2007 Golden Flame Award Winners
ATLANTA, Oct. 12, 2007 – The Atlanta chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) announced its winners for the 2007 Golden Flame Awards, recognizing excellence in communications. The winners were formally acknowledged last night at the 2007 Golden Flame Awards Gala at the Academy of Medicine in midtown Atlanta.
Of the more than 80 award winners, 32 received Bronze awards, 27 received Silver awards and 24 received Gold awards. Five entries in the awards program received a perfect score and were honored as Platinum Stars. Edelman (www.edelman.com) received four Platinum Stars. Manheim (www.manheimautoauction.com) also received a Platinum Star. Cox Enterprises, Inc. (www.coxenterprises.com) and Edelman tied for the Communication Companies of the Year award honoring outstanding contributions in practicing, promoting and enhancing professional business communications in Atlanta.
The Golden Flame Awards program (www.iabcatlanta.com/pages/golden_flame.shtml) is an annual event hosted by IABC/Atlanta to recognize professional communicators in Georgia in several categories, including work from writers, illustrators, designers, photographers, social media experts, public relations professionals, and other creative communication professions.
A complete list of winners is included below.
Advertising: Advertising – Print
Silver – Randstad USA
Bronze – American Cancer Society/T.G. Madison
Advertising: Advertising – Print
Bronze – Going Interactive, Inc.
Advertising: Advertising – TV
Silver – American Cancer Society/T.G. Madison
Electronic Media: CD-ROM/DVD
Gold – Columbian Chemicals Company/DV Illusions
Silver – Projections, Inc.
Bronze – Luckyfish Studios
Electronic Media: Electronic Newsletter
Silver – Manheim
Bronze – Sonic Automotive/Towers Perrin
Electronic Media: Film or Video
Gold – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/The Haystack Group
Silver – Scientific Atlanta
Bronze – Cox Enterprises, Inc./Creativision
Bronze – Going Interactive, Inc.
Bronze – Southern Company
Emerging Technologies: Blogs
Gold – Manheim
Bronze – Silverpop
Emerging Technologies: Podcast – Audio
Bronze – communications 21/The Southeastern Dairy Association: SUDIA
Event: Special Events
Gold – OneSource Services, Inc./The Jones Group
Silver – Hayslett Group
Bronze – Cox Enterprises, Inc./Realm Communications
Event: Trade Shows
Gold – communications 21/Oldcastle
Bronze – Brand Resources Group/Dixie Foodservice
Integrated Communications Programs: Integrated Internal and External Campaigns
Gold – Manheim
Silver – Mercer Human Resources Consulting/The Kroger Company
Silver – Randstad USA
Integrated Communications Programs: Non-Profit Social Marketing
Silver – American Cancer Society/T.G. Madison
Bronze – Emory University & Emory Healthcare
Internet/Intranet/Extranet: Web Animation
Bronze – Going Interactive/Rubik's Revolution
Internet/Intranet/Extranet: Web site
Gold – Manheim
Silver – Realm Communications/Georgia Ports Authority
Bronze – Edelman/UPS
Print Media: Annual Reports – Business
Silver – Georgia Ports Authority
Bronze – Cox Enterprises, Inc./Corporate Reports
Print media: Annual Reports – Non-Profit
Gold – Georgia Transmission Corporation
Silver – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Bronze – City of Sandy Springs
Print Media: Brochures, Handbooks, Booklets & Calendars
Gold – Porter Novelli/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Silver – Corporate & Marketing Communications, Inc./Georgia Technology Authority
Bronze – Hayslett Group/Georgia Department of Human Resources
Print Media: Direct Mail
Gold – CDC Software/Ross Enterprise
Bronze – Burger King Corporation/Towers Perrin
Print Media: Magazines
Gold – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Silver – Cox Enterprises, Inc./Thinkhouse
Bronze – AGL Resources
Print Media: Newsletters/Newspapers
Gold – Georgia Tech Research Institute/Point Seven Design Studio
Silver – AutoTrader.com
Bronze – Georgia System Operations Corporation
Public Relations: Branding Campaigns
Gold – Cox Enterprises, Inc./Realm Communications
Silver – Realm Communications/Georgia Ports Authority
Bronze – Edelman/Georgia-Pacific
Public Relations: Corporate Social Responsibility Communications
Gold – Cox Enterprises, Inc./Realm Communications
Silver – Sonic Automotive/Towers Perrin
Silver – Southern Company
Public Relations: Media Campaigns – Long-term (Six months or more)
Gold – Edelman/Daniel Corp./Selig Enterprises
Gold – Edelman/Medieval Times Georgia
Silver – News Generation, Inc./The Weather Channel
Bronze – Silverpop
Public Relations: Media Campaigns – Short-term (Less than six months)
Gold – Edelman/IAAPA
Gold – Edelman/Rock City Gardens
Gold – Edelman/Tempur-Pedic
Gold – Wal-Mart/Edelman
Silver – communications 21/Street of Dreams, Inc.
Bronze – Edelman/Cirque du Soleil
Visual Design: Illustration
Silver – Realm Communications/UPS
Bronze – Realm Communications/Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Visual Design: Logo
Bronze – Sater Creative/Flashlight Marketing and Communications
Visual Design: Publication – Overall
Silver – Intercontinental Hotels Group
Silver – Manheim
Bronze – Southern Company
Writing: Case Study
Gold – Hayslett Group/Georgia Department of Human Resources
Bronze – Randstad USA
Writing: Feature Writing
Gold – B. Andrew Plant/A&U Magazine
Silver – B. Andrew Plant/Habersham Funding, LLC
Silver – B. Andrew Plant/Southern Web Group
Bronze – B. Andrew Plant/T. Douglas Gurley MD, LLC
Writing: News Release
Silver – Silverpop
Bronze – Edelman/UPS
Writing: Technical Writing
Gold – Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Silver – Realm Communications/Georgia Ports Authority
Bronze – Burger King Corporation/Towers Perrin
Bronze – Silverpop
Writing: Web Copy
Gold – Ayana Glaze Communications/360i for Ballard Designs
Bronze – Southern Company
About IABC:
IABC/Atlanta (www.iabcatlanta.com) is a local chapter of the International Association of Business Communicator, headquartered in San Francisco, CA. IABC/Atlanta represents nearly 300 professional communicators in the metro Atlanta area. Membership includes public relations and communications professionals from Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, communication agencies, nonprofit organizations and government agencies as well as freelance writers and associates.