Financial Communications Society

Here's the 26th Annual FCS Portfolio Awards by the numbers. A record number of entries from 84 companies. There are a total of 54 winning companies, representing 62 brands. They will each win at least one trophy -- Gold, Silver, or Bronze. Those trophies, plus 6 Best in Show trophies and the top prize: Judges' Choice, mean that the FCS will award a record-setting 193 trophies at our Gala celebration -- scheduled for June 17th at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in NYC. ... That's some heavy metal! Congrats to our winners (who have all been contacted by email). Click for the list or visit our Portfolio Awards page. #fcs #fcsportfoli

FCS Remembers Wish Kid Chloe ‘Neva’ Watts In January 2017, the FCS staged our 18th Annual FCS Race for Kids Marketing Summit & Charity Ski Weekend in Stowe, Vermont. Every year, the highlight of the event is hearing from representatives and families from the three children’s charities we support: Hope & Heroes Columbia University Medical Center, Downey Side Adoption Agency, and Make-A-Wish Vermont. That year, the Make-A-Wish presentation was delivered by Chloe ‘Neva’ Watts, a... Wish Kid who became a Wish Ambassador. Her wish was to meet President Obama, which became a high point of her life. Race for Kids was her first speaking role for Make-A-Wish she was dynamic, smart, and so likeable and she’d go on to give many more talks, sharing her story and praising the important role MAW played in her life. Last Saturday, Chloe was flying home to Vermont to be with her parents. On the flight, she went to sleep and never woke up. Efforts to revive her failed. Her mom & dad were at her bedside when she passed away just before midnight. Meeting our Wish kids up at Stowe is truly a wonderful experience. Not only do we get to feel the warm satisfaction that our donations are helping kids who so need our help but each one of them just radiates Hope. They understand their situation, but in their eyes you see only anticipation for tomorrow another day a chance for more of life. This is what Chloe experienced, this is what she gave. If you’d like to learn more about Chloe, here’s a link to her video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_0zNcF5O0c Please keep Chloe and her family in your prayers. And keep Hope in your thoughts.

CALL FOR ENTRIES open for FCS Portfolio Awards 2020. Only Two Days Left! Financial services companies and financial marketers are invited to enter the 26th annual FCS Portfolio Awards competition. Celebrating creative excellence, the award categories include:... Advertising (Audio, Direct Mail, Out-of-Home, Print, Television) Branded Content Digital Media (Apps/Tools, Digital Collateral, Display/Rich Media, Email, Mobile, Web Video, Web Sites) Integrated Marketing Social Media (Paid and Non-Paid) Annual Reports (Print or Digital) Print Collateral Public Relations Event Marketing Visual Identity Full details ... http://bit.ly/FCSportfolio2020 #fcsportfolio #fcs

Did you work on a great marketing or comms project last year? Was it award-worthy? Let's find out how it stacks up against the best in the industry. Enter the FCS Portfolio Awards 2020 competition. Deadline is Feb. 28. Good luck! ... Full details - http://bit.ly/FCSportfolio2020 #fcsportfolio #fcs See more

Excited to announce the first event of 2020 for FCS Chicago. On 3/12, we welcome Michelle Malcolm from E*TRADE Financial who will be interviewed in a fireside chat by her industry colleague and friend Tara Giuliano from Nuveen Michelle & Tara met and became friends at an FCS Chicago event -- what a great testament to the value of our events. Community and Education are two of the pillars of our mission. We hope to see you at our 3/12 luncheon! #fcs #fcschicago #financialmarketing

You can't win if you don't enter! The CALL FOR ENTRIES for FCS Portfolio Awards 2020 is open! We look forward to seeing your best work! Full details - http://bit.ly/FCSportfolio2020 #fcsportfolio #fcs