Published on November 28, 2022
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The Phelps Health Marketing and Public Relations Department has been recognized for excellence in advertising and marketing efforts.
Phelps Health’s Marketing Department earned five Aster Awards in an international competition hosted by Creative Images, Inc. and two Show-Me Excellence Awards from the Missouri Association for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing (MAHPRM). Phelps Health has won numerous awards in previous years from these organizations.
“Earning these awards and being recognized as among the best in the state and best in the nation is a true honor. This acknowledgement speaks to the hard work and effort our team makes to communicate and market effectively to the communities we serve,” said Phelps Health Director of Marketing and Public Relations Paige Heitman.
ASTER AWARDS
The Aster Awards presented to Phelps Health were for work completed in 2021. Phelps Health’s entries were judged against submissions from similar-sized organizations across the United States and abroad. The Phelps Health Marketing Department won the following Aster Awards:
- Four Gold Awards (presented to the top 5% of entries in the nation) in the following categories: patient education, photo/illustration-series, physician directory and special video production
- One Silver Award (presented to the top 12% of entries in the nation) in the following category: physician referral-series
A panel of industry experts judged all Aster Awards entries. Judging criteria included creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality, and overall appeal and execution.
Visit www.asterawards.com for more information about the Aster Awards program.
MAHPRM AWARDS
Phelps Health’s Marketing Department also received statewide recognition from MAHPRM by winning Show-Me Excellence Awards. This awards program recognizes high achievement and superb quality in advertising, marketing and public relations projects produced by hospitals and healthcare systems throughout Missouri.
The following Show-Me Excellence Awards were presented to the Phelps Health Marketing Department:
- A first-place award in the special marketing or public relations projects category
- A third-place award in the physician relations/communications project category
A statewide panel of public relations and marketing professionals judged the entries in this year’s competition.
This awards competition was established by MAHPRM in 1981 and is the only Missouri competition dedicated to hospital and healthcare public relations and communications efforts. The competition included projects in media relations, advertising, publications, writing, photography, marketing and public relations.
Visit mahprm.org for more information about the Show-Me Excellence Awards and MAHPRM.
