January 2009 — The Holmes Report has named Oliver Schrott Kommu­nika­tion (OSK) the German Consul­tancy of the Year. The highly regarded Ame-rican report for PR profes­sionals is published in New York and London. Each year it issues Agency Report Cards indi­cating the current ratings of all the major consul­tan­cies. The Holmes Report also spon­sors the only pan-Euro­pean PR award, the SABRE, which was bestowed on OSK in 2007 for its inter­na­tional PR event and campaign, E-Class Expe­ri­ence Paris-Beijing. Commenting on the most recent award, editor Paul Holmes said, “OSK managed several impres­sive campaigns over the past 12 months, including Mercedes-Benz press commu­ni­ca­tion at the IAA 2007 trade show in Frank­furt, helping the company secure first place in terms of media coverage and recog­ni­tion as the 'greenest' automakers at the show; the U.S. launch of the smart fortwo in Silicon Valley posi­tioning the new vehicle as a 'real car' as well as an intel­li­gent, envi­ron­ment-friendly alter­na­tive for urban areas“.