Stories by Chris Seymour

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2013 Platinum PR Awards: Pro Bono Campaign

October 15th, 2013 by

Winner: Cone Communications – Northwestern Mutual’s Childhood Cancer Program: Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children ages 15 and younger in the U.S. In fact,… Continued

2013 Platinum PR Awards: Research & Measurement

October 15th, 2013 by

Winner: MasterCard – The MasterCard Conversation Suite Transforming a brand’s image can be a daunting proposition, but MasterCard made it look easy. Three years ago the company set out to rebrand itself as more of… Continued

2013 Platinum PR Awards: Cause-Related Marketing

October 15th, 2013 by

Winner: Taylor on behalf of Allstate – Allstate’s Once is Never Enough Program (a.k.a. the O.N.E. Program) With its Once is Never Enough Program, Allstate and partner Taylor have taken the “you’re in good hands”… Continued

2013 Platinum PR Awards: PSA

October 15th, 2013 by

Winner: Bristol-Myers Squibb with Ogilvy Public Relations – Men and Melanoma: The Unexposed Target Raising awareness can sometimes be the best measure for prevention and early detection of several diseases. Ogilvy and Bristol-Myers Squibb agrees,… Continued

2013 Platinum PR Awards: Facebook Campaign

October 15th, 2013 by

Winner: Cooney/Waters Group Inc. – Parkinson’s More than Motion You probably already know Parkinson’s most recognizable symptoms: tremors, stiffness, or slowness which can affect movement. What you may not realize is that Parkinson’s disease affects… Continued

3 Ways to Improve Engagement With Journalists on Twitter

October 10th, 2013 by

Nearly 60% of journalists worldwide say they use Twitter—and you need a system to take some of the time-wasting guesswork out of the process of engaging with them.

Want to Make a Twitter-Like Splash on Twitter With Financial News? Follow These 3 Rules

September 13th, 2013 by

Twitter announced it’s going public in a most appropriate forum: Twitter. Here’s a three-step strategy to stoke your own investor excitement while staying on the good side of FINRA/SEC when communicating financial news via social channels.

PR News Announces Winners of PR Agency Elite Awards

September 11th, 2013 by

PR News on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, celebrated the winners and honorable mentions of its PR Agency Elite Awards at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.

LeanIn.org Sidesteps Issue of Unpaid Labor and Blames Messenger

August 16th, 2013 by

It’s been a rough week for Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s LeanIn.org, a nonprofit “committed to offering women the ongoing inspiration and support to help them achieve their goals.”

Don’t Sell Shoes, Cars or Vacations? Your Brand Still Has Video-Ready Stories to Tell

August 15th, 2013 by

Video is just about the most shareable content there is. That’s all well and good for B2C brands with vivid products and services to sell, but B2B companies and nonprofits have to dig a little deeper to find stories to tell with video.