While we ultimately judge our effectiveness by the results we achieve for our clients, we also value the recognition and respect of our peers. Here are some of the honors and distinctions we have earned:
Organizational Excellence
- 2011 Best Place to Work in ME #1 in small business category
- 2010 Best Places to Work in ME #3 in small business category
- 2009 Best Places to Work in ME #6 in small business category
- 2000 Eagle Feather Award — Maine Businesses for Social Responsibility
- 1999 Governor's Award for Business Excellence
Creative Excellence & Effectiveness
Service Industry Advertising Awards (SIAA)
- 2012 Silver — EJ Prescott "Counterfeit" Ad Series
- 2012 Silver — Portland Jetport "Pardon Our Appearance" Billboard
- 2012 Silver — Catholic Charities TV Campaign
- 2012 Bronze — DEP "Devil Ducks" TV
- 2012 Bronze — Evergreen "Lawyer" Direct Mail
- 2012 Merit — Androscoggin Valley Hospital Website Home Page
Telly Awards
- 2011 Bronze — Efficiency Maine "Business"
- 2011 Bronze — Mercy Hospital "Babycam"
- 2011 Bronze — Maine Breast & Cervical Health "No Excuses"
- 2011 Bronze — Southern Maine Community College "Blink"
- 2011 Bronze — Efficiency Maine "Garage Sale"
- 2011 Bronze — Catholic Charities "Image Awareness Campaign"
Broderson Awards
Presented by the Portland Ad Club of Maine to honor creative excellence.
- 2011 Silver Direct Marketing Trade/B2B "Campground Pests"
- 2009 Bronze
- Mercy Hospital Corporate Identity
- 2007 Silver
- Spectrum Medical Group Direct Mail Trade/B2B
- 2007 Bronze
- Norton Trade/B2B Brochures
- Digital Research Trade/B2B Brochures
- MMG Insurance Annual Report — Corporate/Business
- MCCCP for BU-B-UV Safe Public Service
- 2005 Gold
- Crockett Interiors Corporate Identity
- 2005 Silver
- Messer Truck Equipment Direct Mail
- Maine Veterans Homes Collateral
- Southern Maine Community College Radio Campaign
- 2005 Bronze
- Messer Truck Equipment Radio Campaign
- Maine Breast & Cervical Health Program Television Services
- Amato’s Sandwich Shops Television Campaign
- Amato’s Sandwich Shops Corporate Identity
- 2003 Bronze
- Package Design — Daniel Green Shoe Company
- 2002 Silver
- Outdoor, Transit & Posters — Catholic Charities of Maine
- 2002 Bronze
- Television Retail — Oakhurst Dairy
- Television Campaign — Mercy Hospital
- Logos and Marks — Maine Community Foundation
- Television Campaign — Oakhurst Dairy
Gracie Award
- 2006 Maine Breast & Cervical Health Program’s “Keep You Here” Television Ad
Healthcare Marketing Awards
- 2011 Catholic Charities TV
Silver Microphone Awards
A national creative competition for radio advertising open to over 40,000 advertising agencies.
- 2004 — Amato's Radio
- 2003 — Amato's Radio
Communicator Awards
An International creative competition honoring excellence in communications
- 2007 Crystal Award of Excellence — Messer Truck Equipment
- 2006 Award of Distinction — Oakhurst Dairy
- 2005 Award of Excellence — Dielectric Communications
- 2003 Highland Green — "Masterpiece of Maine Living" Brochure
- 2003 Maine Forest Service — "Be Woods Wise Kit"
- 2003 Maine Dept. of Agriculture — "get real. get maine!" Kids Brochure
- 2002 Maine Dept. of Labor — "Bureau of Labor Standards Safeteen Training Kit"
Public Relations Excellence
Golden Arrow Awards
Presented by the Maine Public Relations Council
- 2011 Gold
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Audio Visual - The Maine Colorectal Cancer Control Program “Screen ME” awareness campaign.
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Communications Campaign - The Maine Colorectal Cancer Control Program’s “Turning Maine Blue” colon cancer awareness campaign.
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Annual Reports - MMG Insurance.
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2011 Silver
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Communications Campaign - Aroostook County Mental Health Service's “Operation Outreach” campaign
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Newsletters - Efficiency Maine’s Qualified Partner Program
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Technology - For a national health organization website.
