SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Commission Junction, a division of ValueClick, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCLK) and the leading global provider of performance-based marketing solutions, announced the finalists of its CJYou Awards, which will be presented Wednesday, September 21st in Santa Barbara, California at the annual Commission Junction University (CJU). The award finalists include top performing advertisers and publishers, as well as people’s choice, innovators and agencies that have had some significant accomplishments this past year.
“At this year’s CJU, we are focusing on how THE Network Effect touches each one of us. The results of this select group of clients benefit everyone in the network. Recognizing our clients for their past years’ accomplishments is something I sincerely look forward to all year long,” said Kerri Pollard, President of Commission Junction. “We always have an amazing time at the CJYou Awards Dinner. It truly is remarkable to see so many clients celebrating, in true red carpet style.”
2011 CJYou Award Finalists for Performance Marketing Excellence
Rookie of the Year, Advertiser: Awarded to a new advertiser who has achieved the highest total revenue:
Bed Bath & Beyond
Garmin
Groupon
Rookie of the Year, Publisher: Awarded to a new publisher who has achieved the highest total revenue:
Lauder Media
Social Growth Technologies
SocialVibe
Advertiser of the Year: Awarded to an advertiser who has achieved the largest year-over-year increase in revenue and greatest percentage of growth:
H&R Block
hotels.com
Norton
Publisher of the Year: Awarded to a publisher who has achieved the largest year-over-year increase in revenue and greatest percentage of growth:
David Ning (MoneyNing.com & CouponShoebox.com)
SelectAware.com
TrialPay
People’s Choice, Advertiser: Chosen by the publisher community and awarded to an advertiser who demonstrates the best partnership qualities and excellence in supporting publisher needs:
Yahoo!
Groupon
BuySeasons (BuyCostumes.com & Celebrate Express)
People’s Choice, Publisher: Chosen by the advertiser community and awarded to a publisher who demonstrates the best partnership qualities and excellence in delivering value to an advertiser’s affiliate program:
ShopAtHome.com
Savings.com
Shop Smart Holdings Inc. (aka Brad’s Deals)
Innovator of the Year: Awarded to an advertiser or publisher who demonstrates the most successful use of emerging technologies:
hotels.com
TrialPay
Savings.com
Agency of the Year: Awarded to an agency that has excelled at fostering relationships between its clients and Commission Junction:
RevUpNet
Schaaf-PartnerCentric
Gen3 Marketing
About Commission Junction
Commission Junction facilitates and supports equitable, lucrative relationships between advertisers and publishers. Many of the world’s most widely recognized and highly specialized brands run their pay-for-performance programs on CJ’s platform. Whether you choose to manage your own relationships or have us manage them for you, CJ has everything you need to get started and get results.
About ValueClick, Inc.
ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCLK) is one of the world’s largest digital marketing companies. Through a unique combination of data, technology and services, ValueClick increases brand awareness and drives customer acquisition at scale for the world’s largest advertisers, and maximizes advertising revenue for tens of thousands of online and mobile publishers. ValueClick’s brands include Commission Junction, ValueClick Media, Dotomi, Greystripe, Mediaplex, Smarter.com, CouponMountain.com, Investopedia.com, and PriceRunner. The Company is based in Westlake Village, California, and has offices in major advertising markets worldwide. For more information, please visit www.valueclick.com.
