Grandview Consulting

Awards

Grandview project receives international Award of Distinction, 2009. We are delighted to announce that one of our major recent projects, the Greater Downtown Action Plan for the City of Red Deer, has won a 2009 Award of Distinction from the International Downtown Association. The project was one of 77 submissions for the award. Grandview Consulting, in partnership with John Hull Architect, led this urban planning project, handling all communications and public input processes as well as coordinating project planning. The award was announced September 12 in Milwaukee at the IDA's Annual Conference.
Excellence in Health Care Communication, 2002, Special Purpose Communication – First Place, Health Care Public Relations Association of Canada. For “Highlights in Health” newspaper insert on behalf of David Thompson Health Region.
MAX Marketing Award 2000 (short list finalist) for Marketing Campaign, presented by Alberta Venture magazine, for our “Red Deer College is…Success” campaign (newspaper, radio, TV, billboard).
Best Print Advertisement, 2000, National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR - an organization of U.S. and Canadian college marketing professionals) District 7 (north western States and western Provinces). Judges' comments: "strong on every count; very, very well done and conceived!; great theme follow-through".
Best Newsletter, 2000, NCMPR. Judges' comments: "interesting content for a varied audience; well written; a nice alternative to the standard article(s); very clever."
Best Urban Plan, 2000, Alberta Association of Canadian Institute of Planners. Received for Red Deer's Greater Downtown Action Plan.
Award for Planning Excellence, 2001, Canadian Institute of Planners. Received for Red Deer's Greater Downtown Action Plan.

Grandview Managing Partner Lorne Daniel is also a previous winner of awards from the Writers Guild of Alberta and the International Association of Business Communicators, Edmonton chapter.

Testimonials

“Since 2002, Grandview Consulting has managed all areas of Doctors Eyecare operations including communications, marketing, graphic design, and administrative functions. They have been responsive to our needs and adapted their services accordingly as we grew from a western Canada network to a national group of over 200 practices. They go above and beyond in order to keep our organization running smoothly and have been a key component of our success.“
Melanie Sherk, CEO, Doctors Eyecare Network

“Under the leadership of Lorne Daniel, Grandview Consulting has been providing valued and insightful strategic communications support to RDC's Building Communities Through Learning expansion and our associated $35 Million fundraising Campaign, for the past 3 years. Lorne is readily accessible, helps mentor our Campaign Communications staff and works closely with Campaign leadership in communications planning. He is well acquainted with our strategic objectives and utilizes key media contacts to facilitate messaging. Lorne's style and approach, together with Grandview staff, is collaborative and engaged. They are a valued partner.“
Michael Donlevy, Associate Vice President & Community Relations
“10/10 - great ability to pick up and understand our needs.”

Diane Lehr, Cosmos Enterprises
“…very responsive to our communication needs… excellent performance resulting in excellent products. They were able to keep a large information-intensive project on track, on time, and on budget. As well, their ability to immediately identify with our vision has been extremely valuable and we will definitely be using Grandview to help with our communications in the future.”

Elaine McFadden, Director, Corporate Communication, David Thompson Health Region