. The campaign achieved the largest number of prizes in the entire Eastern Europe region. Ruxandra performed a chief role in the PR Coordination of the campaign.

She has graduated the “National School of Political and Administrative Studies” (Bucharest), obtaining a Master’s Degree in “Brand Management si Comunicare Corporatista”.
Ruxandra also holds two Bachelor’s Degrees in Communication & PR and in Sociology, issued by “National School of Political and Administrative Studies" Bucharest.

ROM campaign prizes in 2011:
Cannes Lions 2011
-       Grand Prix, Promo&Activation - Best New Product Launch/Re Launch or Multi-Product Promotion at Retail
-       Grand Prix, Direct Lions - Traffic & Brand Building
-       Gold, Promo&Activation - Food and Non-Alcoholic Drinks
-       Gold, Direct Lions - Fast Moving Consumer Goods
-       Bronze, PR -  Best Launch or Re-launch
-       Bronze,PR - Consumer Goods, including FMCG and Household Products
-       Silver Lion,Media Lions – Best Use of Integrated Media
-       Titanium Lion - Titanium and Integraed
-       Gold Lion - Titanium and Integrated
Golden Drum 2011:
-       Agency of the year, Portoroz and Golden Rose Trophy
-       Grand Prix, ”Events”,
-       Golden, „Digital Campaigns”
-       Silver, „Integrated Communication Campaigns”.
-       Grand Prix, „Digital Campaigns”
-       Grand Prix, „Public Relations”.
-       Grand Prix, ”Integrated Communication Campaigns”
-       Golden, „Public Relations”
-       Silver, „Direct Campaigns”
Effie Award 2011
-       Silver Effie Award, Food Products
-       Silver Effie Award, Media Efficiency
New York Festival 2011:
-       Silver New York Festivals, “Marketing Effectiveness: Consumer Products and Services”
-       Bronze New York Festivals, “Integrated Media: Product & Service”
-       Bronze New York Festivals, „PR/Brand Communications: Product and Services Consumer
Sabre Awards 2011:
-       Gold Sabre Awards, Consumer Marketing – Existing Product

PR Manager at McCann PR - Romania