SANTA MONICA, Calif. - (August 13, 2009) - The Phelps Group recently brought home four honors from the Telly Awards, the premier awards event for local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, video and film productions and work created for the Web.

On behalf of PETCO, the second largest pet specialty retailer in the country, The Phelps Group received two Classic Gold Telly Awards for both "Bath" and "Iguana" commercial spots. This special award category, only available during the Telly Award's 30th anniversary, honors exceptional work produced in the last 30 years.



The Phelps Group took home a Bronze award for its InfoComm trade show video installation created for Panasonic Professional Display Company. The installation consisted of three 103-inch plasma displays, which were mounted vertically side by side, showcasing high definition video of professional hip-hop dancers, as well as basketball players shown in stunning, real-life size.



The agency was awarded another Bronze for its "Thank You" video created for City of Hope, a world leader in cancer research and treatment. The video was created to share with supporters at fundraising events and was shown to a sold out audience of attendees at the Los Angeles stop of the Disney "Best of Both Worlds Tour" featuring Miley Cyrus. Last year, Disney donated $1 from every ticket sold during the tour to cancer research at City of Hope, which raised more than $1 million.



The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional and cable television commercials and programs; the finest video and film productions; and work created for the Web. Since 1978, its mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting and supporting creativity. The 30th-annual Telly Awards received more than 14,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents.

About The Phelps Group
Based in Santa Monica, The Phelps Group is one of the largest independent marketing communications agencies on the West Coast and was recently recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of L.A.'s "Best Places to Work." An integrated marketing communications firm, The Phelps Group offers public relations, advertising, interactive, media planning, direct response, promotions, strategic alliance and consulting services. Its clients, most of which are leaders in their industries, include City of Hope, DIRECTV, Dunn-Edwards Paints, Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital, Monrovia Growers, NuSil Technology, Panasonic, Tahiti Tourisme, Western Dental and Whole Foods Market / Whole Body.