Keynote Speaker:
Charles Duhigg
Author,
The Power of Habit

On September 14 at the Platinum PR Awards luncheon at the Grand Hyatt in New York City,  PR News will salute the year’s most outstanding communications initiatives and programs in the highly competitive and dynamic PR arena. This must-attend event will honor the corporations, agencies and nonprofits large and small who took chances, made tremendous strides and understand the power of public relations.  

Charles Duhigg, best-selling author of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, will deliver the keynote address at the luncheon. In his presentation, Duhigg will share insights into the science behind habit formation and how companies like Target and Febreze are using use that information to study—and influence—what consumers buy.

Comedian and filmmaker Mark Malkoff will be the master of ceremonies for the celebratory luncheon event. Malkoff, who has appeared on Today, Good Morning America and the CBS Early Show, starred in a popular video in which he visited and consumed products at all 171 Starbucks locations in Manhattan in less than 24 hours. He also achieved worldwide media attention for his video series in which he lived and slept in an IKEA store in Paramus, N.J., for an entire week. Stand-up comedian Vanessa Hollinsghead will also be on the entertainment slate. Vanessa, who has appeared on Comedy Central, is a quintessential New Yorker—she just got her driver's license.

The luncheon will take place from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on September 14 after the morning PR Writing for Social Media and the Web Workshop. Both events will be held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.  

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Don't forget to reserve your congratulatory ad in the Platinum PR Awards Special Issue! The Platinum PR Awards Special Issue will be published and pre-released at the luncheon, reaching more than 300 PR decision makers that day, and more than 100,000 via print and electronic distribution the week of September 17 with bonus distribution at industry events.  If you have any questions, contact Saun Sayamongkhun at [email protected]; 301-354-1694.

PR News' Platinum PR Awards Finalists 

PLATINUM PR HALL OF FAME 2012

  • Blendtec – Will It Blend?
  • IBM – Smarter Planet
  • charity: water
  • GEICO – the GEICO Gecko
  • Oscar Mayer/Kraft Foods – Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities
  • SELF magazine – Pink Ribbon
  • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – Thanks and Giving Campaign
  • Target – Take Charge of Education

PR FIRMS OF THE YEAR

Small PR Firm of the Year

  • Airfoil Public Relations
  • Henson Consulting
  • HORN 
  • InkHouse Media + Marketing
  • Schnake Turnbo Frank | PR
  • Walker Sands Communications

 

Midsize PR Firm of the Year

  • Cone Communications
  • Coyne Public Relations
  • Makovsky + Company
  • MWW 
  • Peppercom
  • PMK*BNC

 

Large PR Firm of the Year

  • Cohn & Wolfe
  • GolinHarris
  • Ketchum
  • Ogilvy Public Relations
  • Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
  • Weber Shandwick

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Anniversary

  • Axiom Marketing Communications with The Village Company – Mr. Bubble’s 50th Birthday Bash
  • Henson Consulting - Henson Consulting Perfectly Plates Lettuce Entertain You 40th Anniversary
  • Hill+Knowlton Strategies – Tenet Care Fund Birthday Celebration
  • The Marcus Group - Forty for Goodness Sake
  • Qorvis Communications, LLC – Operation HOPE 20th Anniversary Opportunity Bus Tour from Chaos to Community
  • San Francisco Symphony Centennial Celebration

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Annual Report

  • AICPA - Change. Vision. Opportunity.
  • American Red Cross - Down the Street, Across the Country, Around the World
  • Baylor Health Care System - 2011 Report to the Community: Innovation for Each Patient's Sake
  • Charles Schwab Corp. – What I’ve Heard
  • Dresser-Rand with Eric Mower + Associates  – Operation Excellence
  • Entergy Corp. - Entergy Corporation's Low-Income Customer Progress Report
  • Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy - 2011 Report to the Community
  • NYU Langone Medical Center - 365 Days of Excellence
  • The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey - Aviation Highlights 2010 
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center - 2011 Southwestern Medicine
  • Weber Shandwick - The Yawkey Foundations 2011 Grants Report

