Web Marketing Association Announces the Winners of the 2019 Internet Advertising Competition Awards

Boston, MA, April 09, 2019 --(PR.com)-- The Web Marketing Association announces the winners of its 17th 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. The Competition web site with a complete list of winners is located at www.IACAward.org

“In 2019, digital advertising is expected to account for more than 50% of total US media ad spending for the first time. As more and more marketing dollars are poured into online advertising, the creativity and excellence in online advertising continues to rise,” said William Rice, president of the Web Marketing Association, Inc. “The Web Marketing Association is pleased to help set the standard for Internet excellence with the IAC Awards by highlighting the best in online advertising by medium and industry.”

Best of Show Winners

These Best of Show winners represent the pinnacle of achievement across all industries. The Web Marketing Association is pleased to help set the standard for Internet excellence with the IAC Awards by highlight the best in online advertising by medium and industry.

Here are this year’s Best of Show winners:

IBM Watson Advertising for IBM Watson Advertising and Behr Paint: IBM Watson Ads winner of Best of Show Online ad

Undertone, Havas, & Huge for Undertone for Airheads/Perfetti winner of Best of Show Online campaign

true[X] + Fox Networks Group + SONIC for SONIC winner of Best of Show Rich media Online ad

Takis, OmniVirt, Starcom for Takis winner of Best of Show Rich media Online campaign

Zeta Creative | Giant Food Stores for Giant Food Stores Halloween Sweet Spot winner of Best of Show Email message

TMV Group for Faygo Email Newsletter winner of Best of Show Email message campaign

Spartan for Spartan Life Newsletter winner of Best of Show Online Newsletter campaign

Heat for Westworld: Build a Better World winner of Best of Show Integrated ad campaign

Heat for Wild Turkey: 101 Years, No Apologies winner of Best of Show Social Media campaign

Thermo Fisher Scientific for Cell Counting Music Video winner of Best of Show Online Video

Hong Kong Trade Development Council for HKTDC Marketplace App winner of Best of Show Mobile application

PPK Advertising for The Monopoly Jackpot In It To Spin It Live winner of Best Of Show Online Video Campaign

Heat for Words With Friends 2 winner of Best of Show Interactive Application

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater and Miles Partnership for Visit St. Pete/Clearwater's "Central Avenue" winner of Best of Show Website

Top Agency Winner

The Web Marketing Association recognizes the agency that demonstrates consistent excellence in online advertising development by winning more IAC Awards than any of their peers in a single competition. Each entrant was awarded points based on the level of award for each award received. The agency with the most points is awarded the Top Agency Award.

TMV Group is recognized with the 2019 Top Agency Award, winning 21 IAC Award winning entries, including a Best of Show award, 15 Best of industry awards 5 Outstanding awards and a total of 115 quality points towards the Top Agency Award. TMV Group is a Detroit-based independent branding agency focused on creating strategically grounded creative in digital, social media, broadcast and website design.

Eight additional organizations were recognized as Outstanding Advertising Developers in the 2019 IAC Awards for winning 6 or more awards. They are:

AGENCY (number of awards)
TMP Worldwide 15
Patients & Purpose 9
Zeta 8
Miles Partnership 8
Heat 8
INNOCEAN USA 6
TravelClick 6
true[X] 6

The IAC Awards web site with a complete list of winners is located at www.IACAward.org

About the Web Marketing Association

The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help define the standard of excellence for online marketing. Our internationally known award programs, such as WebAward Competition for Website Development, Internet Advertising Competition and the MobileWebAwards recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing the most effective online marketing programs on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from assessment of their marketing efforts by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented by being recognized as an award-winning web developer.

The Web Marketing Association is now accepting entries for the 23rd annual WebAward Competition for Web site development. Deadline for entry is May 31, 2019.