News from the Homefront
By Kaeli Leva

AND THE WINNER IS...

The Houston Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) awarded the Advent creative team with the exclusive Bronze Quill Award for their work with Fisher HealthCare. IABC honors business communicators for their best work produced and measured in 2006. Winners are chosen by a jury of peers, including IABC members who are prominent Gold Quill winners, Accredited Business Communicators and senior-level professionals from across the country.

This year Advent took home three Bronze Quills, all for creative work produced for Fisher including a dynamic direct mail piece, an online interactive trivia game and a comprehensive marketing campaign called "Moving Forward," designed to promote the company at trade shows. Honorees included Laura Ehrlich, Patrick McDonough and Tony Moles.

ADVENT, INC. EXPANDS ROSTER
TO INCLUDE TRADESHOW SALES VETERAN 

We're pleased to welcome Kevin Murphy, who joins us as Senior Account Executive, and brings to Advent 27 years of tradeshow sales and marketing experience.

"Kevin has proven himself in the industry as an account manager and talented exhibit designer, driving sales as account manager in his last three positions," said Advent Owner and President Richard Kaminski. "Kevin has been in the industry long enough to recognize and understand both the trends and the challenges of the business. He will complement our existing team of tradeshow and marketing experts perfectly."

In 2005, Murphy earned an Award of Excellence from the Business Marketing Association (BMA) for his work with custom double-deck booths, and continues to be an active member. Murphy was born and raised in Victoria , BC Canada , and currently lives in Houston with his wife, Pamela.
New Name, Same Game

Webster's Dictionary defines "Advent" as the arrival of something extremely important. We certainly think so. After 10 years in the business, C4/Omnigroup has changed its name to Advent, Inc . The re-branding of the agency represents a move into the next phase of the business, unifying its divisions and setting in motion an aggressive growth strategy.

Advent will continue to offer the same in-house capabilities, including web design and development, 3D animation, graphic design, advertising, public relations, motion graphics, custom products, turnkey exhibit services and more, giving Advent clientele access to nearly anything and everything they need to promote and distinguish their business in Houston , Texas or anywhere around the world.

"Advent allows us to define and present that single brand concept to our clients and prospective customers, while giving us the opportunity to essentially re-launch the company from an even stronger position in the marketplace."

- Richard Kaminski, Owner & President