NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 - Leading global strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale has won four 2009 WebAwards, sponsored by the Web Marketing Association to showcase the best work in Website development across 96 industry categories. Siegel+Gale's winners competed for the prestigious awards with entries from interactive agencies and Website marketing departments from 47 countries.

The winning Siegel+Gale entries are:

Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library

Best Associations Website

Genworth Financial

Financial Services Standard of Excellence, Health Care Standard of Excellence, Insurance Standard of Excellence

Baylor Health Care System

Health Care Standard of Excellence, Non-Profit Standard of Excellence

Children's Hospital Los Angeles: Hope Portal

Outstanding Website

"I'm gratified that Siegel+Gale's cutting-edge digital work continues to be recognized," says Jason Cieslak, Managing Director of Siegel+Gale Los Angeles, whose team produced the winning WebAward entries. "It is imperative that we continue to push our clients' businesses and brands into dynamic media."

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About Siegel+Gale

Siegel+Gale is a global strategic branding firm committed to building world-class brands through elegantly simple, unexpectedly fresh strategies, stories and experiences. With Simple is Smart as its operating philosophy, Siegel+Gale delivers powerful services in brand development, identity design, simplification, research and analytics, and digital strategy.

Since its founding by branding pioneer Alan Siegel in 1969, Siegel+Gale has helped drive business results for brands such as Aetna, American Express, Bank of America, China Youth Development Foundation, Dell, Dow Chemical Company, The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, The Internal Revenue Service, The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Microsoft, Motorola, Pfizer, SAP, Sony PlayStation, Yahoo! and the YMCA.

Siegel+Gale has offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Hamburg, Dubai, Shanghai and Beijing and strategic partnerships around the world as a member of the Omnicom Group of companies.

For more information please contact Gail Nelson at 212.453.0400 or [email protected]