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WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts, an organization for marketing and communications professionals in western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut, has three new board members — Elena Valenzuela-Stookey of Amherst, Lucie Bodnar of...

William Pynchon Medal recipients awarded by: Chris Bouzakis Posted: Oct 7, 2021 / 09:38 PM EDT / Updated: Oct 7, 2021 / 11:22 PM EDTHOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts Trustees of the Order of William Pynchon announced their selection...

William Pynchon Awards bestowed on 4 at ceremony (photos) By Frederick J. Gore / Special to The Republican HOLYOKE – A joint ceremony was held by the Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts honoring the 2020 and 2021 recipients of The Order of William Pynchon Award...

Ad Club of Western Massachusetts hosts 2021 Creative Awards Show by: Phillip Bishop Posted: Sep 14, 2021 / 10:32 PM EDT / Updated: Sep 14, 2021 / 10:43 PM EDT NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The Ad Club of Western Massachusetts hosted its 2021 Creative Awards Show in...

Ad Club of Western MA is hosting its 2021 Creative Awards by: Adam Belson Posted: Aug 31, 2021 / 03:21 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 31, 2021 / 03:21 PM EDT (Mass Appeal) – Creativity comes in many forms, especially in the advertising industry. This year, the Ad Club will...

By BusinessWest Staff June 23, 2021 1061 SPRINGFIELD — Market Mentors, a marketing, advertising and public-relations agency, announced the addition of five new team members. The hires span multiple departments, including account services, copywriting, digital...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Matt Audette 860-253-0000, ext 128 maudette@andrewad.com The Ad Club of Western Massachusetts Announces Winner for Annual Scholarship West Springfield, MA – The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts announces the winner of their...

Congratulations to this year's 2021 Difference Makers! A special shout out to past Pynchon recipients Janine Fondon (2020) and Harold Grinspoon (2015) for their continued work within our community. Check out BusinessWest for more information about these Difference...

Ad Club of western Massachusetts opens submissions for annual scholarship WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts is inviting the community to apply for their annual merit-based scholarship as applications become available...

M S C P A Massachusetts Society of CPAs Press Release Contact:Hannah Naranjo hnaranjo@mscpaonline.org 617.303.2401 LOCAL ACCOUNTANT NAMED A WOMAN TO WATCH BY THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY OF CPAs East Longmeadow Resident Named to the MSCPA’s 2020 Women to Watch List ...

2020 Pynchon Medalists Featured in Local Media BusinessWest and Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce recently noted honores awarded to Janine Fondon and Elizabeth Wills-Ogilvie at October 19, 2020 Virtual Press Conference. Business West - Read More Springfield...

2020 Pynchon Medalists Announced by Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts Award presented annually since 1915. Two chosen for distinguished service during a year of pandemic and unrest PRESS RELEASE (SPRINGFIELD, MA -- October 20, 2020) For the second time in the...

Refresh Our Look, Amplify Our Impact The Ad Club of Western Mass is looking to refresh its current website with the primary goal of the refresh to make the site a creative resource and referral hub not only for Club members, but also for the creative community in...

The Springfield Regional Chamber is joining in an effort to collect information from employers on their employees’ childcare needs and any supports that they are either implementing or considering to assist their employees who are parents. As many of you know, child...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) feature: Business Owner Says Working at Home Is an Acquired Skill Lessons Learned from Experience Many of you are experiencing work at home for the first time, and without the luxury of months of planning like those at our marketing firm, TSM...

Brittany Arita, curator for The LetterZine, an Ad Club member and Creative Awards winner, let us know they've put out a Dropbox folder of free, downloadable coloring pages from their collaborators. Follow this link and enjoy while you are at home with family and...

The Advertising Club of Western MA is pleased to note long-time member and Club treasurer is featured in a "Who's Behind The Numbers" ad for Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C in a recent Health Care News (March 2020). Read more: Reale Featured in Health Care Journal

January 9, 2020 BRIGADE was recently certified as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). We’ve always been women-owned, but we finally made it official by joining WBENC’s network of more than 15,000 certified...

Springfield Museums’ Gala Invitation Receives National Recognition November 2019 – TSM Design recently received notification of a first-place award from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) for its work on behalf of the Springfield Museums’ holiday gala. The...

Open Pixel Studios was invited to interview for WGBY's Connecting Point series, a week-night's news magazine program rooted in local subject matter; from politics to the arts. They discussed the state of the animation industry, and why it was so important to the...

The Ad Club is always pleased to let colleagues know about its members in the news! SPRINGFIELD — Will Colon realized he wanted to be an animator during his first year at Hampshire College. For Kathryn Taccone, it was on a trip to Pixar Studios in high school. Now the...

Berkshire Flyer   Building the Berkshire movement BRIGADE partnered with 1Berkshire (the official economic development organization of Berkshire County) to develop an identity for the Berkshire Flyer, a new weekend train service between New York City and the...

SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts’ Trustees of the Order of William Pynchon have announced their selection of three local residents as recipients of this year’s Pynchon medal. Slated to receive medals at an Oct. 10 event are: Charles R....

