MVP Wins Recognition for Professional Services and Consumer Food Websites at 2016 Davey Awards
Minneapolis February 2, 2017 — MVP Marketing + Design, a nationally recognized digital marketing and communications firm, is pleased to announce that it has again been honored at the 2016 Davey Awards for its website creativity on behalf of Mason Wells, a leading Midwest private equity firm, and PB Crave, a fast growing all-natural peanut butter brand. Both sites won prestigious Silver Awards.
MVP’s professional services website for Milwaukee-based Mason Wells is notable for reinforcing the client’s image and value proposition to the greater Midwest private equity and investment banking community, including business owners and intermediaries. Leveraging the premise of “Private Equity. Midwest Integrity,” MVP upgraded the firm’s brand and communications on and off the web.
The site features such form and functional improvements as interlinked home-to-sub-page business sector pages, icon-illustrated case studies, a friendly and approachable team section including print-page functionality, and a multivariable portfolio section filterable by sector, fund and current/former status.
In contrast, MVP’s e-Commerce food website for PB Crave, an up and coming natural peanut butter brand, features a self-service online store and an easy-to-use retail store locator to help shoppers find their closest Razzle Dazzle or Cookie Nookie retailer. And to delight peanut butter craving moms and their school-age kids, not to mention college students, a filterable recipes section invites users to make personal social media connections with the site and brand. The site also touts the company’s cause-related marketing commitment to Africa-based Project Peanut Butter, which promotes sustainable farming best practices.
Dick Weinrib, MVP’s president and CEO stated “We’re especially pleased to have won recognition in both the professional services and the food and beverage categories. One rarely sees digital agencies like MVP having expertise in both B2B and B2C. I’m very proud of our web design team for their exceptional versatility and creativity, which was recognized by the awards committee.”
The Davey Awards competition honors the best in Web, Design, Video, Advertising, Mobile and Social Media from small agencies worldwide. Winning entries for the Davey Awards are selected by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. The AIVA oversees all judging and maps the strategic direction for the Davey Awards program. The AIVA is a membership-based organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.
About MVP Marketing and Design
MVP Marketing + Design is a digital marketing and communications firm that has served regional, national and international clients for over 30 years. Our smart, eye-catching work pushes marketing, design, and technology to the limits, in order to propel the brands and stories of our most valued partners. We are passionate about creating brand value for clients in industries such as: private equity, banking, manufacturing, health care, educational technology, office supplies, housewares, food products, transportation, and software as a service (SaaS), among others.
Award-winning designs, innovative functionality, and a “what’s next” mindset have ratcheted up MVP– and our clients–as we build their brands, promote their products and services, and deliver measurable results across all media. We’re pleased to have been recognized for our solution-oriented work by the Communicator Awards, Hermes Awards, MARCOM Awards and others.
About MVP Marketing + Design, Inc.
MVP Marketing + Design, Inc. is an award-winning branding, website design, and digital marketing agency with offices in Minneapolis and Boston. As we celebrate our 40th anniversary in 2025, MVP continues to deliver brand-to-web solutions that drive measurable results.
Since 2000, we’ve created more than 100 websites for private equity firms, their portfolio companies, and related M&A advisors. We’ve also developed dozens more sites for lower middle market (LMM) B2B and B2C businesses and professional services organizations—making us a trusted partner for clients across the private capital ecosystem and beyond.
Our integrated services include branding, UX/UI design, website development—ranging from fully bespoke custom MVP TeamMate℠ builds to creatively adapted, cost-effective MVP TeamPlate℠ alternatives—digital marketing (SEO, PPC, social media), and videography. We’ve proudly supported industry leaders such as 3M’s Consumer, Industrial, and Solventum (formerly Health Care) groups, alongside clients across North America and globally.
Recognized by clients as one of the “Best of the Midwest” digital agencies for Lower Middle Market (LMM) private capital marketing, design, and technology support, MVP delivers strategic insight, creative excellence, and technical precision across every engagement. With deep sector expertise spanning private capital, professional and tech-enabled services, healthcare, manufacturing (both food and non-food), and the nonprofit sector, our team consistently helps clients drive measurable gains in brand awareness, market share, and revenue.
Our commitment to quality and trend-setting design has earned us accolades from leading industry competitions including the Communicator, Davey, Hermes, and MARCOM Awards. We’re also proud to provide managed and virtual private server (VPS) website hosting with dedicated resources to more than 75 clients—among them over 60 private equity and M&A firms, their portfolio companies, and a range of lower middle market manufacturers, service providers, and professional services organizations.
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