CHAPEL HILL, NC, July 6, 2011—Lynne Smyers, partner and creative director for the full-service communications agency Hatch, and A Better Image Printing in Chapel Hill, NC, have won a PICA Award from the Printing Industries of the Carolinas. This year the award was received in the “Best of Category for Booklets: Large Format,” for a piece Smyers designed for Innovation Network, a Washington, DC-based evaluation, research and consulting firm that provides knowledge and expertise to help nonprofits and funders learn from their work to improve their results. Smyers and the printer jointly received a PICA award last year based on a printed piece for the same client.

“It is a special honor for the organization to have recognized my design work for the second time, and it’s always a privilege to work with great local organizations like A Better Image,” Smyers said.

 Some of Hatch’s other clients in the Triangle area include the PTA Thrift Shop—a major recycler, reuse and resale nonprofit that has donated almost $5 million to local schools in the last 15 years and just launched a $5.1 million building campaign; innovative life sciences developer Entegrion, and metrics provider Client Opinions.

 About Hatch

Based in Chapel Hill, Hatch is a new breed of communications company that provides consulting services to meet the evolving needs of businesses, nonprofits and other organizations. Hatch partners Tamara Baker and Lynne Smyers provide strategic communications, public relations, media relations, branding, graphic design, web design and content development, marketing, and advertising. Why Hatch? The partnership offers big agency experience without breaking the bank. For more information, visit www.hatch-consulting.com.

 Contact: Tamara Baker, Hatch, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , O-919.933.7650, C-919.951.9282, www.hatch-consulting.com

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 Innonet—Project Designed by Hatch’s Lynne Smyers that Received PICA Award