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 We honor our 2012 Hall of Fame inductees—campaigns or initiatives with outstanding communications programs that have not just made an impact over the past several years but that we feel will likely be referred to… Continued

Winner: Marina Maher Communications – Head & Shoulders’ Mane Man Delivers Legendary Results by Scaring ‘Guy’s Guys’ All Over the World  The team at Marina Maher and P&G’s Head & Shoulders joined forces to develop a partnership… Continued

Winner: R|F Binder and Band-Aid Brand – Band-Aid Brand Rescues Fashion Emergencies To elevate the message of Band-Aid as an innovative wound care brand and increase its relevancy with adult women, RF|Binder developed a multi-tiered public relations strategy that tied… Continued

Winner: Home Front Communications – Freight Rail Works The Association of American Railroads (AAR) was looking to create an online destination where users could come and learn about the freight rail system. But not just any user,… Continued

Winner: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures – Disney’s The Muppets Global Publicity   To relaunch the Muppets franchise and position Disney’s The Muppets as a worldwide theatrical event evoking nostalgia among Muppets enthusiasts and introducing a new… Continued

Winner: Hill+Knowlton Strategies Ford Motor Company at CES 2012: We are a Technology Company Ford, looking to lead the technology conversations—not with GM or Chrysler, but with Google, IBM and Apple—looked to the 2012 International Consumer… Continued

Winner: American Airlines with Weber Shandwick – MassMutual’s Tornado Relief Efforts’ American Airlines needed a new way to promote its AAdvantage program not only with current members, but with the masses overall, and Facebook proved to be the missing ingredient.… Continued

Winner: U.S. Postal Service – Purple Heart with Ribbon Forever Stamp Dedication In 2011, the USPS issued its Purple Heart postage stamp in a new Forever Stamp design. As one of the largest civilian employers of… Continued

Co-Winner: American Airlines with Weber Shandwick – #AAGalaxy: American Airlines Socializes New In-Flight Entertainment Offering with Twitter Hashtag Promotion  To increase awareness of the news that the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 was being added to in-flight entertainment,… Continued

Winner: RF|Binder and McGraw-Hill Education – Tablets and Devices: An Educational Frontier To support McGraw-Hill Education’s commitment to developing innovative digital education tools and take advantage of new tablets coming to market, R|F Binder used… Continued