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2011 Platinum PR Awards – Hall of Fame: GE

September 14th, 2011 by

Ecomagination GE launched ecomagination in 2005 to meet customers’ demand for energy efficient products, but the ultimate goal from the beginning was to drive growth and reward investors. It just so happens that along the… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards – Hall of Fame: Edelman/Unilever & Dove

September 14th, 2011 by

Dove Campaign for Real Beauty From its launch in 2004, the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty was a newsmaker—and a divisive one at that. Edelman and Unilever sought to create a high profile for the… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards – Hall of Fame: Deloitte

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Greening the Dot To steer its offices nationwide in the right environmental direction, Deloitte embarked on an ambitious enterprise in 2008 that challenged employees to reduce the company’s footprint. The professional services company’s “Greening the… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards – Hall of Fame: Cone Inc. & Jiffy Lube International

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Maintenance Partners for Life What do automotive oil changes and heart disease have in common? Probably not much at first glance, but that didn’t stop executives at Jiffy Lube International and partner Cone Inc. from… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards – Hall of Fame: Comcast

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Comcast Cares Day Giving back to communities should be more than a one-time-a-year experience, but when a company is as big as Comcast (more than 100,000 employees) and as powerful, that one day is going… Continued

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

September 14th, 2011 by

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