Apple Seed Marketing Receives Platinum Award for Video

LEESBURG, Fla., – Apple Seed Marketing, a division of Hometown Health TV LLC, recently won a 2011 Platinum AVA Award for its video “Where Hope Comes to Life” which was produced for the LifeStream Behavioral Center in Leesburg.

The 10-minute video details the services, including residential programs, day programs and outpatient care, LifeStream provides to residents of Lake and Sumter counties, according to Apple Seed President Marc Robertz-Schwartz.

“We’re excited that LifeStream is receiving international recognition because of the video,” he said. “And, in my 20-plus years of producing and five previous Gold Audio Visual Awards, we’re excited to receive our first Platinum.”

The AVA Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design and production of media that is part of the evolution of digital communication. Work ranges from audio and video production to developing websites.

Apple Seed Marketing was launched in 2011 and is a client of the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program in Leesburg.

In addition to Apple Seed’s recent AVA Award, Hometown Health won its sixth Gold Award since 2009 for the December 2011 year-in-review episode.

About Apple Seed Marketing: Apple Seed Marketing provides logo/image development, product launch, media/public relations outreach, web site development and other consulting services through a network of specialists. For more information, visit www.appleseedmarketing.com or call 352-267-7247.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 125 current clients) create over $200 million in annual total economic output and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. The UCFBIP will open its 10th incubator in Apopka in Spring 2012 . Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.