MGH and Designs Group, LLC Recognized for Excellence in Advertising

Honored for excellence in advertising, Marion Health and ad agency partner, Designs Group, LLC (Marion, IN), received the Bronze Award in the 2015 Aster Awards competition.

The Aster Awards, one of the largest national competitions of its kind, is hosted by Marketing Healthcare Today magazine and Creative Images, Inc. This elite program recognizes outstanding healthcare professionals for excellence in their advertising/marketing efforts for the calendar year 2014.

Placing in the top 16% in the nation, the Bronze Award was won for their We Have Hope cancer care advertising campaign.

Participant’s entries competed against similar-sized organizations in their category.

Judging criteria includes creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality, and overall appeal.

Approximately 3,000 entries from across the United States as well as several foreign countries were received this year, making the awards the largest healthcare advertising awards competition.

“It’s an extreme compliment for our team and partnering ad agency to be recognized by our industry and peers for a national award,” states Ann Vermilion, administrative director of medical staff services and community outreach. Winning this award validates we produce advertising of national quality on a local level.”

Winning entries, judged by a diverse panel of experts, are posted on the Aster Awards website (www.AsterAwards.com) and published in Marketing Healthcare Today, a national healthcare marketing magazine.