Neathawk Dubuque & Packett earned the Best In Show Capital Award of Excellence at the Virginia Public Relations Awards. The award recognizes their work on Downtown Roanoke Inc.’s Facebook to Footsteps social media campaign.  ND&P also took home two awards in the website and social media categories for DRI and one award for AnMed Healthcare’s Physician Referral Program in South Carolina. ND&P has offices in Roanoke and Richmond in Virginia with additional offices in North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee.

Here is the press release from ND&P.

Roanoke, VA – Neathawk Dubuque & Packett took home the Best In Show Capital Award of Excellence for Downtown Roanoke Inc.’s Facebook to Footsteps social media campaign at the 65th Annual Virginia Public Relations Awards hosted by PRSA Richmond.

Downtown Roanoke Inc. is a development organization dedicated to enriching urban Roanoke, VA and its amenities.  “An award like this is really a testament to the great work that Downtown Roanoke  Inc. does and the terrific people and city of Roanoke,” said Betsy Parkins, ND&P senior account executive. “They do a wonderful job for the city both online and off.”

ND&P also received two awards in the categories of website and social media for Downtown Roanoke Inc., and one award for AnMed Healthcare’s (Anderson, SC) Physician Referral Program.

The Virginia Public Relations Awards recognize the most creative and effective communications programs, tactics and professionals from 2011. The awards are separated into two divisions: the Commonwealth Awards, which honor the best public relations programs and campaigns of the year, and the Capital Awards, which honor the best public relations tactics of the year. These awards are lauded as some of the top public relations honors in Virginia.

ND&P is a full-service advertising, marketing and public relations agency with offices in Roanoke and Richmond, VA, Chattanooga, TN, Charlotte and Durham, NC, and Tampa, FL, with an array of clients including Kindred Healthcare, Virginia Tech, Advance Auto Parts, CMR Institute, HomeTown Bank, Massachusetts General Hospital, Volkswagen Group of America, Meggitt Training Systems, and The Jefferson Hotel. Visit the website at http://www.ndp-agency.com/ or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ndpagency .