Media Relations

Winner: Prudential Financial – Prudential Newsroom In the past two years, Prudential has made significant strides in transforming its online newsroom into a go-to resource for the media and the public-at-large. With the goal of… Continued

Co Winner: Weber Shandwick—Pepsi Next: Wheel of Levy Following the successful launch of Pepsi NEXT in 2012, which reached $110 million in sales during the first nine months, Pepsi NEXT kept its unbelievable momentum going… Continued

Winner: American Red Cross – Twister Coming? There’s an App for That: The American Red Cross Launches Tornado App with National Satellite Media Tour Tornadoes strike rapidly and without warning. As such, there’s less time… Continued

Winner: Rotary International – End Polio Now Though it may seem like a disease of yesteryear, polio is still a very serious problem in many parts of the world. Through its “End Polio Now” campaign,… Continued

Winner: Cone Communications – Northwestern Mutual’s Childhood Cancer Program: Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children ages 15 and younger in the U.S. In fact,… Continued

Winner: Bristol-Myers Squibb with Ogilvy Public Relations – Men and Melanoma: The Unexposed Target Raising awareness can sometimes be the best measure for prevention and early detection of several diseases. Ogilvy and Bristol-Myers Squibb agrees,… Continued

On Tuesday October 15, Bruce Kasanoff, managing director at Now Possible, took the stage at the 2013 PR News’ Platinum PR Awards. In his keynote, Kasanoff enlightened a packed room full of PR pros what three words can transform their careers.

As the partial government shutdown drags on Democrats and Republicans are waging a fierce communications battle—with all the free publicity that politicians can muster—regarding which party is responsible for the stalemate. But for the majority of PR pros who for the federal government, communication is pretty much off limits.

This year’s Natural Product Expo in action. The event drew more than 1500 members of the media. A graphic showcasing some of the results from The Natural Product Expo, as well as the tactics used to achieve

Nearly 60% of journalists worldwide say they use Twitter—and you need a system to take some of the time-wasting guesswork out of the process of engaging with them.