Sherpa! Honored with 5 Prestigious Interactive Media Awards

Atlanta’s Leading Web Design Firm Wins Big at 6th Annual Horizon Interactive Awards Competition

Atlanta, GA, USA – May 2, 2007 - The Horizon Interactive Awards has honored Sherpa! -- an online marketing and web experiences firm -- with 5 best-of-class interactive media awards. The sixth annual international competition recognized excellence in interactive media production among multi-media developers worldwide.

Sherpa! was honored with more awards and in more categories than any other web marketing firm in the US. The firm was recognized alongside the world's foremost interactive media production firms with the following awards.

• Silver - Public Service / Non-Profit - Ron Clark Academy Website
• Silver – Business to Business – ARMCorp Brochure Website
• Bronze - Business to Business - ITRepro Rebranding Website
• Bronze – eCommerce / Sales – Maxxis Corporate Redesign
• Bronze – Consumer Information – Rinnai Redesign

“The entire team is excited to be honored in such a prestigious competition,” said Sherpa! Chief Experience Officer, David Felfoldi. “As we specialize in creating usable web experiences, we usually shy away from solely interactive media-focused competitions. So we are thrilled that the interactive design community has recognized our creative efforts in creating engaging web experiences.”

The 2007 competition saw nearly 1000 entries from 24 countries around world including: Australia, Canada, Chech Republic, Columbia, Croatia, Germany, Egypt, Spain, France, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan and nearly all 50 of the United States. An international panel of judges, consisting of industry professionals with diverse backgrounds, evaluated 19 different categories ranging from online advertising to video games. The 2007 winning entries showcase the best developed interactive media solutions including web sites, CDs and DVDs, online ads, video and more.

“The 2007 competition was a fantastic display of creativity and effective communication blended with technical excellence,” said Mike Sauce, founder of the Horizon Interactive Awards. “Every year, it is amazing to see how designers and developers continue to innovate new and exciting ways for people to experience products, services, and ideas through interactive media.“

About Sherpa!
Sherpa! guides web marketing experiences that Engage, Entice, and Evolve™ online relationships. Sherpa!’s team of information architects, web designers, usability experts, and search engine marketing professionals are known for pushing the boundaries of accepted internet marketing strategies in order to achieve results that exceed expectations. Clients such as ADP, Spanx, Racetrac Petroleum, and Kilpatrick Stockton have all benefited from Sherpa!’s impacting online marketing strategies.

Sherpa! also provides the unique capability to both plan and execute online marketing solutions through its parent company, Sherpa!, Inc. –- a top-ranked web consultancy and custom development firm. For over a decade the parent company has made sound, pragmatic business decisions and garnered awards such as ‘Fastest Growing Privately-held Companies’ and ‘Best Place to Work’ in Atlanta.

To learn more how Sherpa! can guide your firm to success, please visit www.sherpawebstudios.com, or call 404 496 4043.

About the Horizon Interactive Awards
In its 6th year, the Horizon Interactive Awards was created to recognize excellence in interactive media production worldwide. Since 2001, the competition has received thousands of entries from 26 different countries and nearly all 50 US States. Each year, those entries are narrowed down to the best of the best to be recognized and promoted on and international stage for their excellence. For more information, visit www.horizoninteractiveawards.com.

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