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Awards and Honors

The "Why Ohio" campaign has received acclaim from the business and advertising communities, including a Best Campaign award from the American Marketing Association, a prestigious "Stevie” award for the nation’s best Business Magazine campaign presented by the American Business Association, and the Best Advertising Campaign award from the International Economic Development Council competition, which includes entries from cities, states and countries around the globe.

The next phase of the "Why Ohio” campaign is currently underway, with key management teams, investors and boards expanding the reach of the campaign. In fact, OBDC now has a waiting list of companies interested in collaborating on future Ohio branding efforts. Further, OBDC has commitments from the major chambers throughout Ohio to leverage the message whenever possible in creating promotional materials for their areas.

The Communicator Awards (2008)

The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for Communications Professionals. Founded by communication professionals over a decade ago, The Communicator Awards received over 9,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world.

The Communicator Awards is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a "Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, communications, advertising, creative and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Alloy, Brandweek, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Victoria’s Secret, Wired, and Yahoo! To learn more about the IAVA please visit www.iavisarts.org.

The American Business Awards: The Stevies (2007 – Best Magazine Campaign)

The Stevie Awards were created to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and business people worldwide. Beginning with The American Business Awards in 2002, The International Business Awards in 2003, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business in 2004, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service in 2006, our mission is to raise the profile of exemplary organizations and individuals among the press, the business community, and the general public. In short order the Stevie has become one of the world's most coveted awards.

Stevie is taken from the name Stephen, which is derived from the Greek for "crowned."

Stevie is approximately 16 inches tall, and is hand-cast and finished in 24-karat gold. The crystal pyramid held aloft by Stevie represents the hierarchy of human needs, a system often represented as a pyramid that was developed in the 1960s by psychologist Abraham Maslow, who observed that after their basic needs are met, human beings seek the esteem of their peers.

IEDC: Excellence in Economic Development Awards (2007 – Best Advertising Campaign)

The International Economic Development Council’s Excellence in Economic Development Awards recognizes the world’s best economic development programs and partnerships; marketing materials; and the year’s most influential leaders. These 25 prestigious awards honor organizations and individuals for their efforts in creating positive change in urban, suburban, and rural communities. Winners are recognized at IEDC’s Annual Conference.

IEDC is the world's largest membership organization serving the economic development profession. From public to private, rural to urban, and local to international, our members represent the entire range of economic development.

Winners of IEDC’s Excellence in Economic Development Awards must demonstrate to our experienced panel of judges that they are at the forefront of the economic development profession. We recognize only the most successful, innovative, and effective leaders, programs, partnerships, and promotional materials. Award recipients gain valuable publicity and exposure to their peers in the economic development field.

PRSA: Award of Excellence (2008 – Non-profit Web Site)

The annual PRism Awards is our Public Relations community's opportunity to come together and reflect on all achievements from the past year.

Each spring, organizations and companies across central Ohio submit entries in nearly 30 categories. The entries are judged by a reciprocal PRSA chapter somewhere across the United States. Whether you are a corporation, agency, non-profit association, college or university or other firm or business, the PRism Awards are designed to honor exceptional public relations activities from a diverse mix of businesses, industries and backgrounds throughout central Ohio.

Web Marketing Association: Web Award (2008 Government Standard of Excellence)

The WebAwards is the premier annual website award competition that names the best websites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.

Few Website award programs recognize the individual achievement behind the creation of today's top web sites the way we do at the Web Marketing Association. We believe it is important to recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective and best web sites on the Internet today. Winning a website award is also an internet marketing opportunity for the award winning web site.