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A PICTURE BOOK MARKETING VICTORY
The Burbank Group Wins a 2022 Platinum Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award
Rockville, Maryland. International award-winning brand strategy boutique, The Burbank Group, LLC., wins a Platinum in the 2022 Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award (MEA) competition. Founder/author Karen M. Greenwald’s win celebrates her non-traditional marketing approach for her picture book, A VOTE FOR SUSANNA, THE FIRST WOMAN MAYOR.
“History essentially ignored Susanna Salter’s world-captivating triumph for over a century,” Greenwald said. “I strongly believed the unknown details could galvanize important conversations between and among children and adults. Having the prestigious Summit judges honor my educational marketing with a Platinum MEA is an incredible endorsement, especially given the impressive and extensive international competition. I am also proud that everyone from the Kansas State Library, the Library of Congress Center for the Book, to women mayors across the country have supported, shared, and emotionally connected with Susanna’s story through my book and strategic initiatives."
According to Tom MacDonald, Director of Sales & Marketing of Albert Whitman & Co., “Karen was essential to the book’s success. She raised awareness of Susanna’s unique place in U.S. history. We commend and thank Karen for her dedication to sharing this story and inspiring young girls to make a difference in their communities."
The Summit Awards organization is an international arbiter that celebrates companies and individuals whose creative efforts and marketing acumen stand out for their ingenuity and success. To win a Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award, winners must excel in changing, influencing, and/or reinforcing audience knowledge, attitudes, or beliefs.
“The Marketing Effectiveness Award competition is rigorous. A Platinum Award for Karen M. Greenwald’s debut book shows her agility, strategy, and delivery skills in a crowded market,” said Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director of the Summit Awards.
This year’s competition received submissions from 1900 companies. Entrants ranged from small and mid-sized agencies to large entities such as Bank of America and AmericanEagle.com, to name a few. Enterprises hailed from Australia, Austria, Canada, Columbia, India, Kuwait, Philippines, the Republic of Korea, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
“Winning a Summit Creative Award is a significant accomplishment in one’s career. With vetted judges, tough judging criteria, two-phase blind judging processes, and strict bylaws limiting winners, only deserving entries receive recognition,” said Luciano. “The creative work this year was outstanding. Watching the judges debate the details of individual entries in the run-off for the top spots was inspiring.”
ABOUT KAREN M. GREENWALD
Karen M. Greenwald’s debut, A VOTE FOR SUSANNA, THE FIRST WOMAN MAYOR, was named a Kansas 2022 Notable Book. The Kansas State Center for the Book honored it as their Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places selection. Greenwald's book represented Kansas at the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival. It also appeared on A Mighty Girl's 2021 Books of the Year list. Greenwald has been admitted to The Children's Book Guild and belongs to SCBWI and 12×12. She co-founded #SunWriteFun, a popular nonfiction writing contest raising money for/awareness of minority kidlit charities. Her next nonfiction book launches in 2024. Professionally, Greenwald is a brand strategy boutique owner whose work has won numerous international awards for STEM creative, writing, video, rebranding, and self-promotion. She is also a non-practicing attorney with extensive government experience.
Learn more about Karen M. Greenwald's books or #SunWriteFun at www.karengreenwald.com
ABOUT A VOTE FOR SUSANNA, THE FIRST WOMAN MAYOR
Published by Albert Whitman (2021), this multi-award-winning book is the first and only one written about Mayor Salter’s 1887 election. In 1887, the state of Kansas gave women the right to vote in municipal elections. However, some men in the city of Argonia, Kansas didn’t think women should have a say in choosing their next mayor. So, they put a woman on the ballot―as a joke―but soon they would find the joke was on them. Narrated by a grandmother who remembered what happened on that election day, this is the true story of a woman who stood up for her right to vote and accomplished so much more. Readers learn about Salter's tension-charged journey, the international attention her ceiling-breaking victory garnered, and the impact it had on the fight for women’s equality (most notably, in Kansas). Karen M. Greenwald's research included personal ephemera, which allowed her to share insight into the mind of a forgotten heroine.
A VOTE FOR SUSANNA can be purchased at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or wherever books are sold.
For more information or book guides, visit: www.karengreenwald.com
ABOUT THE BURBANK GROUP, LLC.
Located outside Washington DC, The Burbank Group is a premier brand identity boutique. We’ve won 17 international awards for client work. Our fresh, imaginative solutions memorably define, strategize, and deliver your message via award-winning creative print, digital content, brochures, websites, media work, logo design, advertisements, and marketing counsel. From the entertainment, event, and hospitality industries, to the tech sector, law firms, and educational institutions, The Burbank Group gets clients the attention they deserve.
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The Burbank Group Brings Home the GOLD in Top International Award
Boutique brand strategy firm celebrates dramatic win!
Rockville, Maryland. Out of more than 4,500 submissions from 27 countries, The Burbank Group, LLC. won a Gold 2019 Summit Creative Award (SCA) for its humorous STEM design work. This is The Burbank Group’s 16th SCA.
