Brandstory Communications Wins Prestigious Clio Award

Brandstory Communications Awarded Prestigious 2024 Clio Health Award for Public Relations Campaign Tied to Gun Violence Prevention Film “American Cancer Story” Made For Change The Ref

Brandstory Communications (www.BrandstoryCommunications.com), a nationally renowned news media relations agency, received a 2024 Clio Health Award from The Clios for the agency’s work on the “American Cancer Story” campaign. The recognition was in the Public Relations (Health Awareness & Advocacy), Cause Related category of The Clio Health Awards.

American Cancer Story is a short film created for Brandstory Communications’ client Change the Ref, an organization that advocates for sensible gun control with the mission to end gun violence and save lives. Change The Ref was founded by Manuel and Patricia Oliver shortly after their son Joaquin was killed on February 14, 2018 during the Stoneman Douglas High School Mass Shooting. Brandstory has worked with the Olivers since the start of their organization.

The film was created by the award-winning team at Klick Health, the world’s largest independent creative agency for life science brands. The emotional short was co-written and directed by ‘Narcos’/‘RoboCop’ filmmaker José Padilha, and produced by Taking Over Films, with VFX by Pierre Buffin, and an original score by Maroon 5’s James Valentine.

“Our Brandstory media relations team had the privilege of engaging news media contacts across the country on behalf of Change The Ref and the film’s creative team to help platform this critical message,” says Brandstory Communication’s Owner and Operator J.P. Hervis. He adds, “to have such a compelling film and the Olivers’ voices as our ingredients to strategically earn media was an honor, and this award earned in a collaborative effort is humbling.”

Founded in 1959 to honor excellence in advertising, the Clio Awards celebrate bold work that propels the advertising industry forward, inspires a competitive marketplace of ideas, and fosters meaningful connections within the creative community.

Annually, The Clio Awards brings together leading creative talent from around the world for an exclusive and collaborative judging experience to select the entries that will win the coveted Clio statues. 

About Brandstory Communications:

Brandstory Communications is the premier media relations and storytelling PR firm in the country. We are brand journalists who base our strategies on sharing our clients’ stories in a way that connects to a target audience like no other marketing tools.

Our leadership and staff are comprised of experienced, award-winning news journalists. We are not PR people, we are reporters…our clients’ brand journalists. We believe brand journalism, the concept of generating creative and compelling stories about a business, is the most effective way to connect with today’s mobile consumers through traditional and new media. Our strategies create a continuing story that is creative, compelling, topical, and engaging, and our team uses decades of real newsroom experience and contacts in media throughout the country to bring powerful, positioning, and impactful credibility to our clients.