Archive: September 2013

Winner: Henson Consulting “Cash Dash,” which was established to help Illinois residents reclaim money or assets, was losing its currency with the public. The “Cash Dash” name and branding hadn’t changed in nearly 15 years… Continued

Winner: APCO Worldwide By sticking with a formula consisting of a global 24/7 team committed to client services, APCO Worldwide helps brands to navigate crises and preserve their reputations. The Washington, D.C.-based agency is conditioned… Continued

Winner: Cohn & Wolfe An effective product launch can be a tricky endeavor–especially in the highly competitive and highly fragmented world of video games. But Cohn & Wolfe was more than up to the challenge… Continued

Winner: MSLGROUP MSLGROUP North America wanted to ensure that its employees continued to grow and develop in their careers and strengthen their connection to the company and colleagues across the country. To that end, MSLGROUP… Continued

Winner: Momentum Communications Group This past year, Momentum Communications Group has used its campaigns on behalf of nonprofit clients Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF) and Siemens Foundation as successful testing grounds for new ways to… Continued

Winner: rbb PR rbb PR created a powerful public relationship program that connected the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus  with an untapped American audience: Hispanics. Crafting a campaign that revolved around the American dream,… Continued

Winner: Marian Salzman, Havas PR Marian Salzman,  CEO of Havas PR North America, led the global name change for all of Havas PR’s global assets, which translate into almost $200 million in revenue. Yet creating… Continued

Winner: MWW MWW takes its clients’ reputations pretty seriously. Nothing Earth-shattering there; all PR agencies say that. But MWW goes well beyond bromides about clients’ reputations, thanks to the agency’s Total Stakeholder Approach. It’s a… Continued

Co-Winner: Finn Partners Getting the word out about B2B companies requires a certain precision. Dealing with niche audiences also requires PR agencies to sometimes speak in acronyms. The folks at Finn Partners are perfectly capable… Continued

Winner: Edelman “Being of Service” translates into the core values of Darden Restaurants, which is compromised of eight brands, 2,000 restaurants and 185,000 employees. The Darden Foundation deploys those values by having Darden employees give… Continued