Tennant Company National Sales Video Wins Prestigious Telly Award
MINNEAPOLIS-August 28, 2006-Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), one of the world's leading manufacturers of surface maintenance equipment, today announced that a video created for the close of its 2006 national sales meeting earned Plantinum Best of Show honors in the meeting/convention category at the Telly Awards, an international film and video competition that draws more than 4,000 entries.
The five-minute video was shot almost entirely on-site during the sales meeting and incorporated sophisticated 3D animation and illustrations. It was created by Studio:23 LLC in St. Paul, Minn.; Curtis S. Laine produced, shot, and edited the video under the direction of Chris Deets, communications manager for Tennant Company.
"Tennant is widely known for its superior cleaning technologies for the industrial and commercial markets, but we also operate a highly competitive marketing program," said Melissa J. Engelhart, director of business marketing for Tennant Company. "It is a true honor to have one of our signature internal marketing vehicles honored with a Telly Award."
According to Engelhart, this is not the first marketing industry honor Tennant has received. The opening video for the company's 2005 national sales meeting won a Gold Aurora Award, its 2004 video won a Communicator's Crystal Jade Award of Excellence, and its 2003 "Replacement Revolution" direct marketing campaign won a bronze ARC Award.
About Tennant Company
Minneapolis-based Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) is a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world. Marketed under the Tennant® and Nobles® brands, Tennant Company products include equipment for maintaining surfaces in industrial, commercial and outdoor environments; and coatings for protecting, repairing and upgrading concrete floors. Tennant's global field service network is the most extensive in the industry. Tennant has manufacturing operations in Minneapolis, Minn., Holland, Mich., Uden, The Netherlands, Northampton, United Kingdom, and Shanghai, China, and sells products directly in 15 countries and through distributors in more than 80 countries. For more information, visit www.tennantco.com.
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