The American Staffing Association recognized member staffing agencies with ASA Genius Awards for the most outstanding marketing, advertising, multimedia, and public relations campaigns and products of the year. The winning entries will be featured in a cutting-edge, interactive display at Staffing World® 2018, the ASA annual convention and expo, Oct. 16-18 in metro Washington, DC.
Genius Award entries are judged on a numeric scale by a panel of communication experts. Each entry is assessed for its visual appeal, content and message, originality of approach, objectives achieved, and overall effectiveness. Achievements in individual categories were recognized with Grand Genius Awards, Genius Awards, and honorable mention distinctions.
“The annual ASA Genius Awards program honors the most innovative communications and marketing programs in the staffing and recruiting industry,” said Richard Wahlquist, ASA president and chief executive officer. “As in previous years, the 2018 honorees demonstrate that effective communications can be achieved with budgets of all sizes and using a variety of media sources to successfully reach current and prospective candidates and talent, corporate employees, and other audiences.”
These agencies were recognized with Genius Grand Awards for best overall entries in each individual class:
- Firms With More Than $100 Million in Annual Sales: PeopleReady
- Firms With $25 Million-$100 Million in Annual Sales: The Resource
- Firms With $7.5 Million-$25 Million in Annual Sales: Award Staffing
- Firms With Less Than $7.5 Million in Annual Sales: Johnson & Hill Staffing
These agencies received 2018 Genius Awards or honorable mention distinctions in four award classes:
Firms With More Than $100 Million in Annual Sales
- Ad Campaign (Digital): The Delta Cos., honorable mention
- Brochure: PeopleReady, Genius Award
- Company Website: ASGN Inc., Genius Award
- Direct Mail Campaign (Print): PrideStaff; Genius Award
- Direct Mail Piece (Print): The Delta Cos., Genius Award
- Existing Company ID: PeopleReady; Genius Award; Labor Finders, honorable mention
- External Publication (Print): Integrity Staffing Solutions, Genius Award
- Internal Publication (Digital): Labor Finders, Genius Award; PrideStaff; honorable mention
- New Company Identification: Integrity Staffing Solutions, Genius Award; PeopleReady, honorable mention
- Mixed Media: Integrity Staffing Solutions, Genius Award; The Advance Group, Genius Award; AMN Healthcare, honorable mention
- Mobile App: EmployBridge, Genius Award
- Social Media: Yoh, Genius Award; Labor Finders, honorable mention
- Tradeshow Experience: PeopleReady, Genius Award
- Video: PeopleReady, Genius Grand Award
Firms With $25 Million–$100 Million in Annual Sales
- Blog: LaSalle Network, Genius Award
- Company Website: The Resource, Genius Grand Award
- External Publication (Print): Hamilton-Ryker, Genius Award
- Social Media: HireLevel, Genius Award; LandrumHR, honorable mention
- Video: LandrumHR, Genius Award
Firms With $7.5 Million–$25 Million in Annual Sales
- Blog: LeaderStat, Genius Award
- Brochure: Award Staffing, Genius Award
- Company Website: Artisan Talent, Genius Award; Award Staffing, Genius Award; ETS Inc., honorable mention
- External Publication (Digital): ETS Inc., Genius Award; The Advance Group; honorable mention
- External Publication (Print): Artisan Talent, Genius Award
- New Company Identification: Award Staffing, Genius Grand Award
Firms With Less Than $7.5 Million in Annual Sales
- Company Website: Johnson & Hill Staffing, Genius Grand Award
- Social Media: Vector Technical Inc., Genius Award
To learn more about the ASA Genius Awards program, visit americanstaffing.net/genius.
# # #
About the American Staffing Association
The American Staffing Association is the voice of the U.S. staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry. ASA and its state affiliates advance the interests of the industry across all sectors through advocacy, research, education, and the promotion of high standards of legal, ethical, and professional practices. For more information about ASA, visit americanstaffing.net.
Up 3.3% From a Year Ago Temporary help employment grew robustly, adding 28,000 jobs over the month of July, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Staffing employment increased 0.9% from June to July and was 3.3% higher than in July 2017. Year-to-year staffing job growth has averaged… More ›
Economic activity increased across all 12 Federal Reserve districts, according to the Federal Reserve Board’s latest report on regional economies (known as the “beige book”). The pace of growth was split between modest and moderate. Employment growth was modest, and labor markets were tight. Employers in many districts struggled to find qualified workers, and these… More ›
Staffing Job Growth Trend Continues Temporary help employment edged up 0.5% from October to November, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Staffing firms added 14,300 jobs in November, which was 1.9% higher than November 2015. Over the past six months, year-to-year job growth has averaged 1.6% per… More ›
ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, April 2016 Staffing employment for the week of April 11–17 edged up to 94.62, according to the ASA Staffing Index— the highest value this year. Temporary and contract staffing employment was up 0.38% from the prior week, and was 2.71% lower than the same week last year. This week, containing… More ›
Top 10 List of Occupations Difficult to Fill The American Staffing Association’s Skills Gap Index identified the hardest-to-fill occupations in the U.S. for the third quarter of 2015, with the 10 most difficult being Podiatrists Photographic process workers and processing machine operators Occupational therapists Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers Psychiatrists Forest fire inspectors and prevention… More ›
Top 10 List of Occupations Difficult to Fill The American Staffing Association’s Skills Gap Index identified 181 hard-to-fill occupations in the U.S. for the 12 months ended March 2015, with the 10 most difficult being Occupational therapists Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers Physical therapists Photographic process workers and processing machine operators Occupational therapy assistants Speech-language… More ›
ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, December 2014 ASA Staffing Index Continues to Climb Staffing employment for the week of Dec. 8–14 rose to 107.54, according to the ASA Staffing Index—the highest value since the index’s inception in June 2006. Temporary and contract staffing employment increased 0.40% from the prior week, and was 4.18% higher than… More ›
“Over the year, employment in professional and business services [which includes staffing] has expanded by 648,000,” said BLS commissioner Erica L. Groshen, commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. More ›
Seasonally adjusted employment data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that staffing firms added 25,600 new jobs from April to May (up 1.0%). More ›
Seasonally adjusted employment data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that staffing firms added 16,000 new jobs from January to February (up More ›
