Strategic interactive research company chosen as finalist for the Canadian New Media Awards in the category “Company of the Year”.
Vancouver, November 10, 2009 – Vision Critical® has been selected as a finalist in the “Company of the Year” category of the Canadian New Media Awards – the country’s only nationwide competition celebrating the accomplishments of the most successful digital media companies. The “Company of the Year” category recognizes a “ground-breaking” company that has “taken digital media to the next level”. The winner will be chosen December 1, 2009.
“We’ve embraced the digital world of interactive market research and we’re certainly pleased with how it has paid off,” says Vision Critical CEO, Angus Reid. “While many of our competitors have had a tough run in this economy, we’ve seen record growth. Our revenue increased by 75% in the first half of 2009, we’ve already hired more than 90 new employees – and the year isn’t even over yet.”
Vision Critical combines strategic research, interactive technology and global online panels to provide business results for the world’s top brands. Clients’ customers interact online using sophisticated and visually engaging survey tools. The company produces the market’s leading web-based technology for building and managing online community panels.
This year, Vision Critical has been recognized with a number of awards. Those achievements include a ranking in the top 10% of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, which charts the fastest-growing companies in North America, and the prestigious Forrester Groundswell Award for generating business results using social media.
About nextMEDIA and the CNMAs
CNMAs and nextMEDIA recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of individuals and companies in the Canadian digital media industry. Hosting the top tier of Canadian leaders in the creative, digital, advertising, broadcasting and production industries, these high-profile, must-attend events take place November 30th to December 1st, 2009 at the Design Exchange in Toronto. nextMEDIA Toronto and the CNMAs set the standard for digital media in Canada and are designed to celebrate the current and future leading players in advertising, broadcasting, television production, interactive marketing and media buying. nextMEDIA workshops serve as the gathering place for leaders in the industry to network and discuss future digital strategies. The CNMAs are Canada’s only digital media awards, spotlighting the talents and successes of the country’s interactive media industry.
