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Deveney Communication Dominates Annual PRSA New Orleans Awards
Takes Home Two Anvil Awards, Nine Awards of Excellence and Merit
NEW ORLEANS – Public relations firm Deveney Communication once again dominated at the New Orleans Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Awards, winning two Anvil Awards along with six Awards of Excellence and three Awards of Merit.
Deveney, the only organization receiving multiple anvils this year, follows its past successes and tradition of dominance at the annual PRSA awards. This year's two Anvil Awards bring Deveney Communication’s total to a record thirteen Anvil Awards in the firm’s twelve year history.
The PRSA Anvil Awards, given to campaigns exemplary in their incorporation of research, planning execution and evaluation are selected by independent judges and are limited to entries with a score of 96 or higher and limited to one award per category.
This year’s Anvil Awards come from Deveney Communication’s work with the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group’s New York Media Tour (www.neworleans-food.com) and the 38th Annual New Orleans Boat Show (www.neworleansboatshow.com).
Along with the two Anvil Awards, Deveney Communication received six Awards of Excellence for “Ralph Brennan New York Media Tour” [Anvil Award Winner], “Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse New Orleans Opening”, “Planet Beach Lucky Day Promotion”, the “38th Annual New Orleans Boat Show” [Anvil Award Winner], “Rodrique’s Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs and Beyond Katrina” and the “Touro Career Camp” and three Awards of Merit for the Louisiana Office of Tourism’s “Only in Louisiana: A Celebration of Music, Culture and Business” and “Voodoo Music Experience Blogger Familiarization Trip” along with the “2007 Arxcel Prescription Benefit Research Survey”.
About Deveney Communication
Leading communication expert John Deveney, ABC, APR, founded the award-winning public relations firm Deveney Communication (www.deveney.com) in 1996. Deveney Communication is an internationally recognized public relations firm that uses integrated marketing to make its international, national and local clients more successful. Named one of the top five boutique public relations firms in America by PRWeek in 2004, the firm has been recognized worldwide by the industry for excellence in developing and implementing strategies using media relations, Internet marketing, community relations and crisis management for nonprofit, public, corporate and dot.com leaders. As a member of the elite Public Relations professional network WorldCom (www.worldcomgroup.com), Deveney is connected to other leading firms around the globe and is able to provide clients access to additional markets and resources.
Deveney Communication’s Anvil Award Winning Projects
2008
oRalph Brennan NY Media Tour – External Relations
o38th Annual New Orleans Boat Show – Event
2007
oRalph Brennan NY Media Tour – External Relations
oTouro Infirmary Fema Regulations – Public Affairs
oRuth’s Chris Steak House Inside Edition – Crisis Communication
oNew Orleans Museum of Art Femme Femme Femme Exhibit – External Relations
2006
New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau – Crisis Communication (Katrina)
2004
oPhRMA helpingpatients.org Launch
2003
oLammico Corporate Identity Redesign and Launch
2002
oSexagesimus Marketing Campaign
2001
oMarch of Dimes Folic Acid Awareness Campaign
1999
oSMA Changing Leadership
oVitaRX Communications Plan
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