Martha Bartlett Piland was inducted into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame March 2. The honor recognizes those who have exhibited unparalleled leadership qualities, had proven business success and played an instrumental role in shaping the vision for a stronger community.
We're thrilled to share our news about creative honors at the 2017 ADDY Awards for client work as well as some self promotion. The competition was fierce, with terrific creative all around.
Three cheers to everyone who entered.
We've, expanded our strategic team with the addition of an award-winning local entrepreneur, Kristen Kogl, as Account Coordinator.
Welcome, Kristen!
Fasten your seatbelt for a job shadowing day like no other. We're looking for 6 smart, super groovy students to join us on March 21, 2017, for a hands-on, fast-paced, day-in-the-life experience.
Consider it your pre-graduation real world test drive.
Credit Donkey has named our blog one of the "Best Small Business Marketing Blogs for 2016: Top Experts to Follow."
We're thrilled!
It can be easy to lose sight of the good happening in the world. So MB Piland created "See the Good," a photo exhibit to shine a little light. Comprised of hundreds of submissions from clients and friends, it captures moments of good found all around us.
University of Kansas student Moriyah Ramberg has been selected for the 2016 MB Piland summer marketing internship. MB Piland designed the program to provide hands-on experience for young people preparing for a career in business and marketing.
Seveneightfive Magzine has named Martha Bartlett Piland one of its 2016 Women Who Rock.
"I'm thrilled to be included on this list... and in ithe company of such an impressive circle of other women," said Martha.
We're proud to show off our awards from the American Advertising Federation of Topeka's 2016 honors.
The ADDY Awards is the world's largest advertising competition with over 5,000,000 entries annually.
Forget working on your tan—work on your future instead. We're looking for 6 smart, super groovy students to join in our Shadow Day on March 15, 2016.
The experience will look great on you!
Martha Bartlett Piland has written Culturing Creative, a guidebook for fostering the curiosity and creativity that solve everyday problems.
Creativity solves problems, engineers spaceships and builds brands. It makes everything go.
Martha Bartlett Piland was honored as the Outstanding Entrepreneur at GO Topeka's 2015 Women of Influence awards.
MB Piland has earned national certification as a Women Owned Small Business, recognized by the United States Small Business Administration.
MB Piland has earned certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.
"We're thrilled to have achieved this certification," said Martha Bartlett Piland, president and CEO.
'Bods, Cats, Shockers, Jayhawkers...come be a Groundhog for a day. We're looking for 6 smart, super groovy students to join in our January 14, 2015 Shadow Day. (Call it pre-Groundhog Day?)
Martha Bartlett Piland writes about internal branding in the Summer Issue of TK Magazine.
"Businesses who align their external branding with their internal culture will always be far stronger than those who don't," she says.
MB Piland has been selected as an approved contractor for advertising and media for state agencies. We're on call for marketing strategy, ad campaigns, internal communications, branding, social media and more.
Climbing a mountain with two dull steak knives?
In its regular Heart of the Entrepreneur series, the Fall issue of TK Magazine features an interview with Martha Bartlett Piland.
We'll share things everyone should know about Internal Branding at IABC's 2013 world conference. Alex Reilly will co-present with our client Amy Manske from Myers and Stauffer. Serve Your Kool-Aid and Drink it Too is a case study on implementing a rebrand from the inside out.
Martha Bartlett Piland has joined the Career Pathways Collaborative, a committee working on national curriculum and testing standards for marketing students. We think this is workforce development at its best!
MB Piland celebrated 15 years in business on April 1, 2013. We filled a basket with Billy Vanilly cupcakes and lots of fun, pink party games, then took the festivities on the road to our friends and clients.
Alex Reilly won a Bronze Quill from the Topeka Chapter of International Association of Business Communicators at their awards ceremony this week. Her work on the "Future Topeka" brochure was honored by judges for effective creative writing.
We just updated our conference room with a massive mural to make it even more inviting for big, smart thinking. After all, a groovy office space is an important ingredient in our internal brand recipe.
Inc. Magazine just published a list of 24 Rejuvenating Ways to Spend your Lunch Break. Writer Christina DesMarais shares some energizing tips. We made #22! (Feast on art or books: go to an art gallery or library and drink in the stillness.)
MB Piland won six medals for creative excellence at the 2013 ADDY Awards. The competition was strong, with lots of talented winners all around. We took home a gold and five silver medals! Read more for details and snaps of the award-winning work.
