News & Awards

DELAUNE AND ASSOCIATES WINS PRESTIGIOUS MARCOM AWARDS — NOVEMBER 2013

From more than 6,000 entries, this Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP)-sponsored international competition honored DeLaune and Associates with the top award of Platinum, two Gold awards, and one Honorable Mention for technical writing work for IBM. The Platinum award was for the IBM white paper, “Reducing the cost and complexity of endpoint management.” The two Gold awards were for an IBM case study, “CCP Games expands capacity for high-performance gaming,” and an IBM white paper, “Creating the ultimate security platform.” In addition, the agency was recognized with Honorable Mention for the IBM white paper, “KVM and open virtualization.”

Three animated television ads for EVB, a community bank in Virginia, also won awards. Two television ads won Platinum awards: one ad promoting business banking and one promoting a variety of consumer and business loans. A television ad featuring Reward Checking, a checking account that pays interest with no ATM fees, was honored with a Gold award.

DeLaune and Associates promotes two employees — november 2013

Lisa Young has been promoted to copy director in recognition of all her diligent and excellent work. Ernie Wood has been promoted to managing copy director. Lisa will now be handling day-to-day workflow processes for the IBM writer/editor staff, as well as sharing management responsibilities for the team. Ernie will continue to provide guidance for the team, while managing our relationships with freelance writers and assisting in new business efforts as they arise.

DELAUNE AND ASSOCIATES WINS TWO COMMUNICATOR AWARDS FOR TECHNICAL WRITING EXCELLENCE — MAY 2013

DeLaune received two prestigious 2013 Awards of Distinction for its work with IBM—one for a white paper about leveraging mainframe clouds for consolidated security management, and another for a white paper about maximizing the lifecycle of vehicle fleets through integrated asset management.

DELAUNE AND ASSOCIATES designates employee as associate — february 2013

DeLaune and Associates announced that Kathleen Young, senior project manager, has been designated as an associate. The associate selection process is based on a combination of factors, including longevity, performance, and client satisfaction. Kathleen, who manages the complete delivery process—from scheduling to coordinating writing, design, and production—for the full range of advertising, marketing, and public relations projects, has been with the agency six years.

DeLaune and Associates Announces New Senior Technology Writer — february 2013

Barbara Goutelon has more than 15 years of experience providing copy and marketing services to high-tech clients including Advanced Micro Devices, Dell, HP, and Seagate Technology. Most recently, she played a key role in creating high-impact e-marketing materials for BMC Software.  Prior to joining DeLaune and Associates, Barbara also operated her own freelance writing business. A Texas native, Barbara holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Texas.