Archive: October 2010

Winner: 1800flowers.com/MWW Group – Turning 1-800-Flowers.com’s “Spot a Mom” into a Social Media Movement MWW Group and 1-800-Flowers.com’s Spot a Mom integrated traditional and digital media campaign was based on a simple, caring Mother’s Day concept—people… Continued

Winner: Roll International – Wonderful Pistachios: From FDA Recall to Unprecedented Sales in Eight In March 2009, the FDA issued a precautionary pistachio nut recall, prompting a 60% sales plummet for Paramount Farms’ Wonderful Pistachios despite… Continued

Winner: Sesame Workshop – Sesame Street’s 40th Anniversary Tasked with honoring Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary, Sesame Workshop crafted a robust campaign to cement the show’s iconic legacy and to market its new segments, format and CGI animation style. With… Continued

Miller Meiers H&R Block Get It Right Social Community H&R’s strategic goals for a social media platform included becoming a live conduit for sharing ideas and advice and establishing itself as a friendly, reassuring source… Continued

Winner: First Degree, on behalf of WomenHeart Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts Tour Leveraging its status as cholesterol-reducing breakfast champion, Cheerios partnered with First Degree and heart health-focused charity WomenHealth to provide cholesterol screenings to minority… Continued

Debuting a product at an event you’re sponsoring can result in increased exposure and awareness.

A Gallup poll finds that 57% of Americans have little to no trust in the mainstream media’s ability to report news fully, accurately and fairly.

When it comes to putting together an effective crisis team, small and nimble wins the race.

According to the 2010 Carbon Disclosure Project, most companies have failed to show significant carbon emissions reduction.

Technology icons Apple and Google dominate industry media coverage, and Apple, in particular, has reporters gushing.