MGO Captures Two Gold in MarCom Awards

SACRAMENTO (December 2, 2008) - MarCom Awards announced winners for the 2008 international awards competition that recognizes outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals. There were over 5,000 entries from throughout the United States and several foreign countries in the 2008 competition. MGO received two gold awards as well as an honorable mention.

MarCom Awards entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers. A look at the winners shows a range in size from individual communicators to media conglomerates and Fortune 500 companies. The competition is so well respected in the industry that national public relations organizations, local ad clubs, and local business communicator chapters are entrants.

MGO received gold awards for its client testimonial ad campaign and the firm website, as well as an honorable mention for partner portraits taken by Kent Lacin of Kent Lacin Media Services in Sacramento, California.
 
About the MarCom Awards
MarCom Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The international organization consists of several thousand creative professionals. The Association oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and sets standards for excellence. As part of its mission, AMCP fosters and supports the efforts of creative professionals who contribute their unique talents to public service and charitable organizations. Over the past two years, AMCP’s Advisory Board donated over $40,000 in grants to support the efforts of its members. That money was used for marketing materials for homeless shelters, orphanages, day camps, community theaters, art centers, programs for the elderly and for child care and educational endeavors for the underprivileged. For more information, visit www.marcomawards.com.
 
About Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP
Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP (MGO), founded in 1987, is a certified public accounting, consulting and personnel services firm headquartered in Sacramento with offices throughout California. The firm offers a diverse array of professional services and is an independent member of the BDO Seidman Alliance. MGO was ranked as the 29th fastest growing CPA firm in the nation in 2007. MGO consistently ranks in the top 50 largest firms in the greater Los Angeles and greater San Francisco Bay areas, as well as being one of the Top 25 Accounting firms in the greater Sacramento region, where it is headquartered, and the East Bay region of San Francisco. To find out more about MGO, visit www.mgocpa.com.