February 2009
EGC's Creative Recognized in the 24th Annual Admissions Advertising Awards

EGC was recognized in several categories by the 24th Annual Admissions Advertising Awards, sponsored by Admissions Marketing Report.

EGC’s creative for the Culinary Academy of Long Island won a gold award in the “Newspaper Advertising/Single” category. EGC’s work for Briarcliffe College was also recognized for excellence in the categories of “Outdoor Transit/Billboard”, “Newspaper Advertising/Single”, and “Total Advertising Campaign.”

The Admissions Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country. This year, over two-thousand entries were received from more than one-thousand colleges, universities and secondary schools from all fifty states and several foreign countries. Judges for the awards consisted of a national panel of admissions’ marketers, advertising creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals, and the editorial board of Admissions Marketing Report.

Upon announcement of the awards, Ernie Canadeo, President of EGC, said “We’re honored to accept these awards from a respected panel of our peers. This national recognition speaks to our entire agency’s commitment to produce top-quality creative that generates positive results for our clients.” Bob Costabile, Creative Director at EGC, added “We’re thrilled to learn of this achievement. Congratulations to our art directors, copywriters, account service team and clients for each being an integral part of our winning team.”