PREGEL AMERICA & WHITESPACE CREATIVE RECEIVE 2010 HERMES CREATIVE PLATINUM AWARD FOR CUSTOM MAGAZINE
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
PreGel's B2B Customer Magazine, Views from the Tree Takes Top Honors in Magazine/Publication Category
CONCORD, N.C. (May 6, 2010) - Specialty dessert ingredient company PreGel AMERICA in collaboration with design firm, WhiteSpace Creative, today announced that it received a coveted 2010 Hermes Creative Platinum Award in the Magazine/Publication category.
The top honors were awarded to the company's magazine Views from the Tree Summer/Fall 2009 issue. PreGel's magazine is a bi-monthly publication that provides educational and industry information to its customers and allied professionals to assist business success and advance the industry.
Views from the Tree's editorial and creative direction is primarily produced by PreGel with design outsourced to WhiteSpace Creative. The magazine is printed at United Printing in Charlotte, NC.
"This honor from Hermes means so much to our team," said Jillian Hillard, Editor-in-Chief of the magazine and Marketing Manager for PreGel AMERICA. "Our magazine has truly been a labor of love for everyone involved, and I can't even begin to express our excitement."
The Hermes Creative Awards recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals. There were over 3,600 entries from throughout the United States and several other countries in the Hermes Creative Awards 2010 competition. Entries came from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers.
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.
AMCP judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. 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. About 18% of the entries won the Platinum Award, the organization's top honor. A list of Platinum and Gold Winners can be found on the Hermes Creative Awards website at www.hermesawards.com.
About PreGel AMERICA
PreGel AMERICA is the U.S. subsidiary of PreGel, a global ingredient company headquartered in Reggio Emilia, Italy. PreGel develops, manufactures and distributes natural ingredients, toppings and fillings of the highest quality from Italy, including flavors, powders and pastes used in gelato, frozen yogurt, pastry and other specialty desserts. Based in North Carolina since 2002, PreGel directly sells to restaurants, gelato cafes, coffee shops, frozen yogurt shops, bakeries, pizzerias, hotels, resorts, grocery stores and universities, as well as a few distributors in the United States. PreGel believes in blending Your Passion with Our Ingredients. For more information, visit www.pregelamerica.com.
About WhiteSpace Creative
WhiteSpace Creative focuses on delivering fresh solutions to today's marketing challenges. Averaging a 25% annual growth over the past 10 years, WhiteSpace has been named to the 2009 Inner City 100, an annual list that ranks the fastest-growing inner city businesses nationwide. It is also an ongoing recipient of Weatherhead 100, Leading EDGE, international Summit Creative and local and regional ADDY awards. Established in 1994, WhiteSpace has offices in Akron, Ohio and Charlotte, North Carolina. www.whitespace-creative.com
