Cedar Community is pleased to announce that its marketing team is the recipient of three national Aster Awards for healthcare marketing and advertising for 2025–winning a Gold award for their quarterly Live More magazine in the category of magazine publication, a Gold award for The Lofts at Cedar Lake collateral in the category of brochure advertising, and a Silver award for their Live More magazine in the category of single magazine publication.
The Aster Awards are one of the most prestigious competitions in healthcare marketing and advertising, honoring outstanding professionals who demonstrate excellence and innovation in their marketing efforts. This year, the competition saw a remarkable range of entries from across the country. A distinguished panel of industry experts evaluated each submission using a rigorous scoring system, with a perfect score set at 100 percent. Participants competed against similarly sized organizations within their specific groups and categories.
Only the top 16 percent of entries nationwide received awards, signifying their outstanding achievement in advertising excellence. Judging criteria included creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, overall quality, appeal, and execution. Gold awards account for the top 5 percent in the nation, while silver awards account for the top 12 percent in the nation.
The Aster Awards is an elite program recognizing outstanding healthcare professionals for excellence in their advertising and marketing efforts for over 24 years. The 2025 Aster Awards winners are listed on the Aster Awards website at www.asterawards.com/winners/.
Cedar Community’s marketing team has also been named a finalist in the print publication category for their quarterly Live More magazine by PR Daily’s 2025 Nonprofit Communications Awards. They are among five finalists recognized nationally for their strategic thinking, standout storytelling, and measurable results, earning a place among the industry’s best. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in New York in September.