Two High Country Chambers of Commerce Recognized with Communication Excellence Awards by CACCE

 

March 25, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact: Tiffany Fulmer Ott, IOM Administrator 404-312-0524

Photo Cuts: 

CEA Boone Area (L to R)- Natalie English, CACCE Board President; Emma Faulkner, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Content Manager; David Jackson, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO; Patrick Setzer, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Director of Member Engagement; Terra Carrol, CACCE Board President-Elect

CEA Ashe (L to R) – Natalie English, CACCE Board President; Kitty Honeycutt, Executive Director, Ashe County Chamber of Commerce; Terra Carrol, CACCE Board President-Elect

 

Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (CACCE) Presents Communication Excellence Awards for 2025

 

The Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (CACCE) recognized the recipients of their 2025 Communication Excellence Awards during their Staff Leadership Development Conference held today at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel in Chapel Hill, NC.  The Communication Excellence Awards recognize outstanding communications efforts by Chambers of Commerce in North Carolina and South Carolina.

 

Communications were recognized in the following four categories:

 

  1 – Advertising & Marketing

  2 – Campaigns

  3 – Electronic

  4 – Publications

 

One award is typically presented to the highest scoring chamber in each of the four categories based on the following chamber sizes:

 

•      Under 700 members, or
•      Over 700 members

 

Entries were reviewed based on originality, design and quality, and results achieved.  The entries reflected communication efforts taken or completed during the past 18 months.  

 

The following Chambers of Commerce were recognized as our 2025 CACCE Communication Excellence Award Winners:

 

Advertising & Marketing Category

Under 700 Members

Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber – Radio Talk Show

 

Over 700 Members

Boone Area Chamber – 2024 Spirit of Boone Community Awards Video

Local Partners: Destination by Design – cinematography & editing; Thrive Sweet Productions – Steve White – voiceover

 

Campaign Category

Under 700 Members

Ashe County Chamber – Ashe Advantage Project – Strength Meets Hope Grants  

 

Over 700 Members

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber – Adopt-A-Polling Place Campaign  

 

Electronic Category

Under 700 Members

Lancaster County Chamber – Ag + Art Tour of Lancaster County Promo Videos

 

Over 700 Members

The Chamber of Catawba County – Marketing@Work Playlist

 

Publication Category

Under 700 Members

McDowell Chamber – New Business Resource Guide

 

Over 700 Members

Greater Raleigh Chamber – 2023-24 Impact Report: Together We Thrive

 

Congratulations to our winners!

 

CACCE is the professional development organization dedicated to improving the educational opportunities for Chamber of Commerce executives and staff members in North Carolina and South Carolina.  CACCE equips chamber of commerce professionals with leadership skills and tools to build innovative chambers.

 

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David Jackson

President/CEO

Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

(828) 264-2225 – office

www.boonechamber.com