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Blog

  • Apriso Corp. - Building Thought Leadership for a “Manufacturing Transformation”
  • Cone Communications – What Do You Stand For?
  • Edelman – HP's 367 Addison Avenue Blog: The Ultimate Online Resource for SMB Success
  • ESPN - ESPNFrontRow.com, ESPN's public facing corporate blog
  • Makovsky + Company - Pennies for Your Thoughts: Driving Growth and Reputation Through "My Three Cents"
  • Peppercom – Steve Cody's RepMan
  • Scholastic Inc. – On Our Minds @Scholastic

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Branding

  • Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens - I'm for Brooklyn and Queens
  • Edelman - Pantone Color of the Year: Making a Brand Synonymous with Color
  • Fresenius Kabi/APP Pharmaceuticals - Stand Tall
  • General Motors Corp. with Weber Shandwick - Closing the Perception Gap: Compelling Content Helps Drive More Consumers to GM’s Revamped Vehicles
  • Hanna Lee Communications - Campari's "Year of the Negroni"
  • Ketchum -  DoubleTree by Hilton Cookie CAREavan Across America
  • McDonald’s USA and GolinHarris - National Hiring Day: I Love My McJob
  • RF|Binder - Dunkin’ Donuts: America Runs on Dunkin’, Dunkin’ Donuts Runs on PR
  • Redbox - The Entertainment Destination

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Cause-Related Marketing

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb - Turning the HIV Fight into a Movement
  • The Mosaic Company - Home Runs for Food
  • The Clorox Company - Power A Bright Future
  • Cooney/Waters Group - Voices of Meningitis: Urging Moms to Vaccinate their Preteens and Teens
  • Esurance - The Trevor Project
  • Exponent PR  - Caribou Coffee Brews Hope for a Cure
  • Hunter Public Relations  - Drops of Good: The Maxwell House Community Project
  • MSLGROUP Americas - Pepto-Bismol Throws a Feast for All
  • Porter Novelli Melbourne and Alzheimer’s Australia  - Fight Dementia
  • Samsung Electronics America with Weber Shandwick - Solve for Tomorrow
  • Tide with DeVries Public Relations - Tide Loads of Hope Spreads to Help Haiti

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Community Relations

  • Cooper City Utilities – You Win: We All Win
  • Davies – Bridging to a Sustainable Future
  • Hart – Republic Services Transition Campaign
  • Henry Schein Cares - American Dental Association’s Give Kids a Smile Program
  • InkHouse Media + Marketing and Raytheon Company  – 2011 Raytheon Pi Day
  • Integrate Public Relations - Care2Spin benefitting Easter Seals Greater Houston
  • Lockheed Martin IS&GS - STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Awareness Month
  • Marmillion + Company – Blue Ribbon Resilient Communities for a Resilient Gulf Coast
  • Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company - MassMutual's Tornado Relief Efforts
  • Minnesota Pork with Weber Shandwick – Oink Outings: A Passion for Pork, From Farm to Fork
  • Philips Electronics North America Corp. – Philips Cares Employee Volunteerism Program
  • U.S. Army with Weber Shandwick – Building an Army of Advocates

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Crisis Management

  • 2K Sports - NBA 2K12
  • Community Partnership of Southern Arizona - When Fear Ruled the Headlines: Crisis Response to the January 8, 2011 Tucson Shootings
  • Dominion Resources – Hurricane Irene
  • ESPN - ESPN "Linsanity" Headline 
  • Heineken USA - Beer Recall: Creating a Successful International Communications Brew
  • JPA - Major Healthcare Association’s Response to Investigative Series
  • Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company - MassMutual's Tornado Relief Efforts
  • MWW - Flight Plan for the Future: JetBlue Preserves Its Direct Relationship with Pilots
  • Ogilvy Public Relations - Fighting Fire with Fire: Resetting the Media Dialogue for Mexico

