Abbey, Mecca & Company, a branding, marketing and communications firm headquartered in Buffalo has been recognized with two awards for creative excellence during the 2008 International Davey Awards Competition. The Davey Awards honors the finest creative work from the best small firms, agencies and companies worldwide. This year’s competition drew more than 4,000 entries from across the US and around the world. Abbey Mecca received two silver Davey Awards for work created for clients in Western New York.

For the eight mediums honored by the Davey Awards, Abbey, Mecca & Company brought home two silver awards in the Print & Collateral category. One for design and production of the 2007 Annual Report for Catholic Charities and another for design and production of the 2007 Annual Report for Christ the King Seminary. Melissa Lo Tempio Garrity, of Abbey Mecca, art directed and designed both pieces.

“We’re very pleased that our work has been recognized.” Commented Dan Mecca, president of Abbey Mecca & Company. “Great work is only possible with great clients. “We share this recognition with Christ the King Seminary and Catholic Charities who embraced our ideas and passion for their brands and these projects.”

The Davey Awards is judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), a 200+ member organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. Current IAVA memberships represent a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising and marketing firms including: Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Yahoo!, Estee Lauder, Wired, Insight Interactive, The Webby Awards, Bath & Body Works, Brandweek, Polo Ralph Lauren, ADWEEK, Alloy, Coach, indelible, MTV, Victoria’s Secret, HBO, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Myspace.com, and many others.

Founded in 1969 by C. Robert Abbey and Nicholas D. Mecca, Abbey Mecca & Company is a branding, marketing and communications firm located in Buffalo New York. The agency creates targeted brand marketing plans for local and national clients across a variety of industries.

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