Stories by PRNEWS

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Online Communications

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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

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Multicultural Campaign

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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

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Media Relations

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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

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Media Event

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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

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Marketing Communications

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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

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Large PR Firm of the Year

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(Annual Income of $60 Million or More) Winner: APCO Worldwide If a company, large or small, manages to increase global revenue by 13%, and U.S. revenue by 25%, it is safe to call that a… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Internal Publication

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Winner: iolo technologies – iolo insider iolo technologies boasts an average staff growth rate of 30% over the last several years. Despite that phenomenal statistic, until 2009 the company had only issued two staff newsletters… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Influencer Communications

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Winner: Intel and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide – Intel Advisors To help consumers become aware of the importance of Intel processors and other Intel technology innovations, the Intel Advisors board was devised in December 2010… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards – Hall of Fame: Yum! Brands

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World Hunger Relief Four years ago, Yum! Brands—parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s and A&W—set out to deal with a different kind of hunger when it launched a partnership with… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards – Hall of Fame: Office Depot Foundation

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Backpack Campaign The Office Depot Foundation has made its National Backpack Program and associated campaigns part of the very fabric of Office Depot’s public profile. Since 2001, Office Depot and the Office Depot Foundation have… Continued