The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the 2014 Women in Business Signature Event, An Evening with Siri- The Woman Behind the Voice, has received the Award for Communication Excellence by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE.)  The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce was one of only 39 chambers nationwide to receive an award and was the only chamber in Georgia.

The Awards for Communication Excellence is a competition to recognize excellence in all areas of communication. The ACCE program has been designed to honor, reward and celebrate theachievements of outstanding communication programs, campaigns and projects, and to comprehensively encompass all areas of “communication excellence." Campaigns were judged based on originality, design/visual impact, message clarity/effectiveness and results achieved.

The multi-media presentation, program and other advertising components for An Evening with Siri were conceptualized and produced by Ocozzio, a local marketing and advertising agency. The campaign’s unique approach by integrating Siri platforms and the Siri voice on both radio and television advertisements heightened interest and drove record attendance for the event. Other media sponsors who contributed to the success of the event include The Augusta Chronicle, iHeart Media Augusta and WRDW News 12. Congratulations and thanks also goes to 2014 Women in Business Committee chair Caroline Ashe as well as all the members of the committee who worked so hard to make the event an overwhelming success.

“We are very excited to be recognized, especially among so many chambers across the nation”, says Sue Parr, President/CEO of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce. “Our relationships with local members to produce and implement the campaign was really what drove this success and we cannot thank them enough for their support”.