Luckie & Company Senior Vice President Mike Murphy has been awarded a 2009 Silver Medal by the Birmingham chapter of the American Advertising Federation. The group honors one outstanding individual based on their contribution to his or her company, the advertising profession and the community. The award was presented to Murphy by last year’s recipient Shelley Stewart at the annual AAF Birmingham’s ADDY Awards gala at Old Car Heaven.
Murphy was nominated for the award by longtime friends and colleagues at Luckie. In the nomination, Murphy was characterized as a brilliant strategic thinker, and a great problem solver with legendary creativity. Murphy’s co-workers believe Mike’s efforts, leadership and contributions are continually a major factor in the success of Luckie & Company. And his wicked sense of humor, impeccable taste, and personal mantra that “it’s not done until it’s overdone” can’t hurt.
“Winning this is a great honor for me, but I credit much of this success to my team and the talent of the agency as a whole,” says Murphy. “What’s even more exciting for me is that my wife and all four of my children were there to see me presented with this award, one even came in from Dallas and one from Memphis.”
Raised in Andalusia, Ala., Murphy is a graduate of Birmingham Southern College. He originally joined Luckie & Forney in 1980 as the head of the South Central Bell advertising account. Today he leads a department of 15 people who work primarily on direct marketing for AT&T. Mike is also the head of Luckie & Company’s San Antonio office, which opened in 2007. In 2010, Murphy said, Luckie & Company will be doing something many agencies aren’t doing right now – hiring.
“We’re thrilled that we’ve been able to grow new business this year, and that growth will result in having new positions available soon at both our San Antonio and Birmingham offices.”
Murphy joined the Birmingham Advertising Club (now AAF Birmingham) in the early 70s, and served as President in 1979-1980. On his watch, the BAF was highly active and the recipient of six Club Achievement awards at the AAF National Convention in 1980 – including an award for Murphy as the national Ad Club Group 2 President of the Year. He has served on the AAF Birmingham board of directors many times, and was instrumental in making the AAF 7th District Quad Convention in Birmingham a rousing success.
Want to learn more about what Mike and his team can do for you? Mike can be reached at mike.murphy@luckie.com
