The Holmes Report has awarded Havas PR North America honorable mention for Midsize Agency of the Year, based on our annual Agency Report Card. This week, we await word about other Holmes honors for our finalists in its annual Gold SABRE awards program, which recognizes superior achievement in branding and reputation in North America: our [...]
May 06, 2013 | Categories:Agency News, CSR, PR, Trends, Youth | Tags: cause, cause marketing, e-learning, Ford, Havas Worldwide, Midsize Agency of the Year, One Young World, SABRE, The Holmes Report, thought leadership, TrendsU, Warriors in Pink | Leave A Comment »
This week we mourn with the communities of Boston, Cambridge and Watertown, Mass.—and our entire country—as we start to heal after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon. @havaspr spent last weekend counseling the Cambridge Public Schools on its crisis communications plan, just one of countless wonderful institutions touched by this senseless crime. We all mourn [...]
Apr 23, 2013 | Categories:Agency News, CSR | Tags: Boston, Boston Marathon, Cambridge, Cambridge Public Schools, crisis, crisis communications, Massachusetts, Watertown | Leave A Comment »
We’ve always said that we’re grounded in media, strategy, client service and community (it’s right at the bottom of this page), and our latest award triumphs wrap up that phrase in neat little packages. In Bulldog Reporter’s Media Relations Awards competition, we won silver for PR Innovation of the Year for our work in bringing [...]
Apr 15, 2013 | Categories:Agency News, CSR, Media, PR, Youth | Tags: @havaspr, awards, Bob Woodruff Foundation, breast cancer, Bulldog Reporter, Bulldog Reporter Media Relations, business, cause, client service, collaboration, community, Ford, fundraiser, government, innovation, Media, media strategy, nonprofit, One Young World, Pittsburgh, Stand Up For Heroes, strategy, Warriors in Pink | Leave A Comment »
Havas PR North America is passionate about cause work—and we think that’s an understatement. In January, we were named to PR News’ CSR A-List for the second year in a row, for our long-term commitment to doing good work, especially our research into causes, our Baker’s Dozen initiative (donating $1 million in time for every [...]
Apr 08, 2013 | Categories:Agency News, CSR, Marketing, Media, PR | Tags: @havaspr, Baker's Dozen, breast cancer, cause, cause-related marketing, community, CSR, CSR A-List, Ford, good work, Havas PR North America, media coverage, nonprofit, One Young World, Pittsburgh, PR News CSR A-List, SABRE, Warriors in Pink | Leave A Comment »
Last week, our pro bono clients and friends Robbie and Alissa Parker sat down with Norah O’Donnell of CBS News to talk about their 100-day journey since the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., where their daughter Emilie was killed. When we discovered on the day after the terrible event last December that a former Havas PR [...]
Mar 27, 2013 | Categories:Agency News, CSR, Media | Tags: Alissa Parker, Blue Star, cause, CBS News, Connecticut, CSR, CT, Emilie Parker, Emilie Parker Art Connection, Havas PR, JoMarie Fecci, legacy, Media, Newtown, Norah O'Donnell, Parker, pro bono, Robbie Parker, video, website | Leave A Comment »
[Originally posted on Forbes.com.] When it comes to family names as brand names, unless you’ve done something terrible or had the bad fortune of sharing a name with someone who did, it’s hard to do much worse than “Trump.” For most of the past four decades, the Donald has slapped his name on some of [...]
Mar 27, 2013 | Categories:Brands, CSR, Features, Insights, PR | Tags: affair, Barron Trump, brand, brand name, branding, cause, celebrity, divorce, Donald, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Elle Decor, Eric Trump, Eric Trump Foundation, family name, footwear, giving back, golden ticket, handbags, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, jewelry, liability, Los Angeles, Marla Maples, New York, New York City, Operation Smile, personal brand, PR, public relations, St. Jude, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Apprentice, The New York Observer, The Wharton School, Tiffany Trump, Trump, Trump Organization, University of Pennsylvania, Yahoo, Yahoo Shine | Leave A Comment »
[Originally posted on Forbes.com.] Last weekend, I came across an interesting article in The New York Times about people who had Livestrong tattoos and how they felt about them now. The upshot is that most of them—at least most of the people quoted in the article—don’t have a great deal of regret. They got the [...]
Feb 21, 2013 | Categories:Brands, CSR, Fashion, Features, Marketing, Trends | Tags: Andrew Weil, Angelina Jolie, Ashley Olsen, Brad Pitt, brand identity, brand logo, brand names, branding, Brangelina, cancer, celebrity, celebrity brand, CFDA, cookware, crisis, Drew Barrymore, Emeril Lagasse, Fashion, Fergie, France, Gwen Stefani, identity, JKL, Just Keep Livin Foundation, Kardashian, L.A.M.B., Lance Armstrong, Lily Munster, Livestrong, Marilyn Monroe, Mary-Kate Olsen, Matthew McConaughey, Maxim, Megan Fox, Miraval, Parker rating, personal brand, personal branding, rosé, tattoo, The New York Times, The Row, Trends, typecast, Womenswear Designer of the Year, Yahoo | Leave A Comment »
Where in the world was Havas PR Senior Account Executive Angela Mineo last Friday evening? Meeting youth leaders from the ICPD Global Youth Forum while being entertained by Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and others at the pre-Grammys mPowering Action launch party. Those young leaders and the United Nations Foundation co-hosted the event. Mineo was an instrumental [...]
