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2011 Platinum PR Awards – Hall of Fame: AFLAC

September 14th, 2011 by

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

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Community Relations

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Winner: Cone Inc. and Jiffy Lube International – 2010 Maintenance Partners for Life In making the connection between maintaining heart health and vehicle health, this cause marketing campaign had seen tremendous success in its first… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Cause Related Marketing

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MWW Group & Samsung mobile created a nationwide program to collect and recycle mobile phones and educate students about the importance of cell phone recycling while raising brand awareness among this key demographic.