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CREATIVE BRAND COMMUNICATIONS WINS FOUR AWARDS AT MARKETING ASSOCIATION OF CREDIT UNIONS COMPETITION
PORTLAND, Ore., July 3, 2006—Creative Brand Communications, Inc., a financial services branding and marketing communications agency, was awarded four trophies for its brand development work with Cascade Community Credit Union of Roseburg, Oregon, at a national awards competition hosted by the Marketing Association of Credit Unions.
The awards honored the agency’s 2005 work developing a powerful and distinctive brand campaign for Cascade Community Credit Union, generating both financial results and a much-enhanced brand image for the small credit union. Prior to the branding initiative, Cascade Community Credit Union lacked differentiation and notoriety among several bank and credit union competitors in the Douglas County market.
For Cascade’s asset division—$75 million to $200 million—the agency won:
- Silver award, Newsletters category
- Silver award, Point of Sale category
- Silver award, Statement Stuffers category
- Bronze award, Products/Services Brochures category
“It was quite an honor to have our bold work with Cascade CU validated by our peers,” said Jeff Stephens, president and brand director of Creative Brand Communications. “I applaud the credit union’s willingness to think big and develop such a noteworthy presence in their market.”
As an additional result of the campaign’s success, Jeff Stephens and Cascade Community Credit Union’s director of marketing Casey Thorp were also asked to present an hour-long case study on the project to conference attendees.
About Creative Brand Communications, Inc.
Creative Brand Communications, Inc. is a Portland, Oregon-based brand development agency dedicated to helping progressive financial services institutions such as Umpqua Bank, Cascade Community Credit Union, The Vintage Bank and others build brands through strategic marketing communications and materials. For more information, please visit www.creative-brand.com.