CASE STUDIES
CITY ON THE RISE: TELLING THE STORY OF COLORADO SPRINGS’ RENAISSANCE
SHINING A LIGHT ON COLORADO'S DARK SKIES
WOMEN'S GROUP BACKCOUNTRY SKIING + HUT TRIP
PROMOTING BACKCOUNTRY SAFETY DURING A PANDEMIC
CREATING A FOCUSED PR CAMPAIGN: LAUNCHING COLORADO’S NEW HISTORIC HOT SPRINGS LOOP
COLO-ROAD TRIPS: TRAVELER DISPERSION THROUGH COLORADO'S ROADS LESS TRAVELED
DRIVING VISITATION TO LEADVILLE AND PUTTING THE COLORADO HISTORIC OPERA HOUSES CIRCUT ON THE MAP
THE SLV IS THE PLACE TO BE: DRIVING VISITATION TO COLORADO'S LESSER-KNOWN SAN LUIS VALLEY REGION
HANDLEBAR PR IS THE PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRY HONORS:
2023 Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Adrian Award Gold Level for public relations campaign, “The San Luis Valley (SLV) is the Place to Be.”
2023 Public Relations Society of America National Silver Anvil Award of Excellence for a public relations campaign, “The SLV is the Place to Be: Driving Visitation to Colorado’s Lesser-Known San Luis Valley Region.”
2021 Public Relations Society of America Colorado Chapter Silver Pick Award for a public relations campaign, “Promoting Backcountry Safety in Colorado During a Pandemic.”
2021 Colorado Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America "Small Practice of the Year Award” and Silver Pick Award for "Promoting Backcountry Safety in Colorado During a Pandemic" PR campaign.
2020 Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Adrian Award
Gold Level for a feature placement in Sunset Magazine, “Earn Your Turns in the Unparalleled Backcountry of the Colorado Rockies.”
2020 Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Adrian Award, Silver Level in the New Opening/Launch category for our work around promoting Colorado's dark skies offerings and the “Colorado Stargazing: Experience the Night” tour.
2020 Colorado Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America Gold Pick Award for media hosting and coverage of lesser-known road trips in 2019.
2019 Public Relations Society of America National Bronze Anvil Winner, Media Relations, Consumer Services for Colo-Road Trips: Traveler Dispersion Through Colorado's Roads Less Traveled Campaign.
2019 Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Adrian Award, Gold Level for a feature placement in Lonely Planet Magazine, Explorers Wanted: A Great Escape to Colorado.
2017 Public Relations Society of America Colorado Chapter Gold Pick Awards Winner, Best Campaign and Best Component of a Campaign in promoting the Colorado Historic Hot Springs Loop.