http://www.burkecom.com/ News and PR related to the Burke Communications Advertising Adgency in Charlotte, NC en-us Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:03:32 -0400 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:03:32 -0400 john@burkecom.com john@burkecom.com http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=32 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has completed work on a Web site for Dillon Homes, a custom home builder in the Charlotte area. Burke created the site's design, which includes Flash animation, and the custom photography used on the site. The site is located at www.dillonhomesinc.com. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=32 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=31 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications announces that it has added full-capability high-definition video production to the services it offers in-house. The agency now owns two online high-definition edit suites and a high-definition video camera. Expanded Maya 3-D animation capacity and 100% high-definition digital (tapeless) video production capability ensure that Burke video productions are of the highest-possible quality. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=31 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=29 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications congratulates Charlotte printing firm Metrographics on winning two awards from the Printing Industry of the Carolinas for projects it collaborated on with Burke. The PICA Awards are given annually and are the most prestigious symbol of printing excellence throughout North and South Carolina. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=29 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=28 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has completed a full redesign of Brady Distributing Company's Web site, www.BradyDist.com. Brady is a third-generation, family-owned business that supplies home game room and commercial gaming and vending machines to businesses and consumers. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=28 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=27 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has completed a marketing DVD for Cenveo Global Resources, a commercial print and packaging manufacturer with plants spanning the globe. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=27 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=26 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has produced a series of four clinical hypnosis CDs featuring noted Charlotte mental health care professional Dr. Kathleen Connolly. The series, titled, Hypnosis: Uncovering Your Internal Resources, helps individuals harness their internal resources to resolve the common lifestyle challenges of sleep disorders, weight management, cigarette smoking and chronic stress. Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=26 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=30 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications recently completed work on a marketing brochure for the Stewart Health Center in Charlotte. The brochure describes the healthcare services provided to aging adults from its location on the Cypress campus at the intersection of Park Road and Park South Drive near SouthPark in Charlotte. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=30 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=25 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Custom Home Pubs, a unique new retail store specializing in helping Charlotte-area residents create the bar of their dreams in their own homes, has opened at Sharon Corners Shopping Center, across from SouthPark mall. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:57:08 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=25 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=24 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Burke Communications, a full-service advertising and design agency, recently completed a series of branding needs for Carolina Woman, a fitness facility based in Cornelius. Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:30:00 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=24 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=23 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has developed a Web site, logo and marketing materials for Club Card King, an innovative new product designed to give consumers a quick and simple method to organizing retailer loyalty and club cards. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=23 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=22 CHARLOTTE, NC - The sixth annual Autism Aware Fare raised $20,193.31 for the Autism Society of North Carolina's Mecklenburg County Chapter (ASNC-MCC), exceeding the previous event record by 20 percent. ASNC-MCC attributes much of the 2007 event's success to the contributions of sponsor Burke Communications, which donated and developed a new Web site (www.autismawarefare.org), print ads and posters to help promote the event. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:38:44 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=22 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=21 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications was named a finalist for the annual Entrepreneur Awards given by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. The Entrepreneur Awards recognize the success of small business owners in Mecklenburg County. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:37:51 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=21 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=20 CHARLOTTE, NC - The Boy Scouts of America's Mecklenburg County Council has received the donation of a custom-designed, modern, easy-to-navigate Web site from Burke Communications. As part of the overall Web site redesign, the Council has also established a new Web address at www.mccscouting.org. Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=20 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=19 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has developed a custom DVD and Web site for Montrose Plantation, a new 6,000-acre, master-planned development in Chester County, South Carolina, only 38 miles south of Charlotte. Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=19 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=18 A video produced by Burke Communications won Baker Residential a Major Achievement in Marketing Excellence (MAME) Silver Award, presented by the Charlotte Sales and Marketing Council of the Home Builders Association of Charlotte. The award was announced at the 22nd annual MAME awards banquet on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at the Westin Hotel in uptown Charlotte. Thu, 03 May 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=18 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=17 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has contributed a new Web site design to support the annual Autism Aware Fare fundraising event, to be held on Tuesday, April 24th. The new Web site provides information about this annual event, in which participating local restaurants donate a portion of their proceeds for the benefit of area children and adults with autism. The new site, which includes a list of restaurants participating in the event, can be viewed at www.AutismAwareFare.org. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:32:40 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=17 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=16 CHARLOTTE, NC - When the architects of Wright McGraw Beyer needed a new logo and marketing materials to commemorate their 10th anniversary in business, they selected Burke Communications to help them design materials that would reflect the firm's history and service to its clients. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:36:43 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=16 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=15 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications was recently awarded the contract to design a Web site for the Olde English Consortium, a South Carolina educational collaborative seeking to promote excellence in education through collaboration. