Rock the Vote For The 7th Annual Eyeblaster Awards
Make your vote count and help choose this year’s best digital ad campaigns
New York, New York (October 7, 2008) - Roll out the orange carpet, the 7th Annual Eyeblaster Awards are back. Cast your vote for this year’s People’s Choice Award for the Best Digital Advertising Campaign. Winners will be announced in New York City on November 5th at the Eyeblaster Awards bash, the most prestigious and longest running celebration of digital excellence in advertising. New to this year’s roster will be the first award given for the best cross-channel campaign - the campaign that exemplifies excellence across multiple digital channels.
Drumroll, please…this year’s line-up for People’s Choice Awards includes:
North American Nominees:
HP Touchsmart, Goodby Silverstein & Partners
Buckleys, Saatchi
British Columbia Dairy, Tribal DDB, Vancouver
San Diego Zoo, M&C Saatchi LA
Sheraton, AvenueA Razorfish
International Nominees:
Non-Stop Fernando, Lean Mean Fighting Machine
Mini R55 Launch, Glue London
Springfield, OnTwice Interactive
Texas Poker, Ogilvy & Mather
Cacique, Doubleyou ES
All members of the advertising and digital industry are invited to cast their vote at: http://www.eyeblaster.com/awards/2008/index.asp?id=nominees. Voting ends October 17.
“Interactive has become a necessary component of overall advertising strategy across categories," said Vice President, Creative Director Miguel Gonzalez, of Draftfcb (Chicago). "Digital work is more compelling and more original than ever, and this year's Eyeblaster Award nominees reflect that new dynamic."
This year’s panel of judges includes Miguel Gonzalez along with Ashley Ringrose, Soap Creative, Cofounder, Patou Nuytemans, EAME Digital Director, Ogilvy Group UK, John Morton, Creative Director, Principal, jmx2, Daniele Fiandaca, CEO (Europe), Profero & Founder Creative Social andSteve Rappaport, Director of Knowledge Solutions at the ARF and author of the Online Advertising Playbook.
About the Eyeblaster Awards
Committed to evolving the art and science of digital advertising, the Eyeblaster Awards raise awareness of the best online advertising, celebrating interactive agencies, advertisers and publishers that understand the full potential of digital campaigns. Eyeblaster gives marketers the power to create and manage campaigns that change the rules of engagement. It’s how breakthrough ideas break through. The Eyeblaster Awards bash will kick off on Wednesday, November 5 at Arena in New York City and feature guest comedian Andrew Kennedy from Comedy Central.
Fore more information on this year’s Eyeblaster Awards, visit: http://www.eyeblaster.com/awards/2008/
About Eyeblaster
In 1999, Eyeblaster was among the pioneers in rich media communication. Today, Eyeblaster extends its inventive heritage in digital advertising through Ad Campaign Manager (ACM). ACM enables interactive agencies, advertisers and publishers to manage campaigns across digital media channels, including online, mobile and in-game, and a variety of formats, including rich media, in-stream video, display and search. ACM is a robust, integrated and easy-to-use platform that allows customers to focus on campaign strategy, creativity and media efficiency without having to worry about the technical complexities associated with managing global advertising campaigns online.
In 2007, Eyeblaster delivered campaigns for nearly 7,000 brand advertisers serving approximately 2,500 ad agencies across over 2,700 global web publishers in over 40 countries worldwide throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Learn more at http://www.eyeblaster.com.
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