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Golin

Formerly: Golin/Harris · GolinHarris

Kind
PR and public affairs
Parent
Omnicom
Country
US
Website
https://golin.com
Clients
California Department of Public Health · Florida Department of Health (Tobacco Free Florida) · CDC

Campaigns (5)

CampaignClientYearTopicRole
National Tobacco Education Campaign (as Golin Ketchum) lead
PRWeek headline and standfirst (opened via Wayback; body paywalled): Golin Ketchum won the campaign, minimum obligation $65M. The USAspending record is in Ketchum Inc.'s name (see ketchum.json). Whether it continues the Tips brand is not stated.
CDC Office on Smoking and Health2026TobaccoStrategy
Combating Youth Vaping Head On
PRWeek US Awards 2021 shortlist, Best in Public Sector (opened via Wayback).
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Tobacco Free Florida2021TobaccoPR
California Tobacco Control Program PR
PRovoke, Sept 2020 (opened via Wayback): CDPH kept incumbent Golin for the state's anti-tobacco PR after a competitive review; seven-figure contract.
California Department of Public Health2020TobaccoPR
Center for Global Health media and social media lead
PRWeek, 29 Sept 2020 (opened via Wayback). Small CDC purchase orders to Golin/Harris for media and social media support 2020-2023 are in USAspending.
CDC Center for Global Health2020Infectious diseasePR
Tips From Former Smokers (PR)
Effie 2015 case (opened via Wayback; live URL 404s): agency credits list Arnold Worldwide as lead agency and Golin Harris as a contributing agency for the campaign's second year.
CDC Office on Smoking and Health2013TobaccoPR

Research notes

Chicago-founded; formerly IPG, now merged with Ketchum as Golin Ketchum under Omnicom (2026). Credits checked 2026-10-22 against fetched pages: Effie 2015 (Wayback), PRovoke and PRWeek (via Wayback). Corrected 2026-10-22: removed 'COVID-19 public education, Washington State Department of Health' - the PRWeek 2021 shortlist pairs WA DOH with C+C, not Golin.

Sources

  1. https://www.prweek.com/article/1971842/golin-ketchum-wins-national-tobacco-education-campaign-cdc
  2. https://www.provokemedia.com/latest/article/california-retains-golin-to-continue-fight-against-tobacco

Record agencies/golin.json, updated 2026-10-22