MVP Sweeps Graphic Design Awards

Minneapolis, September 19, 2011 – MVP Marketing + Design, Inc., a Minneapolis-based, branding, communications and interactive agency, is proud to announce the win of eleven American Graphic Design Awards for selected client work.

Nine awards were given for online and retail promotions created for three separate divisions of 3M (Skin and Wound Care, Office Supplies and Stationery Products) a global leader in innovative product solutions, and two awards for branding and packaging were won on behalf of WeedOutHate.org, a global social action initiative dedicated to teaching children how to promote peace and harmony through educational gardening projects.

MVP has been honored for the following branding and marketing projects:

• 3M and Post-it® Products Ad for Kurtz Bros. Catalog
• 3M™ Tegaderm™ I.V. Advanced Securement Dressing Direct Mailer
• Post-it® and Scotch® Brand Dispensers Banner for OfficeMax Website
• Post-it® and Scotch® Brand Dispensers Landing Page for OfficeMax Website
• Scotch® Office and Packaging Tape Ad for Quill Catalog
• Scotch® Brands Products Table Top Graphics
• 3M Skin Tear Protocol Brochure
• Post-it® Greener Notes Lead-in Ad
• Scotch® Reusable Mounting Products Flyer
• WeedOutHate.org Logo
• WeedOutHate.org Peace Seeds Packaging

These awards recognize the value and power of creative solutions in communications and marketing, and highlight MVP’s continued success in delivering award-winning design for its clients. It is the 6th year in a row that MVP has been honored with multiple American Graphic Design Awards.

According to Dick Weinrib, President and CEO of MVP, “We are pleased that our creativity on behalf of 3M and WeedOutHate.org has been so honored. Recognized by clients for ‘over delivering,’ this accomplishment affirms the exceptional branding and creative talent we have at the agency. In addition to the award-winning design work, which was reflected in this achievement, we are also proud of the strategic thinking and responsive service that underscored each project. My sincere congratulations to our MVP and client brand champions for their hard work and recognition of our successful partnerships.”

About MVP Marketing + Design, Inc.

MVP Marketing + Design, founded in 1985, is an integrated marketing communications and digital branding agency. The firm is dedicated to building invaluable brands through valued relationships. MVP’s vertical marketing expertise includes Medical Device, High Tech, Private Equity, Office Supply and the Non-Profit sector. Dedicated to serving organizations seeking innovative and creative marketing and communications, MVP builds, revitalizes and promotes brands through such integrated services as Marketing Consulting, Advertising/Design, and Web/SEO solutions. Clients served include 3M, Medtronic, Minnetronix, TSI, Nortech Systems, Worthington Aviation, Stone Arch Capital, Yukon Partners, Huron Capital, GMB Mezzanine, the Minnesota Minority Supplier Diversity Council, and the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (Minneapolis), among others.