Utah Wins the Gold at Third Annual GovMarks Awards

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GovMark Council, a not-for-profit forum that facilitates education and networking for senior-level marketing executives who serve the government Information Technology and Telecommunications (IT&T) market, today announced the winners of the Third Annual GovMarks Awards. In its third year, the awards honor the best government IT marketing programs for 2007.

GovMark Council presented five awards, three of which recognize programs focused on reaching Department of Defense, Federal civilian agency, and state and local government IT decision markers. In addition, GovMark Council recognized the “Best Overall Marketing Program” as well as the winner for best creative excellence. A panel of nine independent judges from within the government IT&T market ranked the nominations.

Award winners are as follows:

Best Overall Marketing Program

• Utah State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing – “Online State Construction Registry”

Department of Defense Marketing Program

• General Dynamics Information Technology – “IT Branding Campaign”

Federal Civilian Marketing Program

• Winner: Unisys – “Security Unleashed Campaign”
• Honorable Mention: Primavera Systems, Inc. – “America, Inc. Campaign”

State & Local Marketing Program

• Winner: Utah State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing – “Online State Construction Registry”
• Honorable Mention: CDW Government, Inc. – “Public Safety Campaign”

Best Design

• BearingPoint – “Wrap the Beltway Campaign”

“GovMark Council applauds the 2008 GovMarks Award winners and all of the organizations that submitted marketing and design programs,” said Stephen W.T. O’Keeffe, GovMark Council executive director. “Looking at the winning programs, it is evident that the government IT community’s most creative and effective marketing initiatives are integrated campaigns that leverage the benefits of both traditional and new media.”

About GovMark Council

GovMark CouncilSM is a forum that facilitates education and networking for senior-level marketing executives who serve the government Information Technology and Telecommunications (IT&T) market. GovMark Council provides members with quarterly educational programs, proprietary research reports, and opportunities to interact with other senior-level industry IT&T marketing professionals. Visit GovMark Council on www.govmarkcouncil.org.