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Employee Relations

  • American Airlines with Weber Shandwick - Making Bold Moves: American Airlines Makes Biggest Aircraft Order in History
  • Bacardi Limited - Engaging Employees in Celebrating 150 Years of Bringing People Together
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital - The Brigham Way 2011
  • Dell and WPP Team Dell - Dell's "The Power to Do More" Campaign Launch
  • Latham & Watkins LLP – Start Well
  • MWW - Flight Plan for the Future: JetBlue Preserves Its Direct Relationship With Pilots
  • NextEra Energy - Reversing an Alarming Safety Trend
  • Philips Electronics North America Corp.  - We are Philips
  • Syngenta – Growing Stronger Together: How the Internal Communications Team Shaped "One Syngenta"

 

Event Marketing

  • AICPA  - 2011 AICPA Accounting Competition
  • Avocados from Mexico and CRT/tanaka - Avocado Takedown: No Guacamole Allowed
  • Grow Marketing - Levi's Mirror, Mirror....What's My Curve ID?
  • Humana - 2011 AEP Campaign
  • Ketchum -  DoubleTree by Hilton Cookie CAREavan Across America
  • MWW - Bowling Industry Rolls a Strike: U.S. Open Comes to Cowboys Stadium
  • PepsiCo with Weber Shandwick  – PepsiCo Imagines the Future of Digital at SXSW 2012
  • Qorvis Communications, LLC – Horatio Alger Special Concert to Promote Awareness in PA
  • RF|Binder and Malaysia External Trade Development Corp. (MATRADE) - Malaysia Kitchen for the World 2011

 

External Publications

  • The Axis Agency - Culture Magazine
  • Davies - Telling a Powerful Story
  • Hitachi America, Ltd. - Hitachi North America Group Company Brochure
  • Ogilvy PR with Merck Pharmaceuticals - Healthy Beginnings for Babies
  • The Mosaic Company – Sustainability Report
  • Novartis Consumer Health - Turbo and Scott
  • U.S. Postal Service – Postal Facts 2011
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center  - 2011 Southwestern Medicine

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Facebook Campaign

  • American Airlines with Weber Shandwick -  Mystery Miles: More Than 230,000 Take Flight on Facebook With the AAdvantage Program
  • Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau – Share Our Sunshine
  • Disney Consumer Products - Disney Baby
  • Essilor of America with Weber Shandwick  – Combatting the Enemies of Clear Vision with Captain Crizal
  • Foundation for Eye Health Awareness with Weber Shandwick  - Make a Spectacle of Yourself with Think About Your Eyes
  • Integrated MarketingWorks – The Avocados from Mexico “Wake Up a Winner” promotion
  • MSLGROUP Americas - Pepto-Bismol Throws a Feast for All
  • RF|Binder and Talenti Gelato e Sorbetto - Share the Love
  • Wisconsin Department of Tourism - Travel Wisconsin's Summer Fun Report

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Financial/Investor Relations

  • CA Technologies - Enhanced Capital Allocation Program
  • CCG Investor Relations Strategic Communications - Clear Media Ltd. and CCG Investor Relations: We Can See Clearly Now - A Fast Growing Outdoor Advertising Company Builds a Strong Wall Street Following
  • IndoPacific Edelman - ABM Investama IPO Communication Program
  • S2Publicom - Arcos Dorados IPO
  • SHIFT Communications - Appirio’s $60m PR Campaign
  • Strategic Public Relations Group – Melco Crown Entertainment Hong Kong Primary Dual Listing

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Global PR Campaign

  • Bacardi Limited - Celebrating 150 Years of Bringing People Together
  • Bayer AG – Global Introduction of the LIFE Corporate Values at Bayer
  • Financial Times – Launch of FT Mobile Web App
  • Hilton Hotels & Resorts - Announcing an Authentic Experience for Chinese Travelers
  • IEEE with Weber Shandwick  - Raising IEEE's Profile from São Paolo to Shanghai
  • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures - Disney's The Muppets Global Publicity
  • Weber Shandwick - Mobil 1 Car Swap

