ADG Clients Receive Association Excellence Awards

ALBANY, NY (01/21/2011)(readMedia)-- Two Association Development Group, Inc. (ADG) clients are recipients of the Empire State Society of Association Executives (ESSAE) 2010 Association Excellence Awards.

Women in Insurance & Financial Services (WIFS) will be honored for their efforts in membership marketing programs, event marketing, and branding with the Association Excellence Award for Marketing and Public Relations. The New York State Public Transit Association (NYPTA) will receive the Association Excellence Award for Excellence in Technology in recognition of the development of the NYPTA website, re-branding of the Association, use of social media, and outreach and engagement of new stakeholders - including public transit riders.

"Association members expect cutting-edge communications today. NYPTA and WIFS leaders and ADG have worked together to use today's technology and social media tools to meet and exceed member expectations," said Kathleen Van De Loo, Founding President of Association Development Group, Inc.

ADG is a full-service communications, management and design firm established in 1996 and located in downtown Albany, NY- just one block from the Capitol. The firm provides services to membership organizations and state agencies, including: strategic communications, web design, webcast and podcast development, newsletters and publications, conference and trade show planning, creative social media communications, advocacy campaign support, database design and maintenance, and membership development. For further information about ADG, please visit www.adgcommunications.com. For more information on either Association, please visit their websites – WIFS: www.wifsnational.org and NYPTA: www.nytransit.org.