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Coyne PR HotSheet Recognized by 2011 Bulldog Digital/Social PR Awards
Awarded Gold in Best Organizational E-newsletter, External Category
Parsippany, N.J., January 27, 2012 – Coyne Public Relations is proud to announce that the Coyne PR HotSheet has been named Gold winner in the Best Organizational E-Newsletter, External Category by the 2011 Bulldog Digital/Social PR Awards. The Bulldog Digital/Social PR Awards recognize achievements in online and in social media communications.
The Coyne PR HotSheet is a weekly e-newsletter that highlights the coolest campaigns, creative advertisements, innovative promotions and interesting ideas of the week. The HotSheet is available to readers via email subscription and at www.coyneprhotsheet.com.
“We’re extremely proud and honored that the Coyne PR HotSheet has been recognized by the Bulldog Digital/Social PR Awards,” said Tom Coyne, CEO, Coyne PR. “The HotSheet has been a hit among our staff members, clients and even new business prospects – serving as a gauge of what’s hot, as well as a catalyst for new, creative ideas. A special congratulations to our amazing editor-in-chief, Lila Branigan!”
In addition to the email version, readers can also get their “hotness” on the go via the Coyne PR HotSheet iPad app, which can be downloaded for free from the iTunes Store.
“It’s amazing to see how the HotSheet has grown from an internal email into an award-winning external newsletter,” said Coyne PR HotSheet Editor-in-Chief Lila Branigan. “It took a lot of hard work and dedication to get the HotSheet off the ground, and we look to continue that momentum to provide our subscribers the hottest, coolest and most creative content on the web.”
For a full list of winners in all categories, click here.
ABOUT THE BULLDOG DIGITAL/SOCIAL PR AWARDS:
Bulldog Stars of PR Awards for Outstanding Achievement by Communications Agencies and Professionals winners enter a pantheon of exemplary communications practitioners, and their campaigns are summarized in the Bulldog Awards Stars of PR Hall of Fame magazine. Winners were chosen exclusively by working journalists from hundreds of entries representing the very best strategic and tactical prowess that PR/corporate communications has to offer. Campaigns were judged by a team of working journalists, who assessed them on the basis of their ability to achieve extraordinary visibility and influence opinion, as well as on their creativity, command of media and technology, and tenacity.
ABOUT COYNE PUBLIC RELATIONS:
Coyne Public Relations, LLC, is a full-service public relations agency with offices in Parsippany, New Jersey and New York City. With expertise in a variety of categories, Coyne Public Relations consistently displays the knowledge and creativity that has made it one of the country’s fastest growing agencies. Prominent national brands including The Walt Disney Company, Burger King Corporation, Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Shell Lubricants, General Mills, Pfizer and Hard Rock International look to Coyne Public Relations to create high-profile public relations programs that deliver significant results and help them achieve their marketing communications goals. The agency has won more than 100 industry honors over the past few years. These include being named 2009 Midsize Agency of the Year by PRWeek, Consumer Agency of the Year, Best Agency to Work For in America and Small Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report.
ABOUT THE HOTSHEET:
Inspired by Disney Park's Craig Dezern, the Coyne PR Hot Sheet was launched in September 2009 as a weekly recap of the best campaigns, promotions, advertisements and ideas of the week – peppered with a touch of pop culture and a dash of the latest social media technology news.
THREE COYNE PUBLIC RELATIONS EMPLOYEES APPOINTED AS 2012 OFFICERS
FOR THE NJ CHAPTER OF PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Parsippany, N.J., January 12, 2012 – Coyne Public Relations today announced that three employees were appointed as 2012 officers for the New Jersey Chapter of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA NJ), including senior vice president Tim Schramm, vice president Joe Gargiulo and assistant vice president Jill A. Kleiner, APR. The elections were held at the organization’s annual meeting for members on Dec. 2, 2011. The positions are effective as of Jan. 1, 2012.
Tim Schramm, senior vice president of Coyne PR’s food and nutrition practice, was appointed as a PRSA NJ Director-at-large. Over his career, Tim has provided strategic direction and management for many of the nation’s most well-known companies and trusted brands, including General Mills, Hershey’s, McCormick, Kraft and Campbell's, among others. Tim served on the chapter’s events committee in 2011.
