{"id":22918,"date":"2018-08-21T10:17:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T14:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?p=22918"},"modified":"2023-06-20T14:08:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:08:18","slug":"2018-marketing-communications-awards-press-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/2018\/08\/21\/2018-marketing-communications-awards-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"SMPS Announces Recipients of 2018 Marketing Communications Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

MCA recognizes excellence in marketing and communications in the A\/E\/C industries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexandria, VA\u2013The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), the premier A\/E\/C marketing and business development association, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2018 Marketing Communications Awards (MCA). This annual competition is the longest-standing, most prestigious awards program recognizing excellence in marketing and communications by professional services firms in the design and building industries. The SMPS Marketing Communications Awards (MCA) recognize the individuals and teams who create outstanding communication vehicles for architectural, engineering, design, and construction firms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the only awards program that highlights the critical role and immense value marketing professionals bring to the design and building industries,\u201d stated SMPS VP of Marketing Josh Miles. The award winners were announced and honored on August 16th in San Diego, as part of Build Business<\/a>, the SMPS annual conference, held August 15\u201317.<\/p>\n

The Best of Show Award<\/em>, bestowed by a jury of industry executives, was awarded to Populous<\/a> for their Promotional Campaign entitled, “The Revenue Revolution | Data-Driven Design Campaign.” Jurors said this campaign provided an excellent blending of data, graphics, and images. It was eye-catching, creative, and easy to consume. They really hit it out of the park!<\/p>\n

The People\u2019s Choice Award<\/em>, voted on by conference attendees and SMPS members alike, was awarded to HNTB<\/a> from New York, NY, for its Brochure, \u201cHNTB Loves New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

MCA Director Molly Dall\u2019Erta shared that the online judging and voting were new to the program this year. 287 entries were judged entirely online year by a distinguished panel of 100 jurors. \u201cWe were able to use the polling feature in our online MCA Gallery which increased both our pool of jurors and opened the People\u2019s Choice Award up to be voted on by a larger group of members and industry colleagues,\u201d said Dall\u2019Erta. Visit the MCA Gallery<\/a>, sponsored by Cosential, to see the winning entries and to help benchmark your marketing communications efforts.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to the following firms that were recognized:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ADVERTISING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Ostrom Creative<\/a>, Excelsior, MN<\/p>\n

Merit Award:\u00a0 Mead & Hunt<\/a>, Middleton, WI<\/p>\n

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BOOK\/MONOGRAPH <\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence:\u00a0 Goettsch Partners<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Robins & Morton<\/a>, Birmingham, AL<\/p>\n

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BRAND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: CDM Smith<\/a>, Boston, MA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Bolton & Menk, Inc.<\/a>, Mankato, MN<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Brownstein Group<\/a>, Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.<\/a>, Milwaukee, WI<\/p>\n

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BROCHURE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence:\u00a0 HNTB<\/a>, New York, NY<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Henderson Engineers, Inc.<\/a>, Lenexa, KS<\/p>\n

Merit Award:\u00a0\u00a0 Sasaki<\/a>, Watertown, MA<\/p>\n

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CORPORATE IDENTITY<\/strong> RE-BRANDING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Murraysmith<\/a>, Portland, OR<\/p>\n

Merit Award: FORGE<\/a>, San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Henderson Engineers, Inc.<\/a>, Lenexa, KS<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Perteet Inc.<\/a>, Everett, WA<\/p>\n

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DIRECT-MAIL CAMPAIGN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence-Digital: Amenta Emma Architects<\/a>, Hartford, CT<\/p>\n

Award of Excellence-Mixed Media :\u00a0 The Kleingers Group<\/a> and Pixels and Ink Studio LLC<\/a>, Lebanon, OH<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Schemmer<\/a>, Omaha, NE<\/p>\n

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HOLIDAY PIECE\u2014DIGITAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: PEC<\/a>, Wichita, KS<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Charles M. Salter Associates<\/a>, San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: SME<\/a>, Plymouth, WI<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Weber Thompson<\/a>, Seattle, WA<\/p>\n

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HOLIDAY PIECE-MIXED MEDIA <\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Building Controls and Services<\/a>, Wichita, KS<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Svigals + Partners<\/a>, New Haven, CT<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Terracon Consultants, Inc.<\/a>, Olathe, KS<\/p>\n

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HOLIDAY PIECE-PRINT <\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: M+A Architects<\/a>, Columbus, OH<\/p>\n

Merit Award:\u00a0 Al Neyer<\/a>, Cincinnati, OH<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Brick Architecture and Interiors<\/a>, Emeryville, CA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: JVA, Inc.<\/a>, Boulder, CO<\/p>\n

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INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS-DIGITAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Walter P Moore<\/a>, Houston, TX<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Structure Tone<\/a>, New York, NY<\/p>\n

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INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS-MIXED MEDIA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Messer Construction Co.<\/a>, Cincinnati, OH<\/p>\n

Merit Award: GeoEngineers, Inc.<\/a>, Seattle, WA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Henderson Engineers, Inc.<\/a>, Lenexa, KS<\/p>\n

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INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS-PRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Southland Holdings LLC<\/a> and Shaffer Creative<\/a>, LLC, Hudson Oaks, TX<\/p>\n

Merit Award: LJA Engineering<\/a>, Houston, TX<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Maser Consulting P.A.<\/a>, Red Bank, NJ<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP<\/a>, San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

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EXTERNAL NEWSLETTER\/PUBLICATION <\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: EXP Global Inc.<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Pennoni<\/a>, Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Structure Tone<\/a>, New York, NY<\/p>\n

