10/28/2008
McMurry Launches 6
Phoenix—McMurry next week will launch its new enterprise, 6, which connects ultra-affluent Americans with extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, and luxury brand advertisers with a database of ultra-affluent Americans that has taken nearly two years to develop, and that promises to deliver the purest upscale audience ever.
10/14/2008
McMurry Launches New Custom Online Product, WebEdge™
Phoenix—After 18 months of research and development, McMurry is ready to unveil a new online product called WebEdge, which allows hospitals to quickly launch leading-edge branded websites without significant upfront investment or ongoing development costs.
9/24/2008
Paper and Pixels Reshaping Custom Media
Phoenix—The use of entertaining and journalistic content by marketers to build relationships and drive new business continues to grow rapidly, from the classic print custom publication to a dizzying array of rich media, one of the most popular being video.
9/12/2008
McMurry Ranked Among Top Private Companies in Arizona
Phoenix—McMurry was ranked as the No. 48 Top Private Company and No. 13 Fastest Growing Company in Arizona during the 14th annual Arizona Corporate Excellence Awards event sponsored by the Phoenix Business Journal.
9/5/2008
McMurry Launches New E2E Communication Awards
Phoenix —The new E2E Communication Awards is the only awards program that focuses exclusively on internal communications—from executives to employees, from employees to executives and from employees to one another.
8/26/2008
McMurry Makes Inc. 5000
Phoenix—McMurry is one of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country, according to annual rankings recently announced by Inc.com, the online arm of Inc. magazine. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. McMurry is ranked No. 3,173, with revenue growth of 108.9 percent from 2004 ($21.6 million) to 2007 ($45 million).
7/1/2008
Winners Announced in Fifth Annual Magnum Opus Awards
Phoenix—The annual Magnum Opus Awards competition, conducted by ContentWise in conjunction with the University of Missouri School of Journalism and which honors the world¡¦s top custom media efforts in 201 categories, recently concluded with the unveiling of the winners of the 2008 awards, including the eight Grand Award winners.
6/23/2008
McMurry Honored Nationally as Best Place to Work
Phoenix—McMurry, Arizona’s largest independent marketing communications firm, has been named one of the top 25 “Best Small Companies to Work For” in America. McMurry was named No. 5 on the prestigious list, which was unveiled today before an audience of more than 12,000 at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 60th annual Conference & Exposition in Chicago. This is the fourth time McMurry has been named one of the top 25 “Best Small Companies to Work For.”
6/18/2008
McMurry Wins Big at Copper Quills
Phoenix—McMurry, the largest independent marketing communications firm in Arizona, won 17 awards at the 2008 IABC Phoenix Copper Quill Awards, the most of any company. Fifty-three of the awards, which honor excellence and creativity in strategic business communications, were handed out, and McMurry received 32 percent of them. The awards bring McMurry’s total number of industry wins to 1,238. Sixteen of the Copper Quill Awards honored McMurry’s custom media products, such as The Ritz-Carlton magazine, and one award honored media coverage garnered by McMurry’s public relations team for Accessories Marketing Inc., creator and manufacturer of Slime tire sealant products. International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) chapters in Atlanta, Detroit, Fort Worth, Pittsburgh and Virginia judged the Phoenix chapter entries, with two professionals evaluating each entry.
5/20/2008
McMurry Wins National ADDY
Phoenix—McMurry, the largest independent marketing communications firm in Arizona, was the only full-service agency from Phoenix to be awarded a national ADDY at the 2008 ADDY® Awards, the world’s largest advertising competition.
4/25/2008
IN PRINT, ONLINE AND IN LIFE, 6 CONNECTS ULTRA-AFFLUENT AMERICANS TO EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES
Phoenix—McMurry Inc. today unveiled a revolutionary new media experience called 6 that connects luxury brands with ultra-affluent Americans. Set to launch in fall 2008, 6 offers advertisers the ability to connect with a highly desirable affluent audience—100,000 American households with an average net worth of more than $25 million—in print, online and in life.
