Hanser & Associates Wins International Award for PR

Telly Award for Video News Release 

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 1, 2007) – West Des Moines-based Hanser & Associates (H&A) won a 2007 Telly award in the TV news feature category.

The international award recognized a video news release (VNR) H&A created and produced in 2006 for New York, N.Y.-based Coach USA to launch megabus.com intercity bus service in the United States. H&A placed the VNR on local TV stations throughout the Midwest and broadcasted nationwide on the NBC Nightly News. Television news coverage was part of a national PR campaign that placed more than 900 total news stories for Coach USA in 2006. 

"We are honored to have H&A’s television news production for clients recognized among the world's best," said H&A President Ronald Hanser. 

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ABOUT THE TELLY AWARDS

Founded in 1979, The Telly Awards honor the television, video and film production. Winners represent the best work of the most respected agencies, production companies and corporate video departments in the world. The 28th Annual Telly Awards received over 13,000 entries from 5 continents and all 50 states in the United States. 

ABOUT HANSER & ASSOCIATES 

Founded in 1996, Hanser & Associates (H&A) is a national public relations firm that helps companies build and maintain relationships with the people who are important to their future. H&A is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, has an office in Omaha, Neb., and affiliated offices in 36 countries worldwide through the firm’s partnership in Pinnacle Worldwide, Inc. The firm has been nationally ranked among the top independent PR firms in Midwest cities, named “Best Public Relations Firm” in Central Iowa seven consecutive years and has won more than 40 international, 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 "Oscar" of PR. H&A has a strategic alliance with Redstone Communications, an Omaha-based advertising agency. The two firms share offices in West Des Moines and Omaha. Visit www.hanser.com for more information.