Martha Bartlett Piland was the guest on a recent segment of Talk About Topeka. Chris Schultz, the always charming host, chatted with Martha about her community involvement, holistic business consulting and the back story on MB Piland.
The local chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) has awarded its annual Communicator of the Year distinction to Alex Reilly.
Alex Reilly has been recruited to join the Shawnee Heights High School Visual Arts Pathway Advisory Committee. Faculty at SHHS have reached out to leading industry professionals to join this committee.
MB Piland has earned renewed certification as a Women Business Enterprise from the State of Kansas. The WBE designation is one of the most widely recognized and respected certifications in the nation.
Sixteen Kansas small businesses were recognized at a ceremony in Topeka by the Kansas Small Business Development Center. Businesses were selected from more than 2,500 entrepreneurs who received KSBDC services in 2011.
MB Piland won six medals, including two Gold and four Silver ADDYs at the American Advertising Federation Topeka’s 2012 ADDY awards Saturday, February 18. Topeka’s best and brightest creative minds were dressed to impress and celebrate their finest work from 2011. MB Piland honors for outstanding work included:
MB Piland's digital advertising for Topeka/Shawnee County just caught the eye of an influential economic development blogger in the UK. I guess we hooked him too, because he clicked on through to the new GO Topeka website and had some great things to say about the We Can Do That attitude we convey to visitors.
Martin Roche writes in his blog etoile, "As we all know, there is not a lot of good economic news around the world at present, so it makes the heart beat a little faster to come across an organization like Go Topeka. It transmits those vital qualities of enthusiasm, infectious energy and professionalism. Enthusiasm, energy and professionalism are three of the essential elements needed to take the world back to confidence and growth."
It was another excellent and fun ADDY awards ceremony in Topeka Saturday night! We were awarded 14 medals and the Best of Show Interactive Media at American Advertising Federation Topeka’s ADDY Awards Saturday, February 5. MB Piland won awards for outstanding work for:
Strategy + Creative = Results
MB Piland Fat Free Advertising & Marketing won Bronze Quill honors at the International Association of Business Communicators Topeka annual awards for its work on Learning Quest and SquareOne Credit Suite.
The competition about more than pretty images and clever words. Entries are evaluated on a number of criteria including creativity, effectiveness and work plan. They were reviewed by IABC member judges in Iowa, Florida and Texas.
“We are proud of this recognition for our client work,” said Alex Reilly, Vice President and Agency Principal. “We’re known for our outstanding creative work, but we also have a depth of strategy behind everything we do. It’s gratifying to win awards that consider results an important part of the picture.”
Martha Bartlett Piland was honored March 23 as ABWA Career Chapter 2010 Woman of Outstanding Achievement. A luncheon in her honor raises scholarship funds for women pursuing a degree at Washburn University.
"It's exciting to receive this award and to know that the honor has a lasting effect—creating opportunity for women through education," says Piland. "Who knows how lives will be touched by these scholarships? We're helping fulfill important dreams for the future."
MB Piland Wins 12 ADDY Awards
The ADDYs are always a great night: lots of impressive work is on display from the many talented people in this region. This year's entries included entries from Topeka, Lawrence and Manhattan. MB Piland took home 12 awards for our work done for Boy Scouts/Jayhawk Council, Cretex Concrete, Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce/GO Topeka, Learning Quest, Suntell, To Go Brands and Washburn Endowment Association. Thanks to our clients for allowing us to do award-winning, results-oriented work.
Oh, and we got an award for our own website, too!
CMC Interviews us on Smart Marketing Campaign
Marketing Blogger Rebecca Kellogg posted an interview with us about a nontraditional tactic we used to help our client Kansas Action for Children get a lot of mileage for an important message. We created a book called Helping Hands that featured Kansas children's poems and essays about helping others...
CMC Interviews us on Smart Marketing Campaign
Marketing Blogger Rebecca Kellogg posted an interview with us about a nontraditional tactic we used to help our client Kansas Action for Children get a lot of mileage for an important message. We created a book called Helping Hands that featured Kansas children's poems and essays about helping others...
MB Piland Wins Chamber "Best Of" Award
MB Piland received the Best of Atrium award for our "non-tradeshow display" display at the 2009 Business Expo on October 27. We created a groovy lounge theme—complete with clubby music and pink-tinis.
