CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2009 – The Chicago chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Chicago) has received two awards for outstanding chapter management. IABC/Chicago received an award of excellence for financial management and an award of merit for membership marketing – both for the second year in a row … [Read more...]
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CHICAGO, Jan. 20, 2009 – The year’s outstanding movies win Academy Awards. The world’s best writers are recognized with Pulitzer Prizes. And this June, Chicagoland’s best business and marketing communications projects of 2008 will win the first IABC/Chicago Quill Awards. The Chicago chapter of the International Association of Business … [Read more...]
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