Hanser & Associates Wins National Award
Des Moines PR Firm Recognized for Excellent Writing
DES MOINES, Iowa (August 25, 2006) – Hanser & Associates has received a national award of excellence in the APEX Awards 2006 competition. The Des Moines-based public relations firm was honored for excellence in editorial and advocacy writing for College Savings Iowa.
Hanser & Associates was honored along with an elite group of winners among almost 5,000 entries in the eighteenth annual APEX Awards programs. Other winners in the 2006 awards are from all 50 states, and include A.M. Best Company, American Bar Association, Xcel Energy, IBM, NASA, National Association of Realtors, Roche Diagnostics and The Vanguard Group.
APEX Awards, sponsored by Springfield, VA-based Communications Concepts, recognize excellence in writing and publications by professional communicators.
"Doing great work for our clients is what we do. When we are recognized for this work with an award, we are honored,” said Ronald Hanser, APR, President of Hanser & Associates.
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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. Hanser & Associates is nationally ranked among the top independent PR firms in Midwest cities. The firm has won nearly 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 "Oscars" of PR. 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 equity partner in Pinnacle Worldwide, Inc., an international corporation of independently owned public relations firms with offices in more than 60 major cities and 1,200 employees in 30 countries. Visit www.hanser.com for more information.