In 2021, the Hartford Business Journal is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its annual 40 Under Forty list. The list honors 40 of Connecticut’s top young business professionals, who come from a variety of industries and organizations. 

At the recent SMX Convert virtual conference, WORX Vice President Alyssa Altman was featured as a speaker on the topic, “Creating Copy That Converts” – which covered how marketers can utilize search engines and digital marketing best practices to write effective online ad copy.

Clocktown Brewing Company, a Thomaston brewery and WORX client partner, was named the winner of an Excellence Award in the category of Business & Corporate Websites at the 45th CADC Awards Show. The CADC Awards show is an annual award ceremony hosted by the Connecticut Art Directors Club which recognizes excellence in 8 main categories: advertising, environmental design, graphic design, illustration, online/interactive, photography, student, and video.

For the second consecutive year, President and Chief Creative Officer Grant Copeland and Vice President Alyssa Altman led a lively working session on how to position a biotech/healthtech startup brand for market success with the Yale University student-based incubator group, Helix.

WORX, a top branding, digital and marketing agency, has been accepted into Forbes Agency Council, an invitation-only community for owners of and executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative, and advertising agencies.

As an initiative of the Waterbury Regional Chamber, Young Professionals of the Waterbury Region (YPOWR) was created to encourage young professionals to live, work and thrive within the Waterbury community. For the past 8 years, YPOWR has put on a CEO Speaker Series – which showcases local community and business leaders.

For 56 years, Graphic Design USA magazine has sponsored competitions that spotlight creative excellence, with the American Graphic Design Awards™ serving as their flagship. The American Graphic Design Awards are one of the most inclusive and difficult marketing competitions – with roughly 10,000 entries of outstanding design work submitted, and only 10% selected as winners.

Alyssa Altman, WORX Vice President, has successfully completed a certificate program from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School for Executive Education.