awards

EDC Wins Silver Excellence Award for “Asheville Creates” Video from IEDC

Asheville is an exciting and vibrant place to live and work, and we were thrilled to get the opportunity to portray that uniquely Asheville energy in our collaboration with the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County on the “Asheville Creates” video.

We were very pleased with how the video came together, and it seems that the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) agree - They have just awarded "Asheville Creates" the Silver award in our category for their annual competition for economic development excellence

Watch the "Asheville Creates" video here.

MarCom Award: Honorable Mention:

Our work for MountainWise alongside Allison Development Group was honored with a MarCom Awards Honorable Mention in the “Video / Nonprofit” category for video production on the importance of farmers’ markets across the region, for their clients at MountainWise.
Watch the Video Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgJ4c1b-JbA

Marcom Award: Brand Journalism:

We love working on projects with Asheville CVB, and it’s particularly exciting when those projects are innovative and designed to really showcase the beauty of our region. The Science Behind Fall Color was a multi-media web presentation, mixing video, google earth, pictures, time lapse photography, and text to beautifully present the science and create a uniquely Asheville experience.

It was a pleasure to see the project was well received when it was launched, and we were thrilled that the CVB were so confident in it that they entered it for a a MarCom award – And it won in the category of Brand Journalism!

http://marcomawards.com/Gallery/winner_30.html

http://www.exploreasheville.com/science-behind-fall-color/

Science Behind Fall Color:

Super excited to announce yet ANOTHER award for our collaborative efforts on the “Science Behind Fall Colors” multimedia project.

Excellence in Airport Marketing & Communications Contest:

We were thrilled our Asheville Airport TV ads were awarded Second Place in the Airports Council International Marketing & Communications Awards Television Advertising category!

Thank you to Tina Kinsey and the Asheville Regional Airport marketing department for working with us on this, and for entering the ads in the awards.

View the Videos Here: https://vimeo.com/channels/772830

Asheville’s 40 Under Forty:

Amplified Media’s Founder Jared Kay was honored in the 2013 class of The 40 Under Forty leaders of the Asheville Area. The 40 honorees were selected for the award based on their business success and their achievements as an active member of the community.

Asheville 40 under 40 Class of 2013 – Jared Kay

August 2013 Small Business of the Month:

The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to recognize Amplified Media as Small Business of the Month.
Amplified Media offers professional video production and photography services on location with a studio in Asheville. In his work, owner Jared Kay combines attention to detail, commitment to quality and creative storytelling.

Tell us a little of the history of the company.
I began Amplified Media in 2005 and grew the business organically over the years with an overwhelming amount of support from the local business community.

What are you most proud of about Amplified Media?
I am extremely proud of our business community and amazing opportunity we have to play our role in providing a platform for organizations to share their story and purpose.

Best advice you’ve gotten for leading a small busines.
Understand your WHY Factor. Every business knows WHAT they do and HOW they do it. It’s WHY we do things that really matters.

Your favorite thing in your office.
My favorite thing in the office… The coffee maker… :) Haha. But honestly… I would have to say the genuinely inspiring and creative feeling I receive every time I walk in the door.

The Small Business of the Month program allows the Asheville Chamber to recognize outstanding small businesses for their contributions to the community. Nominate an Asheville area business.

American Graphic Design Awards:

Amplified Media is excited in winning a national award for 2012 American Graphic Design Awards for GD USA. This national organization has been around for almost 50 years and saw over 8,000 entries this year. My photographs will be featured as a winner alongside design by Asheville based firm Atlas Branding & Design and published in the 2012 GD Design Annual magazine later this year.

To: JARED KAY, AMPLIFIED MEDIA RE: CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARDS I want to take a moment to call attention to ATLAS BRANDING & DESIGN and it’s award-winning performance on your behalf in the 49th Annual American Graphic Design Awards. From more than 9,000 entries worldwide, a small percentage of the design and communication projects were selected as winners by an independent panel of experts. The performance was, in a nutshell, exceptional. Further, AMPLIFIED MEDIA is in great company. Fellow clients whose design firms or departments won awards this year include the likes of Coca-Cola and Kraft, Target and Sears, Adobe and Microsoft, Starbucks and Domino’s, HBO and Sony Pictures, Nike and Levi’s Ford and GM, NASA and GAO, Citibank and Bank of America, Harvard and University of Texas, YMCA and United Way, and other market leaders. By way of background, this five-decade old competition is presented each year by Graphic Design USA, the monthly trade magazine for graphic design professionals since 1963. It honors the power of design to shape commerce, culture and communications across all media including print and packaging, publishing and broadcast, signs and point-of-purchase, internet and interactive graphics. Congratulations and best wishes. Gordon Kaye Editor/Publisher Graphic Design USA and gdusa.com

Winner of 2012 American Graphic Design for Photography