Cherokee Office Of Economic Development Wins Marketing Awards

WOODSTOCK, GA — The Cherokee Office of Economic Development has been recognized for its award-winning entries in the Communication Awards competition by the Southern Economic Development Council.

SEDC, the oldest and largest regional economic development association representing 17 states, hosted its annual conference in Mobile Alabama. The awards recognize communities with outstanding implementation in messaging, marketing, and outreach campaigns.

More than 20 categories of marketing work submitted by SEDC members were evaluated within four division size levels. CoED's Cherokee by Choice Strategy and Campaign Brochure won the Best in Class award and its 2017 Annual Report received the Merit award. The agency, which competed in the Medium Division, previously won the Award of Excellence for its 2014 Annual Report.

“The COED team was happy to work with Stone Ward on the Campaign Brochure and MOJO Productions on the Annual Report to spotlight Cherokee as a sustainable community where you can live, play, and work,” said Misti Martin, president of COED.

(For more news like this, find your local Patch here. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here)

SEDC President Gene Stinson notes the awards showcase leading communication and marketing work done by economic development professionals throughout the south. He notes COED "hit the mark" this year with its work.

"These pieces not only showed creativity, but also solid messaging and effectiveness at reaching their target audience" Stinson said. "We were wowed by all the entries we received this year and were impressed with the high level of marketing work being done in economic development by SEDC members.

Photo: SEDC President Gene A. Stinson, left, and COED President Misti Martin. Credit: Cherokee Office of Economic Development