Joe Gargiulo, vice president of the Coyne PR automotive / DIY group, was elected as PRSA NJ Treasurer. Gargiulo provides strategic direction for Goodyear, Bubble Wrap, AMP, BMW and all of Shell Lubricants’ leading brands, which include Pennzoil, Quaker State and Shell Rotella. In 2011, Gargiulo oversaw the organization’s events as programming director.
Jill A. Kleiner, APR, was elected as PRSA NJ Vice President. Kleiner, an assistant vice president at Coyne PR, has a strong expertise in consumer goods, specifically beauty and fashion, where she manages public relations for industry leaders Mary Kay cosmetics, Casio timepieces, Palmer’s skin care and Naturalizer. In 2011, Kleiner served as the chapter’s secretary and maintained a role on the APR committee. Kleiner earned her Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) in 2008.
“Coyne PR is thoroughly committed to PRSA NJ,” said Rich Lukis, Coyne PR President and PRSA NJ Immediate Past-president. “PRSA NJ is an excellent organization that helps advance the public relations industry. Our agency looks forward to a continued presence in the chapter.”
ABOUT PRSA NJ:
The New Jersey Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (www.prsanj.org) was founded in 1960 and represents business and industry, counseling firms, government, associations, hospitals, schools, professional services firms, and nonprofit organizations. Its parent organization, PRSA (www.prsa.org), was chartered in 1947, and is the world’s largest public relations professional organization. Based in New York City, PRSA has nearly 32,000 professional and student members organized into more than 100 chapters nationwide, 19 Professional Interest Sections and numerous Affinity Groups. The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has nearly 300 Chapters at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
ABOUT COYNE PUBLIC RELATIONS:
Coyne Public Relations, LLC, is a full-service public relations agency with offices in Parsippany, New Jersey and New York City. With expertise in a variety of categories, Coyne Public Relations consistently displays the knowledge and creativity that has made it one of the country’s fastest growing agencies. Prominent national brands including Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Humana, The Walt Disney Company, Goodyear, Shell Lubricants, General Mills, and Hard Rock International look to Coyne Public Relations to create high-profile public relations programs that deliver significant media results and help them attain their marketing communications goals.
The agency has won more than 100 honors over the past two years. These honors include being named Midsize Agency of the Year by PRWeek and PR News as well as Consumer Agency of the Year and Best Agency to Work For in America by The Holmes Report. In 2011, Coyne PR was named Small Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report, and received the Honorable Mention for Midsize Agency of the Year by PRWeek.
Coyne PR Honored with Three 2012 PRWeek Award Finalists
Parsippany, N.J., January 06, 2012 – Coyne Public Relations is proud to announce that it has been named a finalist for three 2012 PRWeek Awards. The PRWeek Awards are given each year to the best corporate, nonprofit, agency and education teams and campaigns in the public relations industry.
“I take great pride in our work and our team and am incredibly thrilled to have three PRWeek finalists this year,” said Tom Coyne, CEO, Coyne PR. “In addition to the great campaigns we’ve done for our clients, we are especially excited to have individual and agency honors as well!”
Coyne Public Relations is a finalist in the following PRWeek Award categories:
Midsize Agency of the Year: Coyne Public Relations
Young PR Professional of the Year: Danielle Paleafico, Account Executive
Arts, Entertainment & Media Campaign of the Year: BabyCenter – What’s In A Name?
Coyne PR Named One of the Top Places to Work by PR News
Parsippany, N.J., October 14, 2011 – Coyne Public Relations is thrilled to announce that it has made PR News’ list as one of the Top Places to Work in PR for 2011. Making this year’s list was no easy feat, as the competition was fierce during one of the highest entry years ever. All Top Places to Work in PR agencies will be honored at the Awards Luncheon at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
“Receiving this recognition from PR News is a tremendous honor,” said Tom Coyne, CEO of Coyne PR. “This just reinforces our mission that putting your people first generates the best results for our clients and secures our position as an industry leader.”
The agency’s mission statement reads: “Our mission is not to be the best agency in America, but the best one to work for. If we are the best place to work, we will get the best people. If we have the best people, we will get the best clients. If we have the best people and clients, how can we not be the best agency in America?”
The Awards Luncheon will be held on November 30, 2011 and will recognize those agencies that match their excellent in-house and client PR work with outstanding internal efforts to support their employees’ personal success and development.
About PR NEWS:
PR News is a product of Access Intelligence LLC. Incorporating print and e-mail newsletters, magazines, directories, online services and conferences, Access Intelligence has over 100 titles serving business executives in fields including PR and media, defense, aviation, chemical, satellite and telecommunications, and healthcare. Our mission is to provide insightful marketplace analysis, enabling executives to rise above their competition.
