Sawyer Riley Compton Reaps Awards Sawyer Riley Compton Reaps Awards


Debbie McVinnie, VP/Dir. of Public Relations, Sawyer Riley Compton.	Elizabeth Belcher, Associate Media Director, Sawyer Riley Compton.	Nancy Hood, Senior Public Relations Counselor, Sawyer Riley Compton.	Christina Taylor, Asst. Public Relations Counselor, Sawyer Riley Compton.	Christy Denton, Traffic Coordinator, Sawyer Riley Compton.

Sawyer Riley Compton garnered three Business Branding Network (BBN) awards. BBN recognized the agency's work in two of five categories: "Creative Work in Best Advertising Campaign" and "Creative Work in Best Non-Print Ad." In the best advertising campaign category, the agency took gold for its Elanco Animal Health print campaign, and silver for its Eaton Automotive print work. The agency also won gold in the "Best Non-Print ad" category for a :30 TV spot for Mitsubishi Wireless Communications. SRC has been a member of the BBN since 1989. The organization focuses on building multinational brands for clients of the member agencies.

SRC also won a Telly Award for the Mitsubishi Wireless commercial "The Boring Presentation." The spot features the escapades of a business woman trapped in an endless seminar, bored out of her mind. The :30 ad is airing on CNN/Headline News, The Weather Channel, and Fox Sports Net. Lou Anne Rossi, Marketing Communications Manager for Mitsubishi Wireless, explains this is just the start of a branding campaign, and The Telly proves they partnered with the right agency.

Debbie McVinnie and Elizabeth Belcher have been promoted. McVinnie was promoted to Vice President/Director of Public Relations after four years with the agency. She will manage the agency's public relations team, serving several business-to-business and consumer clients. A graduate of the University of Florida, McVinnie began her public relations career with Hill and Knowlton, Atlanta. As Associate Media Director, Belcher will supervise the agency's media department, overseeing strategic planning on all accounts. A graduate of Berry College, in Rome, GA, Belcher joined SRC eight years ago, after starting her media career with Austin Kelley Advertising.

SRC also hired Nancy Hood as Senior Public Relations Counselor, Christina Taylor as an Assistant Public Relations Counselor, and Christy Denton as Traffic Coordinator. Hood will manage the public relations for the Elanco Animal Health account. Hood has over 15 years of experience, including her most recent role as Account Supervisor at Gibbs and Soell, Inc. in New York. There, she supervised several national accounts including Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company and Merial (formerly Merck AgVent). Taylor will work on several of the agency's accounts. Prior to joining SRC, she interned at Cohn & Wolfe in Atlanta. Taylor graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor's degree in communications. Denton, as Traffic Coordinator, is responsible for overseeing production and media insertions on all accounts. Prior to joining SRC, she worked as a Marketing Assistant and Copywriter for ERA Preferred Properties. Denton earned her undergraduate business degree from the University of Mississippi.