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2010 Platinum PR Awards: Multicultural Campaign

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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: Branding

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  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

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Firm of the Year (Midsize)

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Winner: Carmichael Lynch Spong Doug Spong, founder of Carmichael Lynch Spong, often reminds his staff of 200+ that the sun never sets on “Spong Nation.” Even in a tough economy, the Minneapolis-based PR firm (with offices… Continued

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Media Event

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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: Firms of the Year (Small)

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Winner: Lambert, Edwards & Associates Founded 12 years ago as a public relations and investor relations agency, Lambert, Edwards & Associates has morphed into a full-service PR firm that knows the technical aspects of investor relations… Continued

2010 Platinum PR Awards: PSA

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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

2010 PR Platinum Awards: Website Marketing

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Winner: BlueCross BlueShield – What’s the RealCost To engage consumers in the health care debate and give them a better understanding of health care cost drivers and how individual decisions impact costs, Regence BlueCross BlueShield began… Continued

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Global PR

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Winner: The Coca-Cola Co. – Expedition 206: 365 Days, 206 Countries, 1 Mission Building upon the digital activity already buzzing about the brand, Coca-Cola launched Expedition 206 to connect more closely with a young audience—and give… Continued

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Online Communications

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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

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Video Program

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Winner: O’Malley Hansen Communications – Sharing the Mama Sagas As a way to build awareness and drive sales of Sara Lee Fresh Ideas pre-sliced deli meat, O’Malley Hansen Communications created the Mama Sagas video and social… Continued