) September 27, 2009 -- Geary Interactive, a full service digital marketing agency, announced its second consecutive win as a silver medalist for the Marketing and Interactive Excellence (MIXX) Awards. Geary Interactive was honored in the search engine marketing category for its work with Covad Communications, a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications.

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) August 22, 2008 -- Nicholson Kovac, Inc. has announced the promotion of Jack Swearengin, a veteran member of the Kansas City-based integrated marketing communications firm's creative team, to Director of Creative Services.

"Anyone who has worked with Jack over the years knows what a talented creative professional and wonderful partner he is," said Pete Kovac, Nicholson Kovac president and CEO. "Jack works extremely hard to consistently bring relevant, ingenious creative work and ideas to our clients."

) January 28, 2009 -- Interactive performance marketing agency Red Bricks Media announced today it has hired Russell Bongard to serve as the agency Creative Director, based out of its San Francisco office.

Most recently, Bongard was an Associate Creative Director at Publicis Modem where he was the creative lead on several accounts, including Hewlett Packard, LG Electronics, PayPal, Nestle, and Sony.

Prior to that, he held ACD positions in Boston at Euro RSCG Circle, working on the IKEA Verizon, and The Campbell's Soup Co. accounts, and in New York at Agency.com working on British Airways, Disney, General Motors, Sprint, Discovery Channel, Nokia, and Columbia House.

KING OF PRUSSIA Sweet Brings Extensive Online Industry Expertise to GSI. Nick Pahade, president of gsi interactive(sm) a division of GSI Commerce Inc. (Nasdaq: GSIC), today announced that Dorian Sweet has joined the company as vice president/executive creative director. In this role, Sweet will lead the user experience and design and studio group. Sweet will report directly to Pahade. gsi interactive, with comprehensive digital marketing and design offerings, and e-Dialog Inc., a leading e-mail service provider, comprise GSIs interactive marketing services division.

) September 26, 2008 -- BGDi, a branding and creative agency, has changed its name to RadiantBrands to communicate the essence of its mission: to build memorable brands that stand out from the competition.

Steven Donaldson and Michael Zinke, the founders and principals, have followed their own philosophy in the renaming process --- bring your value front and center with your audience. Mr. Zinke said "It's our customer promise with every brand: we focus on customer experience and loyalty. The customer connects to what is authentic in their experience --- what stands out and has meaning to them."

D2 Creative specializes in interactive media, marketing strategy and technology solutions for B2B & B2C Companies, Pharmaceutical & Health Care, and Nonprofit organizations.

) December 30, 2008 -- New-fangled internet marketing agency Brandwidth recently announced a merger with Key Position Web Marketing of Indianapolis, adding considerable muscle to its already impressive frame of web marketing, search engine optimization and creative brand development capabilities.

Company officials believe the addition of Key Position's powerful one-to-one on-line lead generation tools and its engineering and manufacturing clients may allow Brandwidth to stake a legitimate claim as the most dynamic marketing company in all of Indiana.

) September 17, 2008 -- Leading interactive agency WebMetro has proven banner ads still work and should not be overlooked when it comes to creating a successful Internet marketing campaign. Leveraging content networks, WebMetro has helped Internet marketers find new, powerful, and effective methods to increase ROI by employing banner ads as part of a content advertising strategy.

) November 12, 2008 -- Overdrive Interactive has tapped Michael Ryan to become its new Director of Business Development, the online marketing agency announced today.

Mike is a great fit for Overdrive with his wealth of experience and ideas about how to grow our business with excellent service, creativity and an overwhelming passion for success

) April 2, 2009 -- PBMAI, in Palm Beach, and Button Creative, in London, have formed Button Worldwide, partly owned by Futuremedia Plc, creating one of the strongest international advertising agencies. Button Worldwide has delivered creative success for a number of influential brands, including: Anheuser Busch, NFL, Blackberry, Tenet Healthcare, SONY Ericcsion, Muvico Theaters and others.

