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2012 Platinum PR Awards: Podcast and/or Videocast

September 15th, 2012 by

Winner: American Chemical Society – Bytesize Science Originally launched in 2010, the Bytesize Science video series—designed to help the public discover chemistry in an educational and entertaining way—was relaunched in 2011 in an effort to gain more… Continued

2012 Platinum PR Awards: PR On a Shoestring

September 15th, 2012 by

Co-Winner: American Academy of ophthalmology – Want Scary Eyes? The Dangers of Non-Prescription Decorative Contact Lenses  To the American Academy of Ophthalmology, people who wear non-prescription decorative contact lenses just aren’t seeing straight. So the organization launched… Continued

2012 Platinum PR Awards: Pro Bono

September 15th, 2012 by

 Winner: American Chemical Society – Bytesize Science Originally launched in 2010, the Bytesize Science video series—designed to help the public discover chemistry in an educational and entertaining way—was relaunched in 2011 in an effort to gain more… Continued

2012 Platinum PR Awards: WOW! Award

September 15th, 2012 by

Co-Winners: Co-Winner: H&R Block – The ’Stache Act, a case study of the greatest  mustache campaign in history  The public relations business is full of creative, talented people, so we come to expect great campaigns. Every once… Continued

2012 Platinum PR Awards: Online Communications

September 15th, 2012 by

Winner: Cohn & Wolfe with Valvoline – Guaranteeing a New Era in Polling: Valvoline & SportingNews.com Team to Empower Fans  Faced with the challenge of reinvigorating the Valvoline Engine Guarantee program, Cohn & Wolfe decided to go… Continued

2012 Platinum PR Awards: Pro Bono

September 15th, 2012 by

Co-Winner: Georgia Dental Association – Georgia Mission of Mercy Communications Plan  After recognizing a decline in the state-funded dental care safety net for adults in Georgia during the economic recession, a network of dentists took action by… Continued

2012 Platinum PR Awards: Video Program 

September 15th, 2012 by

Winner: Resolute Consulting – Brookfield Zoo: Operation Rhino  Rather than send the Brookfield Zoo’s Board of Directors an annual report and presentation on the zoo’s initiatives for the year, the zoo tapped Resolute Consulting for a creative… Continued

2012 Platinum PR Awards: Marketing Communications

September 15th, 2012 by

Winner: AICPA – ThisWaytoCPA How do you make a 124-year-old organization of certified public accountants sexy to college kids? You create a recruiting Web site that appeals to budding accountants and market the heck out of it—and… Continued

2012 Platinum PR Awards: Pro Bono

September 15th, 2012 by

Co-Winner: Georgia Dental Association – Georgia Mission of Mercy Communications Plan  After recognizing a decline in the state-funded dental care safety net for adults in Georgia during the economic recession, a network of dentists took action by… Continued

2012 Platinum PR Awards: Research & Measurement

September 15th, 2012 by

  Winner: PRIME Research – Changing Behavior Through PR: Earned Media Boosts Campaign Effectiveness During Medicare Open Enrollment The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) were having a hard time quantifying the ROI on their communications… Continued