McDill Takes Home Six ADDY Awards

[SOQUEL, CA – March 24, 2008] McDill Associates, a full-service marketing and design firm based out of Soquel, CA was honored with six awards on behalf of the American Advertising Federation for the Silicon Valley region. The awards, presented at the Yahoo! Headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA included an ADDY statuette for McDill’s self promotion photography, a silver award for the 50th Anniversary campaign for the Santa Cruz Symphony, a silver award for Newman’s Own Organics Soy Crisps packaging, a bronze award for Annieglass product photography, a bronze award for Lusamaerica seafood packaging and a bronze award for Organic Ingredients energy drink packaging.

McDill’s President and Creative Director, Melissa McDill said, “We’re thrilled to have this recognition and share the honor with our clients. We love what we do, and to be acknowledged for our work is very meaningful to us.”

The ADDY judging panel included esteemed creative directors from agencies such as R&R Partners and CMD. With over 60,000 entries annually, the ADDY’s awards is the world’s largest advertising competition. Local award winners from Silicon Valley go on to compete in regional and national competitions.

About McDill Associates
Throughout their 30+ years in business McDill Associates has proven itself with strong results and national recognition. The agency has earned more than 100 coveted industry awards including American Packaging Design awards, International Davey awards, Produce Business Marketing Excellence awards, the Food Marketing Institute Top 10 New Products recognition, and several American Advertising Federations local, regional and national ADDY awards. For more information please visit HYPERLINK "http://www.mcdill.com" www.mcdill.com and HYPERLINK "http://www.organicbymcdill.com" www.organicbymcdill.com.

About AAF
The American Advertising Federation (AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., acts as the "Unifying Voice for Advertising." The AAF is the oldest national advertising trade association, representing 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry. The AAF has a national network of 200 ad clubs located in ad communities across the country. Through its 215 college chapters, the AAF provides 6,500 advertising students with real-world case studies and recruitment connections to corporate America. The AAF also has 130 blue-chip corporate members that are advertisers, agencies and media companies, comprising the nation's leading brands and corporations. For more information, visit the AAF's Web site at www.aaf.org.

Contact:
For photos of the other winning pieces, or further inquiries please contact:
Lisa Hansen, McDill Associates
Phone: (831) 462-3198 ext. 115
Email: lhansen@mcdil.comll.c

Post Office Box 100 • Soquel, California 95073
P: 831.462.3198 • F: 831.462.1050 • www.mcdill.comom