MARCH 6, 2008

McMurry, Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm, was honored in more ways than one at the 23rd Annual ADDY Awards Gala in Scottsdale, Arizona, hosted by the American Advertising Federation Metro Phoenix. The company won awards for its marketing solutions and its CEO, Chris McMurry, was named Ad Person of the Year.

“We are constantly redefining what marketing communications can and should be and the Ad Person of Year honor—at least to our staff—reflects, in some ways, our peers recognizing that our business model and approach to business is a really good thing,” McMurry says. The J. Terry Groener Ad Person of the Year award honors an individual in the local advertising community who contributes to the betterment of the advertising industry, is an active participant in community service and is presently active in advertising, marketing or communications.

In addition, the firm took home one gold ADDY and two silver ADDYs for work on behalf of UMOM, a Valley nonprofit organization that provides homeless and low-income families with food, shelter and tools to build a bridge to self-sufficiency. Those awards were:

ADDY Gold winner
Public Service: Collateral, Brochure/Sales Kit

ADDY Silver winner
Public Service: TV: campaign in a single medium

ADDY Silver winner
Public Service: Campaign: mixed/multiple media campaign

“McMurry has a very diversified service offering that can help clients with end-to-end marketing challenges and the awards underscore the depth and quality of those capabilities,” says D. Stan Fields III, who recently joined McMurry as agency president after serving in leadership positions at GSK Worldwide and Leo Burnett. The campaign for UMOM is part of an $18 million capital campaign that is now nearly fully subscribed.

About McMurry
McMurry (mcmurry.com), with three offices in Arizona and New York, offers a complete line of marketing communications services to a variety of clientele, including GlaxoSmithKline, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., Amtrak, CBS, Aon, CVS Caremark, Waste Management, USAA, 24 Hour Fitness and Thomson Reuters, as well as resources to more than 10,000 corporate professionals. The company has specialized practices in healthcare, finance and insurance. It is among the largest independent marketing communications companies in the U.S. and is recognized by the Great Place to Work Institute and Society for Human Resource Management as one of the top five “Best Small Companies to Work For” in the U.S.

 

Katie Haney, Strategic Communications Specialist

P: 602-395-5850
E: KATIE.HANEY@MCMURRY.COM