M&R Marketing Group is proud to announce that the Cherry Blossom Festival’s website won 2 awards at the 59^th annual International Festival and Events Association (IFEA) Convention – Gold for Best Event Website and Silver for Best Organizational Website. The Festival’s website, CherryBlossom.com, was designed and developed by M&R Marketing Group in the fall of 2013. M&R worked closely with Cherry Blossom Festival to design and build a 100+ page, client-manageable website featuring responsive (mobile-friendly) technology, a robust calendar, and e-commerce capability.

The professional IFEA competition draws entries from among the world’s top festivals and events. Winning entries came from organizations as diverse as the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands to the World Gourmet Summit in Singapore. The IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards Competition recognizes the outstanding accomplishments and top quality creative, promotional, operational and community outreach programs and materials produced by festivals and events around the world. 

M&R Marketing Group is proud to be the Cherry Blossom Festival’s agency of record since the summer of 2013. Together, the Festival and M&R share a common vision of promoting economic growth in Central Georgia and beyond and making a difference for good in our community.