(Newswire.net — April 8, 2015) Quincy, MA — Quincy, MA-based Carroll Communications Group has been named a Gold winner of the prestigious MarCom Awards. The 2014 international awards competition recognizes
outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals.
There were over 6,000 entries from throughout the United States, Canada and several other countries in the 2014 competition. MarCom entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers. The competition has grown to perhaps the largest of its kind in the world.
“We are delighted to be recognized for our work and for the validation from leaders in our industry,” noted Marc Carroll, founder and Principal of Carroll Communications Group. “We are also proud of our project for the Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services that helped them to increase awareness of the two state cemeteries and promote the benefits for Massachusetts Veterans and their spouses.”
A look at the winners shows a range in size from individual communicators to media conglomerates and Fortune 500 companies. The competition is so well respected in the industry that national public relations organizations, local ad clubs, and local business communicator chapters are entrants.
MarCom Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The international organization consists of several thousand creative professionals. The Association oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and sets standards for excellence.
As part of its mission, AMCP fosters and supports the efforts of creative professionals who contribute their unique talents to public service and charitable organizations. Over the past several years, AMCP has donated over $100,000 in grants to support the efforts of its members. That money was used for marketing materials for homeless shelters, orphanages, day camps, community theaters, art centers, programs for the elderly and for child care and educational endeavors for the underprivileged.
Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. Winners were selected from over 200 categories in seven forms of media and communication efforts- marketing, publications, marketing/promotion, public service/pro bono, creativity and electronic/interactive. About 17% of the entries won the Platinum Award, the organization’s top honor. 23% won Gold awards. A complete list of Platinum and Gold Winners can be found on the MarCom Awards website at www.marcomawards.com.
Carroll Communications Group is a leader in inbound marketing and provides marketing expertise for clients in a variety of industry niches including B2B, Government, Education, Travel & Leisure, and Non-Profit. They create marketing concepts that will helps clients gain awareness and increase their market share. The firm is a Massachusetts Statewide contract holder on PRF60, the Massachusetts advertising and marketing contract. Carroll Communications Group is located in the Quincy Center for Innovation at 180 Old Colony Ave., Suite 300 Quincy, MA. 02170.
For more information about Carroll Communications Group, please visit www.carrollcommunications.net or call (617) 657-0679.