December 21, 2009
McMurry Exceeding Five-Year, $1 Million Cash Giving Goal
In 2007, McMurry established a five-year goal to give $1 million in cash to charities. Just three years later, the company has given $850,915 and is tracking toward reaching the goal in 2010, a year earlier than planned. In fact, come the five-year mark, it appears McMurry will exceed $1.3 million in giving to charities.
December 3, 2009
McMurry’s Second Acquisition of 2009 Expands Video Specialty
McMurry announced today that it acquired Spark, a New York City-based firm specializing in video creation for environments, corporate communications and broadcast, on Oct. 30. The arrangement marks McMurry’s 12th acquisition since 1998, and its second acquisition during 2009, a year in which many companies have sat on the sidelines.
November 20, 2009
McMurry and UMOM Win Most Outstanding Partnership
UMOM New Day Centers embarked on an $18 million fundraising effort in 2007 and hired McMurry to create a campaign theme and the supporting marketing and advertising plan and elements. Little did either party know then that the relationship would be so successful that in 2009 they would be recognized as Most Outstanding Partnership at the Phoenix Business Journal’s “Volunteerism—The Heart of Business Awards.”
August 26, 2009
Redesigned Websites Launch for Popular Newsletters Copyediting, Vital Speeches of the Day, The Office Professional and More
McMurry recently launched redesigned, content-driven websites for its industry-leading career development brands—ContentWise, Copyediting, Vital Speeches of the Day, Managing People at Work, The Office Professional andIdeaBank, and their associated suites of workshops, conferences, job banks, awards programs and career development services.
August 13, 2009
McMurry Rises on Inc. Magazine’s Exclusive List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000
Inc. magazine ranked McMurry No. 3,063 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. McMurry’s ranking is based on its revenue growth of 88.6 percent from 2005 ($25.4 million) to 2008 ($48.5 million), and this year’s ranking is 110 places higher than last year’s.
July 29, 2009
Redesigned Ritz-Carlton Magazine and New Global Media Network to be Unveiled by McMurry
In response to this new era of consumption and the rapidly changing interests of affluent consumers, The Ritz-Carlton and McMurry will unveil a first-of-its-kind media offering. The new definition of luxury, with an understated style, timeless grace, relevance and an updated sense of value will be reflected in the redesign of The Ritz-Carlton Magazine and the newly created Ritz-Carlton Global Media Network. The Global Media Network will engage Ritz-Carlton guests through immersive, entertaining multimedia content featured on The Ritz-Carlton website, www.ritzcarlton.com.
July 1, 2009
McMurry Again Honored Nationally as Best Place to Work
McMurry has been named one of the top 10 “Best Small Companies to Work For in America,” coming in at No. 5 on this year’s prestigious list, unveiled June 29 at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 61st annual Conference & Exposition in New Orleans. This is the fifth time McMurry, a full-service marketing communications firm with offices in Arizona and New York, has been named one of the top 25 “Best Small Companies to Work For.”
May 27, 2009
McMurry’s ‘MyTurnship’ Boosts More Young Talent
McMurry’s enriched marketing communications internship program—MyTurnship—started its 2009 program last week. In its second year, the program takes the state’s best marketing communications students and provides them with valuable real-world experiences in their chosen areas of professional endeavor.
May 6, 2009
McMurry Acquires Second Interactive Business, Orlando-based Cyrus
McMurry announced today that it acquired Cyrus, an Orlando, Fla.-based firm specializing in custom and managed interactive solutions for the healthcare industry, on April 30. The arrangement marks McMurry’s 11th acquisition since 1998, and its second acquisition in the interactive space in the past two years.
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April 24, 2009
99% of McMurry Clients Satisfied
In a recent survey, 99 percent of clients in McMurry's financial and insurance services practice said they are either extremely satisfied or satisfied by their experience with the firm, which is one of the largest independent marketing communications companies in the U.S.
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April 15, 2009
McMurry Exec Named CIO of the Year
Saul Morse, McMurry’s chief information officer, was named CIO of the Year by the Arizona Technology Council in the category of medium-sized companies. The award program recognizes chief information officers for their innovation and creativity in planning and deploying enterprise systems, their vision and goals, their management philosophy, and their service to the industry and community.
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April 2, 2009
Weddings by The Ritz-Carlton Becomes Biannual Magazine
This June, Weddings by The Ritz-Carlton will become a biannual magazine distributed in guest rooms of the 70-plus Ritz-Carlton properties worldwide and to all brides- and grooms-to-be who inquire about wedding and honeymoon packages at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.
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March 27, 2009
2009 E2E Communication Awards Accepting Entries
Cosponsored by McMurry and Communitelligence, the E2E Communication Awards is now accepting entries for the 2009 program. The E2E Communication Awards is the only awards program solely designed to showcase how employee communication achieves real results and to recognize those who effectively communicate—from executives to employees, from employees to executives, and from employees to one another.
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February 19, 2009
McMurry Celebrates 25 Years in Business
This month marks the 25th anniversary of McMurry, one of the largest independent marketing communications firms in the country and the No. 5 Best Small Company to Work For in America. In its 25 years, the company has grown from four staff members to 170, completed 10 acquisitions, ascended through four recessions and always stayed true to its values.
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January 26, 2009
Amazing New Morphing Logo Debuts
Logos have long been used to standardize the way companies present themselves to the world, and to unite disparate products and people under a single, unchanging banner. McMurry’s new logo breaks with that tradition. Endlessly customizable, it embodies the empowerment, freedom, individuality and creativity that are part of the company’s DNA.
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