Monday, June 18, 2012
89 Degrees Claims Top Communications Awards
BURLINGTON, MA – June 18, 2012 – 89 Degrees, a next-generation marketing solutions provider that uses advanced analytics to drive better engagement for multichannel marketers, has been honored with two top communications and marketing awards.
89 Degrees won the prestigious Gold Communicator Award for Website Structure and Navigation for a global retailer, emerging from thousands of entries received throughout the US and the world. The Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring the creative excellence of communications professionals, and is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts.
89 Degrees also snagged a coveted Hermes Awards 2012 Gold for Website Overall/Business to Business for Fiesta Americana Grand Meetings Mexico. The Hermes Creative Awards, featured by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of marketing and communication programs and print, visual and audio materials. There were more than 4,700 entries throughout the United States and several other countries in the Hermes Creative Awards 2012 competition.
“Our creative team knows how to capture the essence of a brand in a website where relationships -- and transactions -- can thrive,” said 89 Degrees President Phil Hussey. “These awards are a great validation of that skill, and of the results this advanced customer engagement lets us deliver to our clients.”
About The Communicator Awards
The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for communication professionals. Founded by communication professionals over a decade ago, The Communicator Awards is an annual competition honoring the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations and identity work for print, video, interactive and audio. This year’s Communicator Awards received thousands of entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. Please visit www.communicatorawards.com for more information.
About the Hermes Creative Awards
The mission of the Hermes Creative Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the creativity, hard work and generosity of marketing and communication professionals. Administered by The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) (www.amcpros.com), judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and work serves as a benchmark for the industry. There were more than 4,700 entries throughout the United States and several other countries this year.
About 89 Degrees
89 Degrees -- a next-generation marketing solutions provider that uses advanced analytics to drive better engagement for multichannel marketers. The full service MSP develops breakthrough marketing programs that connect leading brands with their customers across the digital, direct and social channels. Through the use of the Marketing Intelligence Cloud-based platform, a seasoned analytics team, and patent pending technologies, clients enjoy better results, faster, and at a lower cost. The client roster includes top names like IKEA, hhgregg, Hyundai, Crabtree & Evelyn, Fila, Hotelera Posadas, Genzyme, World Vision, Geox and Uno Chicago Grill, and the work wins dozens of creative awards each year. To learn more, e-mail Arthur Sweetser, CMO for 89 Degrees at sweetsera@89degrees.com.
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Jim McNulty
StandPoint Public Relations
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