3/20/2008
McMurry Ranked Best Software Company in Arizona
Phoenix—Ranking Arizona 2008 has named Contact Designs, the technology division of McMurry Inc., as the No. 1 software company in Arizona. Ranking Arizona, produced by Arizona Business magazine, is a compilation of the “best of Arizona businesses” and ranks companies based on a voting system that is open to the public.
3/13/2008
Winners of First Cicero Speechwriting Awards Announced
Phoenix—More than 20 speechwriters from around the country were honored for excellence in speechwriting in the inaugural Cicero Speechwriting Awards. The program is presented by leading speechmaking publications Vital Speeches of the Day and The Executive Speaker and is the first of its kind to celebrate the talent so crucial to helping leaders in all sectors convey meaning, inspire others and achieve prominence.
3/6/2008
McMurry Wins More than Gold at ADDY Awards
Phoenix—McMurry, Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm, was honored in more ways than one at the 23rd Annual ADDY Awards Gala in Scottsdale, Ariz., hosted by the American Advertising Federation Metro Phoenix. The company won awards for its marketing solutions, and its CEO, Chris McMurry, was named Ad Person of the Year.
1/25/2008
McMurry Charities Flourishes in First Year
Phoenix—In its inaugural year in 2007, McMurry Charities, one of two charitable arms of McMurry Inc., donated more than $64,000 to 56 organizations around the world as part of the company’s broader goal of giving $1 million to charity over five years ending in 2011.
1/14/2008
McMurry Rewards Top of 2007 Class, Announces Valuedictorians
Phoenix—As one of the top 10 “Best Companies to Work For” in the U.S., McMurry is known for frequently paying tribute to its outstanding staff. Recently that tradition focused on two of the 163 staff members when McMurry announced its 2007 Valuedictorians.
12/21/2007
McMurry Staff Finds Innovation Rewarding
Phoenix—There’s not much unique about the idea of innovation being the lifeblood, or companies claiming to be innovative. What’s new and different is a company that is aggressively driving innovation and tracking the results. This past year McMurry, Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm, mounted an effort that yielded 51 staff-generated innovations that are enhancing the company’s performance and future.
12/17/2007
Record Year, Plentiful Successes Solidify McMurry's Position as a Top Agency
Phoenix—McMurry continued its growth march this year, and even stepped up the cadence by setting its greatest year-over-year revenue growth rate in more than a decade. The company’s revenue grew more than 40 percent, following years of 24, 16 and 10 percent growth.
11/19/2007
McMurry Wins Six Pearl Awards for Custom Publishing Excellence
PHOENIX—McMurry, widely recognized as a leading marketing communications company in the U.S., continued to cement its reputation for excellence by being honored with multiple wins at the 2007 Pearl Awards.
10/29/2007
McMurry Wins Another 'Best Company to Work For' Award
Phoenix—Just months after landing in the top 10 of a prestigious list of the best places to work in America, McMurry has been recognized again, this time as the “Best Publishing Company to Work For” by Publishing Executive magazine in its inaugural “Best Magazine Publishing Companies to Work For” issue. McMurry, a national leader in marketing communications with a large custom media practice, ranked the highest among publishing companies with an overall rating of 95.2 out of 100. In addition to receiving high marks across the board, McMurry was nominated by 35 people—more nominations than any other company received.
10/16/2007
McMurry Wins Seven FOLIO: Awards for Design and Editorial Excellence
Phoenix—McMurry’s shelves hold more awards than any other marketing communications company in the country, and the company recently was honored again, this time with seven national publishing awards at the 2007 FOLIO: magazine awards show Sept. 23 in New York.
10/10/2007
McMurry Sets Green Initiative Goals
Phoenix, AZ --- McMurry, one of the largest marketing communications companies in the U.S. and Arizona’s largest, likes to lead by example. In April the company launched Big Green, an initiative designed to promote financially sustainable environmental stewardship within its circle of influence. Now, a few months later, the company has 30 related projects underway, and has announced the five goals Big Green will accomplish.
