Hart-Boillot Honored for Public Relations and Branding

Agency Wins Bell Ringer, Communicator, and Hermes Awards


WALTHAM, MA--(Marketwire - July 28, 2009) - Hart-Boillot, a branding, advertising, and public relations agency specializing in medical, clean- and high-technology and educational markets, today announced it received eleven awards for its work in graphic design and public relations.

The Publicity Club of New England recently honored Hart-Boillot with five Bell Ringer awards and one Merit award. Presented annually since 1969, the Bell Ringer awards symbolize outstanding achievement for New England public relations and communications professionals across all industries and media. The agency received Bell Ringer Awards for numerous projects including the identity and Web site development for The Marino Center for Integrative Health, the 2008 Harvard University Staff Survey, and an entire business-to-business publicity campaign for ForHealth Technologies, a pioneer in medication error reduction and hospital pharmacy I.V. room automation.

In addition to the Bell Ringer awards, Hart-Boillot earned significant recognition for its recent print design work. The agency won a Hermes Gold Award from the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals for its EMC Corporation "Efficiency" advertisement campaign, and the International Academy of the Visual Arts honored Hart-Boillot with four Awards of Excellence in the annual Communicator Awards competition. The agency received Communicator Awards for its work on the Harvard University Nieman Foundation 2008 Annual Report, a new promotional kit for EMC's CLARiiON CX4 product, the development of a direct mailer for Northeastern University Online, and a poster to raise environmental awareness as part of Harvard University's "Rethink" campaign.

"These awards validate a broad range of HB's work," said Nicolas Boillot, managing partner, Hart-Boillot. "They honor the efforts of numerous team members and clients, and each of the recognized projects benefited from our expertise across several of our practice areas."

About The Publicity Club of New England

The Publicity Club of New England, the region's oldest professional organization for public relations, communications, special events, and marketing professionals, provides its members with a variety of services. In addition to sponsoring monthly programs, the publicity club also maintains an official Web site, distributes monthly newsletters, develops an up-to-date job bank and membership roster, and produces its annual Bell Ringer Awards Competition. To learn more, please visit www.pubclub.org.

About The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals

The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals began in 1995 as a means to honor outstanding achievement and service to the communication profession. As part of its mission, the Association fosters and supports the efforts of marketing and communication professionals who contribute their unique talents to public service and charitable organizations. For more information, please visit www.amcpros.com.

About The International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA)

The International Academy of the Visual Arts is an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, communications, advertising, creative and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Alloy, Brandweek, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Victoria's Secret, Wired, and Yahoo! To learn more about the IAVA please visit www.iavisarts.org.

About Hart-Boillot

Hart-Boillot was founded in 1999 as a business-to-business branding, advertising, and public relations agency. Hart-Boillot's clients include Confirmit, ContextVision, Coghlin Companies, EMC, PRQA, Tail-f Systems, The Messaging Industry Association (TMIA), Vicor Corporation, Venyu, Harvard University, Northeastern University and others. To learn more about Hart-Boillot, please visit www.hartboillot.com, or call 781-893-0053.

Contact Information: Contact Information: Katie Delach Hart-Boillot, LLC 781-893-0053 Ext. 19 kdelach@hartboillot.com