) March 12, 2009 -- Creative Search Media, an interactive marketing agency that specializes in mobile marketing, digital out-of-home, and social media, announced today the beta availability of their QR Code solution, QReateBUZZ. QReateBUZZ gives users complete control over their QR Code campaigns from generation through performance analysis, and features on-the-fly short URL creation that lets users redirect a QR Code's embedded destination at will.

) April 21, 2009 -- As a follow up to its successful Social Media Map, Boston online marketing agency Overdrive Interactive today unveils its Search Marketing Map. This free resource provides online marketing professionals with a comprehensive, at-a-glance directory for the complicated world of search engine marketing.

According to Overdrive CEO Harry Gold, the Search Marketing Map will help companies get their heads around the ever-expanding world of search marketing resources and can help widen their online marketing channels.

"The map has both free and paid resources for SEM (paid search) and SEO (search engine optimization," said Gold.

) December 4, 2008 -- Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. (www.arbys.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN) and one of the country's largest restaurant franchising systems, announced today that it has named Sparks Grove, Inc. (www.sparksgrove.com) its interactive agency of record (AOR).
Sparks Grove was selected following an in-depth competitive review. The agency will work with Arby's on the brand's overall digital strategy, online media and advertising, online creative development, and arbys.com web site development.

) October 1, 2009 -- JAGENCY (www.jagency.net) the global marketing and communication agency established by Jocelyne Attal today announced new marketing services to help customers maintain momentum in times of marketing cuts. These new services are marketing outsourcing, and PR and digital media communication.

) September 3, 2008 -- EVB San Francisco, a leading digital marketing firm, is today announcing the appointment of a new Partner and Executive Creative Director, Stephen Goldblatt. The former Group Creative Director from Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco joins EVB to oversee day-to-day operations of the creative department at a time when the company is moving from a digital-only boutique to a full-service agency.

) May 28, 2009 - Digital marketing agency Geary Interactive ("Geary") announced three new local market presences in Chicago, Seattle, and Los Angeles. These expansion markets extend Geary Interactive's national reach and its promise to deliver real results to clients.

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Well known national brands, such as Smuckers and Smithfield Foods, discover that redesigning all or parts of their websites increases brand awareness. National companies know that brand awareness depends on customer visibility and perception. To improve their customer relationships, several companies have employed Northeast Ohio web design and marketing agency, DigitalDay, to redesign all or parts of their websites to bring more visitors and provide a better experience for visitors.

) January 6, 2009 -- New-fangled internet marketing agency Brandwidth recently announced the addition of key staff across the board in interactive development, design, production, and operations. The new talent adds significant depth and versatility to its impressive roster of web marketing, search engine optimization and creative brand development personnel.

) July 19, 2009 -- NeboWeb, an Atlanta-based web design company, recently helped the Arthritis Foundation re-launch its www.arthritis.org website. The main goals of the new site included enhancing the design and usability for website visitors while maintaining the existing back-end CMS functionality, improving the site navigation, and maintaining the site's strong search engine presence.

) June 30, 2009 -- On June 29, 2009, Creative Direction, a central Indiana based marketing communications company, announced the implementation of WWWebworX™ to help their clients take advantage of the opportunity to make more money through internet related sales. Despite the economy, online marketing remains the fastest growing of all marketing disciplines. WWWebworX was developed by Creative Direction as a proprietary process designed to help select the most effective online marketing tactical programs that attract more visitors to web sites, portals or landing pages.

) July 29, 2009 -- OuterBox Solutions, a full service digital agency specializing in eCommerce website design, has launched their new marketing philosophy--OuterBox360--a plan set to grow businesses profitability through integrated marketing materials, online and offline. OuterBox360 bridges the gap between research and creative decision-making with a careful balance of intuition, creativity, and analysis of unimpeachable data.