“I’m enormously proud—especially given our impressive competition and their influential clients. Winning a Gold SCA proves that powerful, imaginative, and inspired creative doesn’t require an international juggernaut. Originality mixed with the right strategy prevails,” said Karen M. Greenwald, founder of The Burbank Group.
The Summit Creative Award recognizes and celebrates the creative achievements of small and medium sized advertising agencies worldwide with annual billings under $30 million. Celebrating its 25th year, the Summit Creative Award has firmly established itself as the premier arbiter of creative excellence for firms of this size and has become a coveted honor.
This year's panel of esteemed international judges included professionals representing the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Germany, Kazakhstan, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States.
“Being judged by global leaders adds tremendous weight to the victory! Their recognition signifies an invaluable endorsement,” said Greenwald.
Entries in 13 major categories are judged against a stringent set of standards. During its blind judging (entering company names withheld) the judges search for innovative and creative concepts, strong executions and user experience, and the ability to communicate and persuade. Winners were selected in a wide range of categories from print and broadcast to, online advertising, and social media.
“Winning a Summit Creative Award is a significant accomplishment in one’s career. With vetted judges, tough judging criteria, two-phase blind judging processes, and strict bylaws limiting winners, only deserving entries receive recognition,” said Jocelyn Luciano, Managing Director for the Summit International Awards. “The creative work this year was outstanding. Watching the judges debate the details of individual entries in the run-off for the top spots was inspiring.”
This year's creative competition included companies from the following 27 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Kuwait, Malta, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.
The Summit Awards organization was founded in 1994. Additional information about the Summit International Awards organization, its competitions and winning firms can be found on the SIA web site at www.summitawards.com.
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ABOUT THE BURBANK GROUP, LLC.
Located outside Washington, DC, The Burbank Group is a premier brand identity boutique. We’ve won 16 international awards for client work. Our fresh, imaginative solutions memorably define, strategize, and deliver your message via award-winning creative print, digital content, brochures, websites, media work, logo design, advertisements, and marketing counsel. From the entertainment, event, and hospitality industries, to the tech sector, law firms, and educational institutions, The Burbank Group helps clients get the attention they deserve.
For more information, visit: www.burbankgroup.net
For The Burbank Group’s SCA Microsite, visit: https://tinyurl.com/y6cpknjg
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August 30, 2016
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The Burbank Group Honored Twice in Top International Award Competition
Boutique brand strategy firm writes the book on winning!
Rockville, Maryland. Out of more than 5,000 submissions from 21 countries, Summit International Awards honored The Burbank Group this year with two coveted 2016 Summit Creative Awards. Winning entries included an anti-bullying picture book manuscript (back matter included) and it’s cover design.
“What began as a simple mantra turned into an award-winning, conversation provoking piece that educates minds and opens hearts,” said The Burbank Group’s founder, Karen M. Greenwald. “Words cannot describe the pride felt when Majority Leader Steny Hoyer discussed my work in front of over 300 guests and elected officials at his annual Woman’s Equality Day Luncheon.”
The Summit Creative Award (SCA) recognizes and celebrates the creative achievements of small and medium sized advertising agencies worldwide with annual billings under $30 million. Now celebrating its 22nd year, the SCA has firmly established itself as the premier arbiter of creative excellence for firms of this size and has become a coveted honor.
Entries in 20 major categories are judged against a stringent set of standards. During its blind judging (entering company names withheld) the Board of Judges search for and identify innovative and creative concepts, strong executions and user experience, and the ability to communicate and persuade. Winners were selected in a wide range of categories from print and broadcast to online advertising and social media.
This year’s SCA creative competition included companies from the following 21 countries: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, England, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Ireland, Malaysia, Martinique – French West Indies, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and the United States.
The Summit Awards organization was founded in 1994. Additional information about the Summit International Awards organization, its competitions, and winning firms can be found on the SIA web site at www.summitawards.com.
Website: www.summitawards.com
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YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SummitInternational
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Pinterest.com: http://www.pinterest.com/summitawards/
ABOUT THE BURBANK GROUP, LLC.
Located outside Washington, DC, The Burbank Group is a premier brand identity boutique. We’ve been honored with 14 international awards for client work. Our fresh, imaginative solutions memorably define, strategize, and deliver your message via award-winning creative video direction, print and digital content, brochures, websites, media work, and logo design, marketing counsel, and sophisticated flash movie creation and production. From the entertainment and event industry, technology and law firms, and educational institutions to the hospitality industry and everything in between, The Burbank Group helps clients get the attention they deserve.
For more information, visit: www.burbankgroup.net
For The Burbank Group’s SCA Microsite, visit: https://tinyurl.com/y6cpknjg
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The Burbank Group Celebrates Winning Two More International Awards
Boutique firm receives international recognition for building and enhancing brands.
May 22, 2012—Rockville, Maryland. Karen M. Greenwald, President of The Burbank Group, LLC., a multi-award-winning brand identity and messaging boutique, has been named a winner twice this year in the Summit Creative Award® competition for brand work done for Andy Kushner Entertainment (AKE) and rebranding work for Suburban Media Group (SMG). The categories include: Other Online Advertising/Marketing and Landing Page, respectfully.