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Green PR

  • APRA Porter Novelli – My Green City 2011
  • Diageo PLC – Glass is Good
  • MWW - MWW: Making MWW Matter More
  • NASCAR - NASCAR Green
  • O'Malley Hansen Communications - HanesBrands Uses Green for Good in Latin America
  • Türk Telekom – Environment Friendly Communications Campaign
  • The Walt Disney Company - Disney Kids and Nature Celebration

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Influencer Communications

  • APCO Worldwide Washington, D.C. – Stop Air Tax Now
  • Doral Bank - Women of Success (Mujeres d Exito)
  • Edelman Frankfurt - How to couple David and Goliath: The Novartis midwife project
  • GolinHarris - McDonald’s Influencer Communications Plan/Building Brand Trust
  • Mom Central Consulting – Whirlpool Test-Drive Campaign
  • Porter Novelli – The Laughing Cow Community Leaders
  • RF|Binder and Band-Aid Brand – Band-Aid Brand Rescues Fashion Emergencies
  • Rogers & Cowan – Jenny Packham for Gossip Girl
  • SHIFT Communications - Influencers Join the Block Party
  • WALK PR - Your Photo. Your Right.

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Internal Publication

  • Bally Technologies – Your Voice
  • Disney Interactive  - Disney Interactive Energizes Employee Community Via "Interface" and "Portal" News Channels
  • Kaiser Permanente - The Source: The Newsletter for Procurement and Supply
  • Maryland Dept. of Business & Economic Development - myDBED
  • The Mosaic Company - Grow Magazine
  • MWW - 2012 Corporate Citizenship Report: Promise and Practice
  • Pratt Institute - Prattfolio Magazine: 125th Anniversary Commemorative Issue
  • Southwest Airlines - Southwest Airlines' LUVLines: Communicating to 43,000 Employees in more than 70 locations nationwide

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Marketing Communications

  • Adobe Systems – Adobe Launches Creative Cloud and Sparks a Corporate Brand Transformation
  • AICPA - ThisWaytoCPA
  • Baptist Health South Florida – South Florida Meets the New West Kendall Baptist Hospital
  • Downy with DeVries Public Relations  - Downy Puts Mike in the Window for Clean Sheet Week
  • Exponent PR - Novartis Uncovers the Dirty Truth about Fleas
  • InterContinental Hotels Group – IHG's Check It Free Promotion
  • The Reading Hospital and Medical Center - HeartSAFE Berks County
  • School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina - The Great Weiner War of 2011, Lulu's Hot Dogs

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Media Event

  • Chandler Chicco Agency on behalf of Sanofi US - Get Back In Rhythm
  • GolinHarris for Nintendo of America - Nintendo Drives Mario Kart 7 to a New Dimension 
  • MSLGROUP Americas - Prilosec OTC & Larry The Cable Guy Coach Football Fans on "A Better Way to Tailgate"
  • Ogilvy PR with National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection 2012
  • Powell Tate - Highlighting Weight Watchers as a Leader and Partner in Public Policy Conversations on Reversing the Obesity Epidemic
  • Red Agency - Foodbank Australia: Bridge the Hunger Divide
  • Waggener Edstrom Worldwide – Microsoft Office 365: Launching collaboration for everyone from the smallest businesses to the largest
  • Weber Shandwick - Mobil 1 Car Swap

  

Media Relations

  • General Motors Corp. with Weber Shandwick - Closing the Perception Gap: Compelling Content Helps Drive More Consumers to GM's Revamped Vehicles
  • GolinHarris for Nintendo of America - PR Barks Up the Right Tree by Naming Uggie as Nintendo's First Spokesdog
  • Hill+Knowlton Strategies – Tracking health reform all the way to the Supreme Court
  • Makovsky + Company – Launching a New Category in Vision Technology and Building a National Sales Network
  • McDonald’s USA and GolinHarris – McDonald’s Commitments to Improved Nutrition Choices
  • MWW - Re-Shaping Zumba's Image from Dance Workout Phenomenon to Global Multimedia Giant
  • MWW - Samsung Mobile Blows Away Tablet Competition with Launch of the Galaxy Tab 10.1
  • National Restaurant Association - Kids LiveWell
  • NBC Entertainment Smash
  • Ogilvy PR with Blurb - Bringing Your Story to Life
  • Symantec Corp. and Connect Marketing - Symantec Honey Stick Project
  • The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino - The Venetian and The Palazzo Las Vegas Announce First-Ever Winter in Venice Holiday Celebration
     

