Awards

While we ultimately judge our effectiveness as an agency 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

• 2009 Best Places to Work in ME
• 2000 Eagle Feather Award — Maine Businesses for Social Responsibility
• 1999 Governor's Award — Business Excellence

CREATIVE EXCELLENCE & EFFECTIVENESS

Broderson Awards
Presented by the Portland Ad Club of Maine to honor creative excellence.

• 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

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

Golden Arrow Awards
Presented by the Maine Public Relations Council

• 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
• 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

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

• 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

• 2009 Joan Dow Lifetime Creative Award — Dan Routh, Creative Director
• 2007 Carroll Award — Meredith Burgess for extrordinary efforts to advance the path to a cancer free future
• 2006 Junior Achievement of Maine — Meredith Burgess: Maine Business Hall of Fame Laureates
• 2003 Jefferson Award — Meredith Burgess, CEO
• 2002 Conwell Award from the Ad Club of Maine — Betty Angell, Sr. Media Planner
• 2002 Spirit of Life Award — Meredith 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 Burgess, CEO
• 2000 Edward L. Bernays Award from the Maine Public Relations Council — Judy Katzel, President
• 1996 Edward L. Bernays Award from the Maine Public Relations Council — Meredith Burgess, CEO
• 1996 Star Award from the Volunteers of America — Meredith Burgess, CEO
• 1993 Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) from the YWCA — Meredith Burgess, CEO
• 1993 Block M from the University of Maine — Meredith Burgess, CEO
• 1992 Conwell Award from the Ad Club of Maine — Meredith Burgess, CEO