CKR Interactive Wins Three Aster Awards for its Work in the Healthcare Recruitment Realm

May 14, 2012 - PRLog -- Campbell, CA – Global recruitment marketing agency, CKR Interactive, announced today that it has won two Silver and one Bronze Aster Awards honoring its work in the healthcare recruitment realm. The Aster Awards, one of the largest national competitions of its kind, is hosted by Marketing Healthcare Today Magazine and Creative Images, Inc. This elite program recognizes outstanding healthcare professionals and advertising agencies for excellence in their advertising/marketing efforts.

The 2012 Aster Awards received nearly 3,000 entries from across the United States as well as Canada and South America. Awards were issued for entries that received top marks from judges placing them in the top 16 percent of the nation for advertising excellence.  Judging criteria included creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality and overall appeal.

“Although our nation has been challenged economically, the talent of healthcare marketing professionals seems to be at an all time high.  The 2012 Aster Awards program contained some of the best advertising arguably in the world.  The judges’ expectations were again surpassed,” said Melinda Lucas, Aster Awards Program Coordinator.

CKR Interactive won two Silver Aster Awards for its work for HealthSouth, one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers specializing in rehabilitation with over 1,800 facilities. The winning work featured an employer branding campaign and iPad recruitment microsite. The Bronze Aster Award was awarded for an employee referral program (ERP) that CKR Interactive developed recently. All three awards were awarded in the Professional Recruitment category.

All winners are posted on the Aster Awards website (www.asterawards.com), as well as published in Marketing Healthcare Today, a national healthcare marketing magazine.

To learn more about CKR Interactive’s recruitment marketing services and solutions, please visit: www.ckrinteractive.com. Questions regarding the contents of this release should be directed to:

Skye Callan
Marketing Director, CKR Interactive
(408) 517-1400

About CKR Interactive
Founded in 2001, CKR Interactive (www.ckrinteractive.com) is a recruitment marketing agency delivering comprehensive services to today’s employers. Focusing on interactive solutions, the firm’s areas of expertise also include research and planning, creative development and marketing communications. With offices throughout California, New York, Ohio and Florida, and partner agencies in the United Kingdom, Australia, China and India, the award-winning firm’s growing list of clients represents a range of industries, from healthcare/biopharm, energy/oil and high tech to government, finance/insurance and hospitality/food service.