The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce is a recipient of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) 22nd annual, coveted Award for Communications Excellence (ACE). The chamber's entry, the Genius Series, received an Award of Excellence, while the Be Something Different Campaign, received an Award of Merit. Entries receiving an ACE Award for Excellence surpass the fundamental standards and criteria for communications excellence.

Chamber Chairman Steve Stripling said, "Participation in these types of awards programs gives us a great opportunity to benchmark our programs. We are blessed with an abundance of marketing and communications talent in our community and are proud of our staff and volunteers who continue to raise the bar."

The Awards for Communications Excellence (ACE) is an annual competition that recognizes excellence in all areas of chamber of commerce communications. ACE continues to be the vehicle for the chamber community to promote effective chamber communications as well as highlight initiatives, introduce events and inform members.

"Chambers of commerce frequently conduct the broadest, most far-reaching and comprehensive communications programs in their city, county or region," said Allen Hester, chair of the ACE Awards and president of the Dyersburg/ Dyer County (TN) Chamber of Commerce, "and they do it often times with fewer resources and smaller staffs than many other organizations. The ACE Awards are designed and structured to recognize the skill sets needed to create, plan, budget and execute quality communications programs in this unique task environment that we call 'Chamber work.' Every winning chamber, large or small, can take pride in the fact that they can compete at the national level with the 'best of the best' that do this important work."

"ACCE is proud to honor, reward and celebrate the achievements of outstanding communications programs, campaigns, and projects in the chamber profession," added ACCE President Mick Fleming.

This year's ACE competition drew 280 entries from over 125 chambers throughout the country. Forty judges spent over 400 hours providing comprehensive feedback for each participant. Judges' backgrounds included experience in the fields of public relations, printing and design, special events planning, fundraising, journalism, economic development, web design and public policy.

Established in 1914, ACCE is the only national association uniquely serving the professional development needs of individuals managing chambers of commerce throughout the United States and Canada. Representing more than 7,300 chamber professionals, ACCE enhances the knowledge, leadership skills, and management effectiveness of chamber executives and their staffs through education, trend analysis, benchmarking, and best practices. ACCE promotes the highest standards of professional excellence and integrity within the chamber profession.

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