ERA Announces 2011 ERA Moxie Awards Finalists

Arlington, Va. (PRWEB) August 24, 2011

The Electronic Retailing Association (ERA), the leading trade association for direct-to-consumer commerce, today announced the finalists for the 2011 ERA Moxie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Moxie Awards Gala on Thursday, Sept. 15th, 7:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m., at the 2011 ERA D2C Convention at the Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas.

The Moxie Awards shine a spotlight on the best and brightest in direct response marketing. Its our opportunity to recognize those individuals and companies that have not only produced outstanding campaigns, but have also set a high bar for excellence in our industry, says ERA President and CEO Julie Coons.

The ERA Moxie Awards represent the best in television, radio, online and mobile DR. Among the most anticipated awards presented are the Best of the Year categories:

Best Long Form of the Year - Under $ 250K

Union Bank's Community Matters Videos Recognized with Two Davey Awards

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

Union Bank, N.A. today announced that it has been recognized with two Silver 2011 Davey Awards by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. Union Banks ten Community Matters video entries were honored in the Branding Category and the Commercials - Banks Category. With nearly 4,000 entries from across the United States and around the world, the Davey Awards honor the finest creative work from the best firms, agencies, and companies worldwide.

We are honored that our Community Matters videos have been recognized with two Davey Awards, said Union Bank Senior Executive Vice President Pierre P. Habis, head of Community Banking. We created these videos to highlight the diverse leaders throughout history who forged new ground and helped build our communities. Union Bank places a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion and service, both in our communities and among our employees to help foster vibrant communities.

The Community Matters videos air on KCET in Los Angeles and KQED in San Francisco throughout 2011 as part of the banks sponsorship with these public television stations. These can be viewed on the Union Bank Community YouTube page:

http://www.youtube.com/user/unionbankcommunity.

Union Banks Corporate Sponsorship Marketing & Events team engaged LINK Technologies LLC, a full-service interactive agency, to produce the videos. LINK Director Brandon Jameson said: We are proud that the Union Bank Community Matters video campaign has been acknowledged. Through our creative partnership with Union Bank, we brought these inspiring stories to life.

About UnionBanCal Corporation & Union Bank, N.A.

Headquartered in San Francisco, UnionBanCal Corporation is a financial holding company with assets of $ 84 billion at September 30, 2011. Its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, N.A., is a full-service commercial bank providing an array of financial services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, and major corporations. The bank operated 404 full-service branches in California, Washington, Oregon and Texas, as well as two international offices, on September 30, 2011. UnionBanCal Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Union Bank is a proud member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, one of the worlds largest financial organizations. Visit http://www.unionbank.com for more information.

About The Davey Awards

The Davey Awards exclusively honor the Davids of creativity, the finest small firms, agencies and companies in the world. David defeated the giant Goliath with a big idea and a little rock - the sort of thing small firms do each year. The annual International Davey Awards honors the achievements of the Creative Davids who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than big budgets. The Davey Awards is the leading awards competition specifically for smaller firms, where firms compete with their peers to win the recognition they deserve. Please visit http://www.daveyawards.com for more information.

The Davey Awards is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a Whos Who of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms. Please visit http://www.iavisarts.org for a full member list and more information.

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Pearson Wins Three 2011 Software & Information Industry Association CODiE Awards

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 26, 2011

Acknowledging Pearsons continued leadership in education technology innovation, the Software & Information Industry Association recognized three of the companys online programs with prestigious 2011 CODiE Awards. Hospitality and Tourism Interactive, an experience for exploring careers in the hospitality industry; MyMathLab Algebra I and II, a homework and assessment program; and Words Their Way Online Workshop, an interactive professional development tool, were honored as the best in the industry in the celebrated technology awards competition.

Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards honor outstanding achievement across the software, digital information and education technology industries. Nominated products undergo an intensive review by subject matter experts, analysts, journalists and other respected authorities in education technology. This years 30 education CODiE winners were selected from more than 425 nominations.

Technology is transforming learning for students of all ages and abilities, said Gary June, Chief Global Marketing Officer at Pearson. We are honored to receive this recognition from our peers at the SIIA, as it reinforces our strategy of investing in and leveraging technology for learning solutions that are proven to increase student performance and workforce training. Pearsons three CODiE winners exemplify how targeted, online learning prepares students for success in college and careers, as well as supports the continued professional development of educators.

Winner of the Best Education Game or Simulation Category, Hospitality & Tourism Interactive uses activity-based learning to allow college students to gain practical experience in developing customer service, service quality and leadership skills. Set in the virtual world of Little Wolfe Island, Hospitality & Tourism Interactive features 16 properties on the island, including a fine-dining restaurant, casual dining establishment, full-service hotel, boutique hotel, tiki bar, casino, water park and ecotourism rainforest tour. Students meet characters (avatars) that share information about their jobs and give activities to complete. To watch a video about Hospitality & Tourism Interactive, click here.

Earning the CODiE Award for Best Mathematics Instructional Solution, MyMathLab Algebra I and II features e-Courses by award-winning author Elayn Martin-Gay. Pearsons groundbreaking online math program provides a wealth of learning tools and resources for students of all levels, including personalized study plans; homework, quizzes and tests with immediate feedback; a fully interactive eText; more than 1,500 videos per course; and a Student Organizer for help with note-taking and practice. MyMathLab is used by more than 3 million students and 60,000 educators at over 2,000 schools, colleges and universities. Last year alone, more than 97 million assignments were graded in MyMathLab. Colleges and universities using MyMathLab have improved student performance by up to 30 percent, while achieving cost savings of nearly 30 percent over traditional lecture courses. To watch a video about MyMathLab, click here.

Winner of Best Professional Development Solution, Words Their Way Online Workshop is Pearsons online, interactive professional development tool that provides educators the practice and guidance needed to successfully teach their students phonics, vocabulary and spelling.

The online professional development tool features videos of real-life classrooms that demonstrate this instructional approach, giving teachers the opportunity to see it in action. Words Their Way Online Workshop is a mastery course with the versatility to be completely self-paced or integrated into in-service sessions for teachers at all grade levels. This instructional approach, developed by Pearson authors Donald Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton and Francine Johnston, teaches word study along a continuum of five stages: emergent, letter name-alphabetic, within word pattern, syllables and affixes, and derivational relations. Click here to watch a video of the Words Their Way Online Workshop.

About Pearson

Pearson, the worlds leading learning company, has global reach and market leading businesses in education, business and consumer publishing (NYSE: PSO).

For more information, press only:

Lisa Wolfe, L. Wolfe Communications, 773-227-1049, lwolfe(at)lwolfe(dot)com

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