Multicultural Campaign

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb - Turning the HIV Fight into a Movement
  • Cigna – Haitian Creole Triangular Postcard
  • Euro RSCG Worldwide PR with Transitions Optical, Inc. – Creating Cultural Connections to Reinforce Eye Health Leadership
    Flowers Communications Group - MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneurs Series
  • Hilton Hotels & Resorts - Announcing an Authentic Experience For Chinese Travelers
  • Ogilvy PR with National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute – The Heart Truth
  • Ogilvy PR with National Kidney Disease Education Program - Kidney Sundays Helps African Americans Understand their Risk for Kidney Disease
  • Porter Novelli – SOYJOY: "Yo SOY" Hispanic Campaign
  • Time Warner Cable – Hispanic Heritage Month Campaign - El Reto Fast Five
     

 

Online Communications

  • Cohn & Wolfe with Valvoline - Guaranteeing a New Era in Polling: Valvoline & SportingNews.com Team to Empower Fans
  • County of Los Angeles, Chief Executive Office - LA County Goes Digital With Annual Report
  • IEEE with Weber Shandwick  - Digital Storytelling to Advance IEEE's Technology Leadership at CES
  • Indianapolis Airport Authority - Maximizing IND's "front door to the city" during Super Bowl XLVI
  • InkHouse Media + Marketing – InkHouse for Zmags: Meet the Connected Consumer
  • Marina Maher Communications – Robitussin 100,000 Simple Acts of Relief Sweepstakes and Last Names Giveaway
  • Piedmont Healthcare - Piedmont Healthcare Launches HealthWatchMD
  • Porter Novelli - SOYJOY: "Yo SOY" Hispanic Campaign
  • rbb Public Relations with AlphaStaff  - Superheroes of HR 

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Online Press Room/Media Center

  • AICPA - AICPA Press Center Redesign
  • Bally Technologies - Bally Online Newsroom
  • Cisco Systems – The Network: Cisco's Technology News Site
  • Diamond Public Relations – Online Media Resource Center
  • NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications - NASCARMedia.com
  • Rotary International Media Center Powered by Synaptic Digital
  • Wiley - Wiley Global Press Room

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Podcast and/or Videocast

  • American Chemical Society - Bytesize Science
  • Carmichael Lynch Spong with WebmasterRadio.FM - Untying the Purse Strings of America’s Most Powerful Consumer
  • Dixon Schwabl and Greater Rochester Enterprise - Eyes On The Future Radio Show
  • National Shooting Sports Foundation - NSSF’s Shooting Sportscast
  • Scholastic Inc. - Coming to America: Ellis Island - A Virtual Field Trip
  • Strategic Public Relations Group – SouthGobi Resources Ltd - Global live webcast of financial results presentation

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PR on a Shoestring

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology - Want Scary Eyes? The Dangers of Non-Prescription Decorative Contact Lenses
  • American Red Cross - Save-a-Life Saturday
  • Disney Consumer Products - Disney Introduces AppMATes Mobile Application Toys
  • Edelman - Pantone Color of the Year: Making a Brand Synonymous with Color
  • Fleishman-Hillard Kansas City - Talking Sex Together (TxT): Going Mobile with Sex Ed and Teen Pregnancy Prevention
  • Formula - Native Union POP Phones Launch
  • National Restaurant Association - Kids LiveWell
  • Ogilvy Public Relations - The Guinness Storehouse: The Friendliest Place on Earth for St. Patrick's Day
  • Osborn Barr - 2011 Monsanto America's Farmers Mom of the Year Contest
  • Porter Novelli – SOY JOY: "Yo SOY" Hispanic Campaign
  • Qorvis Communications, LLC  - Operation HOPE 20th Anniversary Opportunity Bus Tour: From Chaos to Community
  • Reading Is Fundamental - Book People Unite
  • Red Agency - Foodbank Australia: Bridge the Hunger Divide 

