READING and LANCASTER, Pa. -- At this year’s Neographics 2013 Power of Print Competition, The Standard Group, Pennsylvania’s premier print and integrated communications company, had an outstanding repeat performance with 18 total awards, including a third runner-up in the Best of Show and the coveted People’s Choice Award.

Competing against hundreds of entries from printing and graphic firms throughout PA, NJ and DE, The Standard Group received 8 Franklin Awards for Excellence and 8 Best of Category Awards, including:

· Best Packaging

· Best Direct Mail 4+ colors

· Best Point-of-Purchase and Displays

· Best Digital Printing Variable Data

· Best Brochures 4+ colors,

· Best Magazine 4+ colors

· Best Catalog, 8.5 or larger, 4+ colors

· Best Manual, Training and Others, 4+ colors

“We are so delighted at our company’s achievement at the Neographics. With the most category wins in our company’s history and a back-to-back capture of the People’s Choice Award, this year’s performance is a testament to our team’s exceptional quality and consistency of print and integrated communications.” said Scott Vaughn, The Standard Group’s CEO. “We are on a mission to constantly innovate with print and marketing logistics and it’s very rewarding to see our work being validated by our peers. I am so proud of our team’s achievement and relentless drive for print perfection.”

About Neographics:

The Neographics 2013 Power of Print Competition is one of the nation's largest regional graphic communications contests in which graphic arts, packaging, converting, design and publishing excellence is selected and showcased. The Neographics is a contest dedicated to recognizing and rewarding quality and service within the print industry. The call for entries is sent to more than 6,000 companies including printing and graphic firms throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Judging occurs over several days by teams of judges. They look at number of colors, press size and printing process to determine winners for overall design, successful completion, prepress preparation and finishing. The Neographics winners are finally selected and recognized based on the quality, service and finished product as well as how the job fulfills its intended goal.

About The Standard Group:

Founded in 1895, The Standard Group is an integrated communications and print leader located in central Pennsylvania. The company strives to simplify the art of communication for its customers by understanding their business and needs and helping them deliver their message to the marketplace via the best channel, whether through total print, digital media, personalized marketing or mailing & fulfillment services. The company has a rich tradition of excellence and an unwavering commitment to customer service. Their experience with variable data, web-to-print and 1:1 marketing technologies serves a unique and varied client base ranging from small, non-profit organizations to large Fortune 500 companies.

For more information about The Standard Group, visit www.standardgroup.com.

Media Contacts:

Scott Vaughn, CEO, The Standard Group
(610) 375-6174 x 127, svaughn@standardgroup.com