Stories by PRNEWS

Winner: GLOBALHealthPR & Spectrum The Progeria Research Foundation – A Needle in the Haystack: ‘Find the other 150’ Progeria, one of the world’s most rare diseases, causes children to age prematurely and affects 54 children… Continued

Winner: Berman & Company – Unintended Consequences of Reusable Bags Going against the grain of popular belief, Berman & Company wanted to raise awareness about the possible dangers of using reusable bags—specifically, unsafe lead levels… Continued

Co-Winner: Sealed Air Corporation – Bubble Wrap Protects the Captain After New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter and longtime teammates Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte appeared on the May 3, 2010, cover of… Continued

Winner: Carmichael Lynch Spong with Webmaster Radio.fm – Untying the Purse Strings of America’s Most Powerful Consumer Maria Reitan, senior principal of Carmichael Lynch Spong, hosts Purse Strings, a weekly 30-minute podcast on marketing to… Continued

Winner: Disney Consumer Products – Online Press Room Not only does Disney Consumer Products’ online press room get updated in real time, but the company also goes out of its way to inform the press… Continued

Winner: NEI and Burson-Marsteller – Digital Crisis Management for U.S. Nuclear Industry during Japan Crisis In the immediate aftermath of the devastating March 2011 earthquake in Japan, American public opinion shifted from 57% in support… Continued

Winner: Hill & Knowlton – Merck Asma en Español: Creating an Asthma ResourceCenter for the Hispanic Community A national survey by Merck and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America revealed that awareness of asthma… Continued

Winner: Navistar International Corporation – A Boss Saves Jobs, Helps the Community In order to avoid laying off skilled workers, Chuck Sibley, manager of Navistar’s engine plant in Huntsville, Ala., devised a unique program that… Continued

Winner: GolinHarris – 2011 McDonald’s All American Basketball Games Create Arch Madness in Chicago Since the first McDonald’s All American High School Basketball Game in 1978, millions of dollars have been raised for kids and… Continued

Winner: EA SPORTS, Fleishman-Hillard & ESPN – Madden NFL 12 Cover Athlete Voting Campaign EA SPORTS & Fleishman-Hillard’s multifaceted public relations and marketing effort to build awareness for the Madden NFL 12 cover athlete voting… Continued