Archive for the ‘Awards’ Category

Adams & Knight Wins Annual Billboard Competition

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Adams & Knight took first place at The Advertising Club of Connecticut’s annual Out of Home Creative Competition, held February 26th at the Park Road Playhouse in West Hartford. This year’s outdoor billboard competition asked Connecticut advertising professionals to inspire state residents to reduce their carbon footprints.

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Public Relations Society Awards Adams & Knight “Best in Show”

Monday, July 14th, 2008

PRSA_2008 The Connecticut Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) awarded Adams & Knight the prestigious “Best of Show” award for an integrated campaign it created for Renzulli Learning Systems. The agency also earned six Mercury Awards at the PRSA’s annual awards show.

The “Best in Show”—the PRSA’s top honor—is awarded to the best entries in both the tactical and campaign categories. Adams & Knight received “Best in Show” honors in the campaign category for the integrated campaign it created for Renzulli Learning. The campaign featured research, Web design, branding initiatives, and public relations strategy that helped successfully introduce the education software company’s product to school districts nationally.

As one judge said, “This is a near-perfect campaign in my opinion. Excellent!”

Adams & Knight received the most awards of the evening, taking home six Gold Mercury Awards and one Silver. The awards recognized the agency’s work in crisis communications, integrated campaigns, special events, video programs and bylined article placement. The agency garnered Gold Mercury awards for public relations campaigns developed for Travelers, Renzulli Learning, and Nassau’s Furniture as well as for work for Jefferson National Life Insurance and United Way of the Capital Area.

The agency received a Silver Mercury award for a video program it developed for United Way of the Capital Area as a part of the organization’s annual fundraising campaign.

“To have our work recognized and so highly commended by the PRSA and our peers is an honor,” said Gary Griffin, director of public relations for Adams & Knight. “We are constantly striving to develop inventive and effective public relations strategies that deliver quality results for our clients.”

The Mercury Awards recognize outstanding work in public relations, marketing, and communications. The awards honor strategic excellence, creativity, successful execution, and results.
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Ad Club of Connecticut Awards Adams & Knight the “Gold Pen”

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

The Advertising Club of Connecticut awarded Adams & Knight with the prestigious “Gold Pen” for its work with the Girl Scouts of Connecticut at its 54th annual Award Show. Adams & Knight also won the most awards for the show, earning 29 additional awards in nearly every advertising category.

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American Marketing Association Awards Adams & Knight Eight Mark of Excellence Awards

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

The American Marketing Association’s (AMA) Connecticut chapter awarded Adams & Knight with eight Mark of Excellence Awards (MOE) for strategic campaigns it created for its financial, education, consumer and nonprofit clients.

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American Marketing Association Honors Adams & Knight

Friday, May 4th, 2007

The American Marketing Association’s (AMA) Connecticut chapter awarded Adams & Knight with eight Mark of Excellence Awards (MOE) for strategic campaigns it created for its financial, education, consumer and nonprofit clients.

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Ad Club Honors Adams & Knight with Best of Show

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

AK2007 Advertising Club Awards

The Advertising Club of Connecticut awarded Adams & Knight with Best of Show—its top award—for the TV ad series it created for the Universal Healthcare Foundation of Connecticut. The agency was also the most awarded by the Ad Club, earning 30 additional awards in nearly every advertising category.

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Adams & Knight Wins Connecticut Billboard Competition

Monday, April 10th, 2006

2006 Connect Ad Club Billboard Competition Winner For the second consecutive year, Adams & Knight won the top prize at the Advertising Club of Connecticut’s Outdoor Billboard Competition. The winning billboard, “All Better” will be placed along state highways to promote the child healthcare services of the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC), and celebrate the hospital’s 10th anniversary.

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Adams & Knight Named Marketer of the Year for Second Straight Year

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

The American Marketing Association’s (AMA) Connecticut chapter recently honored Adams & Knight with the 2006 Marketer of the Year Award—its top award—and three Mark of Excellence Awards (MOE) for its work with United Way of the Capital Area, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Travelers.

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Public Relations Society of America Honors Adams & Knight

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recently honored Adams & Knight with Mercury Awards for the agency’s creative and strategic excellence in public relations. The agency’s PR team earned two silver Mercury Awards in the campaign and tactic categories.

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American Marketing Association Names Adams & Knight Marketer of the Year

Friday, April 22nd, 2005

Adams & Knight Advertising/Public Relations was recently honored by the state’s American Marketing Association chapter (AMA-CT) with the Marketer of the Year Award and five Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards for its results-generating campaigns for consumer, business-to-business, and non-profit clients.

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