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 Scarsdale, NY - Dark Horse Marketing announced it is a bronze winner in the 2008 Summit Creative Awards® competition for its creative work for Shan Long Investments.
“We’ve always strived to achieve design excellence, and the SIA Award is a true testament to our passion for design and how its serves our clients needs.” stated Belinda Brouder-Hayes, President, Dark Horse Marketing Group Inc.
The Summit Creative Awards recognizes and celebrates the creative accomplishments of small and medium sized advertising agencies and other creative groups with annual billings of $30 million or less. Over the fifteen years, the competition has established itself as the premier arbiter of creative excellence for firms of this size.
Entries in 21 creative categories are judged against a stringent set of standards. During the blind judging events (entering company names withheld) judges search for innovative and creative concepts, strong executions and the ability to communicate and persuade.
“Winning a Summit Creative Awards is a significant accomplishment. The combination of our excellent judges and the tough judging criteria ensures that only deserving entries receive Summit recognized.” said Jocelyn Luciano, Executive Director for the Summit International Awards. “It was an exciting year to watch and listen to the judges’ debate the details of individual entries. Making the decisions of which ones receive the top spots is hard.”
"Conducting business in mainland China has a unique set of requirements and Dark Horse Marketing was able to put together an investment package that enabled us to concisely demonstrate the value of the real estate deal as well as enhance the overall understanding of the business development potential of the region being considered." said Melissa Steffen, COO, Shan Long Investments.
Shan Long Investments is a firm based in Hong Kong, focused on real estate development and infrastructure rehabilitation in underdeveloped countries and regions undergoing a renaissance, both economically and culturally. Shan Long Investments is a subsidiary of Mercator Companies.
This year's creative competition included companies from the following twenty-six countries: Australia, Austria, England, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and United States.
Winners were selected in categories that include print, broadcast, emerging media, online advertising, marketing materials, direct mail, political, corporate video, public service, best idea never produced, industry self-promotion, brand redesign, and student competition.
About Dark Horse Marketing Group Inc.
A strategic, full service marketing firm, Dark Horse Marketing Group Inc. (Dark Horse) is the place where organizations go for unbridled solutions. From its inception, Dark Horse has utilizes its customized methodology, multifaceted team approach and experience-based consulting and design services to enhance the marketing efforts of its clients. For more information please call (914) 713-1141, email
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About The International Summit Awards (SIA) Organization
The International Summit Awards (SIA) organization was founded in 1994. The organization conducts the Summit Creative Award, the Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award and the Summit Emerging Media Award. The 2008 competition is the 14th year for the creative competition. Additional information about the Summit International Awards organization, its competitions and winning firms can be found on the Summit Awards web site at www.summitawards.com.
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