Devaney & Associates was honored with two Awards of Excellence and one Best in Maryland award at the Public Relations Society of America Maryland’s Best in Maryland award ceremony held at the Hotel at Arundel Preserve on April 18, 2024. The award ceremony recognized excellence in communications with 41 award recipients in 23 categories.
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS: SECOND ANNUAL SEE BEYOND FESTIVAL SETS RECORD
Our agency won an Award of Excellence in Integrated Communications for the Second Annual See Beyond Festival Integrated Communications Campaign created for the Maryland School for the Blind (MSB). Wanting to build on the momentum from the first See Beyond Festival, MSB partnered with Devaney & Associates to generate excitement for the event through advertising, earned media placements, and community outreach.
In addition to negotiating media partnerships with Baltimore’s Child and Baltimore Fishbowl, D&A promoted the festival through social media advertising, grassroots community outreach, and media relations. Overall, the work and efforts of MSB and D&A paid off as nearly 3,000 people attended the festival and the 2023 See Beyond Festival was a huge success!
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN MAGAZINES/NEWSLETTERS – PRINT: LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH’S HEALTHY DOSE MAGAZINE
LifeBridge Health’s community magazine—A Healthy Dose—is one of the ways it fulfills its mission to focus on patients’ total wellness—prioritizing their body, mind, and spirit with top-of-the-line health and wellness services, patient education programs, fitness offerings, and more.
Published three times a year in partnership with Devaney & Associates, each issue of the magazine aims to provide educational information on healthy lifestyle choices, medical advances, and all of the care centers’ latest programs, services, and capabilities in a way that resonates with local readers from each individual community.
BEST IN MARYLAND IN RESEARCH: MARYLAND DENTAL ACTION COALITION MEDICAID PATIENT SURVEY
The Maryland Dental Action Coalition’s (MDAC) mission is to develop and maintain a statewide partnership of individuals and organizations committed to improving the health of all Marylanders through increased oral health promotion, disease prevention, education, advocacy, and access to oral health care.
In 2022, MDAC and its partners successfully appealed to the Maryland General Assembly to add adult dental coverage to Maryland Medicaid. In 2023, MDAC and Devaney & Associates conducted market research to help understand patients’ awareness of the benefits and other issues related to dental care in advance of an awareness campaign. The survey yielded key findings that shaped the campaign concept “A Reason to Smile” as well as issues that MDAC is sharing with its stakeholders.
We’re honored to share this recognition with our clients and proud to have the opportunity to create pieces that showcase the wonderful work they are doing in our local communities!
