LTC 069-2020 OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVES MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# 069-2020 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members o the City mmission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: February 5, 2020
SUBJECT: OFFICE OF MARKETING AND OMMUNICATIONS RECEIVES MULTIPLE
INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
The purpose of this letter to commission is to announce that the city's Marketing &
Communications office has received multiple awards from national organizations, including
Davey Awards, Florida Municipal Communicators Association and were announced as finalists
by the PR News CSR & Nonprofit Awards for its social media and public relations campaigns.
The Davey Awards is a national awards organization sanctioned and judged by the Academy of
Interactive and Visual Arts, which is an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals
from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising and marketing firms and include executives
from organizations such as Conde Nast, Disney, GE, Microsoft, MTV, Yahoo! and many more.
The office won five Davey Awards for Best Use of Social Features/Best Use of Social Video for
the Plastic Free MB marketing campaign, Best Use of Mobile Features/GPS Location
Technology for the digital strategy portion of the MB Rising Above campaign and Best Social
Video/Public Service and Activism in Social Media for the Steam+ Program video.
The Florida Municipal Communicators Association (FMCA) is a division of the Florida League of
Cities and is a network comprised of communicators throughout Florida, providing
communications support for all Florida cities and towns. Judged by a panel of their peers, the
office tied for the most awards at the event, including an Outstanding Award for its municipal
website, MBArtsandCulture.org and received honorable mentions for the Plastic Free MB video
and MB magazine's graphic design.
PR News CSR & Nonprofit Awards honor the most talented communicators and teams
internationally, that work hard to make the world a better place via corporate social responsibility
and nonprofit initiatives. The award ceremony honors teams that have set new standards of
excellence and are leading the way for others to follow. Alongside major brands and corporations
such as ESPN, Mastercard, Delta Airlines and many others, the office has been named a finalist
for three awards in the following categories: Environment Stewardship for Plastic Free MB,
Digital PR & Marketing for Miami Beach Rising Above, and Cause Branding Campaign for Miami
Beach Rising Above. Winners will be announced this March.
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JLM /TD