The day has arrived. Registration is now open for the 2011 Empire Awards to be held October 27 in the Media Room at the Crossings of Colonie.
In addition to bestowing awards in eleven different categories, we will also be singling out two individuals for special awards. Tom Nardacci, Principal and Founder of Gramercy Communications, will receive an award for Outstanding Practitioner, while Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros, Professor of Nanoscience and Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, has been chosen as this year’s “Outstanding Communicator.”
2011 EMPIRE AWARD FINALISTS
PR Campaign (For Profit)
- Bring the Trophy HOme (The Record)
- City of Watervliet Launches New Boathouse (Gramercy Communications)
- Launching Kogeto Dot (Portfolio PR Group)
PR Campaign (Nonprofit)
- 10 CORP (NYS Teachers Retirement System)
- Celebrating Culture & Diversity in the Monticello CSD (Capital Region BOCES)
- Windham 2010 Mountain Bike World Cup & Festival (Pierce Communications)
Public Affairs Campaign
- Health Insurance Exchange Editorial Board Project (American Cancer Society of NY/NJ)
- Lafarge Ravena Cement Plant Modernization Project (Eric Mower & Associates)
- Think Ahead Invest in Higher Ed (United University Professions)
Integrated Campaign
- Rebranding DeCrescente and Gotbeer.com (Portfolio PR Group & Overit Media)
- Seeking a Solution to a $98 Million Problem (Corning Place Consulting)
Media Relations/Regional (Profit)
- Adirondack Small Cap Fund Announcement (Pierce Communications)
- Creo Installs a Green Roof (Gramercy Communications)
- Tornado Response (Gramercy Communications)
Media Relations/Regional (Nonprofit)
- One Small Step (Zone 5)
- VITA Media Relations Program 2011 (United Way of the Greater Capital Region)
- Woman-Owned Business Thrives (Gramercy Communications)
Media Relations/Statewide+
- Friday Knights at the College of St. Rose (The College of St. Rose)
- Putting Signa Chemistry in National Headlines (Portfolio PR Group)
Online Media
- 33rd Annual Freihofer’s Run for Women (Rueckert Advertising & PR, blue.O)
- Hannah’s Hope Fund Wins Pepsi Refresh Project (SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinal PR)
- Siena College 10,000 Facebook Likes Contest (Siena College)
Newsletters
- Guard Times News Magazines (NYS Division of Military & Naval Affairs)
- Multiple Intervenors Newsletter (Couch White, LLP)
- Siena College: Siena News Magazine (Siena College)
Annual Reports
- Delivering Our Promise (Glens Falls Hospital)
- Sage Colleges 2010 Horizons Magazine (The Sage Colleges)
- Siena College President’s Report 2009-2010 (Siena College)
Brochures
- 2011 Campaign Brochure (United Way of the Greater Capital Region)
- Avila Marketing Brochure and FAQs (Alchester Group LLC)
- There’s Special Help (The Community Hospice)