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title: Illumine8 wins gold Hermes creative award
description: Illumine8 of Frederick, Maryland, wins our first gold Hermes Creative Award for a content marketing eBook.
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# Illumine8 wins gold Hermes creative award

#### By [Julia Smith](https://www.illumine8.com/blog/author/julia-smith) | May 8, 2018

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We're adding a little more shine to our office. Illumine8 is a 2018 Gold Winner of a Hermes Creative Award! 

We submitted a content marketing offer for our client, [Cochran & Mann](https://www.cochranandmann.com/), a commercial painting company in Frederick, Maryland, called Guide To Hiring A Commercial Painting Contractor.

Written by [Kelly Jacobson](https://www.illumine8.com/team/kelly-jacobson) and designed by [Erik Pitzer](https://www.illumine8.com/team/erik-pitzer), the submission was for Electronic/Social/Interactive Media in the E-Communication category and iBook/E-Book subcategory.

We are honored to see our work for Cochran & Mann recognized by Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals,” [Christina May](https://www.illumine8.com/team/christina-may), CMO and founder of Illumine8, said.

“This international award wouldn't have been possible without the partnership of our clients and dedication of our staff. We are thrilled to share this win with Cochran & Mann.”

Our win comes out of an anticipated 6,000-plus entries across the United States, Canada, and dozens of other countries, [according to the Hermes Creative Awards press release](http://www.hermesawards.com/images/Graphic%20Downloads/2018%20News%20Release%20Early.pdf).

Entries were submitted by corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, public relations firms, graphic design shops, production companies, and freelancers.

The “international awards competition [is] for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media. Hermes Creative Awards recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals.”

The nominations are “administered and judged by the [Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals](http://www.amcpros.com/),” an “international organization [that] consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production, and freelance professionals.”

Once again, thank you so much to the AMCP and Hermes Creative Awards for choosing our guide out of thousands of entries from around the world. We look forward to working toward another statuette in the coming years!

To see our award-winning guide and for more information about our submission, visit the Hermes Creative Awards [Winner List](http://enter.hermesawards.com/winners/#/gold/2018).

![Julia Smith](https://www.illumine8.com/hs-fs/hubfs/author-bio-julia.jpg?width=150&name=author-bio-julia.jpg)

### About The Author

Julia creates content for all of Illumine8’s clients, specializing in social media, motion graphics, and video. A proud graduate of James Madison University, she brings experience from working in Washington, D.C. for a public relations agency and a TV station. She enjoys the agency environment so much that she started a student-run public relations agency while at JMU called Bluestone Communications, which continues to run strong. Outside of the office, she enjoys playing/coaching soccer and spending time with family. She also enjoys traveling. Thus far, South Korea tops her favorite destinations list.

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