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:21:41 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=15 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=14 CHARLOTTE, NC - News of the new Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte is generating a lot of local interest. Now, with the help of Burke Communications, anyone can get information about the nonprofit agency on its new Web site, www.rmhofcharlotte.org. Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:47:12 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=14 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=13 Charlotte NC - The Charlotte Trolley's Second Annual No-Hibition Speakeasy Gala, held at LaVecchia's Seafood Grille on Friday, January 12, entertained more than 150 of Charlotte's most influential leaders and exceeded the event's fundraising goal by 30 percent. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=13 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=12 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications recently developed and launched a new Web site for the 24th Annual Great Gold Rush Auction, benefiting the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's athletic scholarship program. The company will also participate in the printing of the event's Great Gold Rush Auction book. Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=12 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=11 CHARLOTTE, NC - Jack Hanna, star of television's Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures, recently commended Burke Communications on the quality of a video the advertising agency created for and donated to Carolina Raptor Center. Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=11 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=10 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications announced that it has become a White Level Sponsor of the Charlotte 49er Pride Rewards Program. The company also designed the incentive program's logo and web site (www.49erpriderewards.com), and as a White-Level sponsor, provides discounted annual web site hosting to 49er Pride Rewards Program members. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=10 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=9 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications recently enhanced the Hopebuilders 5k Web site (www.hopebuilders5k.org) with Flash animation illustrating the charity's mission, "Building Hope for Children." Hopebuilders is an event managed by Carolinas HealthCare Foundation, a local nonprofit organization working to support Carolinas Medical Center and the new Levine Children's Hospital, opening in 2007. Its most recent event, the 11th annual Hopebuilders 5K Run/Walk, raised more than $90,000 for the new facility. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=9 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=8 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has recently developed a new dynamic Web site for watercolor artist Brenda Harris Tustian. Known for her beautiful artwork of landscapes, florals, animals, and Christmas themes, Tustian has raised over $100,000 for charities like the Breast Cancer Society and Children's Hospital through the sale of her paintings. Numerous corporations have collections of Brenda's work, including Dow Chemical, Coca Cola Company, IBM, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Kodak, United Airlines as well as many congressmen, senators, military personnel and President George W. Bush. Tustian's new Web site can be viewed at www.BrendaHarrisTustian.com. Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=8 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=7 CHARLOTTE, NC - The Mecklenburg County Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has appointed Jack Burke, CEO of Burke Communications, as its Vice President of Marketing. In this capacity, he also joins the Council's Executive Board. Burke, an Eagle Scout himself, has remained an avid supporter of the Boy Scouts and has now dedicated his company's resources to help market the Mecklenburg County Council and the BSA. Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=7 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=6 CHARLOTTE, NC - Major Achievement in Marketing Excellence (MAME) has awarded Burke Communications two Gold Awards for two of its projects from 2005. The 21st annual MAME Awards event was sponsored by HBAC and SMC. One Gold Award has recognized Burke's work for D.R. Horton as Billboard of the Year for the Builder category - of homes priced up to $300,000, in this instance. The other Gold Award honored the Multi-Media Presentation of the Year, again in the Builder category, for Burke's production of a corporate DVD for D.R. Horton. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=6 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=5 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has designed a new logo and brochure collateral piece for the Sea Mist oceanfront resort located in Myrtle Beach, SC. The Sea Mist Resort has been a fixture of the area for over five decades. Its evolution over that time continues through an exciting redevelopment plan, led by Strand Capital Group. The 12-acre development will include over 1,500 new luxury oceanfront condominiums, seaworthy amenities, and eclectic shopping and dining. Its new brand identity projects a refined look with clean lines and colors that suggest the ambition of its new offerings. Resort information can be found online at www.seamistcondos.com. Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=5 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=4 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has contributed its time and talents to develop a new logo and a new web site for The Harrison Nichols Foundation, an organization built from the inspiration of one child's fight against a currently incurable form of cancer known as Neuroblastoma. The Harrison Nichols Foundation strives to offset the financial burdens of families fighting Neuroblastoma, to raise local and national awareness, and to fund both the education and research necessary to find a cause and a cure. The Foundation's new logo and web site can be viewed at www.harrisonnicholsfoundation.org Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=4 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=3 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications announces a new web site and a tri-fold brochure designed to help Ecoscape Solutions Group grow its brand and expand into different markets throughout the Southeast. The web site contains Flash transitions and significant photography that features much of Ecoscape's project work. Ecoscape is a turnkey landscape design company based in Charlotte that currently operates in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=3 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=2 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has been selected by homebuilder Baker Residential as its agency of record to help its push into the Charlotte market. Burke has been tasked to help grow Baker's brand through marketing strategy and design for all of their unique communities. The Charlotte effort represents privately-held Baker's first move into the Southeast. It's the residential division of the larger Baker Companies real estate development group. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=2 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=1 CHARLOTTE, NC - Burke Communications has posted its new internal marketing campaign "Peartobedifferent.com" on the MillionDollarHomePage.com web site. Since it's inception in August of 2005, the Million Dollar Home Page has become an online phenomenon covered by scores of global media sources. Companies who have posted on the site have seen their click-through traffic increase significantly over the past several months. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.burkecom.com/news.php?article=1