MVP Wins Hermes Gold Award

Minneapolis, June 4, 2012 – MVP Marketing + Design, a digital marketing communications and web design company, is pleased to announce that it has received a Hermes Gold Award on behalf of its client GMB Mezzanine Capital.

GMB Mezzanine Capital II, L.P. (“GMB-II”) makes private mezzanine investments in lower middle-market companies throughout the United States. The firm targets companies with total enterprise values under $100 million and with annual revenue between $10 million and $200 million.

This global competition is for creative professionals involved in the concept and design of print to web communications. Entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, and web design firms worldwide. The Hermes Creative Awards are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals.

Said Dick Weinrib, MVP’s President and CEO, “We’re honored to have won this recognition on behalf of our client, GMB Mezzanine. Given our commitment to creating private equity websites, brands and marketing communications, it’s great to see that our investment in this specialty area has yielded such recognition.” He continued, “…many thanks to our MVP account, design and programming team, each of whom made outstanding individual contributions to this collective effort.”

About MVP Marketing + Design, Inc.

MVP Marketing + Design, founded in 1985, is an integrated marketing communications and digital branding agency. The firm is dedicated to building invaluable brands through valued relationships. MVP’s vertical marketing expertise includes Medical Device, High Tech, Private Equity, Office Supply and the Non-Profit sector. Dedicated to serving organizations seeking innovative and creative marketing and communications, MVP builds, revitalizes and promotes brands through such integrated services as Marketing Consulting, Advertising/Design, and Web/SEO solutions. Clients served include 3M, Medtronic, Minnetronix, TSI, Nortech Systems, Worthington Aviation, Stone Arch Capital, Yukon Partners, Huron Capital, GMB Mezzanine, the Minnesota Minority Supplier Diversity Council, and the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (Minneapolis), among others.