Alexandria, VA (August 2, 2019) – The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), the premier A/E/C marketing and business development association, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2019 Marketing Communications Awards (MCA). This annual competition is the longest-standing, most prestigious awards program recognizing excellence in marketing and communications by professional services firms in the design and building industries. The MCAs, including Best of Show and People’s Choice, were recognized during the Evening of Excellence at Build Business, the SMPS annual conference, on Thursday, August 1, in Washington, D.C.
The Best of Show Award features the winning entries from each category going head-to-head to be named Best of Show. This year’s award went to Moody Nolan for their entry in the Project Pursuit category that was their proposal for the National Museum of African-American Music. The jurors noted, “The blending of the animations, videos, and printed materials conveyed the complete scope of the project in an interactive way drawing the audience in to the experience.”
The People’s Choice Award, voted on by conference attendees and SMPS members alike, was awarded to EXP from Chicago, IL, for its Newsletter/Publication-External, Digital entry entitled “EXP expresso 15: Convergence.”
“SMPS is proud to offer the MCA competition as it promotes the critical role and immense value marketing professionals bring to the design and building industries,” noted Josh Miles, chief marketing officer of SMPS.
This year Molly Dall’Erta, awards program director of SMPS, was thrilled to introduce the new custom-designed Award of Excellence, also known as the “M” award. “The custom award is something that I’ve wanted for our program for many years. I’m so excited to bring this to fruition,” shared Dall’Erta. She also noted that the online judging was a great success with over 150 jurors participating, the program’s largest jury ever. And with 315 entries, the highest number since 2008, the online portal made judging easy and efficient.
Congratulations to the following firms that were recognized:
ADVERTISING
Award of Excellence: Fabcon Precast, Savage, MN
Merit Award: P2S Inc., Long Beach, CA
BOOK/MONOGRAPH
Award of Excellence: APTIM, The Woodlands, TX
Merit Award: APTIM, The Woodlands, TX
Merit Award: Olson Kundig, Seattle, WA
BRAND AWARENESS
Award of Excellence: CDM Smith, Boston, MA
Merit Award: HBG Design, Memphis, TN
Merit Award: SME, Plymouth, MI
BROCHURE
Award of Excellence: MMC Contractors, Kansas City, MO
Merit Award: Suffolk, Boston, MA
CORPORATE IDENTITY – NEW IDENTITY
Award of Excellence: BranchPattern, Overland Park, KS
CORPORATE IDENTITY – RE-BRANDING
Award of Excellence: HBG Design, Memphis, TN
Merit Award: GBBN, Cincinnati, Ohio
Merit Award: KNA Structural Engineers and Comet Creative, Irvine, CA
Merit Award: Pence Construction, Portland, OR
DIRECT-MAIL
Award of Excellence: Timmons Group, Richmond, VA
Merit Award: Ayers Saint Gross, Baltimore, MD
Merit Award: CKearney Consulting, Corinth, TX
EXTERNAL NEWSLETTER/PUBLICATION – DIGITAL
Award of Excellence: EXP, Chicago, IL
EXTERNAL NEWSLETTER/PUBLICATION – MIXED MEDIA
Award of Excellence: Pond, Peachtree Corners, GA
EXTERNAL NEWSLETTER/PUBLICATION – PRINT
Award of Excellence: KTGY Architecture + Planning, Irvine, Los Angeles, Oakland,
CA | Denver, CO | Chicago, IL | Tysons, VA
Merit Award: MW Builders, Lenexa, KS
Merit Award: Structure Tone Organization, New York, NY
HOLIDAY PIECE – DIGITAL
Award of Excellence: GLY Construction, Bellevue, WA
Merit Award: Maser Consulting P.A., Red Bank, NJ
Merit Award: Professional Engineering Consultants, PA (PEC), Wichita, KS
HOLIDAY PIECE – MIXED MEDIA
Award of Excellence: Schaefer, Cincinnati, OH
HOLIDAY PIECE – PRINT
Award of Excellence: Robins & Morton, Birmingham, AL
Merit Award: DES Architects + Engineers, Redwood City, CA
Merit Award: JVA, Inc., Boulder, CO
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS – DIGITAL & MIXED MEDIA
Award of Excellence: Schaefer, Cincinnati, OH
Merit Award: APTIM, The Woodlands, TX
Merit Award: Barton Malow, Southfield, MI
Merit Award: Geosyntec Consultants, Boca Raton, FL
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS – PRINT
Award of Excellence: McKim & Creed, Inc., Raleigh, NC
Merit Award: i+iconUSA, Pittsburgh, PA
Merit Award: JVA, Inc., Boulder, CO
INTERNAL NEWSLETTER – DIGITAL
Award of Excellence: DAVIS Construction, Rockville, MD
Merit Award: DPR Construction, Redwood City, CA
Merit Award: The PENTA Building Group, Las Vegas, NV
INTERNAL NEWSLETTER – MIXED MEDIA
Award of Excellence: JE Dunn Construction, Kansas City, MO
