ACCO Brands recognized by the Calendar Marketing Association with eight awards

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey™ 2013 Scroll Calendar
The Mead® and DayDream® calendar lines from ACCO Brands received multiple awards from the Calendar Marketing Association (CMA). The calendars took home a total of eight CMA Awards, including five gold awards, two bronze and an award of merit:
Poster Calendars:
- Best Graphic Design: Doctor Who (gold)
- Most Creative Marketing Application: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey™ 2013 Scroll Calendar (gold)
Retail Division:
- Best Children’s Calendar: Nightmare Before Christmas (gold) and Tinker Bell (bronze)
- Best Glamour Photography: Life Made Sweet (gold)
- Most Creative Marketing Application: Marvel Comics™ (gold)
- Most Original: Year One (bronze)
- Best Graphic Design: The Twilight Zone™ (award of merit)
“We strive to identify current and timely themes and topics that truly resonate with today’s consumers. We then take those themes and develop innovative graphics, photography and copy around them, making each calendar unique and entertaining,” said Robert Shelek, Marketing Manager, Decorative Calendars at ACCO Brands. “These awards are indicators that we’re succeeding in making calendars with which consumers can identify and enjoy.” Continue reading →