“Being recognized globally by this caliber of judges makes winning these awards incredibly significant to me, as it is a litmus test for my strategic approach to creating powerhouse brand identity campaigns,” said The Burbank Group’s President, Karen M. Greenwald.
According to Sean Low, President of BBC, “Karen gets it. She is highly creative and intuitive, which makes her brand identity building a great success for her clients. Having worked with her, and having seen how others in the industry respond to her lead, I am very impressed with her talents.”
The winning piece for AKE, a digital “Lookbook,” focuses on Owner Andy Kushner’s philosophy for designing extraordinary entertainment, “It has been my pleasure to work with Karen for the past four years. With great confidence, I have relied on her for a vast range of solutions, including: my logo, messaging, award-winning PR video (and other videos) and my web portal, articles, speech content, and print/online advertising. The impact of her creativity and strategic advice on my business has been transformative. When I saw her interview industry luminaries for one of my videos, I knew that she was brilliant at conceptualizing and creating the tools to build, maintain, and grow a brand identity.”
SMG Owner Bill Bowen was equally thrilled that Karen M. Greenwald’s “Landing Page,” inviting web surfers to “Rewind, Relive, and Rejoice!” with their videos garnered an award, “We had heard rave reviews about Karen and The Burbank Group for years. She helped us redefine a 25 year old family business into its expanded twenty-first century self. As a video company, we had a specific challenge. Karen created a look, feel, and concept that immediately, powerfully addressed this on the homepage and made it resonate throughout our site. She also helped us to visually and verbally define a new branch of Suburban Media Group online that we will soon launch. We hired her for her expertise and are thrilled with the results of her efforts.”
The 2012 panel of international judges included highly accomplished industry leaders in the United States, Italy, Kuwait, Hong Kong, China, Canada, and Kazakhstan. Using a stringent set of standards, they looked for “innovative and creative concepts, strong executions, and the ability to communicate and persuade.”
A global range of companies competed this year, hailing from: Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Spain, Sultanate of Oman, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States.
For the past eighteen years, the competition has been the premier arbiter of creative excellence for firms billing under $30 million. “Winning a Summit Creative Award is a significant accomplishment in one’s career. The combination of scrutinizing judges and tough judging criteria ensures that only deserving entries receive Summit recognition,” said Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director for the Summit International Awards.
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ABOUT THE BURBANK GROUP, LLC.
Located in Rockville, MD, a Washington, DC suburb, The Burbank Group is a premier brand identity boutique. We work with domestic and international clients. Our fresh, imaginative solutions memorably define, strategize, and deliver your message via award-winning creative video direction, print and digital content, brochures, websites, media work, and logo design, marketing counsel, and sophisticated flash movie creation and production. The Burbank Group’s persuasive and inventive solutions focus on your ultimate goals. From the entertainment and event industry, technology firms, educational institutions, and attorney clientele to the hospitality industry and everything in between, The Burbank Group helps clients get the attention they deserve.
For more information, visit: www.burbankgroup.net
ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT CREATIVE AWARDS
The Summit Creative Awards recognizes worldwide work of advertising, interactive, video production, graphic design and public relations companies with annual billings under $30 million. Entries are judged by global communications leaders against a stringent set of standards by an international body of judges. This year's entrant companies came from 5 continents and 22 countries.
For more information, visit: www.summitcreative.net
ABOUT ANDY KUSHNER ENTERTAINMENT
Andy Kushner Entertainment is a full scale agency that owns award-winning bands, SoundConnection, Marquise, SoundNation and theVIPS, AKE also represents select high-end bands, MC's, DJ's, dancers, and a variety of other types of acts, including nationally known performers. A winner of Modern Bride'sTop 25 Trendsetter’s Award, Entertainment Designer Andy Kushner offers event consultation and also production services. Precise attention to scale, budget and personalization is AKE's hallmark. For corporate and milestone events, performances are tailored specifically to client needs.
For more information, visit: www.andykushner.com
ABOUT SUBURBAN MEDIA GROUP
Suburban Media Group (formerly Suburban Video) has a reputation for being innovators and leaders in their industry. Founder Bill Bowen’s professional, degree certified associates have each been with the company for one or more decades. Known for superior personal service, Suburban Media Group offers custom packages and a la carte options such as: multiple cameras, true HD on Blu-ray, highlight films, movie trailers, same-day edits, photo-video montages, projection, web casting of film, and much more.
For more information, visit: www.suburbanmediagroup.com
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Triple International Awards For The Burbank Group
Rockville, Maryland—The Burbank Group, LLC, a specialist in brand identity solutions for corporations and individuals, recently earned three 2011 international Summit Creative Awards for video design work. Along with garnering a Silver Award in the category of “Direction” for Andy Kushner Entertainment’s (AKE) PR Sizzle Reel, The Burbank Group also netted two other awards—”Product/Service Promotional Video” and “Overall Promotional Video.”
