Widen Wins at 2014 Horizon Interactive Awards

INDIANAPOLIS, IN--(Marketwired - April 28, 2015) - The Horizon Interactive Awards, a leading international interactive media awards competition, has announced the 2014 award winners to highlight this year's "best of the best" in interactive media production. Widen Enterprises earned a total of five awards: two silver awards for Responsive/Mobile Website Design and Viral Video, and three bronze awards for Email Newsletter, Viral Video and Corporate and B2B Web Design.

"As a marketing technology company, we believe in 'walking the walk,' so we're proud to see our digital marketing efforts stand out among entries from all over the world," said Jake Athey, Widen Marketing Director. "This is testament to the great team we've built and their passion for connecting marketing content with those who do the same."

Widen CEO Matthew Gonnering had just one comment for the effort, "Boom!" 

The Horizon Interactive Awards put the spotlight on some of Widen's newest and most popular marketing initiatives. DigitalAssetManagement.com, Widen's revamped site for DAM education, was honored for its mobile-friendly design. The judges also recognized two of Widen's YouTube videos -- "Here's what a group of kids said about DAM" and "If you were a metadata field, what kind would you be?" Both videos aimed to reduce the complexity of DAM into light-hearted, relatable discussions. The Widen.com website and monthly e-newsletter, too, were judged favorites this year.

The 13th annual, international competition saw over 1200 entries from 27 countries around world including: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and nearly all 50 U.S. states.

An international panel of judges, consisting of industry professionals with diverse backgrounds, as well as an end user panel, evaluated categories ranging from online advertising to mobile applications. The 2014 winning entries showcase the industry's best interactive media solutions including web sites, mobile applications, print media, interactive displays, public exhibits, online advertising, video, email and more.

"The 2014 competition represents an amazing display of digital artistry, innovation and craftsmanship," said Mike Sauce, Founder of the Horizon Interactive Awards. "We have continued to see a trend where an emphasis is placed on consistency of the digital experience across all touch-points of user interaction from desktop to tablet to mobile phone. In this year's competition, we were astounded by not only the responsive, full screen and immersive desktop experiences but the optimization of screen real estate and attention to purpose for tablets and other mobile devices. All this while providing engaging and rich multi-media solutions to users. The bottom line, our 2014 winners truly do exhibit a mastery of the optimal blend between aesthetics, outstanding content, innovation, usability and performance."

The Horizon Interactive Awards holds the competition each year with the winners being announced the following April. For more information visit the Horizon Interactive Awards online: www.horizoninteractiveawards.com.

About the Horizon Interactive Awards
In its 13^th year, the Horizon Interactive Awards was created to recognize excellence in interactive media production worldwide. Since 2001, the competition has received tens of thousands of entries from many countries around the world 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. The judging process involves a Horizon Interactive Awards advisory panel, end user panel and a worldwide panel of judges consisting of industry professionals. Winning entries are dubbed the "best of the best" in the interactive media industry. For more information, visit www.horizoninteractiveawards.com.

About Widen Enterprises, Inc.
Widen is a marketing technology company that powers the content that builds your brand. Leveraging cloud-based resources, Widen delivers configurable, scalable, and cost-effective digital asset management solutions to help you easily store, search and share your digital content. Organizations of all sizes use Widen's SaaS DAM solution, the Media Collective, to streamline their marketing and creative workflows and make their content work harder. Widen is trusted by hundreds of thousands of users around the world at organizations like LG, Roche, Trek, Cornell University, New Orleans Tourism Marketing, The Atlanta Falcons, Red Gold Tomatoes, Electrolux, and Yankee Candle. To learn more about Widen, go to http://www.widen.com.