Flanagan to receive statewide recognitions.
Blairstown, NJ: Monday, February 12, 2007.
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Murray Vice President, Wendy Flanagan, will be inducted to the New Jersey Advertising Hall of Fame on March 13 (www.njadclub.org), as well as recognized as one of the NJBiz New Jersey's 2007 Best 50 Women in Business award winners on March 19.
New Jersey Advertising Hall of Fame.
All nominees are people who have made an outstanding contribution to the creative and/or economic value of advertising, marketing or public relations, and whose efforts have significantly advanced the status of the profession in the Garden State. Additionally, candidates must have been actively engaged in advertising, marketing or communications for a minimum of ten years, with a substantial portion of the time spent pursuing his or her career in New Jersey. The criteria outlined by the organizing committee includes: Leadership, Creativity, Integrity, Philanthropy, Economic Contributions, Achievements of National Significance and Personal Activities. Past HOF inductees have been luminaries from the media, ad agencies, market research firms, public relations, out-of-home, and corporate marketing departments, including legends such as: John B. Gambling, Leonard Dreyfuss, Emanuel London and George H. Gallup.
The New Jersey Advertising Hall of Fame began nearly a quarter of a century ago with a mission to highlight the contributions communications professionals from every walk of life had made to the advertising industry. The Hall of Fame trophy is on permanent display at the School of Business at Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. This year's other inductees include Rick Bonelli of Sunspots Creative, Grace DePaolo of Daytop Village, and Allan Gorman of Brandspa.
Contact info: NJ Advertising Club Pat Hanley, 201 998 5133 www.njadclub.org Pat.Hanley3@verizon.net
NJ Advertising Hall of Fame Suzanne Poor, 973 857 5161 poorsue@aol.com
New Jersey's 2007 Best 50 Women in Business Awards.
NJBiz Best 50 Women in Business awards program recognizes New Jersey's most dynamic and distinguished women in business today. It serves to highlight their contributions to business and the community and salutes their ability to overcome obstacles in non-traditional work environments. The judging panelists were not aware of the nominees' identities during the evaluation process. Nominees were evaluated on Professional Accomplishments, Community Involvement, and Advocacy for Women.
Contact info: NJBIZ Cristina Palumbo 732-246-5713 cpalumbo@njbiz.com
About Murray.
Murray conceives and creates digital business communications that improve sales performance, promote consistent marketing and maximize employee efficiency. For over 30 years, the Murray client roster has been a who’s who of Fortune-level corporations. And, that tradition of excellence continues. Today’s active accounts include ADP, ADT, Johnson & Johnson, Verizon Wireless and Wyndham Hotel Group.
About Wendy Flanagan.
Flanagan is one of three equal partners at Murray , an interactive agency in Blairstown, NJ, and a majority women-owned company. Together with Dirk Herrmann, President, and Alice Frable, Vice President, Flanagan purchased Murray in 2001 to provide strategic marketing communications to Fortune-level clients. 2007 celebrates twenty years that Flanagan has been at Murray, providing design, printed communications, marketing, advertising, and Internet and Intranet sites.
"The awards are honors that I share with my team at Murray and with my family," says Flanagan. "These achievements are a tribute to their support."
Over the past three years, Flanagan has served on the Board of Directors for the New Jersey Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (www.njiabc.com), where she served as President in 2005. In 2005, she spearheaded coordination of the NJ MarCom Council to orchestrate joint networking events for the marketing and communications organizations active in New Jersey.
Flanagan has received national awards from Business Marketing Association, Summit Awards, Web Marketing Association, and MarCom Creative Awards. In 2006, Murray received a service mark from the U.S. National Office of Trademarks and Patents for the development of BrandUse.com, a brand asset management solution designed and developed by Murray.
2007 finds Flanagan a member of New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, as well as a member of Women Impacting Public Policy (W.I.P.P.), the US Women's Chamber of Commerce (USWCC), and The International Alliance for Women (TIAW). She has been recognized nationally by being invited to act as the Business to Business Moderator for the online special interest group (SIG) of the American Marketing Association (www.marketingpower.com).
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