Senior Executives from PerkettPR Judge Industry Award Program
Chris Perkett and Lisa Dilg Merge Industry Expertise and Creative Vision As Judges For The American Business Awards and The Bell Ringer Awards
BOSTON - May 23, 2006 - PerkettPR, a provider of results-based public relations and strategic marketing communications, today announced that two senior executives were tapped as judges for prestigious industry-award programs, honoring the best companies in business and PR.
Founder and President Christine Perkett participated as a judge for The Publicity Club of New England Bell Ringer Awards while Lisa Dilg, Director of Media Strategies, evaluated entries for The American Business Awards.
The 2006 Bell Ringer Awards will be presented at a ceremony on June 6 at The Copley Plaza Marriott in Boston. The 2006 American Business Award winners will be announced June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York's Times Square.
"Chris Perkett's expertise in the technology marketing industry helped us accurately and fairly assess the best of today's strategic communication campaigns," said Karen Cummings, president of the Publicity Club of New England.
Michael Gallagher, president of the American Business Awards, said, "Lisa Dilg is ideal to serve as a judge for our awards. She is frequently tapped by clients to develop more creative and effective ways to reach their target audience, so she can easily recognize the efforts required to achieve this objective."
"It is an honor to be recognized as experts in our field and asked to use that expertise to judge such distinguished awards" said Perkett. "The Publicity Club of New England is a leader in promoting and encouraging the profession of public relations while The American Business Awards honor and generate public recognition for the efforts and accomplishments of companies and business people across the U.S.A."
About the Publicity Club of New England
Founded in 1949, The Publicity Club of New England is the region's oldest not-for-profit public relations trade organization. The Publicity Club strives to promote and encourage involvement in the communications industry and specifically the professions of public relations, promotions, and marketing. Additional information about monthly Publicity Club programs, social events, the "Bell Ringer" newsletter, and the 2006 Bell Ringer Awards Ceremony, including a complete list of last year's winners, can be found on the Club's Web site at www.pubclub.org.
About The American Business Awards
American Business Awards are conferred in three programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, and The American Business Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the American Business Awards recognize outstanding performances in the workplace across the U.S.A. Learn more about The American Business Awards at www.americanbusinessawards.com.
About PerkettPR
PerkettPR, Inc. is an award-winning public relations firm dedicated to generating creative and effective communications programs for technology, business and consumer companies worldwide. Since 1998, PerkettPR has provided exclusively senior-level strategic counsel and preeminent execution of public relations programs that clearly and consistently deliver return on investment. Our selective client roster spans the globe from the U.S. to Ireland, Australia to London - and has included private, entrepreneurial companies such as 8minuteDating.com, Intranets.com (now WebEx (Nasdaq: WEBX), and Salesnet, as well as global, public enterprises such as Zoom Technologies [NASDAQ: ZOOM]. Our expertise varies from consumer tech to enterprise software and hardware, including on-demand CRM, human capital management and incentives, VoIP, online collaboration, unified communications and more.
With the foresight to rapidly adapt and stay ahead of an ever-evolving market, we help clients achieve their business goals. With presence in Boston, Detroit and San Francisco, PerkettPR has been nationally recognized for exceptional client results, business leadership and innovative human resources initiatives. For more information, visit www.perkettpr.com.
Media Contact: Lisa Dilg
Director of Media Strategies
313.399.0892
lisa@perkettpr.com