NEWPORT BEACH, CA--(Marketwired - Dec 11, 2014) - The Newport Beach-based strategic marketing and communications firm of Hayes Martin Associates, Inc. was recently honored with five Silver Awards for the prestigious 2015 National Sales and Marketing Awards. This distinction automatically establishes Hayes Martin Associates as finalists for the coveted Gold Awards at The Nationals(SM) Awards Ceremony, which takes place January 20^th at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. For 35 years, The Nationals(SM) have been the building industry's benchmark for superior sales and marketing achievements and is the largest competition for new-home sales and marketing professionals and communities in the nation*. With Hayes Martin's extensive award history already in place, The Nationals(SM) Silver Award recognition and Gold Awards finalist status cements the agency as a leader in effective marketing execution and a force in creative innovation for the residential real estate industry.

"The team at Hayes Martin is overjoyed that our work has been recognized and honored at a competition as distinguished as The Nationals(SM)," said Sandra Keedy, President and Creative Director of Hayes Martin Associates, Inc. "If not for our clients' enthusiasm and willingness to embrace our agency's ingenuity, we wouldn't have the freedom to create the work we do. These awards and the privilege to be in line for the Gold Awards in January are a testament to the creative power genuine teamwork generates."

Hayes Martin Associates' Silver Award wins include Best Graphic Continuity, Best Brochure and Best Overall Advertising Campaign for Brookfield Residential's The Domain; Best Graphic Continuity for Brookfield Residential's Liberty and Best Microsite/Website for The Design Studio, an Associate & Supplier for William Lyon Homes. Each win constitutes the top vote recipients in that category, automatically garnering finalist status for upcoming Gold Award honors.

The agency's impressive client roster is comprised of highly regarded homebuilders and master-planned community developers, including Brookfield Residential, the Irvine Company®, William Lyon Homes, California Pacific Homes and Christopher Homes.

For 27 years, Hayes Martin Associates has been an important contributor to local philanthropic organizations and institutions, including HomeAid Orange County, the charitable arm of the Building Industry Association of Southern California, City of Hope and the Sisters of the Sacred Heart Retreat Center. Sandra Keedy prominently served on the Board of Directors for HomeAid Orange County for more than seven years.