Bridge Worldwide Wins 8 "Awards of Excellence" in Rx Club Show 01/15/08
[Cincinnati, OH—January 15, 2008] Bridge Worldwide, a relationship marketing agency, won eight "Awards of Excellence" in the 2007 Rx Club Show. For the third year in a row, Bridge Worldwide has been one of the most prolific award winners at this pharmaceutical advertising competition.
The Rx Club has grown to become an international icon for the healthcare industry. The competition honors pharmaceutical advertising and promotion—and is judged solely on creativity. More than 170 agencies from all over the world—including India, Mexico, Singapore, and Australia—received recognition in the show, and Bridge Worldwide was among the top awarded.
"One of the awards Bridge won was for a sell sheet that the client wanted to print in one color to help promote its 'inexpensiveness.' The design of the sell sheet was one of the most sleek designs in the competition," says Tim Fening, Vice President and Creative Director at Bridge Worldwide.
The work at the Rx Club Show ranges across a variety of media, including dimensional direct mail with premiums, interactive, launch kits, videos, and high-end print portfolios.
In the "Award of Excellence" category, Bridge Worldwide won the following awards:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery "XCEL Targeted Mail Program"
Ethicon Endo-Surgery "Online Outreach Program"
Ethicon Endo-Surgery "Bariatric Business Solutions"
Ethicon Endo-Surgery "SAGB-VC Launch Kit"
Ethicon Endo-Surgery "BariatricEdge Product Portfolio"
Ethicon Endo-Surgery "Bariatric Surgery: Transforming Your Health"
Ethicon Endo-Surgery "Echelon—Go for the Gold Promotion"
Ethicon Endo-Surgery "BASX Sales Aid"
About Bridge Worldwide
Bridge Worldwide was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The agency's business of relationship marketing focuses primarily on consumer packaged goods (CPG), healthcare (OTC, RX, and device), and financial services (banking and investing). Bridge Worldwide is one of the top 100 marketing services companies and one of the 50 largest interactive agencies in the nation. In 2004 and 2005, the city of Cincinnati recognized Bridge Worldwide as a growth company, and the agency became the fifth fastest growing marketing services agency in the United States.
For the second year in a row, Bridge Worldwide has been named among the top 25 Best Companies to Work For® in America by the Great Place to Work® Institute in the small business category.
Bridge Worldwide has more than 200 employees in Account Service, Creative, Technology, Research, Operations, User Experience, and Experience Media—all fully dedicated to world-class service. This dedication includes anticipating and responding to relationship marketing trends, as well as leveraging the latest technology to create and foster enduring, successful relationships.
About the Rx Club
Founded in 1986 by Ina and Carveth Kramer, the Rx Club has grown to become an international icon for the healthcare industry. The club's mission is to "provide an independent forum for the worldwide healthcare advertising community to exchange ideas, showcase their best creative projects, and bring forth innovative ideas in the expanding healthcare market place, keeping the industry on the cutting edge."