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PR News recognized the winners and honorable mentions at its annual Social Media Icon Awards at the Grand Hyatt in New York City on June 2, 2014. The brands, agencies and their respective teams in attendance were applauded for taking chances and breaking new ground in using social media as a tool for communications.
Here is a complete list of the winners and honorable mentions as well as this year’s Social Media MVPs, communicators PR News recognizes for their long-standing and continued efforts in advancing PR’s role in social media.
2014 Social Media Icon Awards –
Winners and Honorable Mentions
Social Media MVPs
- David Armano, Edelman Digital
- Danielle Brigida, National Wildlife Federation
- LaSandra Brill, Symantec
- Amelia Burke-Garcia, Westat
- Erica Campbell Byrum, For Rent Media Solutions and Homes.com
- Kevin Dando, PBS
- Jim Delaney, Activate Sports & Entertainment
- Scott DeYager, Toyota Motor Sales USA
- Frank Eliason, Citibank
- Sam Ford, Peppercomm
- Joy Hays, AT&T
- Brett Holland, Pepco Holdings, Inc.
- Bob Jacobs, NASA
- Leanne Jakubowski, Walt Disney World Resort
- Evan Kraus, APCO Worldwide
- Stacy Martinet, Mashable
- Christi McNeill, Patron Spirits Company
- Kristin Montalbano, National Geographic Channel
- Christopher S. Penn, SHIFT Communications
- Patrick R. Riccards, Collaborative Communications
- Jennifer Stalzer, MasterCard
- Lt. Stephanie M. Young, United States Coast Guard
- Albe Zakes, TerraCycle
Social Media Team
Winner: USANA Health Sciences
Honorable Mentions:
- Cisco
- Finn Partners
- Lockheed Martin
Best App
Winner: USANA Health Sciences - True Health Assessment
Honorable Mentions:
- APCO Worldwide - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Vaccine Education Center Mobile Application - Vaccines on the Go: What You Should Know
- H&R Block and Expion - H&R Block Empowers 100,000 Employees in Social with its Social Publisher App powered by Expion
- NetApp Legal Department - Lawyers Get Techie - Who Knew?
- Proof Integrated Communications - AIG’s CyberEdge Application
- San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
- Time Out America
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Operation Predator Smartphone App
Blog
Winner: Sony Computer Entertainment America - PlayStation Blog
Honorable Mentions:
- APCO Worldwide - CLIA North America Cruise Forward
- Delta Air Lines - Delta's Social Content Hub: "Taking Off"
- Human Rights Campaign
- Samsung Electronics –Samsung Tomorrow (Samsung Electronics Official Global Blog)
- USANA Health Sciences - What's Up, USANA?
- Verizon Wireless Midwest Area
Facebook | Community Engagement
Winner: Weber Shandwick with PEDIGREE® Brand - The PEDIGREE® Feeding Project
Honorable Mentions:
- Cooney/Waters Group - Parkinson's More Than Motion
- Finn Partners - IEEE and the Half Million Engineers
- General Dynamics C4 Systems
- Guthy-Renker - WEN Hair Care Facebook
- Marketing Maven - Baby Trend Tops the Charts with 125% Social Media Engagement
- Sony Computer Entertainment America - PlayStation Facebook Community
- Weber Shandwick for Unilever N. America - CLEAR Scalp & Hair Facebook Community
Facebook | Contest/Games
Winner: Finn Partners - And They're Off: How IEEE's Supercomputing
Social Media Campaign Outpaced Lofty Goals
Honorable Mentions:
- Barclaycard US - 2013 NFL Extra Points Draft Day Sweepstakes
- Georgia Aquarium
- Ignite Social Media - Dodge Defiance Social Program
- Lockheed Martin Innovation Madness
- Motive: A Project Worldwide Agency - Matador Summer Stampede
- USANA Health Sciences - USANA Open
- Zocalo Group - Werther's Original Sugar Free Turns Low-Interest Candy into a Must-Taste Experience
Facebook | Marketing Campaign
Winner: Zocalo Group - Werther's Original Sugar Free Turns Low-Interest Candy
Into a Must-Taste Experience
Honorable Mentions:
- Accenture Outlook Journal Expansion
- BTN Tiebreaker: Cast Your Vote
- Global Strategy Group - Teens in NYC Protection+ Mobile App Campaign
- Hilton Worldwide - DoubleTree by Hilton “Where in the World is the DoubleTree Cookie?”
- Motive: A Project Worldwide Agency - Native Eyewear Locals Only Project 2013
- Sprocket Media - Oracle Magazine Facebook Marketing
- TTNET
- USANA Health Sciences - RESET: Transformation Destination 2013
- Victaulic Company - Driving downloads to help integrate its construction solutions
Facebook | PR Campaign
Co-Winner: The Thomas Collective - KA-POW! AZO Girl to the Rescue!
