Again, WBI and Randy Fugate win big!

They now have a prestigious Telly Award as validation of the quality of their marketing efforts. The Telly Awards have long been an industry arbiter of quality and excellence. And, now they have said Fugate and WBI are producers of top-quality commercials, equal to many of the world's most exclusive agencies.

Linda Day of the Telly Awards had this to say, "the chairman of the judging panel, Richard Friley, the Emmy and Telly Award winning President of Friley Productions noted, 'As judging chairman, our judges are honored to have evaluated such an incredible body of work. The diverse pool of entries represents the best of traditional and online video and was an inspiration to us all. The quality of work exceeded our expectations, even in this challenging overall market and it is a true accomplishment for our winners.'"

Linda also had this to say, "With 13,500 entries from all 50 states and around the world, this year's competition has been one of the most competitive and successful in the long history of the Telly Awards."

Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest film and video productions and ground-breaking Web commercials, videos and films.

Winners represent the best work of the most-respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators and corporate video departments in the world.

Fugate, director of marketing, said, "This award really means the world to me. My work is very personal and I am extremely happy to bring this honor to Western Beauty Institute, Christina Diaz and all of the staff and students. I can't wait to do it again!"