ST. LOUIS — December 18, 2006 — Osborn & Barr Communications (O&B) recently won two awards in the MarCom Creative Awards competition, an international competition for marketing and communication professionals. The agency’s entries were just two of more than 5,000 from throughout the United States and several foreign countries.
O&B received the highest award, Platinum, in the Video/Film/Self-Promotion category for the O&B agency reel, a compilation of the various advertising, public relations and digital projects the agency had produced in the last year set to music. In the Public Service/Pro Bono/Marketing Piece category, O&B won Gold with its VIP Client Event Invite to Quidam Cirque Du Soleil. The award-winning projects were products of collaborative work from several O&B creative team members among the agency’s five offices.
“We are honored to be recognized by the MarCom Creative Awards. The companies and organizations that enter this competition submit quality work and truly innovative concepts,” said Cheryl Bergeron, VP, Creative Director. “O&B is proud of our creative team, and pleased to see them rewarded for their outstanding work for the agency and our clients.”
MarCom Creative Awards recognize outstanding achievement by international marketing and communication professionals in the fields of corporate marketing and communication, advertising, public relations, design and production. The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals judges the competition.
Osborn & Barr Communications concentrates on relationship-driven branding communications for agriculture, rural lifestyle, government, association and home markets to maximize the image and profitability of its clients. Its staff of more than 140 professionals provides strategic planning, account management, digital marketing, media, public relations and creative services. The 18-year-old agency has $120 million in capitalized annual billings divided among five United States and Canada offices located in St. Louis, Kansas City, Des Moines, Guelph and Winnipeg. Osborn & Barr Communications can be contacted via phone at 1-888-BELIEF-2 or 314-726-5511, or at http://www.osborn-barr.com/.