EverestConfessions.com received the ”Best Designed and Effective Website“ award at the 2006 Benjamin Franklin Awards. The awards, issued by the Publishers Marketing Association, recognize excellence in independent publishing. Publishers Marketing Association, a trade association with over 4, 000 members, provides networking, cooperative marketing, and education for independent publishers. The awards ceremony took place recently at the Washington D.C. Convention Center.

EverestConfessions.com is the official website of Mt. Everest: Confessions of an Amateur Peak Bagger, written by Kevin Flynn, partner at Martino Flynn. This book offers a first hand account of Flynn’s expeditions up Mt. Everest. Flynn exposes readers to the emotional and mental tests that Everest throws at its summiteers as well as heart-warming stories from his adventure. The book is filled with 69 entertaining chapters detailing his climbing experiences; from his early days as an Adirondack 46er (someone who has climbed the 46 peaks of the Adirondack Mountains that are 4,000 feet of higher) to his successful Everest summit bid in 2004.

Martino Flynn, LLC, is a full-service advertising and public relations agency serving: business-to-business clients in biotechnology, imaging, photonics, manufacturing, professional services and telecommunications sectors; consumer clients in automotive, financial services, food and beverage, health care, home and garden, pharmaceuticals, sporting goods, and professional sports. Martino Flynn is a member of the Marketing and Advertising Global Network (MAGNET) and the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA). For more information, call 585-421-0100 or visit www.martinoflynn.com.