Gala

Buy your ticket or table today to The SAMMY Awards Gala on September 22, 2011 at the New York Marriott Marquis as we honor the brand innovators in Social Advertising, Media and Marketing. We'll be presenting awards for outstanding achievement in Social this year. Plus, enjoy food and a cocktail reception with all finalists, special honorees, and invited guests before the ceremony.

 
 
 
Hosted by:
Zvi Cole, CEO & Founder, ZMG Marketing Inc
and
Karol Marie

Entertainment by:
Rodney Laney

Rodney Laney has been on HBO, Fox, CBS, Comedy Central,  BBC, and currently can be seen on truTV’s “The Smoking Gun Presents…”

 

 

Best Engagement Campaign

WINNER: Deep Focus / Microsoft Windows Phone 7
R&R Partners / Visit Las Vegas
Appssavvy / Frito Lay

 

Best Engagement Campaign - BtoB

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

 

Best Direct Response Campaign 

Kellogg Company Pop-Tarts / Biggs Gilmore

 

Best Branded Social Game

WINNER: WildTangent / Levi's 

Hands-On Entertainment World Poker Tour

Initiative / Lionsgate "The Expendables" 

 

Best Integrated Social/Cross Media Campaign

WINNER: Biggs|Gilmore / Kimberly-Clark Cottonelle

The Glass Agency / Sac Deflated

Moxie / 20th Century Fox "Rio" / Nickelodeon

 

Best Social/Mobile Integrated Campaign

WINNER: R/GA / Nike + GPS

MEDL Mobile / MEDL Mobile App Incubator 

Chick-fil-A / Engauge

 

Best Social Location Based Campaign

R/GA McCormick Grill Mayor


Best Social Promotion for a Product Launch 

WINNER: R/GA / Nike Black Mamba 

Deep Focus / Microsoft Windows Phone 7 

Biggs|Gilmore / Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Live 

 

Best Social Creative
WINNER: R/GA / Nike Black Mamba
Deep Focus / Microsoft Windows Phone 7
R/GA / McCormick Grill 


Best Branded Social Fan Page 

WINNER: Biggs|Gilmore / Kellogg's Pop-Tarts
360i / Coca-Cola
iSpeech

 

Best Branded Viral Video 

WINNER: The Visionaire Group / Lionsgate "The Last Exorcism"
Room 214 / Linux Foundations
Biggs|Gilmore / Kimberly-Clark Cottonelle

 

Best Twitter Branding Campaign
WINNER: HBO / True Blood
The New York Times / Digital Subscriptions
Rickshaw Bagworks / Bo.lt

 

Best Social Media Platform Innovation
WINNER: R/GA / Pay w/a Tweet
American Express / Your Buzz
Kargo XXL / Ready or Not App

 

Best Use of Social Media for Social Good 

WINNER: Deep Focus / The Goodness Engine
Hill Holiday / Liberty Mutual
R/GA / Armani Drops for Life 

 

Best Branded Social Community 

WINNER: R/GA / Walmart Facebook

Affinitive / Random House Random Buzzers

Doner / Del Taco

 

Best Social Community BtoB

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp


Best Socialized Business - Enterprise

Move Inc. / Realtor.com


Best Socialized Business - Midsize

Converseon / IntegraMed


Best Socialized Business - Small

OwnerIQ

 

Best Social CRM Campaign 

WINNER: American Express OPEN / YourBuzz
The New York Times
Biggs|Gilmore / Kellogg's Pop-Tarts

 

Best Social Listening Strategy 

WINNER: Converseon / Walmart

eBay /Just Drive Media

 

Best Social Media Marketing Agency 

WINNER: R/GA

360i

Deep Focus

 

Best in Show
R/GA / Nike Black Mamba