Yearly Archive for 2006
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08.31.2006
Big Named Advertising Agency Of The YearBig Communications, Inc. took home three top honors from the Birmingham Advertising Federation’s fifth annual Peak Awards, including the award for Advertising Agency of the Year. Peak Award winners were announced Tuesday, Aug. 15.
Leaders at the firm also earned individual honors. Big Communications Media Director Sally Russell Baio was named Media Director of the Year, [...] -
08.23.2006
Latest ‘Diversecity’ Ad Features Birmingham IdolsGreater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau
Dilcy Windham Hilley, VP Marketing/Communications
The Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau recently added a new advertisement in its DiverseCity campaign, a series of print ads that show off the diversity of the city. This latest ad features three Birmingham natives who have helped to put the city on the pop [...] -
07.14.2006
John Montgomery Turned His Love for His Hometown Into a Thriving BusinessBig Ideas
Birmingham Business Journal
Kelli M. Dugan, Staff
Selling the city of Birmingham and its myriad amenities is no minor task, but John Montgomery didn’t build his advertising and public relations firm into a $3 million enterprise by thinking small. Big Communications Inc., launched 12 years ago out of Montgomery’s Morris Avenue loft, has evolved from a [...] -
06.02.2006
Ads Show City’s Faces From Golf to GarageConventioneers and tourists should be coming to Birmingham because the Magic City is also the “DiverseCity” a new advertising campaign declares.
The Birmingham News
Michael Tomberlin , News staff writer
Big Communications created the DiverseCity campaign for the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau. The print advertisements highlight golfing, dining and shopping options in the metro area as [...] -
02.05.2006
Bowl Commercials Can Be Super Bad or Super GoodRepresentatives from Birmingham’s advertising and TV community pick some of the best and worst Super Bowl commercials over the years.
The Birmingham News
Shawn Castle, senior art director, Big Communications:
It’s a difficult task asking someone in advertising to narrow down their favorite and least favorite ads. We tend to be probably too opinionated for our own good.
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New Ads to Promote “The Diverse City”The Magic City will turn to television in mid-April with its first TV ads in six years.
The Birmingham News
Kelli Hewett Taylor, News staff writer
Commercials for the new catch phrase, “Birmingham: The DiverseCity,” will air on Turner South as part of Convention and Visitors Bureau marketing.
“Celebrating diversity in Birmingham is a good thing to do,” said [...] -
01.29.2006
McWane Your BrainAd campaign wants to breathe new life into science center’s staple exhibits
The Birmingham News
Michael Tomberlin, News staff writer
Now that the McWane Science Center has taken a new name, the hands-on children’s museum is launching an advertising campaign that aims to emphasize what’s old.
Big Communications Inc. has created the campaign, which seeks to remind children and [...] -
01.28.2006
Big Communications, Inc. Announces New Hire: Satina J. RichardsonSatina J. Richardson has joined the account executive team at Big Communications, Inc.
Richardson has nearly a decade of experience in the communications field. Prior to joining Big she worked as a Public Relations Manager at HealthSouth Corporation where she conceptualized and developed communication vehicles including news releases and marketing materials. She also supervised the implementation [...]