Cary, N.C., Aug. 10, 2009 — S&A Cherokee, a full-service communications company, has won two 2009 APEX Awards for Publications Excellence. Presented by Communications Concepts, Inc., APEX Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence.

S&A Cherokee earned 2009 APEX Awards in the following categories:

Web Sites
PEFNC.org (Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina)
Matt Keith, Web designer

Editorial & Advocacy Writing
"Amateur Hour: Low-quality Public Relations Threatens Credibility of PR Practitioners, the Profession" - article in The Strategist
Glenn Gillen, author

This year's APEX Awards attracted close to 3,800 entries. The panel of judges included John De Lellis, editor and publisher of Communications Concepts; Carolyn Mulford, senior evaluator for the Publication Evaluation Program and senior writer and editor of Writing That Works; Christine Turner, contributing editor for Writing That Works; and Bill Londino, consulting editor of Writing That Works.

"It's always gratifying to win a national award for your efforts," said Ron Smith, president of S&A Cherokee. "The fact that we won in two widely disparate categories speaks to the breadth and quality of our varied communications services."

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