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INTERNAL NEWSLETTTER-DIGITAL\/MIXED\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Saunders Construction<\/a>, Englewood, CO<\/p>\n

Merit Award: LandDesign<\/a>, Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n

Merit Award: The PENTA Building Group<\/a>, Las Vegas, NV<\/p>\n

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INTERNAL NEWSLETTER-PRINT\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Collins Engineers, Inc.<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

Merit Award: LJA Engineering<\/a>, Houston, TX<\/p>\n

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PROJECT PURSUIT MARKETING-MIXED MEDIA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Turner Construction Company<\/a>, Cleveland, OH<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Margulies Perruzzi Architects<\/a>, Boston, MA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Shaw-Lundquist<\/a>, Eagan, MN
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\nPROJECT PURSUIT MARKETING-PRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.<\/a>, Milwaukee, WI<\/p>\n

Merit Award: ELEVATE (A joint venture of \u00a0Fanning Howey<\/a> and NWL), Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n


\nPROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN
\n<\/strong>Award of Excellence: Populous<\/a>, Kansas City, MO<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Bala Consulting Engineers, Inc.<\/a>, King of Prussia, PA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: DAVIS Construction<\/a>, Rockville, MD<\/p>\n

Merit Award: HITT Contracting Inc.<\/a>, Falls Church, VA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Lee Company<\/a>, Franklin, TN<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger<\/a>, Waltham, MA<\/p>\n

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RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CATEGORY-DIGITAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Kudela & Weinheimer<\/a>, Houston, TX<\/p>\n

RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CATEGORY-MIXED MEDIA
\n<\/strong>Award of Excellence: Schaefer<\/a>, Cincinnati, OH<\/p>\n

Merit Award: ECS<\/a>, Fredericksburg, VA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger<\/a>, Waltham, MA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Sanderson Stewart<\/a>, Billings, MO<\/p>\n


\nRECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CATEGORY-PRINT
\n<\/strong>Award of Excellence: Murraysmith<\/a>, Portland, OR<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Southland Holdings, LLC<\/a> and \u00a0Shaffer Creative<\/a>, LLC, Hudson Oaks, TX<\/p>\n

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SOCIAL MEDIA-BASICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: DAVIS Construction<\/a>, Rockville, MD<\/p>\n

Merit Award: GO! Strategies<\/a>, Sacramento, CA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: GreenbergFarrow<\/a>, New York, NY<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Sellen Construction<\/a>, Seattle, WA<\/p>\n


\nSOCIAL MEDIA-BLOGS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: TEECOM<\/a>, Oakland, CA<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL EVENT \u2013 DIGITAL
\n<\/strong>Award of Excellence: Truebeck Construction<\/a>, Redwood City, CA<\/p>\n


\nSPECIAL EVENT \u2013 MIXED MEDIA<\/strong>
\nAward of Excellence: Hickok Cole<\/a>, Washington, DC<\/p>\n

Merit Award: C.W. Driver Companies<\/a>, Pasadena, CA<\/p>\n


\nSPECIAL EVENT \u2013 PRINT
\n<\/strong>Award of Excellence: FOX Architects<\/a>, Washington, DC<\/p>\n

Merit Award: HITT<\/a>, Falls Church, VA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.<\/a>, <\/strong>Northbrook, IL<\/p>\n

TRADESHOW MARKETING
\nAward of Excellence: 3D Exhibits<\/a>, Peaks Island, ME<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Woolpert<\/a>, Dayton, OH<\/p>\n


\nVIDEO-CLIENT PURSUIT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Turner Construction Company<\/a>, Cleveland, OH<\/p>\n


\nVIDEO \u2013 EXTERNAL
\n<\/strong>Award of Excellence: Schaefer<\/a>, Cincinnati, OH<\/p>\n

Merit Award: ECS<\/a>, Fredericksburg, VA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Terracon Consultants<\/a>, Inc., Olathe, KS<\/p>\n

Merit Award: JE Dunn Construction<\/a>, Kansas City, MI<\/p>\n


\nVIDEO \u2013 INTERNAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Turner Construction Company<\/a>, Cleveland, OH<\/p>\n

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WEBSITE <\/strong><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Murraysmith<\/a>, Portland, OR<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Consigli Construction Co.<\/a>, Inc., Milford, MA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: CDM Smith<\/a>, Boston, MA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Hensel Phelps<\/a>, Greeley, CO<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Neoscape<\/a>, Boston, MA<\/p>\n

Merit Award: OBG<\/a>, Rochester, NY<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Turner Construction Company<\/a>, New York, NY<\/p>\n

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The SMPS MCA Online Gallery will be available throughout the year to help educate professional services marketers on marketing trends and innovative tactics firms are using to differentiate themselves. Visit the MCA Gallery<\/a> to view the winning entries.<\/p>\n

The 2019 MCA program will get underway in January so begin planning now. Details will be available on the MCA webpage<\/a> in November. Winners will be announced during Build Business in July 2019 in Washington, DC. Both SMPS members and nonmembers are invited to enter the competition. For more information, visit the MCA page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About SMPS\u2014the Society for Marketing Professional Services<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Business Transformed Through Marketing Leadership.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) is the only organization dedicated to creating business opportunities in the A\/E\/C industries. With more than 7,000 members, SMPS provides leadership and professional development programs, industry research, business-building events, and vital marketing resources. Through SMPS, A\/E\/C professionals in North America tap into powerful networks to form project teams, secure business referrals and intelligence, and benchmark performance. The Society is committed to validating the practice of marketing and business development as essential to the success of all professional services firms.<\/p>\n

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