Web Marketing Association Announces the Winners of the 2009 Internet Advertising Competition Awards

The Web Marketing Association announces the winners of its annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards, an effort to honor excellence in online advertising and to recognize the individuals and organizations responsible for the best in Internet marketing. The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated exclusively to online advertising.

2009 Best of Show Awards were awarded in each of the online medium categories. This year's winners include:

Design Lab for Design Lab Holiday Card (Best of Show Email message)

Digitas and Kelley Blue Book for Pontiac G8 – Tommy Kendall Avatar (Best of Show Rich media Online ad)

Atmosphere BBDO for Dude (Best of Show Integrated ad campaign)

Atmosphere BBDO for Photo Slice (Best of Show Interactive application)

Ogilvy San Francisco for iPath Origami Banners & Behind the Scenes Video (Best of Show Rich media Online campaign)

Agency.com for Skittles: Mix The Rainbow (Best of Show Online ad)

Biggs|Gilmore for The Spoonful (Best of Show Online Newsletter campaign)

AvatarLabs for WALL-E (Best of Show Online campaign)

Publicis Modem for LG - Learn to Fly (Best of Show Ads the client did not pick)

Overdrive Interactive for Symmetricom Next Generation Network (Best of Show Email message campaign)

Verizon, NFL Network and Communifx for Verizon and NFL Network Online Demo (Best of Show Websites)

For a complete list of the winners, visit the The Competition web site at www.IACAward.org

The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated exclusively to online advertising. The award program honors excellence in online advertising and to recognizes the individuals and organizations responsible for the best in Internet marketing.

Biggs|Gilmore Wins 2009 Top Agency Award in the IAC Awards

The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce that Biggs|Gilmore of Kalamazoo, MI was recognized with the 2009 Top Agency Award in the 2009 Internet Advertising Competition Awards. The Top Agency Award is given each year to the organization which wins the most awards in the program. This year Biggs|Gilmore won 19 IAC Awards. Their awards include a Best of show, 8 Best of Industry awards and 10 Outstanding awards.

The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated exclusively to online advertising. The award program honors excellence in online advertising and to recognizes the individuals and organizations responsible for the best in Internet marketing.

Other IAC Award winners who received multiple awards included:

AGENCY (number of awards)

Biggs|Gilmore 19
Bridge Worldwide 15
BGT Partners 14
Atmosphere BBDO 12
One to One Interactive 10
Integrative Logic 9
Razorfish 9
Arc Worldwide 8
VML 8
Door C @ Carlson Marketing 7
Deadline Advertising 6
Drumroll 6
Euro RSCG 4D 6
Hitchcock Fleming & Associates 6
LeapFrog Interactive 6
Organic, Inc. 6
360i 5
CNN 5
Red Door Interactive 5
USDM.net 5
Agency.com 5
Publicis Modem 5
Dotglu 4
Leopard Communications 4
Palm Communication 4
Resource Interactive 4
Yahoo! 4

For a complete list of the winners, visit the The Competition web site at www.IACAward.org

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