Kelley & Associates Advertising won a MarCom Gold award for a series of ads created for Helena Chemical. The campaign promotes Helena’s line of turf management products, and the ads appeared in Golf Course Management magazine. This is the second year in a row that the agency has earned this prestigious international award.

The MarCom Awards recognize outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals. There were nearly 5,000 entries from throughout the United States and several foreign countries in the 2009 competition. MarCom entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers. Competitors range in size from individual communicators to media conglomerates and Fortune 500 companies.

The MarCom Awards are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry.

Christi Kelley, President of Kelley & Associates Advertising was featured in the 24/7 section of the October issue of Skirt! Magazine. Pick up a copy on local newsstands to read the full article or view it online.

Christi Kelley, President of Kelley & Associates Advertising was profiled in the latest issue of Memphis Business Journal. Read the full story at the Memphis Business Journal website: www.memphis.bizjournals.com.

Kelley & Associates Advertising, Inc. won Silver and Bronze Aster Awards for excellence in medical marketing. This marks the second year in a row that the agency has earned recognition in this international design competition.

This year’s Silver award winning entries include a website and direct mail piece for the Dental Implant Aesthetic Center. The winning website can be reviewed at http://www.dentalimplantac.com. Kelley & Associates also earned a Bronze award for a St. Francis Hospital Bartlett ad design. 2008 award winners included website and print collateral materials for Collierville-based TELErhythmics.

The Aster Awards program recognizes excellence in medical marketing. Agencies and health organizations from around the world compete in a variety of categories.

Kelley & Associates Advertising continues a year of achievement by winning one Platinum Award, two Gold Awards and an Honorable Mention in the 2008 MarCom Awards. These prestigious international honors mark the seventh award the agency has received this year for design excellence. Previous 2008 awards include two Aster Awards for medical marketing and one International Summit Creative Award.

Kelley & Associates earned Gold awards for creating TELErhythmics.com, and an annual report design for City Enterprise. The Honorable Mention was awarded for design of the Dental Implant Aesthetic Center logo. A collateral package for TELErhythmics earned a Platinum award, the competition’s highest honor. These award-winning entries can be viewed on Kelley & Associates’ online portfolio at kelleyadv.com.

The MarCom Awards recognize outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals. There were over 5,000 entries from throughout the United States and several foreign countries in the 2008 competition. The MarCom Awards are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. Judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry.

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Kelley & Associates is seeking experienced website programmers to work on a freelance basis. Ideal candidates will have experience with PHP, ASP, .NET, databases, CSS, Javascript, Flash, and creating user content management systems. Send resume and links to samples of work to .

The Summit Creative Award celebrates the creative accomplishments of small and medium sized advertising agencies and creative companies worldwide with annual billings of under $30 million. Submissions are evaluated based on the strength of their concept, quality of execution and their ability to communicate and persuade. Kelley & Associates earned a Silver award in Integrated/Mixed Media Ad Campaigns for its 2007 Leasing Campaign for Allen & O’Hara Education Realty Trust. The campaign consisted of a website design (myownapartment.com), fabric promotional banners, direct mail, and print ads for the company’s student apartment communities nationwide.

The Aster Awards program recognizes excellence in medical marketing. Agencies and health organizations from around the world compete in a variety of categories. Kelley & Associates won the Gold award in presentation folder design, and the Silver award in website design. Both entries were developed for TELErhythmics, a heart monitoring company serving physicians and hospitals nationwide. The award winning website design can be seen at www.telerhythmics.com.

The Total Quality Teamwork (TQT) award was created by FaxonGillis Homes as a way to recognize and appreciate quality service provided by its trade and vendor partners. As FaxonGillis’ agency of record, Kelley & Associates has provided the company outstanding graphic design, media planning and placement, web development, and marketing services. FaxonGillis presented the TQT Award to Jennifer Parker, Vice President of Operations, and the rest of the Kelley & Associates team for their years of quality service and support.

Memphis Business Quarterly’s 2008 Guide to the Movers & Shakers in Memphis showcased the 50 top marketing professionals in the MidSouth, including Kelley & Associates’ President and CEO, Christi Kelley. According to the MBQ, “these professionals represent the best agencies, the brightest minds, and the most innovative designs of what the region has to offer.” Read the full article (www.mbqmemphis.com).

Kelley & Associates welcomes Morgan Jones to the agency's support team. Morgan will handle print and broadcast ad trafficking, as well as accounting.

Morgan lives in Oakland with her husband, Aaron, and her dog, Brinkley. She enjoys Memphis Tigers basketball, finger painting, flower arranging, and photography. Morgan is an active member in Faith Baptist Church.

