PGC Creative Receives 2010 International Hermes Creative Awards for Advertising Design

June 7, 2010 - PRLog -- Austin, Texas – PGC Creative, a full-service marketing, advertising and public relations firm today announced receiving a 2010 Platinum Hermes Creative Award for the Texas Gold Rush Adventure & Music Festival logo design.  Of the more than 3,600 entries submitted from around the world for this year’s competition, only 18% received Platinum awards, the Hermes top honor. PGC also received a 2010 Gold Hermes design award and Honorable Mention recognition for a City of Austin public awareness campaign.

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of marketing and communication programs and print, visual and audio materials. The mission of the Hermes Creative Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the creativity, hard work and generosity of marketing and communication professionals.

“We are extremely pleased to be recognized for our creative designs by our peers in our industry on an international level,” said Sha Embree, CEO of PGC Creative.  “We love what we do and our talented team gets great results for our clients. If we can earn some awards, too, that’s wonderful,” said Embree.

Hermes Creative Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (www.amcpros.com). The international organization
consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations,
media production and free-lance professionals. AMCP oversees awards and recognition
programs, provides judges and rewards outstanding achievement and service to the
profession.

Entries received for the Hermes Creative Awards 2010 competition were submitted by corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers throughout the United States and several other countries.  Winners were selected from 144 categories in seven forms of media and communication efforts- advertising, publications, marketing/branding, integrated marketing, public relations/communications, electronic media and pro bono.


PGC Creative also received a 2010 Hermes Gold Award for the Simmer Restaurant logo design and Honorable Mention recognition for the City of Austin’s Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) Ozone Action Heroes community awareness campaign.

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About PGC Creative--PGC is a full-service national marketing, advertising and public relations firm that specializes in both public and private sectors. The team at PGC shares a combined experience of over 80 years in the field of advertising, marketing and public relations. Their experience includes ensuring message and brand loyalty, improving corporate visibility, and streamlining business development efforts.