PAN COMMUNICATIONS WALKS AWAY WITH FIVE AWARDS AT ANNUAL BELL RINGERS CEREMONY

Andover, Mass. – June 3, 2009 - PAN Communications, an award-winning, high-impact public relations firm specializing in technology, consumer and professional services, today announced it won five awards at the 2009 Publicity Club of New England Bell Ringer Awards, held on June 1st at the Westin Waterfront in Boston.

PAN is also pleased to announce that Adam Novak was named the winner of the 2009 Bronze Bell Award. The Bronze Bell recognizes a public relations or communications young professional who has demonstrated a love of the field, a dedication to their career and a superior work ethic. The award is given to a New England public relations or communications professional who has excelled in the PR and communications industry in a very short period of time and has surpassed other newcomers in the organization and in the field. Adam is a graduate of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communications and has been with the firm for two years.

The Publicity Club of New England's Bell Ringer Awards have been a symbol of outstanding achievement for New England public relations and communications professionals since 1969. The Bell Ringer Awards recognize excellence in communications and public relations work in every field and industry, and across all media - print, broadcast, and online.

“It’s very exciting to be honored with five awards, as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Bell Ringer Awards,” said Philip A. Nardone, Jr., president of PAN Communications. “We work very hard to do great work and make our clients happy. The fun part comes when our employees are recognized with all the hard work that they do, and the fact that we’ve won awards in each of our three portfolios exhibits the strength and quality work PAN is all about. We’re also very proud and excited for Adam Novak, who won the Bronze Bell. Congratulations to Adam, our employees and kudos to the Publicity Club of New England, which is also celebrating their 60th anniversary. We’re so happy to be a part of two huge milestones.”

PAN won two Bells in the following categories:

• Consumer Affairs Campaign – Travelers Insurance
• Product/Service Publicity: High-Tech Business-to-Business Campaign – JackBe

PAN was awarded with three merits in the following categories:

• Response to Breaking News – Burns & Levinson
• Product/Service Launch: Consumer Campaign – World of Grains (a division of MARS)
• Product/Service Launch: High-Tech Business-to-Business Campaign – InterNoded