Feb 11, 2013 | Categories:Agency News, CSR, Youth | Tags: @havaspr, action, Grammys, Havas PR, ICPD Global Youth Forum, Justin Timberlake, mPowering Action, One Young World, Pittsburgh, Timbaland, United Nations Foundation, young leaders, young people, Youth | Leave A Comment »
Havas PR North America is part of the global Havas PR collective, a borderless group of agencies worldwide that are connected for one commitment: Getting to the future first. Faster. We’re ranked ninth in size and third in social media effectiveness among all PR agencies globally, we’re CSR leaders, we include a Financial Agency of [...]
Feb 02, 2013 | Categories:Agency News, CSR, PR, Social Media | Tags: Cannes, Carrefour, collaboration, CSR, European Commission, Financial Agency of the Year, Future First, global, global collective, Havas PR, Havas PR North America, Healthcare Agency of the Year, local, momentum, Social Media | Leave A Comment »
It has been one month since the Newtown, Conn., shootings, and the national debates about mental illness, school safety and gun control have been heating up. We continue to support the Emilie Parker Fund and will be tuning in to “Piers Morgan Tonight” on Monday, Jan. 15, to watch Emilie’s aunt Jill Cottle Garrett and [...]
Jan 15, 2013 | Categories:Agency News, CSR, Youth | Tags: CNN, Connecticut, Emilie Parker, Emilie Parker Fund, gun control, mental illness, Newtown, Piers Morgan, Sandy Hook, school safety | Leave A Comment »
For the second year that PR News has compiled a CSR A-List, Havas PR has been on it. This year, we were one of the chosen 10 for our long-term commitment to doing good work, especially our research into causes, our Baker’s Dozen initiative (donating $1 million in time for every $12 million in revenue), [...]
Jan 08, 2013 | Categories:Agency News, CSR, Media, PR, Social Media, Technology | Tags: Baker's Dozen, blog, Bulldog Reporter, CSR, CSR A-List, digital, Ellen DeGeneres, Ford Warriors in Pink, media relations, PR News, social, The French Will Never Forget, traditional media, Transitions Optical, Urban Zen Foundation, video | Leave A Comment »
[Originally posted on the Huffington Post.] This is the eighth in a series of 14 posts expanding on Salzman’s forecasts for 2013 in her annual trends report, a program of global communications group Havas Worldwide. This year’s book, What’s Next? What to Expect in 2013, was published on 12/12/12 and is available at 120MBooks.com. Salzman [...]
Dec 28, 2012 | Categories:CSR, Features, Politics, Social Media, Technology, Trends | Tags: Apple, Arab Spring, corporate social responsibility, CSR, debt, economic crisis, Google, mindfulness, Occupy, positive psychology, simplify, spending, stress, Tea Party, Trends, trendspotter, trendspotting, What's Next? | Leave A Comment »
We’re thinking good thoughts for the new year and hoping for peace on earth. One way Havas PR North America is working toward that goal: We volunteered to build a Web presence for one of the young angels of Newtown, Emilie Parker. Emilie’s family created a fund to support Sandy Hook parents in taking time [...]
Dec 26, 2012 | Categories:Agency News, CSR, PR, Youth | Tags: community, Connecticut, Emilie Parker, Havas PR North America, new year, Newtown, peace, Sandy Hook | Leave A Comment »
I, like everyone else, was horrified as I watched the tragedy unfold in Newtown, Conn., on Friday. My colleagues and I crowded around our office TVs and watched the news, feeling utterly helpless. I stayed glued to my TV late into the night on Friday and Saturday, watching Anderson Cooper and other newscasters struggle to [...]
Dec 18, 2012 | Categories:CSR, Features, Media, PR, Youth | Tags: Alissa Parker, Anderson Cooper, Connecticut, Emilie Parker, Emilie Parker Fund, Havas PR, Media, Newtown, PR, Robbie Parker, Sandy Hook, tragedy | Leave A Comment »
Today is exceptional for numerous reasons—just ask the thousands of couples who plan to get married on this special date: 12/12/12. For Havas PR, this day (the last triple date for 100 years) marks the finale of one terrific agency initiative and the debut of our next one. (120M Books is what it’s called; read [...]
