TUSTIN, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 18, 2012) - Echo Media Group, a business specializing in public relations and social media, received national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBEC) by the WBEC-West, a regional certifying partner of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

WBENC's national standard of certification implemented by the WBEC-West is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor diversity programs.

To learn more about Echo Media Group, please visit www.echomediapr.com or call 714-573-0899.

About Echo Media Group
Echo Media Group, an award-winning public relations and social media agency based in Orange County, Calif., is renowned for its strategic, results-oriented methodologies and ability to generate media coverage and brand awareness for its clients through traditional and non-traditional strategies. For the past 10 years, Echo Media Group has provided services for clients such as: Villeroy & Boch; University of California, Irvine Extension; and Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. The Company's team of public relations and social media professionals represent a diverse range of experience in a variety of industries. Echo was named by OC Metro as one of "Orange County's Best Companies to Work For" and has earned dozens of awards from the industry. For more information, call 714-573-0899, visit www.EchoMediaPR.com, become engaged on Facebook at www.facebook.com/EchoMediaGroup, and follow our tweets @EchoMediaPR.

About WBENC
The Women's Business Enterprise National Council is the nation's largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. WBENC is a resource for the more than 700 US companies and government agencies that rely on WBENC's certification as an integral part of their supplier diversity programs.