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2011 Platinum PR Awards: Blog

September 14th, 2011 by

Winner: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse Are you prepared for a Zombie Apocalypse? It’s the question the CDC posed to shake up its standard personal safety message. In an… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Research & Measurement

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Winner: Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and Kimberly Clark’s Huggies – Helping Diaper ‘Every Little Bottom’ One in three American mothers and one in five Canadian mothers struggle to afford to buy enough diapers for their… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: PSA

September 14th, 2011 by

Winner: U.S. Census Bureau – 2010 Census Greg Biffle PSA As part of its effort to reach NASCAR fans—a traditionally hard-to-count audience—the U.S. Census Bureau hired driver Greg Biffle for one of its national public… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Pro Bono

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Winner: GLOBALHealthPR & Spectrum The Progeria Research Foundation – A Needle in the Haystack: ‘Find the other 150’ Progeria, one of the world’s most rare diseases, causes children to age prematurely and affects 54 children… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Podcast/Videocast

September 14th, 2011 by

Winner: Carmichael Lynch Spong with Webmaster Radio.fm – Untying the Purse Strings of America’s Most Powerful Consumer Maria Reitan, senior principal of Carmichael Lynch Spong, hosts Purse Strings, a weekly 30-minute podcast on marketing to… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Online Press Room/Media Center

September 14th, 2011 by

Winner: Disney Consumer Products – Online Press Room Not only does Disney Consumer Products’ online press room get updated in real time, but the company also goes out of its way to inform the press… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Online Communications

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Winner: NEI and Burson-Marsteller – Digital Crisis Management for U.S. Nuclear Industry during Japan Crisis In the immediate aftermath of the devastating March 2011 earthquake in Japan, American public opinion shifted from 57% in support… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Multicultural Campaign

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Winner: Hill & Knowlton – Merck Asma en Español: Creating an Asthma ResourceCenter for the Hispanic Community A national survey by Merck and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America revealed that awareness of asthma… Continued

How to Double Your Web Site, Double Your Voice

August 29th, 2011 by

Building a second Web site may conjure fear and loathing, but there are certain advantages as communications challenges multiply and grow more complex.

Looking for PR Magic? Pull Some Political Strategies Out of Your Hat

August 29th, 2011 by

Looking to engineer a grassroots campaign? Here are three proven strategies from the political comms front that you can use.