Access Intelligence’s PR and Communications Group delivers strategies, analysis, advice, research and success stories in the PR, media and cable sectors. Other products in the group include Media Industry Newsletter (min), min's b2b as well as books, awards and events. Visit www.minonline.com for more information. In the cable TV industry, products include CableFAX Daily, CableFAX: The Magazine, Cable awards and events. Visit www.cablefax.com for more information.
About Coyne Public Relations:
Coyne Public Relations, LLC, is a full-service public relations agency with offices in Parsippany, New Jersey and New York City. With expertise in a variety of categories, Coyne Public Relations consistently displays the knowledge and creativity that has made it one of the country’s fastest growing agencies. Prominent national brands including Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Humana, The Walt Disney Company, Goodyear, Shell Lubricants, General Mills, and Hard Rock International look to Coyne Public Relations to create high-profile public relations programs that deliver significant media results and help them attain their marketing communications goals.
The agency has won more than 100 honors over the past two years. These honors include being named Midsize Agency of the Year by PRWeek and PR News as well as Consumer Agency of the Year and Best Agency to Work For in America by The Holmes Report. In 2011, Coyne PR was named Small Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report, and received the Honorable Mention for Midsize Agency of the Year by PRWeek.
COYNE PR GOES PLATINUM
Agency Recognized with Four Awards at the PR News Platinum PR Awards
Parsippany, N.J., September 28, 2011 – Coyne PR was recognized at the 2011 PR News Platinum PR Awards held in NYC. Coyne PR won one Platinum PR award as well as three Honorable Mentions in this year’s competition.
“It is an honor to share these outstanding recognitions with our clients,” said Tom Coyne, CEO of Coyne PR. “These awards are a tribute to our team’s outstanding creativity and hard work.”
Coyne PR took home the following awards in the 2011 PR News Platinum PR Awards competition:
PLATINUM PR AWARD
For more information on the PR News Platinum PR Awards, please click here.
About PR NEWS:
PR News is a product of Access Intelligence LLC. Incorporating print and e-mail newsletters, magazines, directories, online services and conferences, Access Intelligence has over 100 titles serving business executives in fields including PR and media, defense, aviation, chemical, satellite and telecommunications, and healthcare. Our mission is to provide insightful marketplace analysis, enabling executives to rise above their competition.
Access Intelligence’s PR and Communications Group delivers strategies, analysis, advice, research and success stories in the PR, media and cable sectors. Other products in the group include Media Industry Newsletter (min), min's b2b as well as books, awards and events. Visit www.minonline.com for more information. In the cable TV industry, products include CableFAX Daily, CableFAX: The Magazine, Cable awards and events. Visit www.cablefax.com for more information.
About Coyne Public Relations:
Coyne Public Relations, LLC, is a full-service public relations agency with offices in Parsippany, New Jersey and New York City. With expertise in a variety of categories, Coyne Public Relations consistently displays the knowledge and creativity that has made it one of the country’s fastest growing agencies. Prominent national brands including Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Humana, The Walt Disney Company, Goodyear, Shell Lubricants, General Mills, and Hard Rock International look to Coyne Public Relations to create high-profile public relations programs that deliver significant media results and help them attain their marketing communications goals.
The agency has won more than 100 honors over the past two years. These honors include being named Midsize Agency of the Year by PRWeek and PR News as well as Consumer Agency of the Year and Best Agency to Work For in America by The Holmes Report. In 2011, Coyne PR was named Small Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report, and received the Honorable Mention for Midsize Agency of the Year by PRWeek.
COYNE PUBLIC RELATIONS NAMED A FINALIST FOR OUTSTANDING CONSUMER CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR GLOBAL SABRE AWARD
Parsippany, NJ – September 27, 2011 – Coyne Public Relations has been named a finalist for The Holmes Report’s Global SABRE for Outstanding Consumer Consultancy of the Year award. The winning agencies will be announced and presented at the Global SABRE Awards dinner, which is being held in conjunction with the International Communications Consultancies Organization Summit 2011, in Sintra, Portugal, on September 29 and 30. This is the first time the SABRE Awards are being held as a global competition.
“We are thrilled to be recognized in this global competition,” said Tom Coyne, CEO of Coyne PR. “It is one thing to be noticed on a local level but this goes above anything we could’ve hoped for.”
