Calgary, Alberta (May 17, 2010) – Twist Marketing walked away from the 16th Annual Summit International Awards in Portland, Oregon with an armful of Summit Creative Awards (SCA) including two Gold, two Silver and one Bronze.
“We knew we created dynamic branding campaigns for the District of Lillooet and the City of Castlegar,” explains Catherine Proulx, Managing Director, Twist Marketing. “Winning two golds for Lillooet and two silvers for Castlegar from among 4,100 entries from 22 countries confirmed that Twist Marketing excels at community branding."

Twist Medal haul:
SCA Gold – District of Lillooet - Complete Branding Program
SCA Gold – District of Lillooet – Corporate Identity Program
SCA Silver – City of Castlegar - Complete Branding Program
SCA Silver – City of Castlegar - Corporate Identity Program
SCA Bronze – CTT (Canada’s Technology Triangle) Website – Government Website www.techtriangle.com

The Summit Creative Award recognizes and celebrates the creative accomplishments of small and medium sized advertising agencies and other creative groups with annual billings under $30 million.

Entries in 23 major categories are judged against a stringent set of standards. During the blind judging events (where entering company names are withheld), judges search for innovative and creative concepts, strong executions and the ability to communicate and persuade.

About the Summit International Awards
The Summit International Awards (SIA) organization was founded in 1994. SIA conducts the Summit Creative Award, the Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award and the Summit Emerging Media Award. The 2010 competition is the 16th year for the creative competition. Additional information about the Summit International Awards organization, its competitions and winning firms can be found at www.summitawards.com

About Twist Marketing
Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Twist Marketing is a strategic marketing firm serving North American clients since 2002. Businesses in a wide range of industries, as well as professional associations and government organizations, have relied on Twist Marketing to help them overcome some of their most demanding marketing challenges. Twist Marketing helps clients develop effective positioning and brand strategies, enter new markets, become more strategic with their online marketing, conduct market research, and create and manage communications programs that generate results. www.twistmarketing.com


For information, interviews and/or hi-rez images, contact:
Mr. Neil Bousquet, APR, PR, Twist Marketing, (403) 256-8834 prwizard@prwizard.ca
Ms. Catherine Proulx, Managing Director, Twist Marketing, (403) 242-4600 cathy@twistmarketing.com