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Hey there,
I think you did well with the colors (based on the existing brand of the company's logo). I also like the ribbons around the menu bar and the left column.
My suggestions would be to spice up the body more. Consider slimming the left column to 33% and break the right section into a paragraph with a uniform list underneath or incorporate a row of thumbnails under the 1st paragraph or in the left column to explain "WHAT" this is.
Out of the 2 options I think the display of the banner description i like v2 better. The shadow on v1 is really rough and demanding, maybe if you use an opacity instead of the metallic look it would fit better.
Hope that helps ;)

Good suggestions. And I really wasn't sure which of the two "highlight"-banners i would use. Wasn't 100% on either. Now I have something to go on.