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Press Release

  • Bally Technologies – U.S. Marine Wins $2.9 Million on Bally Slot Machine
  • Domino’s Pizza – New Domino’s Chicken & Bacon Carbonara Artisan Pizza & “No” Campaign
  • Howard Johnson International - Howard Johnson’s Don Draper Promotion
  • Reading Is Fundamental - Book People Unite
  • Southwest Airlines - Southwest Airlines Introduces New Era of Customer Comfort and Sustainability with Evolution of Cabin Interior Design 

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Pro Bono

  • Georgia Dental Association - Georgia Mission of Mercy Communications Plan
  • Hart  - Summer Food Program on behalf of ProMedica
  • KC Projects LLC  - Shelby Humane Society
  • The Marcus Group – Little Kids Rock
  • Red Agency - Foodbank Australia: Bridge the Hunger Divide
  • Turkcell - Turkey’s Money-Box for Van
  • Turner Broadcasting Broadcasting and Greenwich Hospital - 2011 Under the Stars Gala

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Product Launch

  • American Girl, LLC with Weber Shandwick - The Music of American Girl: Partnering in Perfect Harmony
  • Coburn Communication - SOMEDAY By Justin Bieber Fragrance Launch
  • Cohn & Wolfe with Valvoline - Valvoline NextGen: Launching a "Green" Motor Oil without Making Influencers See Red
  • Cone Communications - My Underwear is Cooler Than Yours: Jockey Launches Staycool Collection
  • Impress Labs - Deca Technologies Launch 
  • Hellerman Baretz Communications - 7,000 to 1:  Holwell Shuster & Goldberg New Law Firm Launch
  • Hill+Knowlton Strategies - The Force is Strong with "Star Wars: The Complete Saga" on Blu-ray
  • Sprint and Stanton Communications - Taking Mobility to a Whole New Dimension
  • The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino  - The Venetian and The Palazzo Las Vegas Announce First-Ever Winter in Venice Holiday Celebration

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PSA

  • AICPA - Feed the Pig
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology - Want Scary Eyes? The Dangers of Non-Prescription Decorative Contact Lenses
  • American Beverage Institute – Negligent Driving
  • Chamberlain Healthcare Public Relations - Kids Kicking Cancer PSA Campaign & Breath Break App Launch
  • Ogilvy PR with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Faces of TBI
  • PR Newswire Association LLC & Feinstein Kean Healthcare - Choose You Over the Flu: Public Service Announcement for Families Fighting Flu
  • Rx Mosaic Health - Check Out Your Gout 

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Public Affairs

  • Arizona State University - Tempe Coalition’s 21 or Too Young Campaign
  • Entertainment Software Association with Weber Shandwick - Protecting the First Amendment in a New Era of Communications Media
  • FTI Consulting - Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll
  • Hill+Knowlton Strategies -  American Action Forum Elevates Expert Voices on Affordable Care Act During Historic Supreme Court Oral Arguments
  • Illinois Tollway -  Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future
  • Nyhus Communications - Washington United For Marriage Launch
  • Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Taipei - Taiwan, Rice Up!
  • Powell Tate/Weber Shandwick - Keeping the Promise: Advancing the Artificial Pancreas for the Millions of Americans with Type 1 Diabetes 
  • Rusnano - Nanotechnology Public Awareness Program for Russia
  • Stratacomm and UNICA- A Sweeter Alternative: Ending the Tariff on Sugarcane Ethanol
  • Waters Corp. and GolinHarris - Building a Global Network of Partnerships to Improve Food Safety
  • Weber Shandwick - Communications for Democracy: Supporting Nigeria's Elections

