Archive: September 2012

Winner: PRIME Research: Changing Behavior Through PR: Earned Media Boosts Campaign Effectiveness During Medicare Open Enrollment   The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) were having a hard time quantifying the ROI on their communications efforts… Continued

Co-Winner: Ogilvy Public Relations – Taking Ford Further After successfully creating a comeback story after the economic downturn, Ford needed another kind of story—one that put consumers at the heart of its brand. To bring… Continued

Winner: Nyhus Communications – Washington United for Marriage Launch With the goal of making Washington state the seventh state in the U.S. to legalize civil marriage for same-sex couples, the Washington United For Marriage coalition… Continued

Winner: Cone Communications- My Underwear is Cooler Than yours: Jockey Launches Staycool Collection   For the launch of Jockey International’s new Staycool Collection, Cone Communications developed a four-phase approach that included a collection launch, an… Continued

Winner: Chamberlain Healthcare Public Relations – Kids Kicking Cancer PSA Campaign & Breath Break App Launch When you think public service announcement, doing it via a smartphone application is probably not the first thing that comes to… Continued

Co-Winner: Georgia Dental Association – Georgia Mission of Mercy Communications Plan  After recognizing a decline in the state-funded dental care safety net for adults in Georgia during the economic recession, a network of dentists took action by… Continued

Co-Winner: Georgia Dental Association – Georgia Mission of Mercy Communications Plan  After recognizing a decline in the state-funded dental care safety net for adults in Georgia during the economic recession, a network of dentists took action by… Continued

Winner: Southwest Airlines – Southwest Introduces New Era of Customer Comfort and Sustainability with Evolution of Cabin Interior Design   For Southwest’s Evolve, its new eco- friendly, cost-efficient cabin interior, the Southwest PR team crafted a press release around three… Continued

Winner: American Chemical Society – Bytesize Science Originally launched in 2010, the Bytesize Science video series—designed to help the public discover chemistry in an educational and entertaining way—was relaunched in 2011 in an effort to gain more… Continued

Co-Winner: American Academy of ophthalmology – Want Scary Eyes? The Dangers of Non-Prescription Decorative Contact Lenses  To the American Academy of Ophthalmology, people who wear non-prescription decorative contact lenses just aren’t seeing straight. So the organization launched… Continued