{"id":33832,"date":"2021-08-06T08:42:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T12:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?p=33832"},"modified":"2023-06-16T10:40:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T10:40:14","slug":"smps-announces-the-winners-of-the-2021-marketing-communications-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/08\/06\/smps-announces-the-winners-of-the-2021-marketing-communications-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"SMPS Announces the Winners of the 2021 Marketing Communications Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SMPS<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

SMPS Announces the Winners of the 2021 Marketing Communications Awards
\n<\/strong>The longest-standing program recognizes marketing and communications excellence. <\/em><\/p>\n

Alexandria, VA (August 6, 2021)<\/strong> \u2013 The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), <\/strong>the premier A\/E\/C marketing and business development association, is pleased to announce the recipients<\/strong><\/a> of its 2021 Marketing Communications Awards (MCA) <\/strong>program. 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 MCA finalists, including Best of Show and People\u2019s Choice, were recognized during the MCA Virtual Show held online during Build Business<\/strong><\/a>, Thursday, August 5, at 1:15 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

The Best of Show Award<\/strong> competition<\/strong> features the winning entries from each category going head-to-head. One of the entries is then chosen as Best of Show voted on by a jury of industry experts. This year\u2019s award went to JE Dunn Construction’s<\/strong> entry called \u201c2020 By the Numbers holiday video\u201d. \u00a0The jurors commented, \u201cThis entry does a great job balancing both the personal and business successes from this past year. We also appreciated the sincere way they connected with their audience. They also showed their ROI, which is very important in this competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

The People\u2019s Choice Award recipient<\/strong>, voted on by conference attendees and the virtual SMPS community alike, was awarded to EXP from Chicago, for their Recruitment and Retention Communications entry entitled, \u201cMyEXPerience Series\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was our 44th<\/sup> year honoring excellence in marketing communications produced by A\/E\/C firms and their agencies, and we had an amazing number of impressive entries. Because of the hard work and dedication of these marketing professionals, we can share their work and inspire others,\u201d commented Molly Dall\u2019Erta, awards program director for SMPS.<\/p>\n

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

Advertising<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Kathleen Mangan Communications, Hagerstown,MD;\u00a0 Attic Light Studio, Shepherdstown, WV; Erin Derby Photography, Brooklyn, NY (Print)<\/p>\n

Book\/Monograph<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Method Architecture, Houston, TX (Print and ebook Editions)
\nMerit Award: Bird Construction, Toronto, Ontario (Print and ebook Editions)
\nMerit Award: Langan, Parsippany, NJ (Print and ebook Editions)
\nMerit Award: Middle of Six, Tacoma, WA (Print)
\nMerit Award: STO Building Group, New York, NY (Digital)<\/p>\n

Brand Awareness Campaign<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: PCL Construction, Denver, CO (Mixed Media)
\nMerit Award: Burgess & Niple, Columbus, OH (Digital)<\/p>\n

Brochure-Digital<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: PCL Construction, North American Headquarters, Edmonton, Alberta
\nMerit Award: LF Driscoll, Bala Cynwyd, PA
\nMerit Award: Threaded Marketing Group, Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n

Corporate Identity-New Identity<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Charrette Venture Group, Clive, IA<\/p>\n

Corporate Identity-Rebranding<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Clearstory\u2014Wayfinding and Placemaking, San Francisco, CA (tie)
\nAward of Excellence: McElhanney, Vancouver, British Columbia (tie)
\nMerit Award: Straub Construction, Shawnee, KS
\nMerit Award: The Collective, San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

Crisis Management and Communications<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: DAHLIN Group Architecture | Planning, Pleasanton, CA
\nMerit Award: Elevate Marketing Advisors, Houston, TX
\nMerit Award: Jacobsen Construction Company, Salt Lake City, UT
\nMerit Award: PCL Construction, Denver, CO
\nMerit Award: Schaefer, Cincinnati, OH<\/p>\n

Direct-Mail Campaign<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Bala Consulting Engineers, Philadelphia, PA (Print)
\nMerit Award: Emery Sapp & Sons, Kansas City, MO (Mixed Media)<\/p>\n

External Newsletter\/Publication<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: PCL Construction, North American Headquarters, Edmonton, Alberta (Print)
\nMerit Award: JE Dunn Construction, Kansas City, MO (Mixed Media)
\nMerit Award: Pond, Peachtree Corners, GA (Mixed Media)<\/p>\n

Holiday Piece-Digital<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: JE Dunn Construction, Kansas City, MO
\nMerit Award: Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects, San Diego, CA
\nMerit Award: Sasaki, Boston, MA
\nMerit Award: Selbert Perkins Design, Playa Del Rey, CA<\/p>\n

Holiday Piece-Mixed Media<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Schaefer, Cincinnati, OH
\nMerit Award: CAA ICON, Denver, CO
\nMerit Award: Elevate Marketing Advisors, Houston, TX
\nMerit Award: McKim & Creed, Inc., Raleigh, NC<\/p>\n

Holiday Piece-Print<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: QK, Visalia, CA
\nMerit Award: Brick Architecture and Interiors, dba brick., Oakland, CA
\nMerit Award: JVA, Inc., Boulder, CO<\/p>\n

Internal Communications-Digital<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Award of Excellence: Garver, North Little Rock, AR
\nMerit Award: CPL, Rochester, NY
\nMerit Award: McKim & Creed, Inc., Raleigh, NC<\/p>\n

