Giant Step selected as a 2010 nextMEDIA Digital Hot List finalist for the Gogo’s Crazy Bones web site in the ‘Hot Online Property’ category Since its inception in 2007, nextMEDIA has been the launching pad for the newest products in the digital media industry and the top networking and business development platform for the next-generation marketplace. nextMEDIA has expanded to include all areas of the entertainment industry most affected by the changing digital ecosystem, including television, advertising, mobile, gaming and music. The nextMEDIA Digital Hot List program seeks out and showcases the hottest emerging online properties, the most innovative new apps, games and tech solutions, and the freshest ideas from online content creators, with the goal to connect emerging content producers and technology developers with interactive agencies, broadcasters and publishers hungry for new ways to reach out to wired audiences and consumers. The Hot List is organized into three categories that reflect the ways in which agencies and publishers are partnering with content producers and developers. An expert panel of industry leaders have selected six finalists from an amazing range of submissions from across Canada. Finalists showcase live at nextMEDIA Toronto in front of an audience of advertisers, broadcasters, and online publishers […]
Read OnGiant Step Inc. received the Gold Award for “Websites / Online Marketing” in the “Toy / Hobby” category – for the Gogo’s Crazy Bones web site [ www.gogoscrazybones.com ]. The International Davey Award is the largest and most prestigious awards competition exclusively for the “Davids” of creativity. David defeated the giant Goliath with a big idea and a little rock – the sort of thing small firms do each year. The annual International Davey Awards honors the achievements of the “Creative Davids” who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than stratospheric budgets. The Davey Awards may be for smaller organizations, but the judges have big reputations. The Davey is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Conde Nast, Michael Kors Inc., Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Microsoft, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Victoria’s Secret, Howcast and many more. Award Link (click on Giant Step) >
Read OnGogo’s Crazy Bones are nominated in the 2010 LIMA International Licensing Excellence Awards for the ‘Best Character / Toy Brand Program of the Year’ >>
Read OnGil Katz participates as a judge in the 2010 ACE Regional Exposition in Toronto. ACE is a national charitable organization that is teaching and igniting young Canadians to create brighter futures for themselves and their communities. Working in partnership with business and higher education, ACE delivers experience-based programming that allows university and college students to move beyond the traditional path of post-secondary education. These students are challenged to address economic, social and environmental issues in their own entrepreneurial ventures and in their communities. ACE currently delivers two programs on over 50 university and college campuses across Canada with the involvement of over 1,700 student leaders and student entrepreneurs.
Read OnGiant Step Inc. was awarded Outstanding Achievement for excellence in the design, development and implementation of the Gogo’s Crazy Bones – Online Community [ www.gogoscrazybones.com ]. The honor, granted by the Interactive Media Awards, recognizes that the project met and surpassed the standards of excellence that comprise the web’s most professional work. The judging consisted of various criteria, including design, usability, innovation in technical features, standards compliance and content. In order to win this award level, the site had to meet strict guidelines in each area – an achievement only a fraction of sites in the IMA competition earn each year. View the award > JUDGING SYSTEM & RESULTS [ taken from the IMA website ] To win an award the entry had to successfully pass through the comprehensive judging system. The judges utilize a points-based scoring system which allows each entry to receive a maximum of 500 points. By adhering to the specific guidelines and criteria of this system the judges are able to maintain the highest degree of fairness, accuracy and integrity; competently and effectively evaluate entries; and, deliver clear results. The project was scored using five specific criteria, with a score from 0-100 awarded for each criterion. […]
Read OnGiant Step’s print advertising for Connors and Co. Travel outsells all other sponsors at the annual Vinifera Women in Capital Markets (WCM) Awards Gala silent auction fundraiser.
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