Co-winner: DStreet—Creating Economic Opportunity in Rural America with Farm Credit The Farm Credit System is a nationwide network of borrower-owned lending institutions. In its nearly 100 years of existence, the Farm Credit System has played… Continued
Archive: October 2015
2015 Agency Elite Awards: Publicity
October 27th, 2015 by Mark RenfreeWinner: RockOrange—Cotton's 24 Hour Runway Show Sets Guinness World Record At the beginning of 2014, Cotton Incorporated challenged RockOrange to help elevate its signature program, Cotton’s 24-hour Runway Show. The show, a celebration of fashion… Continued
2015 Agency Elite Awards: Public Affairs
October 27th, 2015 by Mark RenfreeWinner: Davies Public Affairs When one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy came to Davies with a very sticky problem, the firm jumped to action. For 20 months a major national energy… Continued
2015 Agency Elite Awards: Promotion of Firm (Marketing, Advertising, PR)
October 27th, 2015 by Mark RenfreeWinner: Makovsky & Company Inc. Makovsky’s promotional efforts were driven by a vital strategic question: How does a $13 million PR consultancy secure a place at the table in a marketplace dominated by $100 million… Continued
2015 Agency Elite Awards: Product Launch
October 27th, 2015 by Mark RenfreeWinner: Kaplow Drives Conair's Most Successful Product Launch of All Time Kaplow’s launch of the Curl Secret generated so much consumer excitement that the product sold out at retailers across the U.S. before the first… Continued
2015 Agency Elite Awards: Nonprofit/Association
October 27th, 2015 by Mark RenfreeWinner: Coburn Communication—AARP: Boomers@50+ Initiative As the youngest members of the influential Boomer generation turned 50 in 2014, Coburn Communication worked closely with AARP to devise a strategic media relations and social campaign to publicize… Continued
2015 Agency Elite Awards: Media Relations
October 27th, 2015 by Mark RenfreeCo-winner: Cohn & Wolfe—Reigniting America's "Do-It-Yourself Spirit: The Valvoline Reinvention Project Car culture in America is at a crossroads. The “do-it-yourself” spirit once handed down from generation to generation has lost favor to the convenience… Continued
2015 Agency Elite Awards: Marketing to Women
October 27th, 2015 by Mark RenfreeWinner: Marina Maher Communications Marina Maher Communications and Crowdtap unleashed the U by Kotex UnderWarriors to advocate—through engaging programs designed to encourage their friends, fans and followers—to help “Save the Undies” and learn more about… Continued
2015 Agency Elite Awards: Marketing Communications
October 27th, 2015 by Mark RenfreeWinner: Weber Shandwick & Ricoh Americas Corporation—Reshaping a B2B Brand Through Content Publishing Traditionally thought of as a hardware-led print and imaging company, Ricoh is transitioning to a services-led model with a focus on information… Continued
2015 Agency Elite Awards: Integrated Communications
October 27th, 2015 by Mark RenfreeWinner: Tanis Communications—Tiny Sensors Making a Huge Impact mCube is a maker of the world’s smallest MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) sensors that enable everyday objects and devices to measure, monitor and analyze motion and context in… Continued