Vantage Communications Wins 2010 Mobile Star Award for Best Mobile Public Relations Firm

Superstar Award Underscores Company's Position as a Mobile PR Industry Leader


SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - December 15, 2010) -  Vantage Communications today announced it has been named the best mobile public relations firm by the ninth annual Mobile Star Awards™ program. Hosted by mobile technology news portal MobileVillage.com, Vantage was recognized with the Superstar award for its 20-year history of success in the high-tech industry. This win solidifies Vantage's position as a leader in the mobile PR industry, and in particular, its strength in understanding the broad range of mobile technology and trends to advance its clients.

"Because 'Go Mobile' readers are the industry's most savvy mobile business users, Mobile Star Award winners can claim they are the users' choice," said Jon Covington, MobileVillage founder and president. "Winners are chosen by real users based on real results, not hype. Brand new mobile services competed on equal footing with well-established solutions."

Vantage has a long history with mobile clients. In 1997, the firm launched Samsung's first-ever CDMA handset to the U.S. market. Today, no other firm covers the wide spectrum of the mobile space from network infrastructure enterprise and mobile phones to apps. In the past year, Vantage has gained top tier media coverage for user interfaces, mobile video, application delivery, mobile backhaul, testing and smart grid.

"Vantage is proud to be recognized as the mobile public relations leader. This award validates our ability to deliver award-winning mobile campaigns," said Ilene Adler, CEO of Vantage Communications. "The mobile industry is a core focus for us, with new innovation and development surfacing every day. Vantage continues to set itself apart from the competition with its dedication and determination to achieve success for our mobile clients. We build winners by driving awareness for our clients through messaging, thought leadership and creative campaigns." 

All categories and winners are listed on MobileVillage.com at www.mobilevillage.com/awards.htm

For more information on Vantage, please visit http://www.pr-vantage.com.

About MobileVillage / PDA Inc.
Founded in 1993, MobileVillage is a market and solution development company dedicated to advancing mobile and wireless technology in a wide range of industries. MobileVillage accomplishes this by fostering education and alliances through "Best of Breed" solution identification, event partnerships, an online industry directory, industry job postings, daily online news, its widely respected Go Mobile™ newsletter, a Mobile Mentors™ program, and popular annual Mobile Star Awards™ program. Visit MobileVillage online at www.MobileVillage.com.

About Vantage Communications
With offices in San Francisco, New York and Orlando, Vantage Communications is an award-winning tech public relations agency. Celebrating 20 years in 2010, Vantage Communications brings both passion and senior-level technology and green PR experience that helps companies succeed. Vantage leverages established connections and business savvy to get our clients' stories maximum exposure. These high-impact results also generate raised awareness and increased sales. Vantage was recently recognized with the 2010 Golden Bridge Business America Award for the Campaign of the Year - Best Use of Integrated Communications and the 2010 International GALAXY Awards for Public Relations Special Events: USA.

For more information, please visit http://pr-vantage.com/. And you can follow our thoughts on our company blog, Vantage Points, at http://www.pr-vantage.com/blog/.

MobileVillage®, the Mobile Star Awards™, and Go Mobile™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of MobileVillage / PDA Inc.

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