The Emmitsburg-based firm Creosote Affects took home two out of the five prestigious Judge’s Awards and three Gold ADDY Awards at this year’s Greater Frederick County Advertising Federation annual competition.

Creosote, a full-service marketing firm specializing in educational marketing, was honored for its admissions recruitment publications developed for St. Mary’s College of Maryland.  The firm’s entries won for both individual publication efforts and the entire undergraduate recruitment campaign.

“To capture two of the coveted Judge’s Awards is just such a rarity and we are honored! We thank our client St. Mary’s for allowing us the freedom to create something that truly captured the uniqueness of one of the highest ranked liberal arts colleges in the country,” said Jim Holton , lead researcher for Creosote.  Joe Cliber , one of the firm’s two principal partners added, “We were most excited to hear what the judges had to say...it tells us that we have effectively communicated a message that attracts prospective students.” 

The judge’s remarked: “I couldn’t put the pieces down…I spent 20 minutes reading them. The combination of the visuals, photography, copy, and design is stunning…ultimately I wanted to send my kids to this school!” 

Each year the American Advertising Federation (AAF) sponsors the prominent ADDY awards ceremony, a competition that recognizes creative excellence in advertising. Advertisers, agencies, individuals and vendors enter their best work and compete for the area's top honors.   The ADDY awards are the world’s largest advertising competition and receive over 60,000 entries annually.  The ADDY’s competition is the only creative awards program administered by the advertising industry. 

Creosote has also received national recognition this year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and Admissions Marketing Report for its outstanding efforts in admissions recruitment for Georgetown University and Central Pennsylvania College.