Planning and Programming
Edelman and Weber Shandwick collaborated with Pepsi to create a communications plan that would allow media promotion and increased voting on projects revolved around PRP. As Hayes et al. states, the following were ways that the companies would implement the program to the public:
Create intellectual capital around “where ideas come from”; position Pepsi as the credible motivator to push the everyday American to become the next social entrepreneur
Publically announce the allocation of funds to different categories that projects would fall under to allow a national spotlight on the implementation of ideas
Get new perspectives on project from employees, bottling and retail partners to generate local news angels
Publicize PRP through Hispanic and English language press to increase awareness and participation
Promote RefreshEverything.com
Use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to encourage online interaction
Establish partnerships with national brands to raise broad awareness of the PRP (Hayes et al., 2013, p.115)