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Brunswick Golden Isles calendar wins award
THE ISLANDER, JULY 6, 2009, PAGE 3
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International calendar artist Pilliard Dickie, left, and Bill Tipton, executive
director, Brunswick Golden Isles CVB.
Photo by and courtesy of the Brunswick Golden Isles CVB,
A limited edition calendar com
missioned by the Brunswick and The
Golden Isles Convention and Visitors
Bureau has been recognized in nation
al and international competition by the
Calendar Marketing Association.
The calendar, created by internation
al calendarartist and St. Simons Island
resident Pilliard Dickie, received a Gold
Award for "Most Original Promo" in
the 2009 World and National Calendar
Awards. The annual competition is
open to all those involved in the pro
duction, distribution and marketing of
calendars - advertising agencies, art
ists, designers, photographers, print
ers, publishers, etc.
The calendar, created especially for
the CVB, shows Brunswick and The
Golden Isles - St. Simons Island, Sea
Island, Little St. Simons Island and
Jekyll Island - through the eyes of
Dickie, known around the world for his
portrayals of "Calendaria," a fanciful
land of castles, airships, pyramids, fly
ing houses and more, where everyday
locations become years and common
objects become months and days.
"Pilliard's calendars have a wonder
ful charm, with their whimsical por
trayals of everyday scenes and bright
colors," said Bill Tipton, executive
director of the CVB.
The calendar was created especially
for travel writers, meeting planners,
and group tour operators, as a unique
reminder to consider Brunswick and
The Golden Isles as a subject for travel
articles, and as a destination for meet
ings, tom’s, reunions and other gather
ings. The calendar was mailed to more
than 1,000 individuals in January;
many calendars were numbered and
signed by the artist, increasing their
value as collectibles.
"We received a lot of positive com
ments from travel writers and oth
ers who received the calendar," Tipton
said. "It reminds people in a fun way
that Brunswick and the Golden Isles
are a great place to visit and conduct
business meetings. We consider it be
a very successful promotion in that
regard, and are pleased that the Calen
dar Marketing Association agrees."
Brunswick and The Golden Isles
Convention and Visitors Bureau is the
official Destination Marketing Organi
zation (DMO) for Glynn County, Geor
gia including the City of Brunswick,
Georgia and four barrier islands: St.
Simons Island, Sea Island, Little St.
Simons Island and Jekyll Island.
The CVB's mission is to create
awareness of and interest in Bruns
wick & The Golden Isles of Georgia as
a destination for vacations, meetings
and group visits. This is done through
an array of programs and initiatives
that include paid advertising, public
relations, sales and marketing, a com
prehensive area web site and operating
three area welcome centers. For infor
mation, call toll-free 800-933-COAST
(2627) or visit them online at www.
ComeCoastAwhile.com
Pilliard Dickie, aka Joe Chandler,
is an internationally known artist who
lives on St. Simons Island. His calen
dars have won the World Calendar
Award from The Calendar Marketing
Association. A collection of his calen
dars has been published as a book,
The Calendar World of Pilliard Dickie
(Longstreet Press, Atlanta). Thanks to
favorable reviews by such luminaries
as David Letterman and Gene Shalit,
Dickie has built a solid base of fans
that eagerly await his yearly calendar
creation. To learn more about Pilliard
and Calendaria, visit www.Pilliard-
Dickle.com
The Calendar Marketing Associa
tion is the only worldwide trade associ
ation for the calendar industry. Based
in Wheaton, IL, the CMA was found
ed in 1989 to represent the interests
of designers, marketers, publishers,
printers and suppliers of both retail
and custom calendars.
For information, visit www.calenda-
rassociation.org. □
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