Merit Award: Schaefer, Cincinnati, OH
INTERNAL NEWSLETTER – PRINT
Award of Excellence: Swinerton, San Francisco, CA
Merit Award: ISG, Mankato, MN
Merit Award: Kinsley Construction, Inc, York, PA
MOBILE APP
Award of Excellence: DAVIS Construction, Rockville, MD
PROJECT PURSUIT MARKETING – MIXED MEDIA
Award of Excellence: Moody Nolan, Inc., Columbus, OH
Merit Award: HNTB Corporation, Arlington, VA
PROJECT PURSUIT MARKETING – PRINT
Award of Excellence: Henderson Engineers, Kansas City, MO
Award of Excellence: REES, Oklahoma City, OK
Merit Award: J.H. Findorff & Son Inc., Madison, WI
Merit Award: Lionakis, Sacramento, CA
PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN – DIGITAL
Award of Excellence: Structure Tone Organization, New York, NY
Merit Award: Engineering Consulting Services, Chantilly, VA
Merit Award: Kudela & Weinheimer Landscape Architects, Houston, TX
PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN – MIXED MEDIA
Award of Excellence: Engineering Consulting Services, Chantilly, VA
Merit Award: Brummitt Energy Associates | Comet Creative, Carlsbad, CA
Merit Award: CBT, Boston, MA
Merit Award: HBG Design, Memphis, TN
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION COMMUNICATIONS – DIGITAL
Award of Excellence: HNTB Corporation, New York, NY
Merit Award: Wantman Group, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION COMMUNICATIONS – MIXED MEDIA
Award of Excellence: Lee Company, Franklin, TN
Merit Award: Barton Malow, Southfield, MI
Merit Award: DAVIS Construction, Rockville, MD
Merit Award: Engineering Consulting Services, Chantilly, VA
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION COMMUNICATIONS – PRINT
Award of Excellence: MMC Corp, Overland Park, KS
Merit Award: HNTB Corporation, Lake Mary, FL
Merit Award: Kinsley Construction, Inc, York, PA
SOCIAL MEDIA – BASIC
Award of Excellence: Hensel Phelps, Greeley, CO
Merit Award: GBBN, Cincinnati, OH
Merit Award: Geosyntec Consultants, Boca Raton, FL
Merit Award: Henderson Engineers, Kansas City, MO
SOCIAL MEDIA – BLOGS
Award of Excellence: Gilbane Building Company, Provident, RI
Merit Award: Lionakis, Sacramento, CA
SPECIAL EVENT – DIGITAL
Award of Excellence: GLY Construction, Bellevue, WA
Merit Award: HITT Contracting, Falls Church, VA
SPECIAL EVENT – MIXED MEDIA
Award of Excellence: HBG Design, Memphis, TN
Award of Excellence: HENSEL PHELPS, Orlando, FL
Merit Award: CRSA, Salt Lake City, UT
Merit Award: LandDesign, Charlotte, NC
Merit Award: McKim & Creed, Inc., Raleigh, NC
SPECIAL EVENT – PRINT
Award of Excellence: APTIM, The Woodlands, TX
Merit Award: ISG, Mankato, MN
Merit Award: Mark Young Construction, Inc., Frederick, CO
TRADE SHOW MARKETING
Award of Excellence: Hensel Phelps, Greeley, CO
Merit Award: Gannett Fleming, Harrisburg, PA
VIDEO – CLIENT PURSUIT
Award of Excellence: Widseth Smith Nolting, Brainerd, MN
Merit Award: Messer Construction Co., Cincinnati, OH
VIDEO – EXTERNAL
Award of Excellence: GLY Construction, Bellevue, WA
Merit Award: Hafer, Evansville, IN
Merit Award: Hafer, Evansville, IN
VIDEO – INTERNAL
Award of Excellence: VHB, Watertown, MA
Merit Award: CBT, Boston, MA
Merit Award: HNTB Corporation, Arlington, VA
WEBSITE – EXTERNAL
Award of Excellence: GBBN, Cincinnati, OH
Merit Award: CBT, Boston, MA
Merit Award: KNA Structural Engineers and Comet Creative, Irvine, CA
WEBSITE – INTERNAL
Award of Excellence: M+A Architects, Columbus, OH
Merit Award: HITT Contracting, Falls Church, VA
Merit Award: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Waltham, MA
The SMPS Marketing Communications Awards (MCA) recognize the individuals and teams who create outstanding communication vehicles for architectural, engineering, design, and construction firms. Visit the MCA Gallery, sponsored by Fabcon Precast, to see the winning entries.
Entries for the 2020 program will be accepted beginning November 1, 2019. Visit the MCA webpage for more information.
Business Transformed Through Marketing Leadership: The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) is the only organization dedicated to creating business opportunities in the A/E/C industries. With more than 7,000 members, SMPS provides leadership and professional development programs, industry research, business-building events, and vital marketing resources. Through SMPS, A/E/C professionals in North America tap into powerful networks to form project teams, secure business referrals and intelligence, and benchmark performance. The Society is committed to validating the practice of marketing and business development as essential to the success of all professional services firms. Learn more about SMPS at smps.org.
