PR News: "Sterling Communications' employee track record is ... well, sterling ... having never recorded a single layoff in [its] 20-year history."

PR News selects Sterling Communications as one of the top ten agencies to work for

LOS GATOS, Calif. November 2, 2009 — Sterling Communications Inc., an independent, full-service, high-tech public relations agency, today announced that it has been named to the PR News Top Places to Work in PR list for 2009. Winners were honored at the Platinum PR Awards luncheon in New York on October 21, 2009, and featured in the October 19, 2009, PR News special issue: The Top Places to Work in PR (PDF).

According to PR News editors, "Sterling Communications' employee track record is ... well, sterling, having never recorded a single layoff in the Silicon Valley-based firm's 20-year history — not even during the dot-com bust or the current downturn. Thus, the agency is all about internal growth, beginning at the entry level."

Sterling understands the importance of investing time and energy into its internship experience as well as educating its employees in social media. The editors continued, "this future-facing approach has suited Sterling Communications well, making it one of the premier social media relations firms; in fact, tech journalists have ranked Sterling as one of the top agencies for the second time in three years."

The survey, in its first year, profiles the agencies that go above and beyond, matching their superb client work with outstanding internal efforts to support employees' personal growth and success. Winners were selected from hundreds of submissions, judged by PR News editors and an outside panel of communications experts who work in academia. The winning top 10 agencies demonstrated commitment to cultivating dynamic internal cultures in which employees are driven to excel. Each of the winning organizations has shown a unique interest in the happiness and well being of its staff, clearly understanding that excellence comes from within.

"Our success as an agency depends first and foremost on our people," said Marianne O'Connor, Sterling's president and CEO. "Building a close-knit team of talented, dedicated individuals and creating an environment that's both supportive and professionally challenging is of utmost importance to us. We're proud to offer our employees opportunities for growth, unique benefits, and training and mentoring programs. This award recognizes the emphasis we place on making Sterling an enjoyable and rewarding place to work."

About Sterling Communications, Inc.

Sterling Communications Inc. — the Inside Agency^SM — is an independent, full-service public relations firm that provides industry-leading technology companies with strategic communications counsel and tactical expertise. The agency's client roster includes providers of Internet infrastructure software, e-business platforms, telecommunications, mobile and networking solutions, digital video, interactive media, Web 2.0, consumer technologies and emerging cleantech and biotech solutions. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Silicon Valley. Discover more at http://sterlingpr.com, and our blog, Gearheads (http://sterlingpr.typepad.com/blog/). We can also be found on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/companies/sterling-communications), Facebook (http://sterlingpr.com/facebook), and Twitter (http://twitter.com/sterlingpr).

Inside Agency is a service mark of Sterling Communications, Inc.

Contacts:

Shira Frantzich, Sterling Communications, 408-884-5156, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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