WARSCHAWSKI NAMED TOP U.S. FIRM FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

-- PR News Names Warschawski National 'Small Firm of the Year' --

BALTIMORE, October 13, 2008 -- Warschawski, a full-service public relations, marketing and branding firm, announced today that it has been named the national "Small Firm of the Year" for a third straight year.  Warschawski received the honor from PR News, a leading national communications industry resource, at its Platinum PR Awards ceremony at the New York City Grand Hyatt Hotel on October 2.  This marks the third consecutive year and the fourth time in six years that Warschawski has been named the U.S. "Firm of the Year" in its size category.

Warschawski was selected as this year's "Small Firm of the Year" from a pool of highly regarded finalists including Airfoil Public Relations (Detroit & San Francisco), Makovsky + Company (New York City), Merritt Group (DC/VA metro & San Francisco), Susan Davis International (Washington, DC) and Tiller, LLC (New York City).  The companies selected as finalists for the "Small Firm of the Year" were judged by a blue chip panel of corporate, agency and academic executives, as well as by the staff of PR News, which examined a large number of the top small firms in country.  The Platinum awards recognize the industry's most outstanding communication initiatives, programs and agencies that set the benchmark for superiority in the communications field.

PR News selected Warschawski for its outstanding success and growth and for the exceptional programs it executed throughout the past year on behalf of clients, including a number of the nation's leading brands.  Warschawski also was recognized for its commitment to creating a great workplace culture, having been recognized as one of the top 20 "Best Agencies to Work For" in the country six years in a row, and having won more than 200 awards in the past nine years alone.   

"To be named the nationwide leader in our industry for three consecutive years is a mind-blowing honor," commented David Warschawski, CEO and founder of Warschawski.  "We've always believed that our goal-oriented approach to marketing communications is uniquely powerful and creates the type of business results that clients really want.  We've also always believed that the thrilling and caring work environment we've created is extraordinary for the industry.  Receiving this recognition for three years in a row is tremendous validation of our core beliefs - we are simply thrilled!"

ABOUT WARSCHAWSKI
Warschawski is dedicated to providing clients with the highest quality of branding, marketing, PR, advertising and creative design services.  The company has won more than 200 awards for its work over the last nine years alone.  For the past three years, Warschawski was ranked the "Small Agency of the Year" for the U.S.  Previously, the company was ranked as the number one boutique agency in the country.  For six consecutive years, Warschawski also has been ranked as one of the top 20 "Best Agencies to Work For" in the U.S.  Warschawski clients include Fortune 500 and Inc. 500 companies.  The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.