Agency's ''Bugs'' Are Belles of the PRSA Pepperpot Ball; FCF Schmidt PR Wins Six of Eight First-Place Awards for Professional Pest Control Accounts.PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- Never mind that FCF FCF Free Cash Flow FCF Free Congress Foundation (conservative activist group) FCF Feline Conservation Federation FCF Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship FCF Functional Check Flight FCF Fluids and Combustion Facility Schmidt Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most works with flashlight and ballistic vest manufacturers, attorneys, and national consumer awareness campaigns for rare diseases. Last Thursday night, the Plymouth Meeting PR agency, ranked 11th in the Philadelphia Business Journal Book of Lists, gained industry recognition - in a good way -- simply as the "pest agency." Yes, as in bugs. FCF Schmidt PR was awarded eight first place honors in at the 37th Annual Pepperpot and Achievement Awards presented by the Philadelphia chapter of the Public Relations Society of America The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The organization has more than 30,000 professional and student members, and is organized into 112 chapters nationwide. (PRSA PRSA Public Relations Society of America PRSA Personal Retirement Savings Account PRSA Puerto Rican Student Association PRSA Puerto Rican Studies Association PRSA Park and Recreation Service Area PRSA President of the Royal Scottish Academy ). Six of those awards were for work done on behalf of BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida Professional Pest Control and the National Pest Management Association The National Pest Management Association (NPMA), a non-profit organization with more than 5,000 members, was established in 1933 to support the professional pest control industry’s commitment to the protection of public health, food and property, reflected both in the , begging the question, "What's the secret to successful bug publicity?" "If we can put a positive spin on bugs - whether it's growing the market for pest control, or raising awareness of termite termite or white ant, common name for a soft-bodied social insect of the order Isoptera. Termites are easily distinguished from ants by comparison of the base of the abdomen, which is broadly joined to the thorax in termites; in ants, there is damage, there is no company or subject matter out there for which we could not garner publicity," commented agency president Maribeth Roman Schmidt. Calling attention to the company's diverse client base, Schmidt noted that the other two first place Pepperpot honors her agency received were for attorney Robin Bond, Esq., and national party supply manufacturer Unique Industries, Inc. All in all, the organization's eight first place honors -and 13 total awards in 12 different categories - were more than any other contestant received during the evening. To date, FCF Schmidt PR has earned a total of 64 awards since first entering the competition ten years ago, securing its spot one as of the most highly-decorated firms in the Philadelphia area. "We look forward to celebrating with our industry friends and colleagues each year," said Schmidt. "This tradition inspires and motivates us to set higher goals for our clients and ourselves each year." Editors Note: FCF Schmidt PR 2005 Pepperpot Awards At-A-Glance Marketing Communications/New Products - 1st Place for BASF Professional Pest Control/launch of Termidor PerimeterPLUS Marketing Communications/Established Products - 1st Place for BASF Professional Pest Control/Termidor Termite Defense Product Audio Video Programs - 1st Place for BASF Professional Pest Control/Specialty Products Division video Special Programs - 3rd Place for BASF Professional Pest Control/Technical Interchange event Website Communications - 1st Place for National Pest Management Association Development & Fundraising - 1st Place for National Pest Management Association fundraising video Feature Stories - 1st Place for National Pest Management Association cover article in Pest Control Magazine and 3rd place for Unique Industries profile in Party & Paper Retailer Magazine Public Service Announcement - 2nd Place for National Pest Management Association Spanish radio PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. Single-Piece Communications - 3rd Place for National Pest Management Association Spanish Merchandising brochure Big Idea - 1st Place for Unique Industries "Party in a Box" Marketing Communications/New Services - 1st Place for attorney Robin Bond, Esquire Media Relations - 3rd Place for Pep Boys "Gurus of Gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. " media event |
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