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2011 Platinum PR Awards – Hall of Fame: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

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The Real Warriors Campaign The Real Warriors Campaign was launched by the Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury to encourage returning U.S. service members, veterans and their families to… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards – Hall of Fame: American Airlines & Weber Shandwick

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Fuel Smart Since 2005, Weber Shandwick has been a conceptual, internal relations and media relations force with partner American Airlines’ for the company’s Fuel Smart program, an employee-led effort to identify, evaluate and implement ideas… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards – Hall of Fame: AFLAC

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Aflac Duck He has his own Facebook page (278,000 likes) and his own Twitter account (12,000) followers. He was born on Jan. 1, 2000, and in 2011, after the tsunami in Japan, his voice changed… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Green PR

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Hormel Foods kept "green" top-of-mind with its employees through its annual CR report for stakeholders and an engaging communications program which featured a Twitter contest challenging participants’ knowledge of the company’s sustainability practices.

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Global PR

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Winner: GE – GE ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid On July 13, 2010, in partnership with the four leading venture capital firms, GE launched the $200 million ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid campaign to change… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Financial/Investor Relations

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Winner: General Motors – Introducing the New GM To build investor excitement for the company and its cars, GM planned and executed a multi-city road show and online video road show for potential investors. After… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: External Publication

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Winner: The Boeing Company and Methodologie Inc. – AERO Magazine Launched in 1998, AERO magazine targets a specialized audience: employees of Boeing Aircraft. One AERO writer works with subject matter experts to craft articles addressing… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Event Marketing

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Co-Winner: Bowling Proprietors of America – 2010 Celebrity Bowling Hall of Fame Campaign The premier trade association for the bowling industry tapped MWW Group to help elevate the sport and clear up misconceptions of bowling… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Employee Communications

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Winner: Northwestern Mutual Leaving a Legacy – Million Minutes Project CEO retirements are commonplace, but when Edward J. Zore, longtime chairman and CEO of Northwestern Mutual, chose to retire in 2010, the company decided to… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Crisis Management

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Winner: Deveney Communication – Louisiana Office of Tourism BP Oil Spill Response On April 20, 2010, an explosion and oil leak devastated tourism in the Gulf Coast region. By July 15 the leak was capped,… Continued