Charleston AMA - Amercian Marketing Association

SPARK! New, improved categories, new entry deadline, same great payoff

 
The Sparks Awards program is underway and heating up, and Charleston American Marketing Association is accepting campaign entries through August 20. We have sharpened our pencils and finetuned the categories a bit. The Firecracker Award now applies to excellence in interactive media to include websites, email marketing, banners ads and search engine marketing. The newly [...]

Member Spotlight: Ronii Bartles

Name: Ronii Bartles
Company: Bartles & Associates
Title: Business Management Consultant
1) Two sentences about your company/position.
We are a company that helps businesses run their business from strategic planning to execution and project management. So many businesses go into business because they do something really well, which isn’t necessarily running a business and that is where we come [...]

Member Spotlight: Carolyn Lagarenne

Name: Carolyn Lagarenne
Company: Freelance Public Relations/Communications Professional
Title: Public Relations & Communications Specialist
1) Two sentences about your company/position. I manage and provide extensive public relations, communications, and marketing support to top executives. Services include but are not limited to copywriting; editing; managing promotions, fundraisers, and media relations; and event planning.
I am currently seeking a full-time public [...]

Member Spotlight: Andrew Barton

Name: Andrew Barton
Company: Harrison|Kohn Brand Development
Title: Senior Graphic Designer
Two sentences about your company/position.
Whether in print, web, video, audio or tweet, at HK we are masters of creating compelling messages. From the ground-up, we’ve built small companies into renowned brands.
What is the best advice you could give a younger marketer?
There are many ways to skin a [...]

Member Spotlight: Ted deLoach

Name: Ted deLoach
Company: Crowson Stone
Title: Vice President
Two sentences about your company/position.
Crowson helps marketers integrate technologies and efficiencies into their planned or existing print communications strategies. With a pure focus on execution, we help reduce costs, improve working capital efficiency and accelerate speed to market. My role is to consult with business leaders and help assess [...]

Congratulations to the 2009 Spark Winners and Marketer of the Year

The AMA Spark Awards recognize the most effective marketing campaigns in South Carolina and awards seven companies and one individual that have demonstrated outstanding leadership and programs in the previous calendar year. The entries are judged on the ability to show results through clearly defined objectives strategies and tactics. This year’s entries were judge by [...]

Marketer of the Year Finalists Announced!

We are thrilled to announce the Departure Media Marketer of the Year Finalists!
Marcia White, Senior Director of Marketing For Academics And Admissions
College Of Charleston
Category: Education
Krista Robertson, Interactive Marketing Manager
Roper St Francis Hospital
Category: Healthcare
Laura Bright, Director of Marketing
Maverick Southern Kitchens
Category: Hospitality & Tourism
Lee Deas, Principal/Owner
Obviouslee Marketing
Category: Marketing & PR
Barry Waldman, Vice President of Communications and Marketing
Trident [...]

Top Five Reasons to Enter the Spark Awards

Winning a Spark Award is a newsworthy event and a catalyst for publicity. Be proud of your hard work and advertise your success.

 Let your competition, your colleagues, and the news media know that you are an award-winning professional and industry leader.

 Maximize marketing potential for each project – both you and your clients will benefit from the [...]

Marketer of the Year Nominations Now Being Accepted

The Departure Media Marketer of the Year Award
Charleston AMA will once again be recognizing the Marketer of the Year. Nominations will be accepted in 7 categories of industry: Education, Healthcare, Marketing and PR, Non-Profit, Hospitality and Tourism, Real Estate/Developers, International Trade.
Tell us in three sentences your about nominee’s involvement in the marketing community, commitment to [...]

Spark Call for Entries Extended

Have you had a chance to submit your Spark Awards entry yet? No worries; we’ve extended the deadline to October 15th! Don’t be left behind… enter to win Charleston’s most elite marketing award.