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The following is from the Space Coast Advertising Federation press release:

Cocoa Beach, Fla. During the Space Coast Advertising Federation’s (SCAF) Annual ADDY Awards Banquet, held Sat. March 1 at the Cocoa Beach Hilton, a Silver Medal was awarded to long-time AdFed member Linda S. Brandt.

The AAF’s prestigious Silver Medal Award program was established in 1959 to recognize advertising professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the industry standards and creative excellence and who have exhibited responsibilities in areas of social concerns. The selection criteria are: contributions to the individual’s company, a high degree of original creative ability, contributions to the advancement of advertising and contributions to their community.

http://www.brc60.com/BRCNews/March03SilverMed.htm

Melbourne, Florida
Brandt Ronat & Company was named 2003 Business of the Year in the 1 – 10 employee category by the Melbourne Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented at the Business Achievement and Best Places to Work Awards Banquet at the Eau Gallie Yacht Club.

http://www.brc60.com/BRCNews/NOV2003BusOfYear.htm

Melbourne, Florida, Feb., 2004: The Space Coast Advertising Federation honored Brandt Ronat & Company with the top award: Best of Show. BRC earned awards in thirteen categories, including six Gold ADDY™ awards and eight Silver ADDY™ awards. Eleven ADDY™ awards were the highest rated in their category and advance to the 4th District Competition, which encompasses Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

http://www.brc60.com/BRCNews/Feb2004ADDYs.htm

Melbourne, Florida, Feb., 2005: The Space Coast Advertising Federation honored Brandt Ronat & Company with the top award: Best of Show. BRC earned awards in 21 categories, including twelve Gold ADDY™ awards and fourteen Silver ADDY™ awards. 16 ADDY™ awards were the highest rated in their category and advance to the 4th District Competition, which encompasses Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

http://www.brc60.com/BRCNews/Feb2005ADDYs.htm

Orlando – Brandt Ronat & Company took home four prestigious ADDY Awards which were presented at the Fourth District American Advertising Federation Annual Conference and District ADDY ® Awards Gala. The event was held May 14 at the Church Street Presidential Ballroom.

The Fourth District represents over 2,000 advertising professionals in Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The American Advertising Federation's ADDY® Awards honor creative excellence in advertising and cultivate the highest creative standards in the industry.

Competing against advertising agencies from the region’s major metropolitan areas, including Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville, Brandt Ronat & Company was recognized for work on web sites, animation for video production and printed collateral.

http://www.brc60.com/BRCNews/may2005ADDYs.htm

Melbourne, Florida, Feb., 2006: The Space Coast Advertising Federation honored Brandt Ronat & Company with 23 awards in 19 categories, including 11 Gold ADDY™ awards and 12 Silver ADDY™ awards. 15 ADDY™ awards were the highest rated in their category and advance to the 4th District Competition, which encompasses Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

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Merritt Island, Fla., Nov. 6, 2006—Brandt Ronat + Company (BRC) earned national recognition with two 2006 American Graphic Design Awards for excellence in communication and graphic design. Of the 10,000 entries submitted by design professionals, from large advertising agencies to boutique design firms, only 10 percent received awards. The 2006 American Graphic Design awards are presented by Graphic Design USA, a news magazine for graphic designers and other creative professionals published since 1963. The competition was sponsored by Adobe Systems Incorporated and the judges have been recognized themselves for excellence in design.

February 24, 2007—Merritt Island, FL
Brandt Ronat + Company was honored by the Space Coast Advertising Federation with 13 Gold ADDY™ and 11 Silver ADDY™ awards, or 24 awards representing 22 categories. Additionally, B R + C received the BEST OF SHOW PRINT award for work accomplished for Health First, for the opening of their new Heart Center. Of the 24 ADDY™ awards, 18 were judged the highest rated in their category and advance to the 4th District Competition level. The 4th District encompasses Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

BEST OF SHOW PRINT:

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May 7, 2007—Merritt Island, FL
Brandt Ronat + Company (BR+C), has received a 4th District American Advertising Federation (AAF) Award for the Heart, Soul, Peace and Courage strategic campaign created for Health First. The Heart, Soul, Peace and Courage campaign launched the opening of the $135 million Heart Center and Emergency Department/Trauma Center at Holmes Regional Medical Center, one of three hospitals in the Health First system. The campaign was developed by BR+C’s Jenise Osani, Illustrator and Designer, and Melinda Ridgley, Account Supervisor. The AAF’s ADDY® awards are the industry's largest and most representative creative competition honoring creative excellence in advertising. The 4th District AAF encompasses Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

March 2008—Brandt Ronat + Company once again made a strong showing at the Space Coast Advertising Awards, winning five GOLD ADDY™ AWARDS and five SILVER ADDY™ AWARDS.

(March 2009) At the annual ADDY Awards, presented by The American Advertising Federation - Space Coast, brandt ronat + co and the FLORIDA TODAY Features Department were honored with the Best of Campaign award for the Fall for the Arts Campaign created for the Brevard Cultural Alliance. br+c was also recognized with fifteen other awards, honoring work for the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast, the Lawler Center, Health First, The Viera Company and Harris Corporation.

Best of Campaign - Brevard Cultural Alliance
Title: Fall for the Arts Campaign

The Fall for the Arts Campaign was a special partnership which took many dedicated hands. While b r + c created the campaign strategies and the core elements as well as the advertising pieces, the crown jewel of this campaign was the special 8 full pages of editorial coverage, called Art matters, designed and produced by FLORIDA TODAY in support of arts and culture in Brevard. Additionally, a special insert on Fall for the Arts appeared in Space Coast Living. This kind of cooperation and community-building action by these media partners should be applauded.

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brandt ronat + company is proud to announce that The Space Report 2009: The Authoritative Guide to the Global Space Industry has been recognized at the “Florida Print Awards” with an Award of Excellence in the category of Environmentally Sound Materials.

The Space Report 2009 is a 136-page, perfect-bound book that met the standards and responsible footprint certification requirements of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not for profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests.

Cocoa Beach Wine and Food Festival

With an homage to the rock group Three Dog Night and their hit song, "Joy to the World", brandt ronat + co took home the Best of Show-Print Award for work accomplished for the Cocoa Beach Wine and Food Festival. As you can see,

Jeremiah was a bullfrog
Was a good friend of mine
I never understood a single word he said
But I helped him a-drink his wine
And he always had some mighty fine wine
Singin'...

Joy to the world
All the boys and girls now
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me

br+c was also honored with eight other ADDY Awards.

The celebrated bullfrog of Brevard County has won another accolade by being recognized at the state level by the American Advertising Federation – Fourth District ADDY® Awards Competition. The award winner was created by brandt ronat + company in the category of ELEMENTS OF ADVERTISING: Single Illustration for the Cocoa Beach Wine and Food Festival presented by Craig Technologies. AAF - Fourth District represents over 2,000 advertising professionals in Florida and the Caribbean participating via 25 local chapters.

The Cocoa Beach Wine and Food Festival was held on March 13, 2010, in Cocoa Beach and featured a concert by the rock group,Three Dog Night. The winning illustration pays homage to one of the band’s greatest hits, “Joy to the World”, by showcasing Jeremiah the bullfrog (who always had some mighty fine wine), the fishes in the deep blue sea, and a style that is reminiscent of album covers from a bygone age. Julian Bennett, a senior designer at br+c was the artist on the project, with creative strategies from Ryan Brandt, br+c vice president, and Jenise Osani, creative director for the project.