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Corporate PR for Hewlett-Packard Ukraine

In August 2007, Pillar PR won a tender, HP Ukraine held for year-long PR service among five Ukrainian communications agencies. Pillar provides PR support to Hewlett-Packard in Ukraine, complying with the company’s worldwide communications standards. The annual 2007-2008 contract includes:
  • Communications with the media, HP partners and other target audiences
  • PR events organization;
  • Social initiatives;
  • Marketing and crisis communications.

The PR-program supposes the increase of being informed about a company HP in Ukraine by means of a few initiatives, dedicated to celebration of HP 10 years of work in Ukraine:

  • A social project for Ukrainian schools;
  • Media campaign in press illuminate history of HP, achievement of company for 10 years of work in Ukraine;
  • Art project – innovation of the future from HP;
  • A competition of technical innovations is jointly with Academy of Sciences;
  • Conducting of press-conference for leading medias;
  • Conducting of solemn event, devoted to 10 years anniversary with participation of company top-management, representatives of embassies and partners.

Corporate PR for www.delfi.ua

As part of corporate PR for Delfi group, Pillar runs a number of projects:
  • Informing the media about the Ukrainian launch of Delfi group and its initiatives for 2007.
  • Planning a media management campaign for Delfi
  • Organizing media events: press briefings, presentations, press conferences
  • Sponsorship projects
  • General consulting in the area of communication (including marketing and advertising elements, such as online banner placement, marketing studies etc.)

Project to Raise Belarusians’ Awareness of European Union Activities

An information campaign to raise Belarusians’ awareness of European Union news, projects and events and to promote common European values in the Belarusian media.

The agency developed a strategy aimed at:

  • Identifying leading Belarusian publications with target audiences relevant to the project;
  • Regular news support of Belarusian online publications that cover the European Union;
  • Releasing thematic supplements about the EU for various Belarusian print publications.

The agency designed a means for fast and effective interaction with the Belarusian media.


Over the first six months of the project, the number of EU-themed news items in the Belarusian media doubled in relation to the target number.

Corporate PR for airBaltic in Ukraine

The agency ensures media coverage of the company’s projects in Ukraine and organizes regular press tours to the airBaltic headquarters in Riga. The press tours are intended to introduce the Ukrainian media to the company’s competitive advantages, to offer insight into the air travel market and to promote Riga and Latvia as attractive tourist destinations.

Various top-ranking publications – business, sociopolitical, glossy – are regularly invited by the agency to participate in the press tours following a predetermined visit program and series of interviews with airBaltic representatives. The PR program has led to regular coverage in major media outlets.

Corporate PR for Collectsiya Gallery

Along with promoting the Gallery’s top management and shaping its reputation in professional circles, the agency ensures PR coverage of all its art projects.

Corporate PR for Brain2brain

Ensuring media coverage of the company’s activities, particularly negotiating media partnership when the company sponsors master classes by well-known business gurus.

Developing socially responsible events to inform national educational institutions about new trends in international business education.


Monitoring and analyzing media coverage of the company and its key competitors.


The agency also provides copywriting services for the external e-bulletin of b2b.

Press Lunch and Interview of Maurice Richard Hennessy in Kyiv

The project aimed at organizing an event for journalists and editors that would present the traditions of Hennessy Cognac most effectively to strengthen the perception of Hennessy Cognac as a drink with centuries-old traditions and receive high-quality media coverage.

The agency organized a press lunch (after deciding this was the best event format) for representatives of business, sociopolitical and glossy publications; it also offered individual interviews to several publications and TV channels. In the preparation process, the agency identified key messages and prepared advance announcements, journalist invitations and press kits with information on the Hennessy line, brand features and the specifics of family business.


Written interviews and articles appeared in business and glossy publications: Kommersant Weekend, Lichnoye Vremya (a supplement to Economicheskiye Izvestiya newspaper), Companion, Business, XXL, Playboy and Acamedia. TV channels Inter and 5th Channel broadcast live interviews.

Opening of the First Lithuanian Effigy Chain Store in Ukraine

The objective was to draw journalists’ attention to the Ukrainian market launch of Effigy, a Lithuanian clothing store chain oriented toward young people.

The press release was sent to publications in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv. Fashion editors at 26 glossy publications received Effigy-style press kits that included a press release and Effigy-brand T-shirts saying "Fashion Guru.”


The next day, news on the store opening appeared in national and Dnipropetrovsk-based publications. Later, information on Effigy was published in weekly and monthly glossy and trade magazines. After the first store opening, an interview with the company’s management was organized for several leading business publications.

Corporate PR for Touchpoll

Pillar provides media support for Touchpoll’s market studies and research projects and holds events for the media.

In addition to promoting the company’s executives and key employees in professional circles, the agency writes monthly newsletters sent to corporate clients and an in-house newsletter.


The agency also announced and covered the first premium segment study in Ukraine, Elite Life Style Monitor.

Corporate PR for INDEX-BANK (Credit Agricole Group)

Providing constant media coverage support for the bank and its top management. Developing PR campaigns to promote the bank’s products.

The agency performs the following types of activities: analysis of the bank’s internal communications, developing its internal communications system, ensuring a regular flow of news from inside the bank, organizing various events for the media. The agency supports the bank by writing internal and external news stories and publishing its in-house newspaper. The agency also monitors and analyzes media coverage of the bank’s activity and that of its competitors.

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