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PR News often chronicles PR successes, but often just as much can be learned through failures. Veteran PR pros weigh in on their biggest gaffes and discuss lessons learned from them.

MWW Group & Samsung Mobile created a nationwide program to collect and recycle mobile phones and educate students about the importance of cell phone recycling while raising brand awareness among this key demographic.

Navistar’s communications team took one of its employee’s ideas to pay workers to conduct community volunteer work and promoted the concept photo and video coverage for local and national media.

To help fulfill North America’s drastic diaper needs, Ogilvy and Kimberly Clark’s Huggies united food banks, nonprofits and consumers to help donate 25.5 million diapers.

Don’t just think of corporate social responsibility as strategic philanthropy; make it an integral part of your brand and product stories.

Winner: Navistar International Corporation – A Boss Saves Jobs, Helps the Community In order to avoid laying off skilled workers, Chuck Sibley, manager of Navistar’s engine plant in Huntsville, Ala., devised a unique program that… Continued

Winner: Intel and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide – Intel Advisors To help consumers become aware of the importance of Intel processors and other Intel technology innovations, the Intel Advisors board was devised in December 2010… Continued

Hormel Foods kept "green" top-of-mind with its employees through its annual CR report for stakeholders and an engaging communications program which featured a Twitter contest challenging participants’ knowledge of the company’s sustainability practices.

Winner: Deveney Communication – Louisiana Office of Tourism BP Oil Spill Response On April 20, 2010, an explosion and oil leak devastated tourism in the Gulf Coast region. By July 15 the leak was capped,… Continued

Winner: Cone Inc. and Jiffy Lube International – 2010 Maintenance Partners for Life In making the connection between maintaining heart health and vehicle health, this cause marketing campaign had seen tremendous success in its first… Continued