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2020

Concrete Construction Magazine — AOE President Kimberly Kayler named one of 2020's Most Influential People in the concrete industry

2019

Summit Creative Bronze-level Award – Doka USA, Ltd., creation of Doka Wallington microsite

Hermes Gold-level Award – Doka USA, Ltd., creation of Doka Wallington microsite

2017

MarCom Platinum-level Award — Doka USA, Ltd. Building Brand Recognition: #MoreThanFormwork campaign

MarCom Gold-level Award — Kordata Building Brand Recognition: Thought Leadership campaign

MarCom Honorable Mention Award — Concrete Joint Sustainability Initiative (CJSI) Building Brand Recognition: Brand Refresh campaign

Communicator Award — AkzoNobel, Inc. Business-to-Business Content Marketing program

Construction Media Alliance (CMA) Award — Kordata: Best Public/Media Relations award

2016

Summit International Silver-level Award – Procore eBook Campaign

Summit International Bronze-level Award – International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA) Benefits of Pavement Management Program

Communicator Silver-level Award of Distinction – Procore eBook Campaign

Communicator Silver-level Award of Distinction – Reliant Email Marketing Campaign

2014

Hermes Creative Gold-level Award — Coldspring 2013 Public Relations Campaign

Summit International Silver-level Award — Coldspring 2013 Public Relations Campaign

MarCom Gold-level Award — PR campaign for AkzoNobel

MarCom Gold-level Award — PR campaign for O’Neal, Inc.

MarCom Honorable Mention Award — Electronic communications campaign for SMBH, Inc.

2013

Summit International Bronze-level Award – Madison Concrete Electronic PR Campaign

2012

MarCom Gold-level Award – PR Campaign for metroConnections

MarCom Honorable Mention Award – Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program’s 2010-2011 annual report

EagleBurgmann Business Partner of the Year

Hermes Creative Gold-level Award – EagleBurgmann USA Social Media Campaign

Hermes Creative Gold level-Award – Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program’s 2010-2011 annual report

Hermes Creative Platinum-level Award – Seal/No Seal Group Communications Campaign

Hermes Creative Honorable Mention Award – Doka USA, Ltd. Social Media Campaign

2011

MarCom Platinum-level Award – Solar Market PR Campaign for LORD Corporation

MarCom Honorable Mention Award – Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program’s 2009-2010 CIM annual report

MarCom Gold-level Award – Doka Xpress external newsletter, on behalf of Doka, Ltd.

MarCom Gold-level Award – Next Generation of Concrete Surfaces PR Campaign on behalf of the International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA)

SMPS National Marketing Communications Awards – First Place for Doka USA External Newsletter

Hermes Creative Platinum-level Award — Doka Xpress, The Formwork Magazine, for Doka, Ltd.

Hermes Creative Gold-level Award — The Next Generation Concrete Surface (NGCS) PR campaign, on behalf of the International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA)

Hermes Creative Gold-level Award — Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program’s 2009-2010 annual report

2010

Summit International Bronze-level Award — Structural Journal newsletter created on behalf of Structural Group

Hermes Creative Honorable Mention Award — Concrete Impressions newsletter developed on behalf of the International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA)

Hermes Creative Gold-level Award — Stimulus Plan campaign developed on behalf of the International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA)

Hermes Creative Platinum-level Award — Doka Brag Book created on behalf of Doka

2009

Summit International Leader Award in the Integrated Campaign category for the TC-501 Product Launch on behalf of LORD Corporation

MarCom Platinum-level Award for the 2008-2009 Doka US PR campaign

MarCom Gold-level Award for the IGGA Stimulus Public Relations campaign

MarCom Honorable Mention Award for developing several IGGA Fact Sheets

Construction Writers Association (CWA) T. Randolph Russell Award on behalf of Structural Group for the Structural Journal newsletter

Hermes Creative PR Platinum-level Award for the Structural Group Adaptive ReUse Campaign

Hermes Creative PR Gold-level Award for the Project Engineer Career Development (PECD) Bulletin- Employee Relations Campaign on behalf of Structural Group

Hermes Creative Honorable Mention Award for the Student Membership Campaign on behalf of the American Concrete Institute (ACI)

Summit International Bronze-level Award for the 2008 Formwork Safety campaign on behalf of DOKA USA

2007

Hermes Creative PR Platinum-level Award for the LORD Adhesives Public Relations Campaign

Hermes Creative PR Platinum-level Award for LORD MR TFD Public Relations Campaign

Hermes Creative PR Gold Award for Structural Group Recruiting and Retention Articles

Hermes Creative PR Honorable Mention Award for LORD Corporation Public Relations Campaign

MarCom Gold-level Award for the LORD Corporation Rubber & Plastics News magazine placement

MarCom Gold-level Award for LORD Corporation E-News external corporate newsletter

MarCom Platinum-level Award for the LORD Corporation MR TFD Public Relations Campaign

MarCom Gold-level Award for the LORD Adhesives Public Relations Campaign

MarCom Honorable Mention Award for the TCA E-News corporate electronic newsletter for the Tilt-Up Concrete Association

Society for Marketing Professional Services Marketing Communications Awards in the Media Relations Category for the Tilt-Up Concrete Association 2006 Achievement Awards campaign

Summit International PR Award for LORD MR Solutions campaign

Summit International PR Award for Tilt-Up Concrete Association Achievement Awards campaign

2006

Association of Marketing & Communication Professionals Gold Award for the H.R. Gray PR Campaign

Association of Marketing & Communication Professionals Gold Award for the Tilt-Up Concrete Association PR campaign

Construction Writers Association Honorable Mention for the H.R. Gray PR Campaign

AOE is very proud of the work we do on behalf of our clients and routinely submits that work to international competitions like the Hermes Creative Awards, Summit International and MarCom. We are honored to receive these awards which validate the effectiveness of targeted communications.

AOE has proven to be an important part of our marketing efforts. They are very responsive, organized and professional. We believe that their efforts have helped us grow 25 percent this year.
Stephen Metz, President, SMBH, Inc.

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