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2009 Platinum PR Awards: Branding—Flashpoint PR, LEGO Systems Inc. and Pereira & O’Dell

October 26th, 2009 by

Go Miniman Go: Tapping Nostalgia to Bolster Adult Affinity for the LEGO Brand Tonka trucks, Barbie, Etch-A-Sketch, Cabbage Patch Kids—these iconic toy brands were best-sellers in their own right, having become symbols for entire generations… Continued

2009 Platinum PR Awards: Blog

October 26th, 2009 by

Lion Brand Yarn: The Lion Brand Notebook (co-winner) To strengthen brand loyalty and provide a platform for both its customers and associates, longtime yarn creator Lion Brand launched a blog a year ago. For Lion… Continued

2009 Platinum PR Awards: Annual Reports—Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

October 26th, 2009 by

Fiscal 2008 CBRL Group Inc. To make the best of a difficult economy, the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) decided to use its 2008 annual report to demonstrate the brand’s strength. Released in the… Continued

2009 Platinum PR Awards: Anniversary—GE Corporate

October 26th, 2009 by

Ecomagination Anniversary: The Next Wave Ecomagination—GE’s business initiative aimed at helping meet customers’ demands for more energy-efficient products—was planning its three-year anniversary event in Beijing when, on May 12, 2008, a major earthquake devastated the… Continued

PR News Announces 2009 Platinum PR Award Winners

October 26th, 2009 by

PR News presented its Platinum PR Awards at a luncheon event in New York on Oct. 21, honoring the past year’s most innovative and envelope-pushing communications efforts, and what a year it was.

Despite Recession, Consumers Still Spend on Socially Conscious Brands

October 21st, 2009 by

A new study by Edelman reveals that the economic downturn has not affected consumer spending on brands that support good causes.

Measuring The Return on Company Philanthropy

October 20th, 2009 by

Why measuring your company’s ROI should go beyond sales and profits.

Communicating CSR/Sustainability Through Speaking Activity

October 20th, 2009 by

An excellent way of generating media attention for your CSR activities is through a speakers program.

How to Launch a Green Platform and Win Stakeholder Confidence

October 20th, 2009 by

Inaugurating green efforts won’t work unless you have stakeholder buy-in.

The Top Places to Work in PR: Nonprofit Kaiser Permanente

October 19th, 2009 by

Given its position in the healthcare industry, it’s probably not surprising that Kaiser Permanente offers employees “phenomenal health insurance,” but it also goes above and beyond with unexpected benefits, including a liberal telecommute policy and… Continued