Hanser & Associates Wins International Award

Local PR Firm Recognized for Writing

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 26, 2006) - Hanser & Associates, a public relations firm based in West Des Moines, today received a 2006 Communicator Award for its editorial writing for College Savings Iowa. The international award recognized the "Make Saving for College Your New Year's Resolution" editorial printed in newspapers across Iowa .  

The annual Communicator Awards in Arlington, Texas are an international competition honoring excellence in communications. Hanser & Associates is included in winners recognized among 3,000 entries in 2006. Other winners include American Medical Association, Honeywell, MasterCard, PGA and Wells Fargo.

"We are honored when our work is recognized among the world's top communicators," said Ronald Hanser, president of Hanser & Associates.  

The firm's public relations work has won nearly 40 internatonal, national and local awards, including the Public Relations Society of America's "Best of Show" and a two national Bronze Anvils - the "Oscars" of PR.  

ABOUT HANSER & ASSOCIATES

Hanser & Associates is an international award-winning public relations firm that helps companies build and maintain relationships with the people who are important to their future.Founded by Ronald Hanser and Bonnie Hanser in 1996, the firm is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa and has an office in Omaha, Neb. The firm has a strategic alliance with Redstone Communications, an Omaha-based advertising agency, and the two firms share offices in Des Moines and Omaha. Hanser & Associates is nationally ranked among the top independent PR firms in Midwest cities. The firm has won nearly 40 internat ional, national and local awards for its public relations work, including the Public Relations Society of America's "Best of Show" and two national Bronze Anvils - the "Oscars" of PR. Hanser & Associates is equity partner in Pinnacle Worldwide, Inc., an international corporation of independently owned public relations firms with offices in 60 major cities and more than 1,200 employees in 30 countries. Visit www.hanser.com for more information.