Access Communications, LLC Wins Four Creative Design Awards from the Art Directors Club of New Jersey

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Access Communications, LLC (Access) has been awarded four distinctions of honor for its creative expertise from the Art Directors Club of New Jersey (ADCNJ). The most notable ADCNJ recognition for 2009 is the agency's Medal Award for the creative design and development of Bausch + Lomb's premier corporate brochure for health care payers.

"The 2009 ADCNJ awards represent the fifth straight year that the creative team at Access has been recognized by our peers for design excellence," said Michael Son, creative director. "We are very proud of our team for continuing to deliver creative insights that transform our clients' visions into works of art worthy of recognition by ADCNJ," he added.

Medal Award and Design Excellence Honors Offer a Glimpse of the Agency's Diverse Portfolio

The Medal Award–winning corporate brochure is the first printed piece developed for Bausch + Lomb's managed market customers. Its design and execution reaffirm Bausch + Lomb's commitment to eye care while visually demonstrating the company's legacy of dedication to innovation, quality, and craftsmanship.

"Our creative team consistently challenges conventional approaches to develop unique deliverables for our clients—deliverables that tell a compelling story," said Michael Webster, managing partner at Access. "In the ever-changing world of health care reform, our creative group understands the regulatory boundaries and issues imposed on our clients. However, each and every creative team member can identify and synthesize the unmet market needs to deliver very dynamic communication vehicles that exceed client expectations."  

"Our creative team is empowered through the broader commitment of the agency to deliver differentiating concepts to meet all of our clients' creative needs," said David Gagliano, Access president and chief executive officer. "We continue to be very supportive and impressed with our creative team and its leadership in a very demanding and competitive environment."

Access received 3 Design Excellence honors in addition to its Medal Award:

• Marketing Excellence Training department logo for sanofi-aventis
• Sales Force Incentive email for Bausch + Lomb
• Smoking Cessation journal advertisement

About the Art Directors Club of New Jersey

ADCNJ is a statewide nonprofit organization of art directors, graphic designers, illustrators, photographers, art educators, and other creative professionals whose talents and services contribute to excellence in the design and production of advertising, promotion, and publishing.

Founded in 1961, the ADCNJ provides an opportunity for stimulating ideas, discovering new talents, sources, techniques, and a forum for the promotion and advancement of the professional designer and artist.

About Access Communications, LLC

Access Communications, LLC, (Access) is a premier strategic health care communications agency network comprised of 5 distinct organizations—Access Communications, Fusion Medical Communications, MedAccess, StrataMed, and Catalyst. We employ more than 115 health care marketing specialists and a senior leadership team that brings more than 200 collective years of experience in managed markets, medical education, and brand promotional consulting. With our emphasis in managed markets, building partnerships and driving results for our client partners with key payer and purchaser decision-makers are areas that set Access apart from other managed markets agencies. We are committed to bringing our clients results that matter, whether they are measured by improved access, increased market share, or enhanced business relationships with target payer and purchaser stakeholders.

Access is headquartered in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, with offices in New York City, Chicago, and San Diego. To learn more about our agency network, please contact David Gagliano at (908) 508-6700, or visit our Web site at www.acinj.com.

SOURCE Access Communications, LLC