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Re-Branding/Re-Positioning

  • ComBlu - Repositioning an Iconic Brand: Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • Cone Communications – Fiber One Great Taste Campaign
  • General Motors Corp. with Weber Shandwick - Closing the Perception Gap: Compelling Content Helps Drive More Consumers to GM's Revamped Vehicles
  • Grow Marketing - Dockers “Are You an Alpha Fan?”
  • Intuit - Establishing Intuit as an Innovative Growth Company
  • MWW- Remaking Jimmy Dean from a Sausage Brand into a Breakfast Brand
  • Newlink Communications – Barrick: Turning a Complex Crisis into Gold in the Dominican Republic
  • Siemens Corporation with Weber Shandwick -  Cities as Customers: Branding Siemens as Today’s Go-To City Expert
  •  WPP with Ford Motor Company - Taking Ford Further

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Research & Measurement 

  • Allstate Insurance Company – Strategic Reputation Management 
  • The Mosaic Company – "I Am Mosaic" Campaign
  • Determinus (part of the Chandler Chicco Companies)  – The STOP Obesity Alliance
  • PRIME Research – Changing Behavior Through PR: Earned Media Boosts Campaign Effectiveness During Medicare Open Enrollment
  • Siemens Corporation with Weber Shandwick – Cities as Customers: Branding Siemens as Today's Go-To City Expert

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Satellite Media Tour

  • American Red Cross – American Red Cross Remembers Haiti: Years One and Two
  • GolinHarris - Breathe Right’s Breathe Better. Sleep Better. Challenge
  • Macy’s - Celebrity Chef Rick Bayless Brings "The Macy's Culinary Council Thanksgiving & Holiday Cookbook" to Life During SMT
  • MilkPEP with Weber Shandwick – REFUEL: got chocolate milk? Campaign: "my After"
  • RF|Binder and McGraw-Hill Education - Tablets and Devices: An Educational Frontier
  • Rx Mosaic Health - Check Out Your Gout

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Social Media

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology  - Want Scary Eyes? The Dangers of Non-Prescription Decorative Contact Lenses
  • The Clorox Company - Check-in for Check Ups
  • Conagra Foods with Edelman Digital - Slim Jim Online Community Management
  • CRT/tanaka - “Like Bissell, Love Pets: A Facebook Campaign to Help Pets Find Forever Homes”
  • Formula - PERT Plus “Hair Wars”
  • Fuse LLC - Gatorade's Go All Day Sessions
  • HORN - Tech the Halls: HORN Turns Reporters into Rockstars
  • Major League Baseball - MLB Fan Cave
  • McDonald’s USA and GolinHarris - Introducing Chicken McBites: Bite-Sized Enjoyment
  • Porter Novelli - HP hosts “Inkology at Home: Ink Challenge”
  • Porter Novelli - SOYJOY: “Yo SOY” Hispanic Campaign
  • Red Agency – Mortein: Kill or Save Louie the Fly

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Speeches

  • American Osteopathic Association – “Thinking Osteopathically”
  • Cars.com – Best of 2011 Welcome Speech
  • The Mosaic Company  - University of Tampa Fellows Forum Speech
  • Office Depot Foundation – "Leadership Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations"
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company – Bay Area Council California Outlook Conference Speech
  • U.S. Postal Service – Purple Heart with Ribbon Forever Stamp Dedication

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Trade Show/Event PR

  • Bell Helicopter - Bell 525 Relentless Product Launch
  • Disney Consumer Products - Cars 2 Revs Up American International Toy Fair
  • GolinHarris for Nintendo of America  - Nintendo PR Drives Mario Kart 7 to a New Dimension
  • Hill+Knowlton Strategies - Ford Motor Company at CES 2012: We are a Technology Company
  • International Game Technology  - IGT Launches Its Ghostbusters Slots at G2E, Slimes the Competition
  • MWW - Jimmy Dean Launches No Kid Hungry Initiative at BlogHer '11
  • Toy Industry Association - 109th American International Toy Fair,
  • UN Foundation, 92Y, Mashable - Social Good Summit

