MB Piland Earns Honors at Bronze Quill Awards
Strategy + Creative = Results
MB Piland Fat Free Advertising & Marketing won Bronze Quill honors at the International Association of Business Communicators Topeka annual awards for its work on Learning Quest and SquareOne Credit Suite.
The competition about more than pretty images and clever words. Entries are evaluated on a number of criteria including creativity, effectiveness and work plan. They were reviewed by IABC member judges in Iowa, Florida and Texas.
“We are proud of this recognition for our client work,” said Alex Reilly, Vice President and Agency Principal. “We’re known for our outstanding creative work, but we also have a depth of strategy behind everything we do. It’s gratifying to win awards that consider results an important part of the picture.”
Piland Named ABWA 2010 Woman of Outstanding Achievement
Date: March 23, 2010
Martha Bartlett Piland was honored March 23 as ABWA Career Chapter 2010 Woman of Outstanding Achievement. A luncheon in her honor raises scholarship funds for women pursuing a degree at Washburn University.
"It's exciting to receive this award and to know that the honor has a lasting effect—creating opportunity for women through education," says Piland. "Who knows how lives will be touched by these scholarships? We're helping fulfill important dreams for the future."
Media coverage about the event can be found at CJOnline and WIBW Channels.
The annual event has raised over $250,000 in scholarships, according to Maggie Kelley, Public Relations Co-Chair for ABWA Career Chapter. More than 300 women have received scholarships since the inception of the even in 1983. More information about the organization can be found at: http://www.abwa-career.org/
The ADDYs are always a great night: lots of impressive work is on display from the many talented people in this region. This year's entries included entries from Topeka, Lawrence and Manhattan. MB Piland took home 12 awards for our work done for Boy Scouts/Jayhawk Council, Cretex Concrete, Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce/GO Topeka, Learning Quest, Suntell, To Go Brands and Washburn Endowment Association. Thanks to our clients for allowing us to do award-winning, results-oriented work.