AKE’s PR Sizzle Reel appears online in several locations, including the homepage of AKE’s portal (The Burbank Group won awards for rebranding this in 2010). According to President Karen M. Greenwald, “In today’s social media climate, consumers are assessing companies via external sources of validation. With greater access to information, they are prone to be persuaded most by the opinions of those outside the company in question. Dialoguing with experts in a field is an excellent way to create and build this layer of trust in the marketplace—this was how/why I began my process for AKE’s reel by going to the experts. Strategically, I knew that personal statements from those that I interviewed, like Celebrity Lifestyle Guru Colin Cowie and Celebrity Cake Designer Sylvia Weinstock, combined with AKE’s dynamic and vibrant highlights would make for a powerful, undeniable message.”
“Karen M. Greenwald has demonstrated enormous skill at creating and producing emotionally compelling branding work for promotional videos for my company. Her ability to strategize a clear, unique message and deliver it in a way that moves the viewer has been most effective in helping with the success I enjoy,” said Entertainment Designer/Owner of AKE, Andy Kushner. “Karen understands the goals of those she works with and the needs and perceptive strengths of her audience. Her brand building is an art form.”
Over the last sixteen years, the Summit Creative Award competition has been universally recognized as one of the premier arbiters of global creative excellence. This award underscores the importance of agencies worldwide that bill under $30 million annually and their influence on our everyday culture. According to Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director of the Summit International Awards, "Our goal is to award those outstanding campaigns that fuel the economy of the world..."
A panel of top international advertising professionals evaluates Summit's entrants on rigorous criteria—strength of the big concept, quality of execution, and persuasiveness. This year's judges are leaders in: Ariad Custom Communications (Canada); Jacob Taylor Creative Group (USA); Clube de Criação de Pernambuco (Brazil); Media Arts, Coinstar, Inc (USA); Columbia College, Chicago (USA); Graphic Design, Georgia State University (USA); MFX, Inc. (USA); Crackerjack (USA); TBWA\Central Asia & Caucasus (Kazakhstan); Paragon Marketing Communications (Kuwait); Autumn:01 (Australia); World Wide Web Domination (Malaysia); Entegrate Creative (Denmark); RT Strategic (Canada); Cypress Consulting (USA); RECREATIVO (Denmark); and Middle East Communications Networks (Dubai).
"Judge" Tom Roy, Executive Director, Innovations and Corporate Communications, for the Middle East Communication Networks said, "The Summit Awards are recognition of creativity that delivers to the task. That reaches the target audience effectively, clearly – and with creative panache. That's why to be judged a winner, creative – online or off – needs to be clear, precise, compelling and outstanding."
This year's creative competition included companies from the following twenty-two countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, China - Hong Kong, Denmark, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Oman, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Spain, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States and the United Kingdom.
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ABOUT THE BURBANK GROUP, LLC.
Located in Rockville, MD, a suburb of Washington, D.C., The Burbank Group is an award-winning brand identity specialty boutique. We work with domestic and international clients, helping to define, strategize, and deliver their message. Our fresh and imaginative products and services include: creative content, articles, brochures, websites, media work, logo design, marketing counsel, sophisticated video design (concept, layout, interactivity, scripting, interviewing, and directing), flash movie creation/production, and networking. The Burbank Group’s persuasive, inventive solutions focus on your ultimate goals. From the hospitality sector, event and entertainment arena, and law firm world to educational institutions, technology firms and everything in between, we help clients get the attention they deserve.
For more information, visit: www.burbankgroup.net
ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT CREATIVE AWARDS
The Summit Creative Awards recognizes worldwide work of advertising, interactive, video production, graphic design and public relations companies with annual billings under $30 million. Entries are judged by global communications leaders against a stringent set of standards by an international body of judges. This year's entrant companies came from 5 continents and 22 countries.
For more information, visit: www.summitcreative.net
ABOUT ANDY KUSHNER ENTERTAINMENT
Andy Kushner Entertainment owns award-winning bands, SoundConnection, Marquise, SoundNation and theVIPS, AKE also represents select high-end bands, MC's, DJ's, dancers, and a variety of other types of acts, including nationally known performers. Modern Bride'sTop 25 Trendsetter/Entertainment Designer Andy Kushner offers event consultation and production services, also. Precise attention to scale, budget and personalization is AKE's hallmark. For all events, performances are tailored specifically to client needs.
For more information, visit: www.andykushner.com
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The Burbank Group's Double International Summit Creative Awards 2010 Honors
May 17, 2010 Rockville, Maryland. The Burbank Group, LLC., specializing in corporate branding, was just awarded two international Summit Creative Awards 2010. Entries: "Rebrand/Redesign" of Andy Kushner Entertainment's (AKE) website and "Wedding/Corporate/Entertainment Production Website "represent the company's seventh and eighth honors received in the past five years.