) November 17, 2008 -- A new website for marquee skate brand Vision Streetwear was selected by Communication Arts, the world’s premier trade publication for design and visual communications, as a winner in the Interactive Annual 14, the magazine’s annual competition for excellence and innovation in web design. The Vision Streetwear site was designed and developed for Collective Licensing International by FL2, a high-end, full-service, interactive agency that specializes in producing world-class interactive.

) October 22, 2008 -- Dan Weiner, Managing Director of Red Bricks Media East, recently presented his thoughts on a wide range of interactive trends at a Magazine Publishers of America event.

In a discussion of Online Audience Development and Partnerships, Weiner provided an overview of emerging trends in the interactive landscape and the opportunities and challenges faced by magazine marketers. Audiences learned best practices for acquiring and retaining customers via paid search, SEO, and other emerging media channels. Weiner's talk showcased advanced strategies and success stories, giving a firsthand look into how leading marketers are driving traffic and subscriptions.

) July 14, 2009 -- Librestream Technologies Inc., the global leader in mobile collaboration systems, has selected PCM Interactive Inc., of Winnipeg, Canada as its online search and digital marketing agency.

Marieke Wijtkamp, VP, Marketing and Client Services indicated PCM Interactive has been selected for its "knowledge, creativity, and openness that we need in our partner".

) August 24, 2009 -- Geary Interactive, a digital marketing agency, launches Twitter promotion in conjunction with iwearyourshirt.com to market its social media services. The successful 24-hour campaign generated almost 1400 mentions about Geary Interactive and created online excitement for the innovative t-shirt design with an iPhone velcroed to the front as both the campaign and the prize.

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) June 11, 2009 -- Razorfish, one of the largest interactive marketing companies in the world, has promoted Marc Lucas to executive creative director of the Northeast region. In this role, he will oversee the creation of digital marketing programs and all advertising creative, including design and copywriting, from the agency's New York office.

) November 19, 2008 -- The Hondo Group, a Fort Worth-based marketing communications company, announced today an expansion of their interactive marketing services by augmenting traditional Web 2.0 online marketing services with new interactive services including Web site hosting, online public relations, blogging, podcasting, video optimization and mobile media.

) July 21, 2009 -- Singularity Design, an award-winning boutique interactive agency with clients across the U.S., has been acquired by the strategic media planning agency Communications Media, Inc. (CMI).

Singularity has become known for its creative, engaging interactive design.

Founded in 1995 by Wharton alumnus Jeff Greenhouse, Singularity began as a mostly solo venture serving the likes of Omaha Steaks, Covad Communications, the University of Pennsylvania, and BizRate. From 2004 to 2009, the agency emerged as a rising star in the world of interactive marketing, rapidly expanding and winning more than a hundred design and marketing awards.

) September 22, 2008 -- nFusion, one of the country's fastest-growing integrated marketing agencies, today announced its search marketing team achieved Google AdWords certification, making nFusion a Google AdWords Qualified company. The Google qualification certifies a core element of nFusion's services arsenal and significantly raises the bar for integrated marketing campaign management.

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) August 24, 2009 -- Razorfish, one of the world's largest digital agencies, today announced that it was cited as a Leader in "The Forrester Wave™: U.S. Interactive Marketing Agencies -- Strategy and Execution, Q3 2009." The August 2009 report evaluates how effectively the top full-service interactive agencies lead and implement digital strategies and programs for their clients.

) October 30, 2008 -- Media Logic, a BtoB Magazine top agency and top direct marketing firm, today announced the addition of three key members to the Media Logic team who are expected to play an important role in the development of marketing strategies that provide clients with sustainable high growth over the long-term, while contributing to the firm's overall capabilities and services.

) March 26, 2009 -- After growing over 700% over the last three years, performance marketing agency Red Bricks Media is now celebrating their achievements with a 5 year anniversary event for their valued clients and partners, showcasing their award-winning creative work, unique history and future vision.

