Winners
The Media Momentum 2008 awards gala was a fantastic event, attracting the ‘who is who’ of the UK digital media world. Hosted at Sketch, everyone agreed that POD1, 2008’s featured digital agency, created an amazing ambiance with their visual displays and countdown presentation. Nancy Cruickshank, CEO of Videojug, addressed the crowd and talked about her experience in building up Handbag.com and its sale to Hearst. The Top 50 companies in the 2008 list successfully grew their revenue base from £185m to a staggering £587m in a 3 year period, certainly plenty of reason to celebrate.
YouGov founders impressed the judges and bagged two awards; Vision&Future Growth Potential and the Judges Award. Nathalie Massenet got to bring back the trophy for Best Execution to her Net-A-Porter team, Doug Stevenson of Vibrant Media and team proudly accepted the Uniqueness of Offering, and The Search Works won the award for Best Management. The Fastest Growing Company Award went to Mobile Interactive Group.
Mobile Interactive Group
Winner – Fastest Growing Company
Mobile Interactive Group was formed in 2004 by Barry Houlihan (MD), Nick Aldridge and Anthony Nelson, and is a multimedia mobile interactive services provider and the market leader in the UK and Ireland. It acts as a gateway for the billing and delivery of multimedia mobile content and offers mobile interactive services.
YouGov
Winner - Judges Award and Vision & Future Growth Potential
YouGov plc operates as an online research agency in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and North America. It conducts online research using proprietary software to produce market research, political and media opinion polling, and stakeholder consultation.
NET-A-PORTER.COM
Winner – Best Execution
NET-A-PORTER.COM was founded by Nathalie Massenet and launched in June 2000 and has since successfully established itself as the world's leading global online luxury retailer. Presented in the style of an online fashion magazine, NET-A-PORTER.COM features each season's key trends, editors' tips and expert style advice.
The Search Works
Winner – Best Management
The Search Works International, Ltd. operates as an independent specialist search engine marketing services agency. It provides search marketing campaigns, enabling clients to achieve online visibility whilst measuring and maximizing returns from online marketing spend.
Vibrant Media
Winner – Uniqueness of Offering
Vibrant Media, Inc. operates as a contextual keyword advertising company. It offers in-text advertising for marketers to deliver advertisements within the text of Web content.