(WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA – March 29, 2010) ─ Kevin/Ross Public Relations has been selected for the 2009 “Best in Business” award by the Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA).
Best of Business Award recipients are chosen from more than five million nominees across all 50 states and in 2,500 cities. Using statistical research and consumer feedback, the SBCA selects its winners based on statistical research along with information taken from monthly surveys administered by the SBCA, a review of consumer rankings, and other consumer reports. In making its selection, the SBCA honors companies throughout the country who it believes have demonstrated “what make small businesses a vital part of the American economy” and who “exemplify what makes small businesses great.”

Founded in 1999 Kevin/Ross provides public relations and marketing communications services for a wide range of clients nationwide. Included in the areas they work are image management, branding, media relations, collateral material development, online media, community relations, issues management, direct mail and employee communications.

“We are extremely honored to receive this prestigious award in recognition of what we have accomplished over the past 12 years,” says Kevin/Ross Founder and President Ross Goldberg. “Our real thanks go to the more than 50 organizations with whom we’ve worked over that time and whose trust and confidence in us has made this all possible.”

In recent years Kevin/Ross has been honored for its work by the International MarComm Awards, the Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Association, the Service Industry Awards and the Aster Awards.

Among the many clients currently represented by Kevin/Ross are SCAN Health Plan in California and Arizona, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership, American Specialty Health, Aegis Health Group and the Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law.