The Devon Group Scores LACP Top 50 Publicity Award for Creative Social Networking Campaign

MIDDLETOWN, NJ--(Marketwire - January 5, 2010) - The Devon Group, a public relations and marketing services firm, today announced that a publicity campaign conducted by the agency on behalf of its client LRP Conferences LLC was recently named one of the League of American Communications Professionals' (LACP) Top 50 Publicity Campaigns. The award was given for "Tweet Success," the social media campaign designed and executed by The Devon Group to promote Human Resource Executive's (HRE) 12th Annual HR Technology® Conference and Exposition. The Devon Group also won a Bronze Award in LACP's 2009 Magellan Awards Communications Campaign Competition in the Client Base/Membership Communications class.

The League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) was established in 2001. The 2009 Top Magellan Awards and Top 50 Publicity Campaigns were judged by a field of communications professionals affiliated with LACP. Their expertise spans a broad spectrum of PR functions ranging from corporate, executive and internal communications for Fortune 500 organizations to product, service and non-profit publicity expertise. Award results were based on the judging of submissions within peer-level competition classes. Judges' comments included that "Tweet Success" was a true mark for creative planning and discovering unique ways to raise awareness, as well a very well executed program that best leveraged the strengths of this new communications medium.

"This year's entry, 'Tweet Success: Social Media Campaign for HRE's 12th Annual HR Technology Conference,' proved to be remarkable in light of tremendous competition," commented Christine Kennedy, LACP managing director. "More than 375 entries were received for the 2009 Magellan Awards, comprising communications campaigns from eight countries. Overall, we find this work to be superb, earning a total score of 94 out of a maximum 99 points awarded in this competition. The message clarity and audience focus are both excellent."

"Our belief is that the measurable results of this campaign are excellent, demonstrating the success of the project in connecting with the right people and delivering a highly applicable and persuasive message," Kennedy continued. "We classify this entry as being among the top 44 of all communications materials judged by the LACP this year."

Jeanne Achille, The Devon Group's founder and CEO, said, "We're very honored to receive another Top 50 Publicity Campaign award from LACP, a premier organization that facilitates best-in-class practices in our industry. Social media has become an important communications medium and we believe that it can be leveraged to benefit a wide range of organizations as they seek to build and engage online communities of followers." She continued, "We're particularly gratified to have achieved this success on behalf of our long-standing client, the HR Technology® Conference & Exposition."

About The Devon Group

Founded in 1994, The Devon Group delivers quantifiable public relations and marketing results to a wide variety of companies and organizations. The Company's full range of PR and marketing services build awareness for new initiatives, products and services as well as accelerate qualified sales leads for clients. The Devon Group has won numerous awards for writing outstanding feature stories and press releases as well as designing and executing local, national and global print and online media campaigns.

Headquartered in Middletown, N.J., The Devon Group has offices in London and Waltham, Mass. The company has achieved certification as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) from the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). For more information about The Devon Group, please visit www.devonpr.com or follow twitter.com/devongroup.