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MediaBank Named AlwaysOn OnMedia 100 Winner
Company Selected as Technology Innovator in Online Advertising and Service Providers Category
CHICAGO (January 23, 2009) - MediaBank, a leading provider of technology solutions designed to help better manage the end-to-end media buying process, today announced that it has been selected to the 2009 OnMedia 100 List. The OnMedia 100 Award is given to private, emerging technology companies in the advertising, publishing, marketing, branding and public relations spaces. MediaBank was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on demonstration of growth, market opportunity, quality of innovation and customer traction.
"MediaBank is honored to be recognized for our leadership in providing the best media management technology for both traditional and digital media," said Brad Keywell, co-founder of MediaBank. "Our technology is enabling innovation and newfound efficiencies in media buying and analytics. Our clients include the world’s most recognized media agencies and advertisers, and we’re proud to provide them a platform that gives them breakthrough insight into their advertising spend and its effectiveness."
MediaBank and the other OnMedia 100 winners will be recognized at the OnMedia 100 Conference at the Ritz Carlton, New York City, on February 2-4. This two-and-a-half day executive conference is co-presented by Forbes and will feature presentations and high-level debates from CEOs, journalists, industry experts, investors and publishing and advertising executives.
"The 2009 OnMedia 100 companies have demonstrated their tenacity even in the toughest economic conditions that the technology world has ever encountered," said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "We applaud their success in pushing the boundaries of innovation, creating market opportunities and transforming the industry even in the earlier stages of their businesses."
The OnMedia 100 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2009 list.
A full list of all the OnMedia 100 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/30893.
About MediaBank, LLC
Privately held, Chicago-based MediaBank, LLC is a leading provider of integrated technology solutions designed to enable marketers and agencies to better manage the end-to-end media buying process across all media channels – analog, digital, and emerging media types. MediaBank’s unique products provide marketers with unprecedented cross-media analytics and business intelligence capabilities through the use of planning, buying, accounting, workflow and data warehousing tools. MediaBank has more than 25 years of industry recognized experience in providing media buying solutions, and is committed to combining the latest technologies and applications to improve efficiency in the advertising industry. For more information on MediaBank, visit: www.mbxg.com.
About AlwaysOn
ALWAYSON ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, ALWAYSON continued to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members can connect and engage. ALWAYSON is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (STANFORD SUMMIT, ALWAYSON HOLLYWOOD, ALWAYSON MEDIA and GOINGGREEN) and quarterly print “blogozine” by empowering its members to post and share their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know, ALWAYSON is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.
Contact:
Annie Elzey
Edelman, for MediaBank
312-233-1391
annie.elzey@edelman.com