Kelley & Associates welcomes Kim Bailey, the newest member of our design staff.

Kim earned a BFA with an emphasis in graphic design from Mississippi State University in 2005. Before joining the Kelley & Associates team, she worked as a freelance designer.

Kim lives in Southaven with her boyfriend, David, and her dog, Jack. Kim is an avid moviegoer who also enjoys painting, illustration, design, and cooking.

Kelley & Associates Advertising is pleased to announce they are under new ownership. Following the retirement of CEO and founder, Janet Kelley, agency President Christi Kelley and Vice President Jennifer Parker have purchased the business.

Promoted to President in 2003, Christi has been a strong leader in the agency for years. She has spearheaded the company’s growth into regional and national accounts, and kept Kelley & Associates on the cutting edge of technology. Under Christi’s influence, the agency branched into multimedia and web development in the early 1990’s, and continues to explore new media as it develops.

Vice President Jennifer Parker has established herself as a meticulous, no-nonsense media planner and buyer with an eye for value and a knack for establishing solid, professional relationships with her vendors. She is responsible for overseeing the company’s various departments. A veteran of media and print production, Jennifer has been a part of the Kelley & Associates team since 1994.

Kelley & Associates welcomes Mollie Sessions, the agency's new creative director.

Mollie has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design and a Masters in Internet Technology. Her portfolio includes projects for MedVet Memphis, Kirby Pines Retirement Community, Treasure Bay Casino, Directions, Inc., Texas A&M University’s athletic department, and the University of Southern Mississippi. Mollie has years of experience working in freelance and agency environments throughout Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee.

During her career, Mollie has earned two ADDYs and a Citation of Excellence from the Ad Council.

Mollie and her husband, John Sessions, live in Cordova with their cat, Kitty Pot Pie. Her interests include LSU football, traveling, painting and drawing.

Kelley & Associates Advertising in Cordova took home two Telly Awards for their outstanding work for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis Capital Endowment Campaign. Since 1978, the Telly Awards have been the premier award honoring excellence in local, regional, and cable television commercials and other video productions. Each year, the Telly Awards showcase the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, video production companies, television studios, cable operators, and corporate video departments around the world. In 2004, over 10,000 entries were received from all 50 states and 5 continents.

Kelley & Associates' award-winning video was a two-minute fundraising presentation to support the Boys & Girls' Clubs of Greater Memphis Capital Endowment Campaign. This initiative, spearheaded by the agency's principals, raises funds to refurbish existing club facilities and to build additional locations throughout the community. The video was shown at the Grizzlies' kick-off luncheon, and plays during home games at the stadium. The video is presented to prospective benefactors to educate them about the enormous role Boys & Girls Clubs play in the development of our urban youth. The bronze-level awards were earned in the Not-for-Profit and Production Under $700/Minute categories.

Kelley leads advertising honors
Cordova firm wins 11 awards; other local agencies win 11 more

By Maria Burnham, The Commercial Appeal (excerpt)

Of the lengthy list of national winners for the second annual Service Industry Advertising Awards, Cordova firm Kelley & Associates Advertising scored 11 awards and another 11 were brought home by other area firms. Kelley & Associates brought home six Gold Awards, three Silver Awards, a Bronze Award and a Merit certificate.

The awards recognize the advertising creative excellence of the services industry. A nationwide panel of more than 40 judges picked winners based on execution, style, creativity, quality, consumer appeal and overall advertising content. The other firms winning awards were G Design, Rocket Science Design, Shades of Gray, archer>malmo and Signature Advertising.

KELLEY & ASSOCIATES AWARDS

The agency won Gold Awards in:
• Outdoor Transit/Billboard for “Reflect on their Future,” Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis;
• Publication/In House for “Link-Resources to Revitalize,” ServiceMaster Clean;
• Direct Mail for “What’s Stopping You?” Gold Strike Casino;

Other awards include:
• Misc., Special Promotional for “Reflect on their Future,” Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis;
• Television Advertising/Single Spot for “Reflect on their Future,” Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis;
• Total Advertising Campaign for “Reflect on their Future,” Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis.

The agency won Silver Awards in:
• Publication/In House for “The Green Team,” TruGreen ChemLawn;
• Other: Misc., Special Promotional for “Open the Door,” Wheeler Homes;
• Special Video Production for “Reflect on their Future,” Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis.

It won a Bronze Award in Other:
• Misc., Special Promotional for “Du Bray -- The Art of Living,” Halle Investment Co.
• And it also won a Merit certificate in Total Advertising Campaign for “Lock in A Great Rate,” Allen & O’Hara.