Award-Winning Marketing Agency Adds Hermes Creative Awards Honor to Roster

WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognized integrated marketing solutions firm Global Advertising 1st (GA1) is a 2010 Hermes Creative Awards recipient in three categories receiving Platinum and Gold Awards. The agency, which has been producing high quality campaigns and creative work for both government and private sector clients over the past decade, continues to exceed industry standards and be recognized for its achievements.

The Hermes Awards, judged by the Association of Marketing Communication Professionals, is an international contest that honors exceptional creative industry work and contributions to outstanding concepts, writing and design across traditional and emerging media platforms.

"GA1 is proud of these tremendous achievements and recognition for unmatched work done for our clients. We aim to establish our work as a benchmark in the creative industry and provide our clients excellent solutions boasting top quality, creativity and resourcefulness in marketing communications", says the agency's CEO Derrick Hollie.

GA1 won 2 Platinum Awards for product launches of the highly successful Johnson Products "The Great Model Search" campaign and the travel industry changing "WHTI: Get Your Passport Card" effort. The agency also received a Gold Award for internal self-branding material. Logo design for "The Great Model Search" national campaign received an Honorable Mention Award.

About GA1: Global Advertising 1st (GA1) is an award-winning minority-owned, full-service marketing solutions firm that specializes in providing innovative approaches to disseminating our clients' messages. GA1 has created and implemented campaigns for clients such as the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Gillette, Dodge, U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Census Bureau. GA1 holds GSA AIMS Schedule 541 and is 8(a) certified through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a qualified minority-owned business for government contracts. For a complete list of GA1 certifications and awards please visit: http://www.globalad1.com.

SOURCE Global Advertising 1st