- 2010 Gold
- Audio Visual — Efficiency Maine "Green Business Minutes"
- 2010 Silver
- Communications Campaign — Efficiency Maine "Qualified Partner Trainings"
- Odds and Ends—Efficiency Maine "Maine Energy Idols"
- 2009 Gold
- Audio Visual — Mercy Hospital "New England Eating Disorders" PSA
- Communications Campaign — Maine Housing "Gift of Green" Campaign
- Annual Reports — Efficiency Maine
- 2009 Silver
- Communications Campaign — Portland International Jetport's "Maine's Funniest Frequent Flyer" Campaign
- 2008 Best in Show
- License to Cure Specialty License Plate Campaign
- 2008 Gold
- Communications Campaign — Efficiency Maine - One Million CFLs Sold
- Odds and Ends — Efficiency Maine - Green Team
- Citizenship — to Cure
- 2008 Silver
- Citizenship — March of Dimes - "Change a Diaper" Prematurity Awareness Campaign
- 2007 Gold
- Communications Campaigns — Colon Cancer Awareness Campaign Special Events — AirTran Airways Launch Party
- 2005 Gold
- Annual Reports — Maine Mutual Group
- 2005 Silver
- Audio Visual — Mercy Hospital’s “Living Healthy” Program
- 2004 Gold
- Newsletter — Mercy Hospital, Mercyside Newsletter
- Citizenship — American Lung Association of Maine, Trek Across Maine Campaign
- Odds & Ends — Amato's, Pazzo the Amato's Tamato Mascot Launch
- 2004 Chester Award
- Best Healthcare Entry — Mercy Hospital, Mercyside Newsletter
- 2004 Award of Merit
- Media Relations — Maine Lobster Promotion Council, "Oldest and Youngest Lobsterman" Story
- 2003 Gold
- Audio/Visual — Mercy Hospital, Living Healthy Series
- Special Events — Maine Cancer Foundation, Inaugural Cure Breast Cancer for ME Luncheon
- 2003 Silver
- Annual Report — Maine Public Service Co.
- Media Relations — Amato's, Franchise Story
- 2003 Merit Award
- Communications Campaign — American Lung Association of Maine, "Go Ahead" Campaign
- 2003 Chester Award
- Best Healthcare Entry of 2003 — Mercy Hospital , Living Healthy Series
- 2002 Gold
- Communications Campaign — ME Dept. of Agriculture, ME Menus Month
- Brochures — Highland Green
- 2002 Merit Award
- Audio/Visual — Sweetser
Healthcare Marketing Report
- 2006 Gold Award — March of Dimes “Premie Project 1372”
- 2006 Merit Award — Maine Comprehensive Cancer Control Program for Single Spot Television Advertising for Tim Sample for Colorectal Screening
- 2006 Merit Award — Maine Comprehensive Cancer Control Program for Health Promotion Program for BU-B-UV Safe
Excellence in Technology
Maine Technology Awards 2010
- Finalist 2010 Best of The Web, Corporate Image Award - ShamrockSportsGroup.com
Golden Arrow Awards
Presented by the Maine Public Relations Council
- 2010 Gold
- Technology—Cumberland County YMCA Website
- 2010 Silver
- Technology—Efficiency Maine Website
- 2007 Gold — Technology - OgunquitPlayhouse.org
- 2007 Silver — Technology - DeadRiver.com
Maine Technology Awards Gala, Geeks in Black: Reloaded
- 2003 Best of The Web, Corporate Image Award - Oakhurst Dairy
Web Marketing Association
2003 Standard of Excellence
- Maine Forest Service
- Mercy Hospital
Individual Honors
- 2011 Great Women of Maine — Meredith Strang Burgess, CEO
- 2009 Joan Dow Lifetime Creative Award — Dan Routh, Creative Director
- 2007 Carroll Award from the Maine Cancer Foundation — Meredith Strang Burgess for extraordinary efforts to advance the path to a cancer-free future
- 2006 Junior Achievement of Maine — Meredith Strang Burgess: Maine Business Hall of Fame Laureates
- 2005 WCSH Those Who Care Award "Mary Rines Thompson Volunteer of the Year" — Meredith Strang Burgess
- 2003 Jefferson Award — Meredith Strang Burgess, CEO
- 2002 Conwell Award from the Ad Club of Maine — Betty Angell, Sr. Media Planner
- 2002 Spirit of Life Award from the Maine Cancer Foundation — Meredith Strang Burgess, CEO
- 2002 Maine Public Relations Council President's Award — Jennifer Dimond, APR, SR. Account Executive
- 2001 Adult Good Samaritan Real Hero Award from the American Red Cross, Portland Chapter — Meredith Strang Burgess, CEO
- 1996 Edward L. Bernays Award from the Maine Public Relations Council — Meredith Strang Burgess, CEO
- 1996 Star Award from the Volunteers of America — Meredith Strang Burgess, CEO
- 1993 Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) from the YWCA — Meredith Strang Burgess, CEO
- 1993 Block M from the University of Maine — Meredith Strang Burgess, CEO
- 1992 Conwell Award from the Ad Club of Maine — Meredith Strang Burgess, CEO
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