Women Presidents’ Organization Member Named MarCom Gold Creative Award Winner

NEW YORK – Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) member Vigdis Eriksen, president and CEO of Eriksen Translations Inc. of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been recognized with a 2006 MarCom Gold Creative Award for the firm’s production of its 20th anniversary calendar. The calendar was created and produced by the company at the end of the 2005 as a marketing campaign that both celebrated the important anniversary and highlighted the work performed in its local community. Recipients of the MarCom Creative Awards are recognized by industry experts for talent that exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry.

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http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com
http://www.marcomawards.com
http://www.erikseninc.com

News Facts:

· Eriksen Translations Inc. of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been recognized with a 2006 MarCom Gold Creative Award for the firm’s production of its 20th anniversary calendar.
· The calendar was created and produced by the company at the end of the 2005 as a marketing campaign that both celebrated the important anniversary and highlighted the work done in its local community.
· Recipients of the MarCom Creative Awards are recognized by industry experts for talent that exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry.
· The Women President’s Organization is a nonprofit membership organization whose members are a diverse group of multi million dollar companies whose presidents who have guided their businesses to generate at least $2 million in gross annual sales of $1 million for a service-based business.

Quotes:
“That Vigdis led her company to receive such a prestigious award is a tribute to her as well as her peers at the Women President’s Organization.” said Marsha Firestone, Ph.D., president of the WPO. “To be among the top 15 percent who won the award out of more than 5,000 entries speaks of excellence in achievement that she and her company put into their winning project.”

About Eriksen Translations Inc.:
Ericksen Translations Inc. is a leading provider of multilingual services in over 100 languages, including translation, interpreting, typesetting, project management, Web localization and cultural consulting. Founded in 1986, Eriksen helps organizations in a broad range of industries excel across print, desktop and Web environments in the domestic and global marketplace. For more information, visit their Web site at http://www.erikseninc.com/.


About MarCom Creative Awards:
The MarCom Creative Awards is an international competition for marketing and communication professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of marketing and communication programs and print, visual and audio materials. Entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers. The MarCom Creative Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The international organization consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production and free-lance professionals. The Association oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and sets standards for excellence. For more information, visit their Web site at http://www.marcomawards.com/.

About Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO):
The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) locally and internationally connects top women entrepreneurs at the million and multimillion-dollar level ($2 million in gross annual sales or $1 million for service-based business) for greater personal and professional success. In monthly meetings across the US and Canada, chapters composed of 20 accomplished women presidents from diverse industries and backgrounds invest time and energy in themselves and their businesses to drive their corporations to the next level. For more information, call 212-688-4114 or visit http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com.

Keywords:
Women Presidents’ Organization, WPO, Marsha Firestone, Entrepreneur, MarCom Creative Awards, Eriksen Translations, Vigdis Eriksen

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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