10 Dec 2008
| by Jaimy Lee
PLANO, TX: The Dr Pepper Snapple Group is facing a legal battle with Guns N' Roses after a PR campaign that promised consumers a free bottle of Dr Pepper went awry.
07 Nov 2008
| by Kimberly Maul
Objective: McDonald's is encouraging kids to take one minute each day to make a difference with its "One Minute to Move It" children's well-being effort. As part of its latest Happy Meal film partnership with DreamWorks' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, McDonald's wants to "engage with families in a way...
05 Nov 2008
| by Kimberly Maul
SEATTLE: Starbucks says it is expanding its social responsibility platform and reinforcing its commitment to the communities that produce its coffee through its partnership with (RED) that was announced last week.
31 Oct 2008
| by Frank Washkuch
OAK BROOK, IL: McDonald's published its first CSR report in two years in a digital format complete with a blog and videos. Bob Langert, VP of CSR at McDonald's said the company hopes the new format will increase employee and consumer interest in the results, which were released October 29.
10 Oct 2008
| by Nicole Zerillo
SOMERS, NY: Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), the largest manufacturer, seller, and distributor of Pepsi-Cola, issued its first CSR report last week and is working to integrate the message into all communications.
06 Oct 2008
| by Kimberly Maul
ATLANTA: Coca-Cola relaunched its Full Throttle Fury energy drink September 30 with a new campaign and spokesman, hip-hop artist Big Boi. The effort focuses on in-person events with Big Boi, one half of hip-hop duo OutKast, and music in general, to reach its target audience of African-American males.
22 Sep 2008
| by Frank Washkuch
NEW YORK: Coca-Cola, IBM, and Microsoft again took the top three slots, of Interbrand's 2008 Best Global Brands study released September 18. Coke was number one last year as well, and this year IBM moved into second, dropping Microsoft to three.
30 May 2008
| by Frank Washkuch
DENVER: Molson Coors hired Ogilvy Public Relations as its corporate AOR to focus on reputation management, social responsibility, and issues management.
07 Feb 2008
| by Tony Garcia
NEW YORK: Jose Cuervo is targeting Mexican-American consumers with its new campaign, which taps into cultural identity through their love of soccer.