Australian Ad Agency, Evergreen, wins two international 55+ marketing awards

Dec 08 2011 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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Melbourne ad agency that specialises in the 55+ market, Evergreen, is a Platinum winner for work it has done for McKenzie Aged Care Group and Gold for Stockland, in the generations Awards, based in America. Evergreen is the first Australian winner of a Generations Award. See their work at www.GenerationsAward.org

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