Digital & Technology

Winner: Weber Shandwick – State Farm Friday Night Feats Video Contest The Friday Night Feats initiative invited participants to submit their school’s top game-changing plays for a chance to win more than $17,500 for their… Continued

Idil Cakim, Senior VP of Interactive Media, GolinHarris The word on the street is that Idil Cakim is demystifying a critical but underused communications tool: word-of-mouth marketing. As senior VP of interactive media in GolinHarris’… Continued

Winner: Eric Mower and Associates – ‘The Jobsite’ Product Demonstration Video To launch Legrand/Pass & Seymour’s new PlugTail device, Eric Mower and Associates told a story within a humorous demonstration video. Inspired by the TV show… Continued

Winner: Fleishman-Hillard – @ATTSXS W 2010 Fleishman-Hillard turned to Twitter to help AT&T reach the smartphone users and high influencers attending the 2010 SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas. Using the Twitter handle @ATTSXSW, AT&T showed… Continued

Winner: Weber Shandwick – 2010 Census Issues Management Program Ensures a Complete Count The U.S. Census Bureau had one goal as it geared up for its nationwide polling in 2010: achieve a high return rate on… Continued

Hunter PR During the last 18 months, Hunter PR has gone to great lengths to develop its digital and social media capabilities. With the objective of establishing itself as a digital thought leader, in June… Continued

Winner: Hunter PR – The Launch of the Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Facebook Fan Page To build awareness of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese’s new Cheddar Explosion product, particularly with moms, Hunter PR launched a new Facebook… Continued

Winner: Discovery Communications – Discover Your Impact Day The stated goal was to “discover your impact,” and what an impact it was. In celebration of its 25th anniversary in June 2010, Discovery Communications embarked on a… Continued

PR News will honor the Digital PR Awards finalists at a dinner at New York’s Grand Hyatt on October 6.

Chocolate-covered grasshoppers and a video on entrepreneurship were two of the key components in the Grasshopper Group’s rebranding effort.