Winners all: North East Digital Awards

May 22 2008 By Andrew Mernin

A RUGBY club website, a software developer and a PR agency landed the top honours at this month’s North East Digital Awards.

The ceremony celebrated the achievements of businesses and organisations that have recognised, developed and used digital techniques to generate and maintain an effective online presence.

The awards were open to three separate business types – digital users, suppliers and innovators.

In addition to the three overall awards, 52 other businesses also received recognition for their excellence by winning their specialist sub-categories at the ceremony at Newcastle’s Hyena Café Comedy Club.

Pascal Fintoni, head of business at the North East Regional Portal, said: “I would like to congratulate all the winners – their achievements and successes are an example to us all.”

See the full list of winners below:

The winners of the North East Digital Awards 2007 are as follows:

Digital Users
OVERALL DIGITAL USER - Everything Rugby

Website Awards
Best b2b website: Industrial Technology Systems
Best b2c website: Million Dollar Women
Best voluntary sector website: voluntrayskills.com (Project North East)
Best public information website: Harrowgate Hill Community Link
Best ecommerce website: Kahua Music
Best start-up website: Blue Kangaroo
Best youth enterprise website: Everything Rugby

Marketing Awards
Best search marketing campaign: UK Digital Storage
Best website optimisation: SJennings – Jennings Ford Direct
Best online marketing campaign: Beatsuite Music Library
Best use of blogging: Quickrelease.tv
Best podcasting campaign: Adam Maxwell Fiction Lounge

Digital Solution Awards
Best online learning: Williams Language Solutions

Media and Creative Awards
Best use of animation: Six String Designs
Best use of online film and video: Northern Film and Media
Best music website: Kahua Music

Digital Suppliers
OVERALL DIGITAL SUPPLIER - Platform One - Tradebox

Website Awards
Best b2b website: RMT – Fat Frog Design
Best b2c website: Waterstons – New College Durham
Best voluntary sector website: MGH Consultants– Bentley Beetham Collection
Best public information website: Lavender Web Design – Your Life Line
Best eCommerce website: Mediamint – European Sole
Best start-up website: Blueshark Design – letslivehere.co.uk
Best youth enterprise website: Indigo Multimedia – Connextions Co. Durham
Best example of accessibility: Indigo Multimedia Connextions Cambridgeshire

Marketing Awards
Best search marketing campaign: Wynyard Consultants Ltd – Weschenfelder Search Marketing
Best website optimisation: Angelfysh Internet Marketing – Cake Perfect
Best online marketing campaign: Mobious – Creative in a bag
Best mobile marketing campaign: Mobious – Carling Free Pint
Best podcasting campaign: Media Arts – Bridgeclub business podcasts
Best example of user-generated content: Off Exploring - STA Travel Blogs

Digital Solution Awards
Best software solution: Platform One – Tradebox
Best use of emerging technology: Waterstons – Visualisation and Off-site replication at Visage Ltd

Media and Creative Awards
Best use of animation: Back to Front – Talking with Hands
Best use of online film and video: Indigo Multimedia – 100% ME
Best music website: Deanzod Website Design – Fixagig

Specialist Awards
Best newcomer: Coalface Development – Coalface website

Digital Innovators

OVERALL DIGITAL INNOVATOR: Webit PR – Social Media Press Release

Website Awards
Best use of advanced practices in web development: Thap Ltd – iwant2b
Best integration of emerging technologies: Synergiq Ltd - Mobiliq
Best example of an interactive website: Firstline Interactive Systems Ltd - E.ON Interactive House
Best news and entertainment website: ITV Signpost – BSL TV
Best example of accessibility: dpidivision – Tradingeye

Digital Solution Awards
Best use of emerging technology: Webit PR – Social Media Press Release
Best online security solution: PINoptic Limited – PINoptic Authentication Solution

Media and Creative Awards
Best experimental use of online video and animation: moShine – 50,000 pairs of feet