The City of New Braunfels was recently honored with two awards from the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO). Each year, at the TAMIO annual conference, the organization honors cities across the state for their efforts in communicating and marketing to residents and visitors.
This year’s TAMIO conference, held the first week of June in San Antonio, had over 688 entries for awards. New Braunfels received first place (known as the TAMI Award) for Best Recurring Special Event (for cities with populations over 75,000) for the 2023 Wein & Saengerfest event. New Braunfels also received the Award of Excellence (second place) for Best Marketing Plan or Campaign (for cities with a population between 50,000 and 150,000) for the 2023 Bond marketing campaign.
This is the fourth year in a row that New Braunfels has received awards at the TAMIO annual conference.
- In 2021, New Braunfels received the Award of Excellence (second place) for External Communications during COVID (for cities with a population less than 100,000) as well as the Award of Honor (third place) for a series of COVID-related public service announcement videos.
- In 2022, New Braunfels earned the Award of Excellence (second place) for the Perk Your Park Marketing Plan/Campaign (for cities with under 100,000 residents) as well as the Award of Excellence (second place) for Best Use of Social Media – Planned (for cities with a population between 75,000 and 100,000).
- In 2023, New Braunfels received the Award of Excellence (second place) for the redesign of the City’s website as well as the Award of Honor (third place) for the Best Use of Short-Form Video (for cities with a population of under 100,000).
To learn more about the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers and their annual TAMI Awards, visit www.texastamio.org.