9/17/2007
McMurry Selects Two Nonprofit Agencies to Receive $700,000 Grant
Phoenix—McMurry’s charitable arm—Theresa’s Fund—announced today that it has named Tucson Centers for Women and Children (Tucson, Ariz.) and Vanderheyden Hall (Wynantskill, NY) the recipients of $700,000 in grant money.
9/6/2007
New President Named for Agency Division
Phoenix—McMurry, Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm and a national leader in custom media, has named industry veteran D. Stan Fields III as president of the company’s Advertising Agency business unit.
9/4/2007
Winners Announced in Fourth Annual Magnum Opus Awards
Phoenix—The annual Magnum Opus Awards competition, operated by Publications Management in conjunction with the University of Missouri School of Journalism and which honors the world’s top custom media efforts in 219 categories, recently concluded with the unveiling of the winners of the 2007 awards, including the eight Grand Award winners.
8/8/2007
McMurry Launches Cicero Speechwriting Awards
Phoenix—Throughout history, speeches have moved and persuaded listeners to act in ways that have changed the world. Speeches motivate corporations to take action, rally support for political causes, and inspire graduates to become the movers and shakers of today’s society. McMurry, Inc. announced today that it has created the Cicero Speechwriting Awards, the first and only awards program that honors and recognizes extraordinary speechwriters.
6/25/2007
McMurry Honored Nationally as Best Place to Work for Second Consecutive Year
Phoenix—McMurry, Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm and national leader in custom media, has been named one of the top 25 “Best Small Companies to Work for” in America for the second year in a row. McMurry was ranked at number 10 on the prestigious list unveiled June 25, 2007, before an audience of more than 15,000 at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)’s 59th annual Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas.
5/21/2007
McMurry Expands Interactive Expertise Through Tenth Acquisition
Phoenix—McMurry, Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm and one of the nation’s leading custom media companies, continues its aggressive growth and diversification by expanding its interactive offerings through the acquisition of Contact Designs, the second-largest interactive agency in Phoenix.
4/27/2007
Innovation Challenge Spurs Green Initiative
Phoenix—McMurry has a track record of leading innovation. Three months ago, however, CEO Chris McMurry wanted to up the ante with the company’s 150 staff members, so he rolled out a program that challenges staff to “make anything we do, better.”
4/2/2007
McMurry Acquires inOne Advertising & Public Relations
Phoenix—McMurry, Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm and one of the nation’s leading custom media companies, announced today that it has acquired inOne Advertising & Public Relations, a full-service agency based in Fountain Hills, Ariz.
2/2/2007
Balanced Approach Propels McMurry to Record Growth
Phoenix—One might point to the three acquisitions completed by McMurry during calendar year 2006 as the driver of its growth, but the company closed an all-time-high 46 new agency-of-record accounts during the year en route to its most successful year by any measure.
1/4/2007
The Best of Vital Speeches of the Day: 25 Speeches That Changed Our World
Phoenix, Ariz.—The start of a new year is a common time to reflect on the moments in history and politics that have had great impact on our nation, and our world. Many of the most profound events that changed lives forever were a result of poignant addresses by the world’s most influential people, and McMurry announced today that Vital Speeches of the Day Editor Thomas Daly IV has pored through 17,000 speeches to determine the top “25 Speeches That Changed Our World.”
12/15/2006
McMurry Delivers $150,000 to Local Nonprofits
Phoenix, Ariz.—Over the past two weeks McMurry delivered a $100,000 check to Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona, as the company’s fifth and final installment of a $500,000 commitment, and $50,000 to West Valley Child Crisis Center as the last of five donations totaling $250,000. Preston McMurry Jr., founder of McMurry and its charitable arm, Theresa’s Fund, presented the checks at luncheons to celebrate the success of each organization’s partnership with McMurry.