CEO Ed Kim said "We're excited to celebrate our anniversary with this unique event. It will highlight our evolution into a global digital agency juxtaposed with the rapidly evolving shift of media from traditional to digital that we've experienced over the last few years."

The performance agency has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 2004.

) September 30, 2008 -- Smart marketers know that success often lies in partnering with the right team. To ensure the increased successes of its own clients Canterbury Graphics Strategic Marketing (www.CGSM.com), a direct-marketing strategy agency founded by Mark Kolier 12 years ago, has acquired an ownership position in marketing technologies firm Tri-Media Integrated Marketing Technologies, a global managed marketing services provider, based in Ontario, Canada.

) March 4, 2010 -- Digitaria, a full-service digital marketing and technology firm, today announced the appointment of JM Marino as General Manager of Search Solutions. Marino will lead Digitaria's Natural Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Practices, developing high-impact search engine strategies that will increase both quality and quantity of Web traffic for Digitaria's clients.

Marino joins Digitaria with an extensive background in print, interactive, analytics and search marketing. A true industry veteran, he has led programs for Ziff Davis Media, NBC Universal, Comcast, Clear Channel Online Radio, Mazda and CBS. Marino's Fortune 500 experience is a natural compliment to Digitaria's core client base.

) February 28, 2009 -- Dallas-based integrated marketing communications firm, MarketGarden, won two awards on two entries for creative excellence at the Dallas Ad League's 2009 ADDY® awards competition.

MarketGarden won the only award recognized for Advertising Industry Self-Promotion - Creative Services and Industry Suppliers - Direct Marketing/Specialty Items category: a Bronze ADDY® Award for their "2008 Aging Report."

The agency also claimed one of only two ADDY® awards recognizing excellence in the Advertising Industry Self-Promotion - Creative Services and Industry Suppliers - Cards/Invitations/Announcements category. Two Silver ADDY®s were awarded; MarketGarden's "Arboretum Invitation" claimed one.

) July 14, 2009 -- Web design company and online marketing agency CMDS recently launched a redesigned website for Johnny on the Spot, Inc. With three locations including their state-of-the-art headquarters in Old Bridge, NJ, Johnny on the Spot is the leader in portable restroom rentals in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

"It's always a challenge to exceed expectations when working with a well-known brand," said Christopher J. Mulvaney, Creative Director of web design company CMDS. "With the new Johnny on the Spot site, we nailed it!"

) December 16, 2008 -- Marcel Media (www.marcelmedia.com), a Chicago-based strategic interactive advisory firm, has won the 2008 Summit Emerging Media Award (Summit EMA) competition. The Summit EMA competition, created to identify the world's communication pioneers, honors winners for their leading edge use of new and emerging web technology. The 2008 competition included approximately 700 entries from numerous countries for which only 12 percent earned recognition. Marcel Media was honored for their work with Northshore University Healthcare (formerly Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, ENH).

) June 17, 2009 -- Nicholson Kovac, Inc. has announced the promotion of Scott Christian to Director of Digital Services.

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) July 20, 2009 -- Enlighten announced today that James Todd Anderson ("JT") has been selected to head its User Experience Group. As VP, Executive Creative Director, Anderson joins Enlighten's management team and will lead the agency's integrated Creative, Design, and Information Architecture groups, responsible for brand strategy, digital campaign development, rich media design and production, social media strategy, online advertising, and website structure and design.

IconNicholson, the NYC digital design and marketing agency known for creative innovation, was ranked as a market leader by independent research firm Forrester Research, Inc. in its June 2009 report titled "The Forrester Wave™: Interactive Marketing Agencies - Web Design Capabilities, Q2 2009." This benchmark report invited a select group of 18 U.S. agencies to participate and assessed their services against evaluation criteria ranging from the firms' research and design methodologies to their measurement practices and client satisfaction results. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2009)

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