SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sep 09, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Commission Junction, a division of ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCLK) and
the leading global provider of affiliate marketing solutions, today
announced the finalists of its CJYou Awards, which will be presented
Wednesday, September 16th in Santa Barbara, California at the
annual Commission Junction University (CJU), the industry's premier
networking and educational event. The award finalists are advertisers,
publishers and agencies representing national and international brands
who qualified as a result of their outstanding network performance
metrics or because they were nominated by their partners and peers.
"We are very excited to congratulate these top notch companies. Our
clients are what make Commission Junction the affiliate marketing
provider of choice for America's largest online marketers and we
consider each of these finalists winners," said Kerri Pollard, General
Manager of Commission Junction. "CJU is the perfect place to recognize
these accomplishments and provide a well-deserved round of applause for
each of the finalists."
2009 CJYou Award Finalists for Affiliate Marketing Excellence
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Rookie of the Year, Advertiser:
Awarded to a new advertiser who has achieved the highest total
revenue:
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24 Hour Fitness
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Buydig.com
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Sears Canada
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Rookie of the Year, Publisher:
Awarded to a new publisher who has achieved the highest total
revenue:
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FreeCause, Inc.
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Kayak
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New Epoch Software LLC
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Advertiser of the Year:
Awarded to an advertiser who has achieved the largest
year-over-year increase in revenue and greatest percentage of growth:
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Restaurant.com
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StubHub
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Intuit's TurboTax
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Publisher of the Year: Awarded
to a publisher who has achieved the largest year-over-year increase in
revenue and greatest percentage of growth:
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MNP Enterprises
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ShopStyle
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TheFind
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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:
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Expedia
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GoDaddy.com
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Vistaprint
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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:
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FatWallet
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Mr. Rebates
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Vertive, Inc. Publisher of Offers.com
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Innovator of the Year: Awarded
to an advertiser or publisher who demonstrates the most successful use
of emerging technologies:
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Agency of the Year: Awarded
to an agency that has excelled at fostering relationships between its
clients and Commission Junction:
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Gen3 Marketing
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mgecom, inc.
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PartnerCentric
For more information about these finalists, please visit: http://www.cj.com/cjyouawards/index.html
About Commission Junction
Commission Junction (www.cj.com)
provides advanced performance marketing solutions that help marketers
increase online leads and sales. By facilitating strategic relationships
between advertisers and publishers, Commission Junction leverages its
proven expertise in affiliate marketing and search marketing to drive
measurable results for clients.
About ValueClick, Inc.
ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCLK) is one of the world's largest online
marketing services companies, offering comprehensive and scalable
solutions to deliver cost-effective customer acquisition for advertisers
and robust revenue streams for publishers. ValueClick's
performance-based solutions allow customers to reach their potential
through multiple online marketing channels, including affiliate and
search marketing, display advertising, lead generation, ad serving and
e-mail technology, and comparison shopping. ValueClick brands include
Commission Junction, ValueClick Media, Mediaplex, PriceRunner and
Smarter.com. For more information, visit www.valueclick.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risk that market
demand for online advertising in general, and performance based online
advertising in particular, will decline or will not grow as rapidly as
predicted, and the risk that legislation and governmental regulation
could negatively impact the Company's performance. Actual results may
differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results
should not be considered an indication of future performance. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements are detailed
under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission made from time to time by ValueClick, including, but
not limited to: its annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 2, 2009;
recent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q; and other current reports on Form
8-K. ValueClick undertakes no obligation to release publicly any
revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
SOURCE: Commission Junction
ValueClick, Inc.
Media:
John Ardis, 630-922-6423
or
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