Harvest PR & Marketing brought home another national award for its work with Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport (MKE). The North American Chapter of Airports Council International’s 2008 Excellence in Marketing & Communications Contest awarded the agency a second place finish in the Special Events category for its “Have a Ball with MKE” media event.

The Chicago rooftop event, designed to launch a new viral campaign for MKE – www.skymailme.com – to Chicagoland air travelers, involved orchestrating a skywriting stunt over the sold-out Cubs-White Sox game at Wrigley Field in June, generating an estimated 2.4 million site impressions within a week of the event.

The “Excellence in Airport Marketing & Communications Contest” honors airport professionals that offer expertise and talent in a variety of categories, including web site design, annual reports, newsletters, advertising campaigns, special event planning and more. The award won by Harvest PR was one of only 31 chosen from more than 300 entries.

For some, there is nothing better than biting into a fresh pear. For others, imbibing a cocktail made with tender, teardrop-shaped fruit can’t be beat. To encourage the use of fresh pears beyond the kitchen, Harvest PR teamed up with USA Pears to create The Bartender’s Guide to Pear Cocktails. The professional guide is full of drink recipes and tips created by top mixologists from around the country. Check out the book online to mix up a drink of your own.

Mixing up fresh insPEARation for bartenders nationwide!

The American Agricultural Editors Association announced the winners of its second annual MarComm awards in Tampa, Fla., and Harvest PR came out on top. The agency won the first place award for Public Relations Web Content for its work with the National Cottonseed Products Association. Check out our campaign Web site and you’ll see why!