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South Africa shines at 2010 Global Mobile Marketing awards

LOS ANGELES, US: Out of hundreds of submissions from received from companies across the world, South Africa won three global and four regional awards at the sixth annual Global Mobile Marketing Awards, hosted by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), on Wednesday, 17 November 2010, at the Mobile Marketing Forum in Los Angeles.

This year, for the first time, the MMA handed out a Lifetime Achievement Award to Louis Gump, VP of mobile, CNN. Gump was recognised as an outstanding leader who has dedicated the last several years to ensuring the success of mobile marketing for the industry worldwide.

"Louis continues to be a champion for mobile marketing and through his efforts, we as an industry have benefited from the tireless hours and dedication he has given to the industry and the MMA," said Greg Stuart, MMA CEO. "On behalf of the MMA, and the mobile marketing industry, I'd like to congratulate Louis on this award and thank him for his dedication."

Gump has been an active member of the MMA and has served as global chairman, board member and treasurer of the MMA.

All the winners

CategoryRegionWinner
BrandingNorth AmericaCrispin Porter + Bogusky BK King's Phone
BrandingCentral & Latin AmericaBluemessaging, SMS Cinema Guide
BrandingEMEAMobile Dreams Factory & CLANMO, 2010 IKEA Interactive Catalog
BrandingAsia PacificAffle & Maruti Suzuki, Sports Sponsorship Goes Mobile
BrandingGlobalAffle & Maruti Suzuki, Sports Sponsorship Goes Mobile
Cross Media IntegrationNorth AmericaOMD; Dockers; DraftFCB, Shazam It
Cross Media IntegrationCentral & Latin AmericaQueen Mob, Follow the Queen
Cross Media IntegrationEMEASilverstoneCIS¦South African Government Communication 2010, South African Government 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup Mobile Communications Platform
Cross Media IntegrationAsia PacificMadhouse Inc., Pepsi Music Revolutionary on Mobile
Cross Media IntegrationGlobalSilverstoneCIS¦South African Government Communication 2010, South African Government 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup Mobile Communications Platform
Direct ResponseNorth AmericaMS&L Group; maurices, maurice's Mobile Style Club
Direct ResponseCentral & Latin AmericaADDCEL, Mobile Platform for Govenor Candidate
Direct ResponseEMEAMobitainment South Africa, Surf Pick a Box
Direct ResponseAsia PacificCherrypicks, HKTDC 720 Mobile Marketing Innovation
Direct ResponseGlobalMobitainment South Africa, Surf Pick a Box
Product/Services LaunchNorth AmericaThe Hyperfactory, Trojan C Fire & Ice
Product/Services LaunchCentral & Latin AmericaFuture Group, Nestlè Receitas
Product/Services LaunchEMEAMr Price Group Financial Services
Product/Services LaunchAsia PacificThe Hyperfactory, Clinique 3-Step Product Launch & Sampling Campaign
Product/Services LaunchGlobalFuture Group, Nestlè Receitas
PromotionNorth Americaappssavvy, Powermat on MyTown
PromotionCentral & Latin AmericaInalambria, Texaco Unbeatable Promotion
PromotionEMEACoca-Cola Great Britain, Gimme Credit C Every Pack Gets 50p Mobile Credit
PromotionAsia Pacificconmobile, The North Face Red Flag Campaign
PromotionGlobalInalambria, Texaco Unbeatable Promotion
Relationship BuildingNorth AmericaThe Orange County Transportation Authority, Text4Next
Relationship BuildingCentral & Latin AmericaAndinaTech, Mobile Survey Platform: Collecting Data For Excellence Purposes
Relationship BuildingEMEAMr Price Financial Services
Relationship BuildingAsia PacificCherrypicks, MTR Mobile iPhone Application Campaign
Relationship BuildingGlobalMr Price Financial Services
InnovationNorth AmericaThe Hyperfactory, Intel Work Smarter - USA
InnovationCentral & Latin AmericaGinga Mobile, Carefree
InnovationEMEAMobilera, Cornetto Multiplayer Interactive Wall Projection Mapping Game
InnovationAsia PacificAircel Ltd, Aircel Pocket Internet
InnovationGlobalGinga Mobile, Carefree
Social ImpactNorth AmericaMobile Giving Foundation, Mobile Giving and Haiti
Social ImpactGlobalMobile Giving Foundation, Mobile Giving and Haiti
Academic of the YearAlcatel-Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent Market & Customer Insight Mobile Advertising Quantitative Study
Individual AchievementMelis Turkmen Ertem
Overall ExcellenceKraft Foods
Lifetime Achievement Louis Gump, VP Mobile, CNN

As the MMA's highest honors, the awards recognise companies and their campaigns for spearheading the adoption of the mobile channel for marketing purposes. Said Paul Berney, MMA CMO, "We congratulate this year's winners and finalists on their outstanding achievements, and look forward to their continued success as they help advance the mobile marketing channel's evolution in the years to come."

Each year, the MMA's highly anticipated awards ceremony serves as the conclusion of the MMA Mobile Marketing Forum (www.mobilemarketingforum.com). Winners are selected by the MMA Awards Selection Committee, comprising global industry leaders from wireless carriers, technology and content providers, agencies and industry publications.

For more, go to www.mmaglobal.com.

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