República Wins 15 Addy Awards for Innovative Advertising and Branding Campaigns

MIAMI, March 9, 2012 – República, a multidisciplinary advertising, branding, promotions, digital and communications agency, announced today that it won 15 prestigious ADDY Awards in recognition of its cutting-edge work. República was one of the top three agencies garnering the most ADDYs this year, receiving six Gold and nine Silver ADDYs at the Miami-Fort Lauderdale chapter ADDY Awards Gala, presented by the American Advertising Federation (AdFed). The event took place on March 8, 2012 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami.

República received the winning ADDY Awards for advertising and branding campaigns for BankUnited, the Miami Dolphins, the National Museum of the American Latino Commission and Sedano’s Supermarkets. Each winning entry at the local level will now be in contention to compete against other winners within the region in one of fourteen District competitions. District winners will move on to compete at the National ADDY Awards.

“At República, we take great pride in the creativity and innovation of our work, which delivers positive bottom-line results for our clients. We are honored to once again be recognized by our industry with 15 ADDYs,” said Jorge A. Plasencia, chairman and CEO of República. “And of course, we’re grateful to our clients for their trust and partnership that inspire us to create award-winning campaigns.”

The ADDYs is the largest competition in the advertising industry, recognizing creative excellence worldwide. República has won more than 45 ADDY Awards since the agency began participating in the competition in 2009. República, designated one of the fastest-growing companies in America by the INC 5000, has also been ranked by Advertising Age magazine as one of the “Top U.S. Agencies from All Disciplines” and one of the “Top 35 Hispanic Agencies.”

About República

Founded in 2006 by Jorge A. Plasencia and Luis Casamayor, República is one of the nation’s fastest growing, fully integrated cross-cultural marketing companies providing advertising, branding, promotions, interactive and communications services. Its diverse stable of clients includes some of the world’s most important brands. The company is based in Miami with satellite offices in several markets. For more information, visit www.republica.net, Facebook.com/RepublicaWorld or follow on Twitter @RepublicaWorld.