Internal Communications-Mixed Media<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Award of Excellence: Emery Sapp & Sons, Kansas City, MO
\nMerit Award: Armstrong Consultants, Inc., Grand Junction, CO
\nMerit Award: Moody Nolan, Columbus, OH<\/p>\n

Internal Communications-Print<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Award of Excellence: McKim & Creed, Inc., Raleigh, NC
\nMerit Award: Hensel Phelps, Austin, TX
\nMerit Award: JE Dunn Construction, Kansas City, MO<\/p>\n

Internal Newsletter<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: JE Dunn Construction, Kansas City, MO (Mixed Media)
\nMerit Award: ECS Limited, Chantilly, VA (Digital)
\nMerit Award: ms consultants, Columbus, OH (Digital)
\nMerit Award: The PENTA Building Group, Las Vegas, NV (Digital)<\/p>\n

Mobile App<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Fiore & Sons, Inc., Denver, CO<\/p>\n

Project Pursuit Marketing-Digital<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: The PENTA Building Group, Los Angeles, CA
\nMerit Award: Michael Baker International, Pittsburgh, PA<\/p>\n

Project Pursuit Marketing-Mixed Media<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: VHB, Tysons, VA
\nMerit Award: Pulice-FNF-Flatiron Joint Venture, Phoenix, AZ<\/p>\n

Project Pursuit Marketing-Print<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Armstrong Consultants, Inc., Grand Junction, CO
\nMerit Award: TankGirl Marketing, Phoenix, AZ<\/p>\n

Promotional Campaign-Digital<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: CDM Smith, Boston, MA
\nMerit Award: Golder, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
\nMerit Award: Golder, Palm Beach Gardens, FL<\/p>\n

Promotional Campaign-Mixed Media<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Hensel Phelps, Greeley, CO
\nMerit Award: American Institute of Steel Construction, Chicago, IL
\nMerit Award: Stantec, Austin, TX<\/p>\n

Recruitment and Retention Communications<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Award of Excellence: Harkins Builders, Columbia, MD (Print) (tie)
\nAward of Excellence: CannonDesign, Buffalo, NY (Print) (tie)
\nMerit Award: EXP, Chicago, IL (Digital)<\/p>\n

Social Media-Basic (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong>
\nAward of Excellence: Hickok Cole, Washington, DC
\nMerit Award: Emery Sapp & Sons, Kansas City, MO
\nMerit Award: JE Dunn Construction, Kansas City, MO<\/p>\n

Merit Award: Kathleen Mangan Communications, Hagerstown, MD; Attic Light Studio, Shepherdstown, WV; Cillian Fitzgerald, Killarney, Ireland
\nMerit Award: Lionakis, Sacramento, CA
\nMerit Award: PCL Construction, US Headquarters – Denver, CO<\/p>\n

Social Media-Blogs<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: GBBN, Cincinnati, OH (tie)
\nAward of Excellence: Gilbane Building Company, Providence, RI (tie)
\nMerit Award: Lionakis, Sacramento, CA
\nMerit Award: LS3P, Charleston, SC<\/p>\n

Social Media-Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: M+A Architects, Columbus, OH
\nMerit Award: LandDesign, Charlotte, NC
\nMerit Award: WGI, West Palm Beach, FL<\/p>\n

Special Event-Digital<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: GBBN, Cincinnati, OH
\nMerit Award: Barton Malow, Southfield, MI
\nMerit Award: CDM Smith, Boston, MA<\/p>\n

Special Event-Mixed Media + Print<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Hickok Cole, Washington, DC (Mixed Media)
\nMerit Award: Ayers Saint Gross, Baltimore, MD (Mixed Media)
\nMerit Award: CG Schmidt, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (Print)
\nMerit Award: Hensel Phelps, Thornton, CO (Mixed Media)<\/p>\n

Trade Show Marketing<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Michael Baker International, Pittsburgh, PA
\nMerit Award: Wright-Pierce, Andover, MA<\/p>\n

Video-External<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: CMG Landscape Architecture, San Francisco, CA
\nMerit Award: Bird Construction, Toronto, Ontario
\nMerit Award: Garney Construction, North Kansas City, MO
\nMerit Award: Rogers-O’Brien Construction, Dallas, TX<\/p>\n

Video-Internal<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Emery Sapp & Sons, Kansas City, MO
\nMerit Award: Barton Malow, Southfield, MI
\nMerit Award: Rogers-O’Brien Construction, Dallas, TX<\/p>\n

Website-External<\/strong> and Internal<\/strong><\/a>
\nAward of Excellence: Gilbane Building Company, Providence, RI (External)
\nMerit Award: Anser Advisory, LLC, Orlando, FL (Internal)
\nMerit Award: Dattner Architects, New York, NY (External)
\nMerit Award: FirstCarbon Solutions, Irvine, CA (External)
\nMerit Award: Sasaki, Boston, MA (External)
\nMerit Award: Stellar, Jacksonville, FL (External)<\/p>\n

The SMPS Marketing Communications Awards (MCA)<\/strong><\/a> recognize the individuals and teams who create outstanding communication vehicles for architectural, engineering, design, and construction firms. Visit the MCA Gallery<\/strong><\/a> to see the winning entries.<\/p>\n

Entries for the 2022 program will be accepted beginning December 1, 2021.<\/strong> Stay tuned for information about the 2022 program on the MCA webpage<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Business Transformed Through Marketing Leadership: <\/strong>The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) is the only organization dedicated to creating business opportunities in the A\/E\/C industries. With almost 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. Learn more about SMPS at smps.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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