Carlson Public Relations Honored For Award-Winning Web Design
The Orange County firm wins international 2015 Apex Award for Excellence for web design out of nearly 1900 applicants worldwide
FULLERTON, Calif. and SEATTLE, June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlson Public Relations (http://carlsonpr.com), an award winning integrated public relations, social media and web design company, announced it is the recipient of the prestigious 2015 Apex Award of Excellence for website design. The accolade comes for design of http://carlsonpr.com, and makes it one of the few websites in the world to receive such an award.
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"I can't tell you how thrilled I am," said Carlson Public Relations founder and former news broadcaster Karen Carlson. "This is kind of the 'Emmy' of web design, and it's almost unthinkable a small firm like ours could receive such recognition," she said.
The winning website includes headlined banner photos, animated content and a parallax home page with responsive content that allows for custom looks across desktop, tablet and mobile devices.
"Some companies charge extra for a phone-accessible site, but we include that in all of our contracts," said Carlson, adding that fully-responsive websites start at $4995 and can be launched in a matter of days.
This is the 27th year for the Apex Award, or Award for Publication Excellence, which is sponsored by Communication Concepts, Inc. It recognizes exceptional work in publications from newsletters and magazines to annual reports and websites.
The judges for the 2015 awards said their criteria included a focus on "excellence in graphic design, quality of editorial content and the success of the entry in conveying the message and achieving overall communications effectiveness."
Carlson Public Relations is a boutique integrated public relations, reputation management and website design company. Headed by Emmy-Award winning journalist Karen Carlson, the company focuses on finding the "news" in the story and tailoring accordingly. The company has worked with credit unions, mobile applications, technology brokerages, non-profits, celebrity red-carpet events, real estate firms and "Expert Development." Carlson PR uses the best videographers in the business and is able to convert ideas into usable news content, all while maintaining cost-effectiveness for the client.
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