The Town of Wake Forest was among several North Carolina governments to earn recognition at the 8th North Carolina City & County Communicators’ (NC3C) Excellence in Communications Awards presented Thursday, March 19, during NC3C’s Annual Spring Conference. Over 100 entries were submitted in 20 categories.
The Town of Wake Forest received four awards in the following categories:
- First place in “Printed Publications – External Newsletters” for the “Our Town” newsletter
- First place in “Marketing Tools – Direct Mail/Print Advertising” for the “Christmas in Wake Forest” advertising campaign
- First place in “Marketing Tools – Branding – New Logo” for the “Wake Forest Bond Referendum” branding campaign and logo
- Second place in “Communication Technology – Website” for the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts website.
Communications Specialist Bess Martinson, who serves as the town’s graphic designer and editor of the “Our Town” newsletter, was on hand to accept the awards.
Judges for the NC3C Excellence in Communications Awards were award-winning government and communication professionals from all over the nation.
The purpose of NC3C is to encourage professional development and networking among local governmental communications professionals. The organization was formed in March 2007 and is made up of government professional communicators from around the state. For more information about NC3C, visit the website, www.nc3c.com.
