Contact: Scott Warner
Qorvis Communications
703-744-7824
swarner@qorvis.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

QORVIS WINS THREE LOCAL ADDY AWARDS
Firm Recognized for Creative Excellence by The Ad Club of Metropolitan Washington
and The American Advertising Federation

Washington, DC – April 11, 2005 - Qorvis Communications, a privately held public relations firm, announced today it nearly swept the interactive portion of this year's local ADDY Awards competition, receiving first place in three categories and advancing to the regional ADDY's this spring. The ADDY Awards are the largest and one of the most highly respected and competitive advertising competitions in the world.

Qorvis won in three categories, including:

  • Best Flash-based Web Site (Business-to-Business) for Qorvis Communications' own Web site at www.qorvis.com

  • Best Flash-based Web Site (Business-to-Consumer) for Miller and Smith Homes at www.millerandsmith.com

  • Best Micro-site for Symphony Branding, at www.symphonybranding.com (won in partnership with Sparky's Garage—a creative agency based in Leesburg, Va.)

"Being recognized by the ADDY Awards and the advertising industry as a whole is an extraordinary honor, especially to a growing independent PR agency like ours," said Doug Poretz, a partner and co-founder of Qorvis. "We believe great communications requires great creative, and these awards validate our ability to deliver winning campaigns for our clients."

The ADDY's are the first creative awards given to the five-year-old public relations agency, which has recently expanded its creative service capabilities. The three winning submissions were all created under the supervision of Jason Siegel, director of creative services, who joined Qorvis in 2004.

In addition to the ADDY winners, Qorvis provides creative services to such clients as Star Systems, The National Association of Home Builders, American Sociological Association, Hyde Schools and Bozzuto Homes.

The winning sites now advance to one of 14 regional competitions, whose winners will then go on to compete in the National/International ADDY finals this summer.

About The ADDY's
With more than 60,000 entries annually, the ADDY Awards are the world's largest and arguably toughest advertising competition. The ADDY Awards represent the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertising from media of all types, creative by all sizes and entrants of all levels from anywhere in the world. The American Advertising Federation, a not-for-profit industry association, conducts the ADDY Awards through its 200 member advertising clubs and 15 districts. It is the only creative awards program administered by the advertising industry for the industry.

About Qorvis
Qorvis Communications is a client service driven public relations firm. Formed in August 2000, Qorvis has offices in Washington, DC, and McLean, Va., and provides its clients with expertise in the areas of investor and financial relations, public affairs, grassroots campaigns, public and media relations, marketing communications, Internet-based campaigns and research and opinion surveys. The Washington, DC-based law firm Patton Boggs is an investor in and strategic partner to Qorvis. For more information, visit www.qorvis.com.