Strategic marketing communications firm TeamAsia received one Award of Excellence and two Awards of Merit at the Philippine Quill Awards.
The Philippine chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) produces and administers the Philippine Quill Awards, the country'ss most prestigious awards
program for the communications industry. It is the local counterpart of the Gold Quill Awards, which annually showcases the best work from more than 15,000 communicators around the world.
TeamAsia'ss Microsoft Dynamics Customer Testimonial print ad campaign garnered an Award of Excellence in the Marketing Communication Division. The campaign showcased 27 entrepreneurs in
case studies that communicated how Microsoft Dynamics empowered their companies by enhancing customer management and enabling better decision making. The case studies were published in
Entrepreneur magazine and used in events and other marketing communications activities.
TeamAsia received an Award of Merit in the Other Graphic Design Division for the development of an innovative direct mailer for promoting the League of Corporate Foundations's Corporate
Social Responsibility (LCF CSR) Conference. The puzzle-themed mailer was created to generate attendance in a press conference announcing the annual conference, and featured three puzzle
pieces labeled Challenge, Response, and Impact - three core concepts LCF sought to integrate into members's CSR initiatives.
We were thrilled to have the opportunity to work with LCF on such an important initiative, and we'sre again thrilled to have our work together with LCF acknowledged by the industry, said
Monette Iturralde-Hamlin, TeamAsia founder and president.
Aside from the mailer, TeamAsia, with the LCF Organizing Committee, organized, managed, and promoted the LCF CSR Conference 2008, and was awarded an Award of Merit in the Special Events -
Internal or External Division. The theme, CSR is Everyone'ss Business, was used to engage the business community in a strategic discussion of CSR through plenary and breakout sessions, a
book launch, a networking breakfast, and a CSR workshop. The conference received overwhelming response with 1,118 attendees.
Monette Iturralde-Hamlin and TeamAsia Managing Director Michael Alan Hamlin were present during the ceremonies together with Lyn Reyes, Business Lead for Microsoft Dynamics, Queenie
Malayang, Partner Account Manager for Microsoft Dynamics, and Malu Erni, LCF Chairman, to receive the awards. The teams responsible for the winning campaigns were also present to receive
the awards acknowledging their innovative work, and included Creative Director Ritchie Baquirin, Senior Accounts Manager Doyit Baquirin, Art Director Charisse Padilla, Art Director John
Gonzales, Editorial Associate Rose Mananghaya, Program Manager Ina Evangelista, Program Manager Rona Castillo and Marketing Associate Sarah Jesri.
Photo Caption:
Photo shows [L-R Creative Director Ritchie Baquirin, Art Director Charisse Padilla, Editorial Associate Rose Manganghaya, Project Manager Ina Evangelista, President Monette
Iturralde-Hamlin, Business Lead for Microsoft Dynamics Lyn Reyes, Partner Account Manager for Microsoft Dynamics Queenie Malayang, Senior Accounts Manager Doyit Baquirin, and Art Director
John Gonzales.
About TeamAsia:
TeamAsia is an award-winning, strategic marketing communications firm that develops place, corporate, and personal brand strategies, creative concepts, and marketing communications
programs incorporating events, public relations, and Web 2.0 tools for its clients. Its core businesses include creative services, editorial and media relations services, and event
management. The agency also offers workshops and seminars primarily related to its core businesses.
Its clients include the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPA/P), ClickEffects, EMC, ExcelAsia, Fluor, Globe Telecom, Google, Gurango Software, Headstrong, HTC,
InterGen, League of Corporate Foundations, Lopez Group of Companies, Microsoft, MediCall, National Organizing Committee for the 12th ASEAN Summit, Nestle, Philippine Society of
Gastroenterology, Philippine Association of Securities Brokers and Dealers, StarTek, Thomson Reuters, Sara Lee, Seagate, Indra, and many other organizations.
The agency has received industry awards from the Web Marketing Association in the United States and the International Association of Business Communicators in the Philippines. For more
information, please visit TeamAsia (http://www.teamasia.com).