Step2 Wins Top Advertising Award

Bronze ADDY Recognizes Fun Kids' Recording for Corporate Headquarters

(STREETSBORO, OHIO) — March 20, 2008 — Jokes and giggles are what you get when you are put on hold when calling Step2 company headquarters. Recognizing this fun way to spotlight the essence of the nation's largest toy manufacturer, local advertising and marketing experts from the Cleveland area have awarded The Step2 Company with a Bronze ADDY.

The Step2 Company's 'Kids Telling Jokes' recording was developed as a message for callers on hold and features employees' children telling jokes complete with their own laughter. Produced by Cleveland based Authentic Films, The Step2 Company's recording of 'Kids Telling Jokes' took home the prize in the non-traditional advertising category at the American Advertising Federation-Cleveland ADDY Awards which took place on February 29, 2008 at the Gray's Armory Museum in Cleveland.

Each year, advertising and marketing communications professionals submit more than 500 entries for the AAF-Cleveland ADDY Awards competition and the best work from Cleveland's active advertising community gets recognized by a team of expert judges. Formally known as the Cleveland Advertising Association, the AAF-Cleveland ADDY Awards represent the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing the best in print, broadcast and interactive advertising and sales promotion efforts.

"We are delighted to be recognized by this prestigious group of marketing experts from our home town," said Scott Levin, The Step2 Company President and CEO. "The Step2 family had a lot of fun with this project and it has received a great response from both our customers as well as the people we do business with. It's a fun way to remind everyone what we're all about for Step2 — providing safe, fun toys and home products for families."

The ADDY Award noted that 'Kids Telling Jokes' exemplifies how a successful brand message can leave customers with a better understanding of a corporate mission and a stronger tie to the company and product.

Listen to the jokes!

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About Step2
Step2, based in Streetsboro, Ohio, is the world's largest rotational molding manufacturer, designer and marketer of children's and home products sold under the Step2 brand, including children's play kitchens, playhouses, outdoor toys, as well as mailboxes, home & garden outdoor furniture and trash cans. Some of the company's most popular brands are Naturally Playful® LifeStyle®, MainStreet Village® and MailMaster®. Step2 distributes its toy and home & garden products through multiple retail channels including toy retailers, mass merchants, home centers, and the Internet. www.step2.com

About the ADDY® Awards
The ADDY® Awards recognize and reward creative excellence in the art of advertising. The ADDY® competition begins in local markets around the country through more than 200 American Advertising Federation ad clubs. The local winners compete in regional competitions whose winners then proceed to compete on a national level.

About American Advertising Federation-Cleveland
AAF-Cleveland (formerly known as Cleveland Advertising Association) is Northeast Ohio's premier resource for communications professionals. The association offers its 650+ members continuing professional educational courses, social activities, planned fundraising events, and a networking, breakfast and luncheon speaker's series. Membership includes: public relations specialists, media experts, marketing professionals, writers, artists, creative professionals. www.addyatlas.aaf.org

CONTACT:
Dotti Foltz, Step2
Vice President Marketing Communications
dfoltz@step2.net; 330-656-0440

Lisa Brogan, Current Lifestyle Marketing
lbrogan@currentlm.com; 310-854-8278