Wichita Regional Chamber Win Top Award for Communications

The Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce has been named one of 13 Communications Award of Excellence winners by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). ACCE is an association based in Alexandria, Va., that has over 1,600 chambers of commerce and related business and economic development organizations as members, representing more than 9,000 professionals in the industry.

ACCE’s Awards for Communications Excellence program, generously supported by Meta, is designed to showcase top communications and marketing work of chambers of commerce and similar organizations. Several thousand award entries have been submitted since the launch of the competition, which is now in its 37th year.

“Chambers of commerce create community impact, more so now than ever before,” said ACCE President & CEO Sheree Anne Kelly. “Chambers are natural conveners, telling stories that inspire and spur action. That creativity in communications, paired with catalytic leadership within their region, is what earned them this well-deserved recognition.”

The 13 winning entries will now go on to compete for the Best in Show title within their total annual revenue category. The three winning entries will be revealed at ACCE's annual convention in Indy during the July 27 Awards Show.

The Wichita Chamber was named an “Award of Excellence” winner for a digital content entry that took a humorous approach to telling the Kansas Turnpike Authority’s story for the 2021 Honors Night, where the organization was recognized as the Other the Years winner. The video was produced by Method, a Wichita, Kan.-based, video production company. Method is a long-time Chamber partner in telling the unique and inspiring stories of Honors Night honorees.

A panel of communications and marketing professionals from 10 U.S.-based chambers of commerce evaluated entries submitted for this year’s competition. Entries were organized by category — based on the chamber’s annual revenue — and entry type: campaigns, digital media, websites and print and electronic publications.