Deardorff, a north-Wilmington based marketing communications agency, 
was awarded the STAR Award by the Mutual Fund Education Alliance (MFEA) for its work on BNY Mellon’s Planet DC Magazine.
The magazine, conceived and designed by Deardorff, was the sole winner in the Retirement Category for Thought Leadership in the Large Asset Division. The MFEA Star Awards are considered the mutual fund industry’s most distinguished competition, a Deardorff release stated.
“It’s always gratifying to be recognized by industry peers,” stated Deardorff president Jill Deardorff. “More importantly, our real source of pride is in seeing how quickly Planet DC has become a central component in BNY Mellon’s sales process and is transforming the way plan sponsors and their advisors are helping Americans secure their retirements.”
Launched in 2015 and published biannually, Planet DC addresses the increasingly complex needs of defined contribution plans.Within its first year of publication, Planet DC has now gained six industry awards.
