The AMA’s annual awards ceremony honors the most effective marketing programs in Louisiana.

Deveney Communication received the highest honor for its entry: the Gold MAX. In addition, the firm was presented with a Silver MAX. Awards were received in the Hospitality and Healthcare categories.

“Much like the National Effie Awards, the MAX competition is about effectiveness. How the various marketing elements – strategy, creative, media and research – worked together to achieve great, measurable results,” said Malcolm Schwarzenbach, outgoing president of AMA New Orleans.

Deveney Communication, a nationally and internationally renowned public relations firm, uses integrated marketing to make its international, national and local clients more successful. The firm has been recognized worldwide within the communication industry for its excellence in formulating and implementing strategies using media relations, Internet marketing, community relations and crisis management.

The New Orleans chapter of the American Marketing Association is a network of marketing professionals from the Greater New Orleans area who share a common interest in marketing.

It is a professional association for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching and study of marketing worldwide. AMA is also the source that marketers turn to every day for information/resources, education/training and professional networking. AMA members are connected to a network of experienced marketers nearly 40,000 strong and include leading marketing academics, researchers and practitioners from every industry.