“I am thrilled that my brand identity building, strategic messaging, and creative development work with award-winning Entertainment Producer Andy Kushner and AKE has earned prestigious global recognition. Wait until you see what we have planned next for AKE," said Karen M. Greenwald, President of The Burbank Group. "I see these awards as an endorsement of my branding philosophy: art and words alone do not make a brand powerful it is the concept and reasoning behind them that establishes the message.
According to Andy Kushner, "Karen has a great intuitive sense and ability to quickly understand the psychology behind how people perceive a brand. She did more than just package a product; she essentially created a new reality for my product and services to be viewed. Karen has more than accomplished my goals with the website being the tip of the iceberg. I view her as a Brand Pioneer...she has done far more than I ever imagined in terms of what could be done with the branding of my company. Opportunities are opening up for me in far more ways than just gaining more client interest."
Event industry leaders have also taken note of The Burbank Group's impact on AKE. Suburban Video Producer Bill Bowen said, "Andy Kushner Entertainment is a great company with a good local reputation. He is now nationally recognized and has a fantastic new website. Once Karen at The Burbank Group completed the new makeover and re-branding, his company has moved to another level. Karen's knowledge and skills in creating Andy's new marketing campaign have made the difference...."
Likewise, Andrew Larris, AKE's Event Host "Sir Andrew," concurs. "Karen's ability to connect with people is amazingly evident in how she conducted interviews for my demo video. Her questions and the order they were asked had these people connecting emotionally to a memory of their event. The order was done so well that, thanks to Karen Greenwald, my video is actually the best there is. She structured it in a way that the special events industry has never seen; she is truly ahead of her time and ahead of the curve!"
For over 16 years, the Summit Creative Award competition has been the premier arbiter of excellence for advertising agencies and other creative groups with annual billings of $30 million or less. Leaders from top international creative agencies, like Sarchi&Satchi, use a stringent set of standards to judge for innovative and creative concepts, strong executions, and the ability to communicate and persuade.
"Winning a Summit Creative Award is a significant accomplishment. The combination of our excellent judges and the tough judging criteria ensures that only deserving entries receive Summit recognition." Said Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director Summit International Awards.
This year's creative competition included companies from the following twenty-four countries: Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, England, Germany, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Spain, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States.
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The Burbank Group, LLC
ABOUT THE BURBANK GROUP, LLC.
Located in Rockville, MD, a D.C. suburb, The Burbank Group is a premier boutique branding shop. We work with domestic and international clients, offering fresh and imaginative services to define, strategize, and deliver your message. From award-winning creative content, brochures, videos, websites, media work, and logo design to marketing counsel, and sophisticated flash movie creation and production, our persuasive, inventive solutions focus on your ultimate goals. From technology firms, educational institutions, and attorney clientele to the hospitality and entertainment industries, and everything in between, The Burbank Group helps clients get the attention they deserve.
For more information, visit: www.burbankgroup.net
ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT CREATIVE AWARDS
The Summit Creative Awards recognizes worldwide work of advertising, interactive, video production, graphic, design and public relations companies with annual billings under $30 million. Entries are judged by global communications leaders against a stringent set of standards by an international body of judges. This year's entrant companies came from 5 continents and 24 countries.
For more information, visit: www.summitcreative.net
ABOUT ANDY KUSHNER ENTERTAINMENT
Andy Kushner Entertainment is a full scale agency that owns award-winning bands, SoundConnection, Marquise, SoundNation, and theVIPs. AKE also represents select high-end bands, MC's, DJ's, dancers, and a variety of other types of acts, including nationally known performers. Modern Bride's Top 25 Trendsetter/Entertainment Producer Andy Kushner offers event consultation and production services, as well. Precise attention to scale, budget, and personalization is AKE's hallmark. For corporate and milestone events, performances are tailored specifically to client needs.
For more information, visit: www.andykushner.com
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The Burbank Group Wins Two More International Summit Creative Awards 2009
Rockville, MD. May 28, 2009 -- The Burbank Group, LLC, a corporate branding specialist, was awarded two Bronze 2009 Summit Creative Awards for rebranding the Georgetown University DC Alumni Club and creating their new interactive site. The winning categories include: "Website: Academic Institution;" and "Best Web Rebrand/Redesign."
"Both of the awards received on behalf of work done for Georgetown University's Flagship Alumni means that the strategic planning and analysis that went into this site has achieved a superior result. My primary objective in creating this new DCHOYAS.ORG, was to launch more than just a resource--rather, I wanted an online 'quad' that could mitigate the universal challenge of offering alums of all ages a relevant, timely, demographically appropriate, and engaging virtual home. Meeting this goal means that close to forty thousand members will have a more enticing way to learn about and hopefully get involved in the fabulous programming of the Club," said Karen M. Greenwald, President of The Burbank Group.
According to Stephanie Ortbals-Tibbs, President of the DC Alumni Club, "The Burbank Group provided us with exceptional strategy and service throughout the life of the project. The rebranding has given us an image that is contemporary yet timeless and appeals across all of our demographic groups. The accompanying web site is both a science and an art: it is beautiful, but it also is well engineered for easy maintenance and predictable service. We are thrilled to hear their work on our behalf won such a high and well-deserved honor."
