The Manahan Group’s work on behalf of the SMART529 College Savings Plan has earned two Telly Awards. The Bright Futures television commercial was singled out as one of the top entries from nearly 11,000 submitted from advertising firms, television stations and production companies around the country.

The spot received both Bronze Telly and a People’s Telly awards. The Telly Awards are judged by past winners while the first-ever People’s Telly allowed the public the power to view and rate entries that were submitted.

“While awards are nice – and this one is the premiere award honoring the best in television videos and commercials – our goal is to produce advertising that gets results,” said TMG CEO George Manahan. “The Bright Futures campaign generated nearly 8,000 inquiries on the SMART529 website and that’s what makes us proud.”

Manahan said producing the television spot was a team effort with Hartford Life, the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office and video production company SpaceJunk Media.

The Manahan Group is an advertising and public relations firm located in Charleston, West Virginia. The company can be found on the web at www.manahangroup.com and on Facebook and LinkedIn.