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Wooooo! The ad:tech Award Goes to…. ContextWeb’s ADSDAQ Buying Desk

Wooooo!

We won, we won!

ContextWeb, Inc.’s ADSDAQ Buying Desk is a winner in the 2009 ad:tech awards  in the category “Websites — Best B2B Marketing Web Site”. The ADSDAQ Buying Desk is a self service web site where anyone - typically small and medium sized advertisers - can buy the same advertising inventory we sell to the world’s largest marketers such as Bank of America, Best Buy and Marriott. View our new online demo or if you are an advertiser request a live demo by one of our ADSDAQ Advisors.

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The other finalists in the category “Websites — Best B2B Marketing Web Site” were CityMax: CityMax Website Builder; Leo Burnett Chicago: Your Playground; SarkissianMason: Newairplane.com; and Microsoft: Epson Experts for Better Business. Great competitors! All the winners of the various categories will also be recognized in the ad:tech San Francisco Event Guide and in onsite signage.

Don’t forget - ContextWeb, Inc. and its ADSDAQ Exchange will be at adTech & ADSPACE San Francisco tomorrow, Wednesday, April 22, 2009. We’ll be speaking on the State of Contextual Advertising, one of the kick-off panels for the ADSPACE conference.

Check out the finalists and see the ad:tech award web site for a complete listing of winners:  

The finalists are:

INTERACTIVE ADS — BEST B2B ONLINE DISPLAY AD
Syndicated Content Player: Digitas
Razorfish: AT&T Bundles/More
MediaCom Interaction: Pictureka: Stinky Things!
TP Ad: Epic Advertising
Intel Content Syndication: Centrino 2 Banner: Doremus

INTERACTIVE ADS — BEST B2C ONLINE DISPLAY AD
GSD&M Idea City: United States Air Force – Blackout
Swirl: Skype Face-to-Face
RED Interactive Agency: James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace
Agency.com: Skittles: Mix the Rainbow
JVST: Tomb Raider Underworld
AvatarLabs: Pineapple Express

INTERACTIVE ADS — BEST NEW AND EMERGING MEDIA AD
Mobclix: Raising the bar on mobile engagement
Arc Worldwide: Building Blocks Yahoo!Live
Atmosphere BBDO: Parasol
Organic, Inc.: Bank of America - America’s Cheer
Clearspring Technologies: Obama Tax Calculator Widget

INTERACTIVE CAMPAIGNS — BEST B2B CAMPAIGN
Doremus: Brocade: Files Management Mania
Bleu Marketing Solutions: Now You Can
TrialPay, Inc.: David’s Cookies: Boosting Sales with a
Next-Generation CPA Model
Doremus: Intel Embedded: Rethink the Possibilities Campaign
OTOi, a One to One Interactive Co.: Comcast Business Class Campaign

INTERACTIVE CAMPAIGNS — BEST B2C CAMPAIGN
Clearspring Technologies: Sprint Sweets Gingerbread Man Widget
OfficeMax, Inc.: OfficeMax ElfYourself 2008
Euro RSCG 4D Amsterdam: Volvo XC60 - From Sweden with Love
AvatarLabs: WALL-E
Saavn: Verizon Bollypop

INTERACTIVE CAMPAIGNS — BEST BRANDING CAMPAIGN
Microsoft: Fearless
The N - Nickelodeon Kids and Family: The N’s Queen Bees
Consumer Campaign
White Horse: Pioneers of the Greater Outdoors Campaign
The Escape Pod: OfficeMax Penny Pranks Campaign
MSN: Working Lunch

INTERACTIVE CAMPAIGNS — BEST INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN
GSD&M Idea City: BMW - The Ramp
Campfire: HBO True Blood
Catapult Action-Biased Marketing: PEDIGREE® Adoption Drive
Atmosphere BBDO: Dude
livestrong.com: Livestrong.com Launch

INTERACTIVE CAMPAIGNS — BEST Mobile CAMPAIGN
Moderati: Lighting a Fire Under Zippo’s iPhone App
The Hyperfactory: UN Voices
Millennial Media: Eagle Eye Mobile Challenge
The Hyperfactory: Fanta Virtual AR tennis
Telescope, Inc. & The Marketing Store: McDonald’s Mobile
Monopoly® ‘08

INTERACTIVE CAMPAIGNS — BEST PERFORMANCE MARKETING CAMPAIGN
eBay: eBay Partner Network Quality Campai
Yesmail: HP Mini 1000: The Perfect Mobile Companion
Performics: Online Traffic Makes Instore Buyers
Yesmail: HP Voodoo Monthly Newsletter
Direct Agents Interactive: Accuquote Affiliate Program

INTERACTIVE CAMPAIGNS — BEST SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING & WOM CAMPAIGN
Cheil USA: Ozzy Needs Subtitles
Saavn: Bollypop
Buzz Corps, Inc.: 31 Days of the Dragon
Cheil USA: Moms Like Us
Traction: Adobe - Real or Fake?

OPTIMIZATION/SEARCH STRATEGY — BEST CAMPAIGN OPTIMIZATION
Digital Axle: Northern California Honda Dealers
Leo Burnett and Arc Worldwide: Card for Africa
TMP Directional Marketing: Kelly Services Search Campaign
360i: Local Optimization Strategy for Red Roof Inn
TMP Directional Marketing: ARS/Rescue Rooter Search Strategy

OPTIMIZATION/SEARCH STRATEGY — BEST SEARCH MARKETING STRATEGY/CAMPAIGN
360i: Office Depot Paid Search Campaign
Rosetta: Organic Search Geographic Strategy
One to One Interactive: Comcast 2008 SEM campaign
Adobe: WW Adobe Creative Suite 4 Launch
iCrossing: Building Global Search for LEGO

Websites — Best B2B Marketing Web Site
CityMax: CityMax Website Builder
Leo Burnett Chicago: Your Playground
SarkissianMason: Newairplane.com
Microsoft: Epson Experts for Better Business
ContextWeb Inc.: ADSDAQ Buying Desk

Websites — Best B2C Marketing Web Site
Organic, Inc.: Bank of America - Morris on Campus
Microsoft: In the Motherhood
Arc Worldwide: Amana.com
Keathley Advertising: WhatsYourLightingStyle.com
Elevation: Pella.com Redesign

Websites — Best MICRO Site
Leopold Ketel & Partners: TakeCareDownThere.org
T3: UPS Regifter
Deep Focus: Flight of the Conchords: Lip Dub
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Online: Disneyland Dreams
Suite Virtual Tour
SarkissianMason: HBO’s Big Love “Web of Secrets”

Websites — BEST USER DEFINED EXPERIENCE
livestrong.com: Dare To Change Your Life
Evolution Bureau: Levi’s Unbutton Your Beast
Magnani Caruso Dutton: Sesamestreet.org
Story Worldwide: Wish-Bone Bountifuls Digital Garden
Organic, Inc.: Sony PlayStation – LittleBigWorkshop

-- Jay Sears

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