Western MA creative filmmaker Chris Thibault of CHRIS TEEBO FILMS recently had work featured in the MassMutual LGBTQ Series ... See more about the short films See more about the process: MassMutual's LGBTQ Series See more at MassMutual's YouTube Channel

Meyers Brothers Kalicka Recognized as Regional Leader in Accounting   By BusinessWest Staff March 29, 2019 143 HOLYOKE — Accounting Today, a leading publication in the certified public accounting industry, has named Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. a regional leader...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information, contact: David Stawasz, Assistant VP for Marketing Communications, at 413-796-2026 (office) or 413-214-8001 (mobile) or Barbara Moffat,  Associate VP for Media and Community Relations, at 413-782-1630 (office) or...

SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts is seeking nominations from throughout Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire counties for the Pynchon Award, which recognizes citizens who have rendered distinguished service to the community. The Order...

Longtime corporate member, Andrew Associates of Enfield, CT was excited to share the following with the Ad Club: Getting high-level healthcare professionals to events is never easy. Andrew Associates was tasked with creating an invitation aimed at these professionals...

Corporate member, BRIGADE, is pleased to share a recent success story - From Canvas to Cannabis: BRIGADE Helps INSA Launch Recreational INSA is making waves in the Massachusetts recreational cannabis revolution. The cannabis startup is one of the first to open for...

AARP Massachusetts Honors East Longmeadow Resident Susan Jaye-Kaplan with Andrus Award for Community Service Posted on 11/8/2018 by Hannah Wright | AARP Massachusetts PHOTO CAPTION: AARP Massachusetts 2018 Andrus Award Winner Susan Jaye-Kaplan (center) receives her...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - Brenda McGiverin has been promoted to general sales manager of WWLP-22News, wwlp.com, and The CW Springfield. Brenda began her career at 22News in 2007 as a digital account executive/new media coordinator. She was then promoted to digital...

BRIGADE Wins Gold for Esselon Packaging at 2018 Pentawards BRIGADE was recognized once again for their work with Esselon Coffee, this time with a Gold award at the 2018 Pentawards held at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The Pentawards are considered the most...

SPRINGFIELD -- The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts will honor four this year with the Order of William Pynchon, an annual award recognizing public service. This year's class consists of Craig Carr, one of the founders of the Ronald McDonald House of...

Putting the Focus on Innovation John Garvey isn’t shy about noting that he never worked for a large ad agency, or a ‘traditional’ ad agency, as he calls them. In fact, he’s rather proud of that background — as are the rest of the members of the team at the agency he...

BRIGADE Partners With Clients To Build Their Brands The Art and Science of Story Telling BRIGADE founder, Kirsten Modestow, is featured at BusinessWest.com - and in the next print edition. Be sure to take a few minutes to read the article! We're excited to see a great...

GCAi Analyst Talks Startups And Technology At Arizona State University Digital Marketing Analyst James Garvey spoke to students at Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business about entrepreneurship and technology as a part of GCAi's ongoing pro-bono...

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By Chris Dondoros | Special to The Republican on February 15, 2017 at 12:05 PM, updated February 15, 2017 at 12:50 PM   SPRINGFIELD - Stone Soul Inc. will present its Legacy Awards on Feb. 25 to four residents that gone above and beyond in their service to the...

SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts announced that its 2017 scholarship applications are now available online at adclubwm.org. Applications will also be available through guidance departments at high schools in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts is seeking nominations from throughout Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire counties for the Pynchon Award, which recognizes those citizens of our region who have rendered distinguished service...

The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce a $1,000 communications scholarship will be awarded in 2017 and applications are now available. Click here for guidelines and application. In addition, the information is...

Meyers Brothers Kalicka Adds Two New Partners As part of a strategic plan to generate new opportunities and more profound growth for the company, and also to ensure a steady flow of new leadership, the Holyoke-based accounting firm Meyers Brothers Kalicka has named...

AGAWAM — Agawam resident David Cecchi first attended the Eastern States Exposition in September 1964. He doesn’t remember much of that first fair — he was only a few months old — but, like many locals, he’s attended faithfully every year since. With his brothers,...

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) – It was a beautiful night for networking on the Connecticut River in South Hadley, Thursday. The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts invited guests along for a night on the water aboard the famous “Lady Bea.” Guests were able to have...

SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts announced the five recipients of its 2016 William Pynchon Awards Friday in advance of an award dinner set for Oct. 27.   The Order of William Pynchon class of 2016 is: Michaelann Bewsee, Jack Dill, Gale...

SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts recently launched its redesigned website, adclubwm.org, with the assistance of Envision Marketing Group of East Longmeadow. “It’s been on our radar screen for months, and we finally pulled the trigger on the...

By The Republican Business Desk on August 11, 2016 at 11:20 AM, updated August 11, 2016 at 11:37 AM SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts recently launched its redesigned website, adclubwm.org, with the assistance of Envision Marketing Group...

SPRINGFIELD — Readers of the Daily Hampshire Gazette voted Garvey Communication Associates Inc. (GCAi) “Best Marketing – Advertising Agency” in the 2016 Reader’s Choice poll. GCAi is a digital-marketing agency and independent Google Certified Partner agency which...

HADLEY — As customers walk through Whole Foods Market at Mountain Farms Mall, their eyes may be drawn to displays and packages for health foods from California and skin care products from Germany. Little do they know that a small design studio a short distance away...

BusinessWest on May 6, 2016 in Daily News SPRINGFIELD — Ad agencies, design firms, marketing departments, and other members of the Western Mass. and Northern Conn. creative community have submitted work for the Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts’ Creative...