The Gold Circle Awards competition is the premier association marketing, membership and communications award that recognizes excellence, innovation, and achievement in association/nonprofit marketing, membership and communications programs.

The American Massage Therapy Association has been recognized by ASAE with a 2019 Gold Circle Award for their Advocacy Campaign: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic with Massage Therapy. This year’s competition received a record-breaking number of 200 entries across 15 categories.

“We are thrilled to win a prestigious ASAE Gold Circle Award for AMTA’s advocacy campaign on massage therapy as an alternative to opioids for pain management. The outstanding work on this campaign is a shining example of how AMTA is continuing to advance our profession and serve the public,” said AMTA President Christopher Deery, “The Gold Circle Awards is an opportunity for the community to recognize the important role marketing, membership and communications play in associations,” said ASAE President and CEO John H. Graham IV, FASAE, CAE. “Congratulations to the winning organizations. You have shown that combining creativity, design, technology, and metrics leads to campaigns with lasting impact.”

 More information on AMTA’s engagement on massage therapy for pain management can be found at www.amtamassage.org/opioids.