Dec 12, 2012 | Categories:CSR, Features, PR, Trends | Tags: #GivingTuesday, 12 Days of Havas, 12/12/12, 120M Books, 2013, airbnb, Bob Woodruff Foundation, corporate social responsibility, CSR, David Jones, Delete Blood Cancer, e-publishing, education, event planning, GMHC, Havas PR, Havas Worldwide, Home Base Program, Hurricane Sandy, Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program, K.I.D.S., love, media relations, money, One Young World, Pajama Program, PR News CSR A-List, relationships, Ronald McDonald House of New York, Trends, trendspotter, trendspotting, University of Arizona, Venture for America, weather, What's Next? | Leave A Comment »
As part of the 12 Days of Havas and for the 2012 holiday season, Havas PR and Havas Health are focusing efforts on giving back to those in need. Though superstorm Sandy has passed, much of her destruction remains. To ensure a bright holiday for children affected by the storm, Havas has chosen to donate [...]
Dec 12, 2012 | Categories:CSR, Features, Youth | Tags: 12 Days of Havas, children, corporate social responsibility, CSR, Havas Health, Havas PR, Hurricane Sandy, K.I.D.S., kids, Kids in Distressed Situations | Leave A Comment »
Each year as my family sits around the dinner table at the holidays, my father, a Vietnam veteran, takes a moment to remember our troops. It’s always a special reminder about how lucky we are to be celebrating the holidays with our family and that it is in huge part thanks to the men and [...]
Dec 12, 2012 | Categories:CSR, Features, Health and Wellness | Tags: 12 Days of Havas, Bob Woodruff Foundation, corporate social responsibility, CSR, Havas PR, post-traumatic stress, Stand Up For Heroes, traumatic brain injury | Leave A Comment »
In this season of giving thanks, the Pittsburgh office of Havas PR is celebrating the 12 Days of Havas by reaching out to express our enormous gratitude to so many people who contributed countless hours to the success of the 2012 One Young World summit in Pittsburgh in October. One Young World, a nonprofit founded [...]
Dec 11, 2012 | Categories:CSR, Features, Youth | Tags: 12 Days of Havas, American Eagle Outfitters, Bayer Corp., Carnegie Mellon University, David Jones, Davos, Elsie and Henry Hillman, Erin Molchany, Havas PR, Havas Worldwide, Kate Robertson, Luke Ravenstahl, Manfred Honeck, One Young World, OYW, PBS, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, PNC, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, VisitPittsburgh, World Economic Forum | Leave A Comment »
When we were bouncing around ideas for our holiday initiative, one thing we really wanted to achieve was not only working on programs that represent our corporate values but also spreading our wings to work on projects that our staff are passionate about. Havas PR has been committed to supporting the military and our veterans [...]
Dec 10, 2012 | Categories:CSR, Features, Health and Wellness | Tags: 12 Days of Havas, corporate social responsibility, CSR, Havas PR, Home Base Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Red Sox Foundation | Leave A Comment »
An entrepreneurial spirit runs deep at Havas PR and our parent company, Havas Worldwide, and that is why we chose Venture for America as one of the organizations to which we’re donating time during our 12 Days of Havas. Venture for America is a program for young, talented college graduates to spend two years in [...]
Dec 10, 2012 | Categories:CSR, Features, Media, PR, Youth | Tags: 12 Days of Havas, corporate social responsibility, CSR, Downtown Project, entrepreneurialism, entrepreneurs, Havas PR, Havas Worldwide, Las Vegas, Teach for America, Tony Hsieh, Venture for America, Zappos | 1 Comment »
Sometimes in life, without any real explanation, you happen to find your perfect match. That’s what happened when we reached out to Delete Blood Cancer, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center, as part of our 12 Days of Havas. Delete Blood Cancer was in the process of revamping its marketing approach with a new [...]
Dec 07, 2012 | Categories:CSR, Features, Health and Wellness, Marketing, PR, Social Media | Tags: 12 Days of Havas, blood cancer, bone marrow donor, Coty, Delete Blood Cancer, donor registry, Havas PR, Katharina Harf, Peter Harf | Leave A Comment »
I have been volunteering with children’s charities in New York City for almost a decade, but none has touched me as much as my recent visits to the Ronald McDonald House on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Founded in 1978, the Ronald McDonald House of New York provides temporary housing for pediatric cancer patients and their [...]
Dec 07, 2012 | Categories:CSR, Features, Health and Wellness | Tags: 12 Days of Havas, children, Havas PR, kids, New York City, pediatric cancer, Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald House of New York | Leave A Comment »
When my colleagues at Havas PR were looking for suggestions for organizations to help during our 12 Days of Havas effort, I immediately recommended Pajama Program. Pajama Program delivers warm pajamas and books to children in need. I have volunteered for this organization several times, so it is near and dear to my heart. Based [...]
Dec 06, 2012 | Categories:CSR, Features, PR, Youth | Tags: 12 Days of Havas, children, corporate social responsibility, CSR, giving, Havas PR, kids, Pajama Program | Leave A Comment »
For the first 12 days of December, Havas PR North America is working with a new charitable organization each day, giving our time and industry skills to help them with whatever they need. We’re calling it the 12 Days of Havas, and we’re very excited about highlighting our ingenuity and the collaborative nature of our [...]
Dec 05, 2012 | Categories:Agency News, CSR, Media, PR | Leave A Comment »
