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Cool Blue Interactive Recognized with Prestigious Interactive Media Award
Indianapolis, IN USA - May 15, 2009 - The Horizon Interactive Awards, a leading international interactive media awards competition, announced the 2009 award winners to highlight this year’s “best of the best” in interactive media production.
Cool Blue Interactive was recognized for their excellence with a Gold award in the Public Service/Non Profit category for the redesign of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida Web site (www.conservancy.org) and a Bronze award in the Entertainment category for the redesign of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Web site (www.ajff.org).
President and Founder of Cool Blue Interactive, Bo Simmons, said, “It is incredibly rewarding to receive such levels of recognition for the work that we produce at Cool Blue. Everyone on our staff works exceptionally hard to create outstanding work that meets the demands of our customers.”
The eighth annual, international competition saw just over 2000 entries from 32 countries around world including: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Oman, New Zealand, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan, Turkey, and nearly all 50 of the United States of America. An international panel of judges, consisting of industry professionals with diverse backgrounds, as well as an end user panel, evaluated 19 different categories ranging from online advertising to video games. The 2009 winning entries showcase the industry’s best interactive media solutions including web sites, CDs and DVDs, online ads, video and more.
“The 2009 competition was an all new level for the competition,” said Mike Sauce – Founder of the Horizon Interactive Awards. ”The overall quality of entries was far and away the best we have ever had and judging was very competitive. Year after year, we are amazed at the level of creativity and overall technical excellence of the entries that are recognized by the competition. They truly are the best of the best!“
The Horizon Interactive Awards holds the annual competition in early spring of each year with the winners being announced in May. For more information visit the Horizon Interactive Awards at www.horizoninteractiveawards.com.
About the Horizon Interactive Awards
In its 8th year, the Horizon Interactive Awards was created to recognize excellence in interactive media production worldwide. Since 2001, the competition has received many thousands of entries from countries around the world and nearly all 50 US States. Each year, those entries are narrowed down to the best of the best to be recognized and promoted on an international stage for their excellence. The judging process involves an Horizon Interactive Awards advisory panel, end user panel, and a worldwide panel of judges consisting of industry professionals. Winning entries are dubbed the “best of the best” in the interactive media industry. For more information, visit www.horizoninteractiveawards.com.
About Cool Blue Interactive
Cool Blue Interactive is an award-winning Web design, development, and marketing firm providing comprehensive e-solutions to help businesses attract, convert, and retain customers. Founded in 1997 by Bo Simmons, Cool Blue has built an impressive reputation for producing dynamic, database-driven Web sites that help companies build strong connections with their customers.