The SABRE dinner will be held on the evening of September 29, and will recognize Global Corporate, Consumer, Public Affairs, Technology, Healthcare and Digital Agencies of the Year, as well as SABRE Awards winners in close to 30 categories, the majority of them selected from among the honorees in its North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific competitions.
ABOUT THE SABRE AWARDS
The SABRE (Superior Achievement in Branding and Reputation) Awards are managed by The Holmes Group, a global public relations publishing operation that provides insight and intelligence to PR professionals via a weekly electronic newsletter, its bi-weekly thought leadership "Executive Bulletin," its annual Report Cards on the North American, European and Asia-Pacific agency businesses, and its website, at www.holmesreport.com.
ABOUT COYNE PUBLIC RELATIONS
Coyne Public Relations, LLC, is a full-service public relations agency with offices in Parsippany, New Jersey and New York City. With expertise in a variety of categories, Coyne Public Relations consistently displays the knowledge and creativity that has made it one of the country’s fastest growing agencies. Prominent national brands including Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Humana, The Walt Disney Company, Goodyear, Shell Lubricants, General Mills, and Hard Rock International look to Coyne Public Relations to create high-profile public relations programs that deliver significant media results and help them attain their marketing communications goals.
The agency has won more than 100 honors over the past two years. These honors include being named Midsize Agency of the Year by PRWeek and PR News as well as Consumer Agency of the Year and Best Agency to Work For in America by The Holmes Report. In 2011, Coyne PR was named Small Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report, and received the Honorable Mention for Midsize Agency of the Year by PRWeek.
BURGER KING CORP. CROWNS COYNE PR AS NEW PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY OF RECORD
Parsippany, NJ – September 20, 2011 – Coyne Public Relations today announced that it has been named public relations agency of record for Burger King Corp. (BKC) in the U.S. After winning the competitive pitch, Coyne PR has been tasked with supporting the development of a new integrated communications program that will effectively support the BURGER KING® brand’s marketing initiatives; helping to build consumer awareness of products and promotions at BURGER KING® restaurants nationwide. Additionally, the agency will provide corporate and executive communications support, as well as nutrition and issues management counsel.
“We met several smart and insightful agency teams during the course of this review process,” said Miguel Piedra, vice president, global communications, BKC. “And we believe that Coyne’s deep understanding of our business needs, along with their strategic insights and creativity are the right recipe for the BURGER KING® brand moving forward. We are excited about our partnership and look forward to beginning our collaboration with the Coyne team.”
The agency has hit the ground running, already working with BKC to develop plans in support of key initiatives throughout Q4 2011 and 2012.
“The BURGER KING® brand is one of those stellar accounts that the entire agency has really pulled together for and is truly excited and passionate about working on,” said Tom Coyne, chief executive officer, Coyne PR. “We look forward to pairing our strategic approach and imaginations with BKC’s creative minds and upcoming innovations to reinvigorate the brand and show consumers the new BURGER KING®.”
ABOUT BURGER KING CORPORATION
Founded in 1954, BURGER KING® is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world. The original HOME OF THE WHOPPER®, the BURGER KING® system operates more than 12,300 locations serving over 11 million guests daily in 78 countries and territories worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING® restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business for decades. In October 2010, Burger King Corp. was purchased by 3G Capital, a multi-billion dollar, global investment firm focused on long-term value creation, with a particular emphasis on maximizing the potential of brands and businesses. For more information on 3G Capital, please go to http://3g-capital.com. To learn more about Burger King Corp., please visit the company’s website at www.bk.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
ABOUT COYNE PUBLIC RELATIONS
Coyne Public Relations, LLC, is a full-service public relations agency with offices in Parsippany, New Jersey and New York City. With expertise in a variety of categories, Coyne Public Relations consistently displays the knowledge and creativity that has made it one of the country’s fastest growing agencies. Prominent national brands including Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Humana, The Walt Disney Company, Goodyear, Shell Lubricants, General Mills, and Hard Rock International look to Coyne Public Relations to create high-profile public relations programs that deliver significant media results and help them attain their marketing communications goals.
The agency has won more than 100 honors over the past two years. These honors include being named Midsize Agency of the Year by PRWeek and PR News as well as Consumer Agency of the Year and Best Agency to Work For in America by The Holmes Report. In 2011, Coyne PR was named Small Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report, and received the Honorable Mention for Midsize Agency of the Year by PRWeek.
