ADVERTISING agency Marketing Counselors was again crowned Top Agency in the Jamaica Observer’s Advertising and Billing Awards 2014 for the highest volume of advertisements placed in the newspaper last year.

OGM Integrated Communications copped the second place award, while Dunlop Corbin Communications was placed third. Last year, Marketing Counselors emerged winners over OGM Integrated Communications and Dunlop Corbin Communications for its volume of advertisement in 2013.

The presentations, which were made at the newspaper’s Beechwood Avenue headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday, seeks to recognise and reward corporate companies for their client service commitment to the Jamaica Observer.

“We are extremely grateful to the Observer for the award but we could not have done it without the support of our clients,” media manager of Marketing Counselors, Eileen Lewis, told the Caribbean Business Report.

Other awardees included Khemlani Mart, which copped the Special Small Business Award and Isratech which was also presented the award for Top Regional Client.

Top Agency Client went to the National Commercial Bank, while Red Stripe and LIME were placed second and third, respectively. Top Agency Client on Fyah 105 went to J Wray and Nephew, while Advertising and Marketing (Ja) Limited was crowned Top Agency of Fyah 105.

Digicel Jamaica copped first place for Direct Billing Customer, with Bank of Nova Scotia coming in second and Mayberry Investments Limited third.

Managing director of the Jamaica Observer, Danville Walker, in thanking the awardees for their business stated, “One of the amazing things about the Jamaica Observer is that we have only been around for 22 years and have managed to capture 50 per cent of the market share of these companies in a very short time.”

“What it shows is that when you partner with the Observer good things happen. We want our clients to spend with us but we also want to make sure that we are delivering for you, so it’s about a partnership and we have a very dedicated sales team to work with you,” he added.

Meanwhile, team awards went to the Observer’s Sharla Murray-Wright and Claire Whorms-Whitehorne under the category Most Consistent Sales Executives.

Sales executives who achieved the highest growth percentage in revenue over the previous year also went to Murray-Wright, Whorms-Whitehorne and Careen Wright.

The three along with Sherice McDonald were also presented the award for Top Sales Executives of the Year, while Rory Daley, Randy Lindsay, Ricardo Nelson and Paul Allen were recognised as Most Valuable Persons in the Observer’s advertising and marketing departments.

“Observer is a partner and will remain a partner until when we are the newspaper that’s 180 years old, we’re not going anywhere; our print media is growing. Thank you for your support throughout the year and for your loyalty going forward,” Walker said.