Markit wins three Renaissance Awards: Markit Strategies and PR LLC, a Canton Township integrated strategic marketing and public relations firm, is the recipient of three 2009 Renaissance Awards from the Detroit Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. The June 18 event ended with Markit earning top honors with two Awards of Excellence in media relations and marketing communications (for direct marketing). A third Award of Honor was received for the event marketing work performed for Plex System’s 2008 PowerPlex user conference in Grand Rapids. The prestigious business awards honor the effectiveness of Markit Strategies’ integrated marketing communications program on behalf of technology client Plex Systems Inc. of Auburn Hills. The judge’s comments indicated Markit Strategies received a perfect score for effective implementation of the marketing communications/public relations project in terms of budget, time, and other key resources. They also commented on how well the project’s goals and objectives were met for the client. Other key achievements include improved media awareness, increased target publication coverage, speaker placement, and industry accolades received by the client company. All of these programs have helped Michigan-based Plex Systems grow their business an average of 40 percent annually the last three and a half years. More at www.markitstrategies.com or call (734) 516-6490.
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