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4/9/2009
Marriner Marketing Wins Graphis and ADDY Awards for Creative Originality and Integrated Branding Work
Columbia, MD– Acknowledged for its outstanding creative, Marriner Marketing Communications recently won several of the industry’s highest honors, including an international Graphis Award and seven local ADDY® Awards. Based on the collective work, the Advertising Association of Baltimore (AAB) also deemed Marriner the winner of the coveted Judge’s Choice Award for Branding.
Graphis, the best of international visual communications, honors the most significant and influential executions in design, advertising and photography. Marriner received a Gold Graphis Award for its AquaMark®LX "Just Add Water" initiative. The campaign, which included several motivational posters, supported internal communications efforts designed to inspire ARAMARK Refreshment Services sales associates to make a positive impact on clients workplaces with its proprietary pure water delivery systems.
Additionally, at the AAB’s 35th annual ADDY event, Marriner won six Gold ADDYs, one Silver ADDY and the Judge’s Choice Award for the creativity and strength of its integrated branding program for Rich Products Corporation. The American Advertising Federation developed the ADDYs to honor all forms of advertising from around the world and is the only creative awards program administered by the industry for the industry. The local ADDYs celebrate the best creative in the Baltimore area and is the beginning of a three-step process that leads to the national competition.
For its work with Rich Products Corporation, Marriner won 5 Gold ADDYs for Business-to-Business Direct Mail, Company/Product Catalog, Four-Color Brochure, Microsite (www.ToppingTruth.com) and Sales Kit as well as a Silver Addy for Point-of-Purchase Materials. Marriner also earned a Gold ADDY for a 4-Color Spread Insert in a Consumer Publication for Phillips Seafood.
"All of these awards distinguish the Agency’s success in developing smart creative work that resonates with the target audiences and stands out as innovative within the advertising and communications industry," said Tighe Merkert, President and CEO, Marriner Marketing Communications. "We are exceptionally proud to partner with our Clients in developing award-winning creative and to be recognized for our strategic thinking and integrated approach. It also further reinforces our commitment to provide marketing solutions that are impactful and deliver business results."
ABOUT MARRINER
Founded in 1989, Marriner Marketing Communications is a leader in providing integrated marketing solutions to the food and hospitality industries and has capitalized billings of over $50 million. Clients count on Marriner for intelligent, effective, clarity-driven communications to a wide variety of business challenges. Marriner’s clients include such notable brands as Perdue Farms, Rich Products Corporation, McCormick & Company Inc., The Sugar Association, Phillips Foods, Ritz-Carlton, MICROS Systems, Vulcan & Wolf, USA Rice Federation and The National Fisheries Institute. For more information, visit www.marriner.com.
Contact: Rosa Marie Brantley
Marriner Marketing Communications
410-715-1500
rosab@marriner.com
