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2011 Platinum PR Awards: Video Program

September 14th, 2011 by

Winner: Consumer Electronics Association – CEA’s Innovation Movement Video Brochure for Capitol Hill With the objective of finding a unique way to educate U.S. policy makers about key issues concerning its Innovation Movement campaign, the… Continued

A Pre-Trial Game Plan for Roger Clemens

September 14th, 2011 by

McCown & Co. president Ashley McCown prescribes three steps for Roger Clemens to help revive his reputation in the court of public opinion leading up to his next trial.

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Social Media Campaign

September 14th, 2011 by

Winner: U.S. Army with Weber Shandwick – Sharing the Army Strong Story Given the meteoric rise of social media, the U.S. Army, with the help of Weber Shandwick, focused on increasing its social media engagement… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: PSA

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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: Anniversary Campaign

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Winner: Pierson Grant Public Relations: 25th Anniversary of the Blizzard – A Blizzard of Publicity To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dairy Queen Blizzard, the “Blizzardmobile” set out on a four-stop tour across the… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Global PR

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Winner: GE – GE ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid On July 13, 2010, in partnership with the four leading venture capital firms, GE launched the $200 million ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid campaign to change… Continued

2011 Platinum PR Awards: Podcast/Videocast

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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: 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: Online Press Room/Media Center

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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: 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