"This website is a demonstration of both Karen's professional talent and personal dedication to Georgetown. She worked tirelessly to ensure the website met the needs of the alumni club, and was generous in time and talent. Karen's creativity and dedication to this project resulted in a wonderful site to serve the Georgetown alumni community in metro DC," said Meg Chambers, Assistant Director, Market Development & Alumni Engagement Office of Advancement, Georgetown University.
Previously, The Burbank Group has been honored with awards in the following categories: Industry Specialist/Self-Promotion; Direct Marketing/B2B; Medical or Health Related Website; and Industry Self-Promotion in Advertising.
Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director for the Summit Awards, explained the significance of earning this honor, "Winning a Summit Creative Award is a significant accomplishment. The combination of our excellent judges and the tough judging criteria ensures that only deserving entries receive Summit recognition." said Luciano. "Our goal is to award those outstanding campaigns that fuel the economy of the world, including small business, political campaigns, and regional products."
The Summit Creative Awards recognizes and celebrates creative successes of small/medium sized advertising agencies and other creative groups with annual billings of $30 million or less. For over 15 years, the competition has established itself as the premier arbiter of excellence for firms of this size.
Entries in 22 creative categories are judged against a stringent set of standards. During the blind judging events (entering company names withheld) judges search for innovative and creative concepts, strong executions and the ability to communicate and persuade.
"Winning a Summit Creative Award is a significant accomplishment. The combination of our excellent judges and the tough judging criteria ensures that only deserving entries receive Summit recognized." Said Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director--Summit International Awards. "It was an exciting year to watch and listen to the judges' debate the details of individual entries. Making the decisions of which ones receive the top spots is hard."
The Summit Creative Awards judges come from top international creative agencies, including: Ogilvy One Worldwide (US), Paragon Marketing Communications (Kuwait), Harrison & Star (US), doug agency (Canada), MCN | Middle East Communications Network, Stellar Debris Creative Studios (Japan), Bloom (Ireland), EvoLogue (US), MFX, Inc. (US), Elevator (Croatia), and Kulwant Advisory (Kenya).
This year's creative competition included companies from the following twenty-six countries: Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, India, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Martinique - French West Indies, Oman, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, and United Kingdom.
Winners were selected in categories that include print, broadcast, emerging media, online advertising, marketing materials, direct mail, green marketing, political, corporate video, public service, best idea never produced, industry self-promotion, and brand redesign.
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The Burbank Group, LLC
ABOUT THE BURBANK GROUP, LLC.
Located in Rockville, MD, a D.C. suburb, The Burbank Group is a premier boutique branding shop. We work with domestic and international clients, offering fresh and imaginative services to define, strategize, and deliver your message. From award-winning creative content, brochures, websites, media work, and logo design to marketing counsel, and sophisticated flash movie creation and production, our persuasive, inventive solutions focus on your ultimate goals. From technology firms, educational institutions, and attorney clientele to the hospitality industry and everything in between, The Burbank Group helps clients get the attention they deserve.
For more information, visit: www.burbankgroup.net
ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT CREATIVE AWARDS
The Summit Creative Awards recognizes worldwide work of advertising, interactive, video production, graphic design and public relations companies with annual billings under $30 million. Entries in 13 creative categories, including: advertising, emerging media, marketing materials, direct marketing, multimedia, political, corporate video, public service, and self-promotion are judged against a stringent set of standards by an international body of judges. This year's entrant companies came from 5 continents and 26 countries.
For more information, visit: www.summitcreative.net
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The Burbank Group, LLC. Wins Fourth International Summit Creative Award 2008
2008 Summit Creative Awards
June 10, 2008—Rockville, Maryland. The Burbank Group, LLC. (www.burbankgroup.net), a corporate branding specialist, was awarded a Bronze statue in the category of Industry Self Promotion Specialty Item in the 2008 Summit Creative Awards®. This Summit Award is the fourth given to The Burbank Group in only its third year of participation.
"Receiving a prestigious Summit Creative Award is a great honor and endorsement. It shows that The Burbank Group's meticulous, strategic, and detail-oriented approach delivers the message, persuades the viewer, and strikes a chord with other power players in our competitive arena. Producing inventive and unique corporate identity deliverables is paramount for The Burbank Group, so being acknowledged as an industry specialist by top international communications leaders is truly affirming," said Karen M. Greenwald, President of The Burbank Group.
According to Wayne Rash, eWeek's Senior Technology Editor, "Karen Greenwald is one of the great professionals in marketing and promotion. She is innovative, creative and exhibits a tenacious follow-through for her clients that hold her work and capabilities above others in her business. The fact that she is talented in design, flexible in approach, and proactive simply adds icing to the cake.
"Karen Greenwald's understanding of how to reach an audience and motivate them is clear in everything she produces from the placement of a simple graphic line to her subtlety persuasive and effective choice of words. She was integral in helping me with my first leadership book which is enjoying great success," said author and former CISO at ChoicePoint, Rich Baich.