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Twitter Campaign

  • American Airlines with Weber Shandwick - #AAGalaxy: American Airlines Socializes New In-Flight Entertainment Offering with Twitter Hashtag Promotion
  • Arketi Group – 2012 Technology Tweet Tournament
  • Association of American Railroads - Freight Rail Twitter
  • Disney Consumer Products – Disney Living RT2WIN Sweepstakes Campaign
  • Hill+Knowlton Strategies & salesforce.com - Desk.com: Bringing the Social Revolution (And Burritos) To Small Businesses
  • McDonald’s USA and GolinHarris – Perfect Pair: Frozen Strawberry Lemonade
  • RF|Binder and Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker - Scharffen Berger Daily Retweet Contest
  • San Diego Gas & Electric - Pacific Southwest Event
  • Waggener Edstrom Worldwide & tenfour – Tweet-A-Beer
  • WCG – Hershey’s Cookie Headquarters

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Video Program

  • Counterpart International - Filling Stomachs, Feeding Minds in Senegal
  • Disney Consumer Products - Disney*Pixar Cars 2 Toy Fair Video Campaign
  • GM Western Region Communications & Weber Shandwick - Chevy Drive N Date Revs Up Speed Dating Like Never Before
  • Hunter Public Relations - Hunter PR Presents: “Stuff PR People Say”
  • Lockheed Martin Corp. – JAGM "Go In Cool" Whiteboard Video
  • Ogilvy PR with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - From Surviving to Thriving
  • Orange County Transportation Authority - OCTA "Catch a Ride on Metrolink" Music Video
  • Resolute Consulting - Brookfield Zoo: Operation Rhino 
  • United States Postal Service Corporate Communications - Systems at Work

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Website Marketing

  • Accenture - Accenture Corporate Website Redesign
  • The Ayn Rand Institute – Atlas Shrugged Video Contest
  • Bell Helicopter – Bell 525 Relentless Product Launch
  • Feinstein Kean Healthcare – Partnering for Positive Action…Sharing Stories from the Frontlines of the ViiV Healthcare Effect
  • Home Front Communications - Freight Rail Works
  • Moet Hennessy, Hennessy Brand - KAWS x Hennessy Press Release with QR code
  • Ogilvy PR - IRS Free File: The "Less Taxing" Way to Prepare and e-File Federal Taxes
  • Waggener Edstrom Worldwide – Sasquatch Music Festival

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Word of Mouth/Viral

  • Buffalo Wild Wings with Fleishman-Hillard – Save our Season
  • Dentsu Communications – Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology
  • Downy with DeVries Public Relations - Downy Puts Mike in the Window for Clean Sheet Week
  • Indianapolis Airport Authority – Carmina Burana Flash Mob
  • Marina Maher Communications – Head & Shoulders’ Mane Man Delivers Legendary Results by Scaring “Guy’s Guys” All Over the World
  • Missouri Department of Conservation – Invasive Species Alert: “ZOMBIES!”
  • Wisconsin Department of Tourism - Travel Wisconsin and Pure Michigan Pair Up for Mittengate

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 WOW! Award

  • Downy with DeVries Public Relations – Downy Puts Mike in the Window for Clean Sheet Week
  • GM Western Region Communications & Weber Shandwick - Chevy Drive N Date Revs Up Speed Dating Like Never Before
  • H&R Block - The ’Stache Act, a case study of the greatest mustache campaign in history
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Luncheon Registration:
Sept. 14

 

Per Person $575
Table of 10 $6,000

 

Luncheon Package with PR Writing for Social Media and Webs Workshop:
Sept. 14 

  Per Person  Group
(2 or more)
Luncheon & Workshop  $1,025  $1,000

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Awards Luncheon Location:

Grand Hyatt New York
109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal
New York, New York, 10017
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Hotel options- PR News does not have a room block for this event.  Please go to the link here to book your room directly with the Grand Hyatt. 

Additional Hotel Options (2 blocks from the Grand Hyatt)  Please  call the hotel directly to reserve your room. 

 

Questions?

Contact Saun Sayamongkhun at [email protected]; 301-354-1694.  Register Now!