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2013 CSR Awards: Volunteer Program

February 11th, 2013 by

Winner: Amerigroup – The Amerigroup Community Volunteers Program Amerigroup has a clear goal for its Community Volunteers program—to set the company apart from its competition and establish itself as a best-in-class operation that helps those… Continued

2013 CSR Awards: Diversity Communications

February 11th, 2013 by

Winner: FedEx – FedEx Corporate Communications efforts in the area of Diversity Communications FedEx was looking to raise awareness among all of its audiences about FedEx programs, initiatives and outreach efforts focused on diversity. The… Continued

2013 CSR Awards: Social Media Campaign

February 11th, 2013 by

Winner: Cohn & Wolfe – Audubon and Toyota’s Exit the Highway For most people, "National Audubon Society" conjures images of bluejays, owls and sparrows. Cars? Not so much. So when Audubon and Toyota asked for Cohn… Continued

2013 CSR Awards: Video Initiatives

February 11th, 2013 by

Havas PR – Banging the Drum for Breast Cancer Awareness Charged to promote a story Ford had created—a 14-minute documentary called "Bang the Drum: Living Out Loud in the Face of Breast Cancer" that features… Continued

2013 CSR Awards A-List: Weber Shandwick

February 11th, 2013 by

Weber Shandwick Weber Shandwick’s Social Impact team is a global offering that works with major corporations including Bank of America, Samsung, Nike, State Farm, QVC, BSR and more, to build strong communications platforms, and execute… Continued

2013 CSR Awards: Environmental Stewardship

February 11th, 2013 by

Winner: DuPont – Drive to Zero Landfill Communications Campaign The DuPont Building Innovations business in 2009 embarked on a three year "Drive to Zero Landfill" program to completely eliminate the 81 million pounds of landfill… Continued

4 Tips to Leverage a Booming LinkedIn

February 11th, 2013 by

The professional social network has tripled its stock price since going public in 2011, meaning PR pros should "take stock" in how to best put LinkedIn to use.

There’s Nothing Fishy About The Weather Channel’s #Nemo Hash Tag

February 10th, 2013 by

The tweet caught my eye: “Don’t support The Weather Channel by calling this storm Nemo.” But I liked that name, and so did thousands of tweeters who tucked #Nemo into their 140-character updates. While not intended as the cute Nemo fish of Disney…

Blaming it on PR: A Cautionary Tale

February 8th, 2013 by

“It’s PR’s fault.” This is what a reporter acquaintance for a daily publication recently told me, as she was lamenting the inability to set up a meeting with a top executive at a major trade show coming up. “They didn’t get back to me, and …

20 Annoying Behaviors During Meetings

February 8th, 2013 by

Meetings are both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, great ideas and solutions abound when you bring people into a room, face to face.  People learn from one another and also get to know their colleagues better.  Ideas, concepts, hot-button issues …