The Summit Creative Award was created to recognize and celebrate the creative accomplishments of small and medium sized advertising agencies and other creative companies throughout the world with annual billings of under $30 million. Over the last decade, the competition has established itself as the premier arbiter of creative excellence for firms of this size.
Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director for the Summit Awards, explained the significance of earning this honor, "Winning a Summit Creative Award is a significant accomplishment. The combination of our excellent judges and the tough judging criteria ensures that only deserving entries receive Summit recognition." said Luciano. "Our goal is to award those outstanding campaigns that fuel the economy of the world, including small business, political campaigns, and regional products."
The 2008 competition included companies from: Australia, Austria, England, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and U.S.
A panel of internationally recognized leaders in the communications arena blindly judged entries against a stringent set of standards, emphasizing innovative and creative concepts, strong executions, and the ability to communicate and persuade. Winners were selected in 13 creative categories such as advertising, emerging media, marketing materials, direct marketing, multimedia, political, corporate video, public service, best idea never produced, and self-promotion.
The Summit Creative Awards judges come from top creative agencies, including J. Walter Thompson USA, Inc.; Promoseven McCann Relationship Marketing; Wieden & Kennedy; Hal Riney and Partners; Stellar Debris Creative Studios; Strategy & Beyond, Turner Studios; Grey Advertising; MWW/Savitt; TBWA/Chiat/Day; Bates Ukraine; Deepend; Leo Burnett; NYU; Turner Studios; Vinton Studios; Mfx, Inc.; Young and Rubicam; Ogilvy & Mather; XM; and Saatchi & Saatchi.
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ABOUT THE BURBANK GROUP, LLC.
Located in Rockville, MD, a D.C. suburb, The Burbank Group is a premier boutique branding shop. We work with domestic and international clients, offering fresh and imaginative services to define, strategize, and deliver your message. From award-winning creative content, brochures, websites, media work, and logo design to marketing counsel, and sophisticated flash movie creation and production, our persuasive, inventive solutions focus on your ultimate goals. From technology firms, educational institutions, and attorney clientele to the hospitality industry and everything in between, The Burbank Group helps clients get the attention they deserve.
For more information, visit: www.burbankgroup.net
ABOUT THE CREATIVE SUMMIT AWARDS
The Summit Creative Awards recognizes worldwide work of advertising, interactive, video production, graphic design and public relations companies with annual billings under $30 million. Entries in 13 creative categories, including: advertising, emerging media, marketing materials, direct marketing, multimedia, political, corporate video, public service, and self-promotion are judged against a stringent set of standards by an international body of judges. This year's entrant companies came from 5 continents and 26 countries.
For more information, visit: www.summitcreative.net
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The Burbank Group, LLC. Takes Two International Creative Awards
2007 Summit Creative Awards
April 23, 2007—Rockville, Maryland. The Burbank Group, LLC. (www.burbankgroup.net) was awarded two Silver statues in the 2007 Summit Creative Awards. This is the second year The Burbank Group has participated, and the second year it has been honored.
“I am gratified and inspired by this industry recognition—it says that The Burbank Group’s work product has made a mark. Winning in two different categories demonstrates that building a quality brand requires a solid, strategic concept behind the visual” said Karen M. Greenwald, President of The Burbank Group.
In the category of B2B Service Logo/Trademark, The Burbank Group’s winning entry was for their client, The Kaizen Strategy Group (Kaizen). This entity creates innovative and cutting-edge solutions for a wide-range of international corporations. Ms. Greenwald worked with Kaizen to create a culturally relevant brand identity.
“We approached Karen not only because of her work, which we had seen previously, but more importantly because of the process she has developed in getting there. We spent many hours discussing with Karen our company’s mission and objective—that of creating cutting edge strategic solutions for innovative international corporations while bridging the cultural, business, and international boundaries—and she helped us conceptualize not only the structure, but the shapes and forms and colors that would portray our essence,” said CEO Ado Machida.
The Burbank Group also received a Silver statue in the category of Health/Medical Website for the Hirsch Pediatrics site. According to Dr. Hirsch, “I knew that in order to raise the standards of and redefine the delivery of pediatric care, we would have to rethink every aspect of traditional care delivery, including online presence. We were impressed by Karen’s ability to understand the unique philosophy and vision of Hirsch Pediatrics and effectively communicate it— we feel that Karen's ability to ‘think outside of the box’ was critical to our success.”
The Summit Creative Awards recognizes and celebrates the creative accomplishments of small and medium sized advertising agencies and other creative groups with annual billings of $25 million or less. Judges come from the world’s top creative and communications agencies. Over the last decade, the competition has established itself as the foremost judge of creative excellence for firms of this size.
According to Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director for the Summit Awards, “Winning a Summit Creative Award is a significant accomplishment. The combination of our excellent judges and the tough judging criteria ensures that only deserving entries receive Summit recognition.”
The 2007 competition drew thousands of entries from twenty-three countries. Winners were selected in categories that include advertising, emerging media, marketing materials, direct marketing, multimedia, political, corporate video, public service, best idea never produced, and self-promotion. Entries in 13 creative categories are blindly judged against a stringent set of standards, emphasizing innovative and creative concepts, strong executions, and the ability to communicate and persuade.
