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Maximum Marketing and Penray Win Global Design Award for Biodiesel Print Ad

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Chicago, IL Maximum Marketing Services, Inc. and one of its clients, Penray, were honored at the prestigious Global Design Awards.  The ceremony was held November 4 in Las Vegas, Nev.

“We are honored to share this prestigious award with Penray,” said Jennifer Tio, president of Maximum Marketing Services, Inc.  “It was truly a collaborative effort and with so many great entries, this is a great honor for both Maximum Marketing and Penray.”

Penray and Maximum Marketing were presented with a silver award for their print ad about Penray’s biodiesel products.

Maximum Marketing Earns Two “Golden Thinker” Awards
Bethesda, MD –
Chicago-based Maximum Marketing Services, Inc. has received two top national media awards from North American Precis Syndicate, Inc. (NAPS) for creating consumer feature articles for its client, the Car Care Council, that received an extraordinarily high volume of placements by America’s newspaper editors.
The article “Put the Brakes on Soaring Gas Prices” has generated 1,112 newspaper placements to date while ”Hot Weather the Cause of Battery Trouble” generated 920 newspaper placements. By comparison, feature articles distributed by NAPS generate, on average, 100 to 400 placements, with 400 rarely being reached.”With temperature and gasoline prices soaring this summer, the messages conveyed in these articles have hit home with American motorists,” said Jennifer Tio, president of Maximum Marketing Services, Inc. “These prestigious awards demonstrate that the Car Care Council is delivering the vehicle maintenance information that newspaper editors want to relay to their audiences.”

Maximum Marketing and Car Care Council Score High Marks in Radio News
Bethesda, MD –
Maximum Chicago-based Maximum Marketing Services and its client, the Car Care Council, have received top national media recognition from North American Precis Syndicate, Inc. (NAPS) for its consumer radio feature entitled “Put the Brakes on Soaring Gas Prices.” The radio news release sparked an extraordinarily high volume of placements by America’s radio broadcasters.

The “Put the Brakes on Soaring Gas Prices” story placed in the top one-quarter of one percent of all radio features distributed to the media by NAPS.


“This recognition demonstrates that we are delivering timely information that the consumer media wants to relay to their audiences,” said Jennifer Tio, president of Maximum Marketing Services, Inc. “With Americans citing gasoline prices as the economic woe that most affects them, the message conveyed in this radio feature rings true.”


Maximum Marketing and Penray Honored for Outstanding Advertising
Biodiesel Fuel Technology Ad Wins Readership Award
Chicago, IL –
Maximum Marketing Services, Inc. and its client, Penray, were honored by Fleet Maintenance magazine for Penray’s BioDiesel Fuel Technology ad.  The ad received this prestigious recognition due to its outstanding readership response as measured against all other ads that appeared in the publication’s February 2008 issue.“We are honored to share this award with Penray,” said Jennifer Tio, president of Maximum Marketing Services, Inc.  “Creation of this ad was truly a collaborative effort and focused on a very timely subject.  Because this recognition comes from our target audience, users of Penray products, this is a particularly special honor for both Maximum Marketing and Penray.”

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Maximum Marketing and Four Seasons Win Global Design Award
Problem Solving Parts Ad Series Wins Silver Award

Chicago, IL –
Maximum Marketing Services, Inc. and one of its clients, Four Seasons, were honored at the prestigious Global Design Awards.  The ceremony was held October 31 in Las Vegas, Nev. “We are honored that we could share this prestigious award with Four Seasons,” said Jennifer Tio, president of Maximum Marketing Services, Inc.  “It was truly a collaborative effort and with so many great entries, this is a great honor for both Maximum Marketing and Four Seasons.”Four Seasons and Maximum Marketing were presented with a Silver Award for their series of print ads about Four Seasons’ “Problem Solving Parts.”


Maximum Marketing Clients Win Automotive Communications Awards
Chicago, IL–
Maximum Marketing Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that two of its clients were recipients of the prestigious 2007 Automotive Communications Awards.  The winners were honored during Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), which took place Oct. 30 in Las Vegas, Nev. at the Sands Expo Center.
The Automotive Communications Awards are sponsored by the Car Care Council Women’s Board and are supported by the Automotive Communication Council.  The awards applaud companies and their agencies that provide automotive information through outstanding advertising, marketing and PR efforts.The Maximum Marketing clients that that received honors were:
Business-To-Business Awards
Print Ad – Best Use of Copy
Federated Auto Parts
Aloha Sweepstakes Ad
Print Ad – Best Use of Graphic
Four Seasons
Problem Solving Parts Ad
“We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Federated and Four Seasons and are very proud of the work we do for them,” said Jennifer Tio, president of Maximum Marketing Services, Inc.  “With so many outstanding submissions, we are thrilled that the judges chose to honor our clients with these very prestigious awards.”


John “Max” McGowan Celebrates 35 Years in the Aftermarket
Chicago, Ill., October 18, 2007 – Maximum Marketing Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that its founder, John “Max” McGowan, is celebrating his 35th anniversary in the automotive aftermarket. McGowan founded Maximum Marketing in 1981 and currently serves as the company’s senior advisor.“I consider myself very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Max for so many years,” said Jennifer Tio, president of Maximum Marketing.  “He is one of the most creative, knowledgable and generous people I know and we look forward to many more years of collaborating with him.  He should be very proud of the business he built and the talent and dedication he brings to the aftermarket.  He is a tremendous asset to the continued success of our company.”Prior to starting Maximum Marketing, McGowan was with Tenneco Automotive where he developed its marketing department and, in the mid-1970’s, he was a key player in the development of the NAPA advertising and marketing campaign while serving as vice president of Matthews Cremmins advertising agency. 


Maximum Marketing Services Celebrates 20th Anniversary of its Chicago Fulfillment Center
Chicago, Ill., September 12, 2007 – Maximum Marketing Services, Inc. is pleased to announce it is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its fulfillment center.  Over the years, Maximum has shipped more than one million promotional kits, premium items, and point-of-sale packages from its Chicago location.  “For 20 years we have been very fortunate to provide fulfillment services, in addition to marketing services, to a wide variety of customers.  We thank each of them for their partnership and support throughout the years,” said Jennifer Tio, president of Maximum Marketing.  “Our dedicated team excels executing fulfillment projects accurately and efficiently and our Chicago location allows us to easily ship throughout the country and internationally.”


Juiceworks with Maximum
Chicago, Ill., July 26, 2007 - NBI Juiceworks has named Maximum Marketing Services in Chicago as its marketing communications agency of record. NBI Juiceworks produces and distributes a super premium line of pure pressed nectarine juices.