Med Ad News and 25th Annual Manny Awards Return

LIVINGSTON, NJ--(Marketwired - Jan 15, 2014) - Med Ad News (www.medadnews.com), the pharma industry's leading B2B trade publication, and the Manny Awards (www.mannyawards.com), pharma and healthcare communications awards gala, return under new parent company Outcomes LLC, founded by Med Ad News Director, Daniel Becker. Many familiar faces will continue playing a critical role in both the production of the publication and the awards ceremony itself. Med Ad News continues the 30 year tradition of the highly anticipated 25th Anniversary Manny Awards along with the April release of the Annual Healthcare Communications Agency Issue.

The Med Ad News team will once again up the ante for its grand 25th Anniversary Manny Awards, which will serve as both a celebratory milestone and a springboard for the brands going forward. Once again featuring catering by Abigail Kirsch, the awards evening promises to be nothing less than magical. Med Ad News' Manny Awards have paid tribute to the creative work of agencies serving the healthcare market, their people, and their contributions to the industry. Each year at the gala awards ceremony, Med Ad News and more than 600 agency professionals come together to celebrate creative excellence in pharmaceutical and medical device advertising and to acknowledge those making significant contributions to healthcare communications.

"Despite the growing uncertainty and hype surrounding the future of pharma B2B media, these past few years, Med Ad News and the Manny Awards had its best year ever. Outcomes LLC was developed to continue this momentum and is dedicated to providing our customers with access to a valuable suite of integrated marketing opportunities, events, and content marketing services. We have nothing but hope and optimism for the New Year and future and look forward to continuing to serve the pharmaceutical market with the forward-looking expertise and industry professionalism our customers, both readers and partners, have come to rely on," said Founder, Brand Director, Daniel Becker.

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Recent updates to the voting procedures net upwards of 300 votes cast per category from leaders across healthcare communication agencies, resulting in a robust sample size delivering unbiased results that drive business for those nominated as finalists.

Recognized as the single most influential resource for pharmaceutical marketers, the Med Ad News Annual Agency issue features full length profiles and creative work from over 100 leading healthcare advertising agencies, highlighting the 2014 Manny Awards finalists and winners, to be revealed at the April 24 black tie gala held at Pier Sixty in New York City.

How to enter: Qualifying agencies can enter the 2014 Manny Awards online at the Manny Awards website (www.mannyawards.com) and contact the team to register as judges in this year's awards.

For advertising and sponsorship opportunities, contact Daniel Becker at Daniel.Becker@medadnews.com or 973-507-6701.

For profile and award submission inquiries, contact Andrew Humphreys at Andrew.Humphreys@medadnews.com or 215-860-2106.

About Med Ad News
The pharmaceutical industry's publication of record for more than 30 years, Med Ad News provides broad coverage and incisive analysis of the issues, events, trends, and strategies shaping pharmaceutical business, marketing, and sales. More than 16,500 readers -- comprising corporate executives, marketing, sales, and product managers -- rely on Med Ad News and its staff for unparalleled content. Med Ad News, formerly a publication of UBM Canon, is now a publication of Outcomes LLC. For more info, visit www.medadnews.com.

About Outcomes LLC
A marketing and media company built to quench the evolving consumption habits of B to B audiences, Outcomes LLC focuses on the needs of our customers to achieve both their short term and long term objectives, creating a healthy environment for individuals, organizations and the markets we serve, via industry respected media, leading events and content marketing services. For more info, visit www.outcomes-marketing.com.