ABOUT THE BURBANK GROUP, LLC.
Located in Rockville, MD, a D.C. suburb, The Burbank Group is a premier boutique branding shop. We work with domestic and international clients, offering fresh and imaginative services to define, strategize, and deliver your message. From award-winning creative content, brochures, website creation, media work, and logo design to marketing counsel, unique collateral, and sophisticated flash movie creation and production, our persuasive, inventive solutions focus on your ultimate goals. From the technology sector to the hospitality industry and everything in between, The Burbank Group helps clients get the attention they deserve.
For more information, visit: www.burbankgroup.net
ABOUT THE CREATIVE SUMMIT AWARDS
The Summit Creative Awards recognizes worldwide the work of advertising, interactive, video production, graphic design and public relations companies with annual billings under $25 million. Entries in 13 creative categories, including: advertising, emerging media, marketing materials, direct marketing, multimedia, political, corporate video, public service, best idea never produced and self-promotion, are judged against a stringent set of standards by an international body of judges. This year’s entrant companies came from five continents and twenty-six countries.
For more information, visit: www.summitcreative.net
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Headed by Dr. Steven F. Hirsch, Hirsch Pediatrics is located in Rockville, Maryland.
For more information, visit: www.hirschpediatrics.com
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The Burbank Group, LLC. Takes International Creative Award
2006 Summit Creative Awards
April 24, 2006—Rockville, Maryland. The Burbank Group, LLC. (www.burbankgroup.net) was awarded a Bronze statue for Industry Self Promotion in the 2006 Summit Creative Awards® for its creative work for TMC Publishing. This Summit Award was given to The Burbank Group in its first submission ever.
“It is thrilling to be acknowledged as an Industry Specialist in the area of Advertising. It shows that helping companies build and develop their brand name recognition is more than just a job—it is truly an art form,” said Karen M. Greenwald, President of The Burbank Group.
The Burbank Group’s winning entry was an article from a marketing column that Greenwald has previously hosted and named, “Off to Market” for TMC Publishing. The piece entitled, “In a Word,” highlights the process of how to build a quality brand. Greenwald’s instrumental role in branding the launch of Prosodie Interactive, the North American subsidiary of French telecom giant Prosodie SA, was the overarching example discussed in the article.
“We could not be more proud of the fact that Karen Greenwald has won the prestigious Summit Creative Award. Karen has always been an exceptionally talented person and this recognition is well-deserved,” said TMC President and Group Editor-in-Chief Rich Tehrani, “It is rewarding to have creative people like Karen writing for TMCnet. Such high-quality writers are a testament to the editorial quality TMCnet and all TMC products are so proud to bring to the world,” remarked Tehrani.
The Summit Creative Awards recognizes and celebrates the creative accomplishments of small and medium sized advertising agencies and other creative groups with annual billings of $25 million or less. Over the last decade, the competition has established itself as the premier arbiter of creative excellence for firms of this size.
According to Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director for the Summit Awards, “Winning a Summit Creative Award is a significant accomplishment. The combination of our excellent judges and the tough judging criteria ensures that only deserving entries receive Summit recognition.”
The 2006 competition drew entries representing twenty-six countries from five continents. Winners were selected in categories that include advertising, emerging media, marketing materials, direct marketing, multimedia, political, corporate video, public service, best idea never produced, and self-promotion. Entries in 13 creative categories are blindly judged against a stringent set of standards, emphasizing innovative and creative concepts, strong executions, and the ability to communicate and persuade.
ABOUT THE BURBANK GROUP, LLC.
Located in Rockville, MD, a D.C. suburb, The Burbank Group is a premier boutique branding shop. We work with domestic and international clients, offering fresh and imaginative services to define, strategize, and deliver your message. From award-winning creative content, brochures, website creation, media work, and logo design to marketing counsel, unique collateral, and sophisticated flash movie creation and production, our persuasive, inventive solutions focus on your ultimate goals. From the technology sector to the hospitality industry and everything in between, The Burbank Group helps clients get the attention they deserve.
For more information, visit: www.burbankgroup.net
ABOUT THE CREATIVE SUMMIT AWARDS
The Summit Creative Awards recognizes worldwide the work of advertising, interactive, video production, graphic design and public relations companies with annual billings under $25 million. Entries in 13 creative categories, including: advertising, emerging media, marketing materials, direct marketing, multimedia, political, corporate video, public service, best idea never produced and self-promotion, are judged against a stringent set of standards by an international body of judges. This year’s entrant companies came from five continents and twenty-six countries.
For more information, visit: www.summitcreative.net
ABOUT TMC PUBLISHING
Technology Marketing Corporation was founded in 1972 as a publishing company adhering to the highest standard of ethics and professional journalism. Now known as TMC®, the company is one of the world's foremost publishers of magazines and websites covering communications technology, including VoIP, CRM, and contact centers.
For more information, visit: www.tmcnet.com