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2010 Platinum PR Awards: WOW Award

October 5th, 2010 by

Winner: Southwest Airlines Company – The Southwest Porch at Bryant Park   Southwest Airlines’ New York City debut with service out of LaGuardia called for something fresh and exciting. Going beyond traditional advertising and media… Continued

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

October 5th, 2010 by

Winner: Ketchum Bolstered by one of the biggest PR agency mergers in history, Ketchum achieved unprecedented, double-digit top-line growth in 2009, as well as record revenue growth in terms of percentage and actual dollars.   Ketchum’s… 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: Branding

October 5th, 2010 by

  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)

October 5th, 2010 by

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

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: Event Marketing

October 4th, 2010 by

Winner: First Degree, on behalf of WomenHeart Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts Tour Leveraging its status as cholesterol-reducing breakfast champion, Cheerios partnered with First Degree and heart health-focused charity WomenHealth to provide cholesterol screenings to minority… Continued

2010 Platinum PR Awards: Social Media Campaign

October 4th, 2010 by

Miller Meiers H&R Block Get It Right Social Community H&R’s strategic goals for a social media platform included becoming a live conduit for sharing ideas and advice and establishing itself as a friendly, reassuring source… Continued

Nonprofit PR Awards Finalists Announced

October 4th, 2010 by

The finalists of PR News’ Nonprofit PR Awards have set benchmarks for creativity, passion and commitment. PR News will honor their work at a luncheon event in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 3.

Use Community Access TV to Get Your Message Out

June 21st, 2010 by

For smaller businesses and nonprofits, community access television can be an attractive alternative outreach platform.