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2010 Platinum PR Awards: Marketing Communications

October 5th, 2010 by

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

2010 Platinum PR Awards: On a Shoestring Campaign

October 5th, 2010 by

Winner: Marketing 24/7 Inc. – “Business Makeover Birmingham” Ruwena Healy, president of Marketing 24/7, joined with Dent, Baker & Co. and Corsini Consulting Group to launch a business makeover contest in 2009 that would provide $30,000… Continued

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Community Relations

October 5th, 2010 by

Winner: Cone Inc. with Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable’s Connect a Million Minds Enlisting agency partner Cone, Time Warner Cable sought to align its philanthropy with its technologically forward-thinking image. The resulting Connect a Million… Continued

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Speeches

October 5th, 2010 by

Winner: General Electric – Jeff Immelt’s Renewing American Leadership Speech at West Point On Dec. 9, 2009, GE CEO Jeff Immelt delivered a speech to graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The speech focused… Continued

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Multicultural Campaign

October 5th, 2010 by

Winner: Weber Shandwick/Honeywell International – Honeywell-Nobel Laureate Lecture Series – Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists Today Weber Shandwick’s challenge was to inspire students, raise awareness of the Honeywell brand and potentially recruit new talent in… Continued

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Blog

October 5th, 2010 by

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

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Media Event

October 5th, 2010 by

Winner: GolinHarris – Bringing New Life to an Old Steel Town: Launching Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem In preparation for its campaign to promote the opening of the Sands Bethlehem in Pennsylvania, GolinHarris delved into the history… Continued

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Cause-Related Marketing

October 5th, 2010 by

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

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Satellite Media Tours

October 5th, 2010 by

Winner: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company/Coyne Public Relations – Goodyear ‘Get There’ Awards Goodyear had long provided the aerial footage of the Olympics for North American viewers. For the 2010 Vancouver games, Goodyear looked to… Continued

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Annual Report

October 5th, 2010 by

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