Stories by PRNEWS

Winner: US Army with Weber Shandwick – Army Strong Stories Soldier To popularize the Army Strong Stories Soldier Blog blogging platform, Weber Shandwick and the U.S. Army successfully executed an integrated marketing campaign. In May… Continued

Winner: Paine PR – Iams Home 4 the Holidays Continues Its Mission to Save the Lives of Homeless Pets Building on a successful 2008 campaign that featured celebrity spokesperson Felicity Huffman, in 2009 Paine PR… Continued

Winner: Aetna – Aetna Annual Report – “Creating Value, Shaping the Future” Seeking to provide an engaging context for its annual report, Aetna released its first-ever online summary in spring 2010. As part of an initiative… Continued

These three initiatives have set high benchmarks for originality and execution, and will likely be referred to for years to come. We honor them as inductees in our Hall of Fame. Southwest Airlines Nuts About… Continued

Winner: Southwest Airlines Company – The Southwest Porch at Bryant Park   Southwest Airlines’ New York City debut with service out of LaGuardia called for something fresh and exciting. Going beyond traditional advertising and media… Continued

  Winner: Hormel Foods/Burson-Marsteller Hormel Foods Corporate Reputation Program Hormel Foods and PR agency Burson-Marsteller have worked successfuly to change Hormel’s external reputation as the company that makes Spam and canned chili. Burson-Marsteller and Hormel’s 2009… Continued

Winner: Legacy/Ad Council/YouCast – Becoming an EX: National Quit Smoking Campaign As part of its effort to extend the reach of EX, a national quit smoking plan, Legacy, which has spearheaded the campaign, created PSA elements… Continued

Winner: 1800flowers.com/MWW Group – Turning 1-800-Flowers.com’s “Spot a Mom” into a Social Media Movement MWW Group and 1-800-Flowers.com’s Spot a Mom integrated traditional and digital media campaign was based on a simple, caring Mother’s Day concept—people… Continued

Winner: Roll International – Wonderful Pistachios: From FDA Recall to Unprecedented Sales in Eight In March 2009, the FDA issued a precautionary pistachio nut recall, prompting a 60% sales plummet for Paramount Farms’ Wonderful Pistachios despite… Continued

Winner: Sesame Workshop – Sesame Street’s 40th Anniversary Tasked with honoring Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary, Sesame Workshop crafted a robust campaign to cement the show’s iconic legacy and to market its new segments, format and CGI animation style. With… Continued