Co-Winner: APCO Worldwide - U.S. Travel Association: Entry Reform Campaign
Honorable Mentions:
- Dixon Schwabl - Facebook Engages PGA Championship Fans
- Essencius and Unfold by Essencius - Coca-Cola Arctic Home
- Finn Partners - Hyundai Drives Pediatric Cancer Awareness with Hyundai Hope On Wheels
- Proof Integrated Communications and The Nevada Commission on Tourism - Travel Nevada: A Social Reinvention
- Weber Shandwick for Unilever N. America - CLEAR Scalp & Hair: 7 Day Challenge
- Weber Shandwick and LifeWise Health Plan of Washington - Actively Northwest
Facebook | Social Good Campaign
Winner: Human Rights Campaign - Turning the Internet Red
Honorable Mentions:
- EMD Serono Notes of Hope Campaign
- Essencius and Unfold by Essencius - Coca-Cola Arctic Home
- Weber Shandwick and Novartis Pharmaceuticals - The Sight Experience
- Weber Shandwick with PEDIGREE® Brand - The PEDIGREE® Feeding Project
Games
Winner: Ignite Social Media - Dodge Defiance Social Program
Honorable Mention:
- BTN Tiebreaker: Cast Your Vote
Google+ Circle Growth
Winner: Academy of Country Music
Honorable Mentions:
- Guthy-Renker - Meaningful Beauty
- Voto Latino
Google+ Use of Hangouts
Winner: Connect Marketing - Virtual Vision
Honorable Mention:
- Hilton Worldwide - DoubleTree by Hilton DTourist
Best Infographic
Co-Winner: Proof Integrated Communications and Microsoft - Microsoft Bing's State of the Union
Co-Winner: APCO Worldwide - CLIA North America Cruise Forward Campaign
Honorable Mentions:
- Human Rights Campaign - Supreme Court Outcomes
- Infochimps - Using Digital Media To Sell Hard-Core Tech Concepts To The Masses
- Offerpop - History of the #Hashtag
- Proof Integrated Communications and Telefonica - TELEFÓNICA’S GLOBAL MILLENNIAL SURVEY: A Global Conversation Focused on the Future
Instagram Marketing/PR
Winner: Lippe Taylor and Elizabeth Arden - UNTOLD In The City
Honorable Mentions:
- 3M - #ProblemSolved - Brand Relevance Campaign
- Dialogue and Diageo - #CÎROCVEGASCHIC
- Human Rights Campaign - Love Conquers Hate
- United Nations Foundation - The #UNselfie
Pinterest Marketing/PR
Winner: ASCD - Using Pinterest to Support ASCD's Brand
Honorable Mentions:
- All Points Public Relations - Bottle & Bottega Ladies Night Out: Pin it to Win it
- MXM Social - BHG's $1,000 Room Refresh Pin to Win Sweepstakes
Technology |Service
Winner: SocialChorus - Advocate Marketing
Honorable Mentions:
- Dynamic Signal - AMD North American Influencer Program
- MasterCard - The MasterCard Conversation Suite
- Rockfish - Media Multiplyer
- Sprocket Media - Digarati: Social Publishing Platform
- The Root - In Recognition Of The Chatterati By The Root
Twitter | Best Tweet Content
Winner: Proof Integrated Communications and the Nevada Commission on Tourism –
Travel Nevada's Twitter Outreach
Honorable Mentions:
- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company - Science Offsite Twitter Campaign
- Sony Computer Entertainment America - @PlayStation
Twitter | Best Use of Hashtags
Winner: USO - #USOmoments
Honorable Mentions:
- Boston University College of Communication - #myCOM
- Brigham and Women's Hospital - #BWHResearchDay
- Cisco Asks, #WhyIoE
- Guthy-Renker - #ProactivWorks/#ProactivFunciona
- Lymphoma Research Foundation - LRF #EdForumChat
Twitter | Crisis Management Campaign
Winner: Southern California Edison - Visalia Outage: SCE Social "Comes to the Rescue"
Honorable Mention:
- Los Angeles International Airport - Active Shooter Incident at LAX: Nov. 1, 2013
Twitter | Marketing Campaign
Winner: MXM Social - Eucerin's #NoFryFriday Campaign
Honorable Mentions:
- Aptitude LLC
- Big Fuel and T-Mobile - T-Mobile Un-Carrier 3.0 Twitter Press Conference
- Delta Air Lines - Innovative Customer Support on Twitter: @DeltaAssist
- Littelfuse Speed2Design / NASA 2013
- The Stanislaus County Fair
- USO - #USOmoments
Twitter | PR Campaign
Winner: Marina Maher Communications - Head & Shoulders Season of the #Whiff
Honorable Mentions:
- APCO Worldwide - U.S. Travel Association: Entry Reform Campaign
- Big Fuel and T-Mobile - T-Mobile Un-Carrier 3.0 Twitter Press Conference
- Finn Partners - Hotels.com #MyFreeNight Campaign
- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company - International Rare Disease Day Twitter Campaign
- Grand Ole Opry - Opry Engagement Inside and Out
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day 2013
- Weber Shandwick for Unilever N. America - CLEAR Scalp & Hair: #RightEnd Hair Revolution
Twitter | Promoted Tweet Campaign
Winner: Ultimate Fighting Championship - UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks
Honorable Mention:
- Raytheon Company
Twitter | Social Good Campaign
Winner: United Nations Foundation - #GivingTuesday - a global movement to celebrate giving back
Honorable Mention:
- Kronos Incorporated
You Tube | Marketing Campaign
Winner: Hilton Worldwide - DoubleTree by Hilton DTour
Honorable Mentions:
- Connect Marketing - Wedge Networks Overview Video
- PMK*BNC - Audi of America: The Challenge
- Weber Shandwick with Milk Processor Education Program - MilkPEP Stages a Battle with Protein Fight Club
You Tube | PR Campaign
Winner: Weber Shandwick with Milk Processor Education Program -
Chocolate Milk: From the Gridiron to IRONMAN
Honorable Mentions:
- A Squared Group - Wii U Video Challenge
- Samsung Electronics - Samsung Tomorrow TV Youtube
- Sony Computer Entertainment America - PlayStation YouTube Channel