RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- The deadline to enter APRC's Excellence in Automotive Public Relations Awards is Friday, Feb. 18. The annual competition is easy to enter and there are several categories in which public relations campaigns can receive recognition, including:

* consumer media relations
* trade media relations
* investor relations
* internal communications
* special events/observances
* crisis communications
* new product launch
* public affairs

More details are available at the APRC Web site: www.autopr.org.

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