April 2009
US Digital Partners Earns Silver ADDY at Regional Competition

April, 2009 –When US Digital Partners won a Silver ADDY for their Sharing Courage website at the local competition in February, they were extremely proud of their efforts and the results of those efforts. And now, two months later, they have snagged a Silver ADDY at the regional level, giving them even more reason to take pride in their work.

The ADDY Awards represent creative excellence, recognizing all forms of advertising from media of all types. At the regional level, advertisers from Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia competed in several categories of the recent American Advertising Federation (AAF) Fifth District ADDY Show. US Digital’s Sharing Courage website was entered in the Website, Consumer HTML category.

Joe Kruessel, Creative Director for US Digital Partners, is excited about the award and the opportunities it presents for US Digital. "The local ADDY competition is a wonderful opportunity to gather amongst your peers and those in your field to showcase great work. Winning on a local level says to everyone, ‘Hey, they really did some great work!’ Moving on to the regional and then national competition only magnifies the exposure and opportunity to showcase that great work."

The Kroger Sharing Courage website, www.sharingcourage.com, is a wonderful vehicle for bringing together cancer survivors and companies that truly care. It’s more than just putting a pink ribbon on the packaging; it’s proving a commitment to bettering the plight of those struggling with cancer and offering them hope and inspiration through others who have had similar experiences.

Three judges (from other regions) judged over 525 entries in more than 75 categories from nine cities in the three-state area. All entries had already won awards at the local level. Overall, the judges were quite impressed with the quality of work entered in this year’s competition. Up next is the national competition, which takes place in June in Washington, DC. Kruessel has this to say about the upcoming national competition: "Our work and expertise in the interactive realm has been well known for some time on a local and regional level. Now it will be a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase the great creative and technical expertise that goes into our work; in this case, being able to show off SharingCourage.com and the wonderful cause behind it."

So what’s in store for the Sharing Courage website? We’ll keep you posted!

About US Digital Partners
A Cincinnati interactive agency, US Digital Partners helps companies capitalize on the Web. Our "back to business basics" approach has helped some of the most recognizable companies in the world develop sound business strategy, innovative design, world-class execution, and dependable ongoing interactive management. For more information visit USDigitalPartners.com.

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