11/28/2006
McMurry Acquires Online Service
Phoenix, Ariz.— McMurry, Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm, announced today that it has acquired IdeaBank, a globally popular online service providing its subscribers a searchable archive of more than 35,000 quotations, anecdotes and bits of humor.
11/20/2006
McMurry Invites Grant Applications from Groups Supporting Child Abuse Causes
Phoenix, Ariz.—McMurry’s charitable arm Theresa’s Fund announced today it will begin seeking grant applications from nonprofit agencies that address child abuse and domestic violence issues in Arizona and the Capital Region of New York state. McMurry’s two offices are based in those locations.
10/25/2006
West Valley Child Crisis Center Receives $250,000 Grant from McMurry
Phoenix, Ariz.—On Saturday, Oct. 14, the West Valley Child Crisis Center held a gala at the University of Phoenix Stadium to celebrate the center’s 20th anniversary and continued success. More than 300 contributors, volunteers and community members attended. WVCCC Executive Director Brent Morris recognized Preston McMurry Jr., founder of McMurry and its charitable arm, Theresa’s Fund, for his role in the organization’s prosperity.
10/17/2006
Auction of Lucy Liu’s Artwork Raises More Than $330,000
Phoenix, Ariz.—McMurry and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., along with its partners Girard-Perregaux, A. Link and Veuve Clicquot, recently helped actress and artist Lucy Liu raise $335,050 for three nonprofit organizations: UNICEF, The Ritz-Carlton Community Footprints program and New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.
10/5/2006
McMurry-Redspring Merger Exceeding Expectations
Phoenix, Ariz.—Custom media firm McMurry is beating the merger odds. In just over 90 days since Phoenix-based McMurry’s acquisition of Redspring Communications of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. the integration of the firms has happened not only without a hitch, but also with a host of qualified successes uncharacteristic of such transactions. CEO Chris McMurry says the similar core values each company possessed are responsible for these developments.
8/30/2006
Third Annual Magnum Opus Awards Winners Announced
Phoenix: The annual Publications Management newsletter Magnum Opus Awards, honoring the top custom media efforts in the world, recently drew to a close with the unveiling of winners in 53 primary categories, including the eight grand winners.
8/1/2006
McMurry Named Phoenix's Largest Agency
PHOENIX—McMurry has been named the largest advertising agency in Phoenix by The Business Journal, the region’s leading business publication. This is the second time the company has topped the closely watched list that ranks agencies by total number of local staff. Phoenix is the nation’s fifth-largest city.
7/17/2006
Experienced Hospital Consultant Joins McMurry
PHOENIX—McMurry, national leader in custom media and Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm, adds another exceptional talent to its staff. Tia Debon joins McMurry as AVP/Custom Media and will work with hospitals across the New England and the mid-Atlantic region to determine communications strategies. DeBon has been working with hospitals in this market for seven years, developing solutions that address marketing challenges and help them compete.
6/28/2006
McMurry Earns Seven IABC Phoenix Copper Quill Awards
PHOENIX—The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Phoenix chapter recently announced that McMurry, Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm, won seven Copper Quill awards, giving McMurry an unmatched treasure trove of more than 1,000 awards since 1990. “We are extremely proud to have earned seven Copper Quill awards this year,” said Beth Tomkiw, vice president of creative services at McMurry. “Receiving recognition from a highly respected organization like IABC affirms that the communications tools we create with our clients are admired and effective.”
6/26/2006
McMurry Honored Nationally as Best Place to Work
PHOENIX—McMurry, Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm and national leader in custom media, has been named one of the top 25 “Best Small Companies to Work for” in America. McMurry debuted at number six on the prestigious list which was unveiled June 26, 2006, for the third year, before an audience of more than 12,000 at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 58th annual Conference & Exposition in Washington, D.C.
6/19/2006
McMurry Acquires New York Custom Publisher Redspring
Phoenix—McMurry, Arizona’s largest marketing communications firm and one of the nation’s leading custom media companies, announced today that it has acquired Redspring Communications Inc., a 39-person custom publisher in Saratoga Springs, NY.