Tribal DDB London nominated for Webby Awards and Webby People’s Voice Award
April 22, 2009 by olivia
Tribal DDB London’s Volkswagen.co.uk website launch promotional video has been nominated for the 13th Annual Webby Awards in the viral marketing category. We have also been awarded four Official Honoree distinctions for other Volkswagen UK work. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honouring excellence on the Internet.
As one of only five nominees in its category, Volkswagen.co.uk video is eligible for the Internet industry’s two most sought-after awards: The Webby Award and the Webby People’s Voice Award.
Fans can vote online for Volkswagen UK in The Webby People’s Voice Award from now until 30th April 2009 by following a simple registration process at http://pv.webbyawards.com/. By selecting the Interactive Advertising link and then the Viral Marketing link, the Volkswagen UK website launch video can be viewed and voted for.
”Nominees like Tribal DDB London are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of the Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year.”
Official Honorees are awarded to the top 15 percent of all work entered that exhibits remarkable achievement. Tribal’s Official Honorees are:
- Volkswagen’s London to Geneva in one take, on one tank, in the Branded Content category.
- http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/ website launch, in the Automotive category.
- http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/ website, in the Best Navigation/Structure category
- Volkswagen.co.uk website launch campaign, in the Online Campaigns category
Winners will be announced on May 5, 2009 and honoured in New York City on June 8 at an event hosted by Seth Meyers. The Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), a 650-person judging academy whose members include Internet co-inventor Vinton Cerf, R/GA’s Chief Bob Greenberg, “Simpson’s” creator Matt Groening, Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.
This is a fantastic honour and achievement for both Tribal DDB and Volkswagen UK, and we are thrilled to be participating in an award of this calibre.
