PromotionWorld Announces the Winners of the 7th Annual Online Marketing Awards

Feb. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- PromotionWorld.com, a leading destination for website promotion and internet marketing, announced the winners of the 2012 Online Marketing Awards. For the 7th consecutive year PromotionWorld recognized and honored the companies that demonstrated an ongoing commitment to delivering the best practices while showing a creative and innovative approach to search.

The 2012 Annual Awards took a fresh look at the best search engine marketing companies on the web to celebrate the very best in SEO, PPC, SMM, reputation management and digital marketing as a whole.

Awards were presented in 7 categories covering the entire range of online marketing services. Additionally, in a community-focused competition, PromotionWorld 's visitors had the chance to determine the best SEO providers of 2012 in the 5th Readers' Choice Award, sponsored by WebiMax. Over 6,200 visitors took part in the nominations and voting rounds of the campaign.

This year's winners are some of the world's most innovative marketing companies that offer cutting-edge services to their clients. Over the past year, each of them showed excellence in the rapidly changing online marketing environment and had the biggest impact on the industry. They are also the companies to keep an eye on in 2013.

"Social Media continues to be as revolutionary to marketing today as the rise of Search Engine Optimization was 15 years ago," said Darren Tabor, CEO of DevStart, Inc. “It was our great pleasure to recognize the companies that have not only stayed ahead of the curve, but have also led the rest of the industry through innovation.”

The Best of 2012 Awards winners in each category are listed below:

Best SEO Company
First place: WebiMax
Second place: PageTraffic
Third place: Customer Magnetism

Best PPC Management Company
First place: Customer Magnetism
Second place: Jellyfish
Third place: Qualified Impressions

Best SEM Company
First place: WebiMax
Second place: PageTraffic
Third place: Nebo Agency

Best Social Media Marketing Company
First place: WebiMax
Second place: PageTraffic
Third place: iCrossing

Best Local Search Company
First place: Internet Marketing Ninjas
Second place: OrangeSoda
Third place: KeyRelevance

Best Reputation Management
First place: Customer Magnetism
Second place: Reputation Changer
Third place: Netmark

Best Enterprise SEO
First place: Customer Magnetism
Second place: PageTraffic
Third place: Nebo Agency

Readers’Choice
First place: SEOLIX
Second place: SEOP
Third place: Extreme Seo

For the complete list of finalists and other information please visit the annual awards page at http://www.promotionworld.com/awards/2012 .

When ranking the firms, the PromotionWorld team takes into consideration a suite of factors, including offered services, package diversity, customer support, new products and services, feedback, website popularity, and overall performance of the selected companies.

Commenced in 2006, the PromotionWorld Annual Awards have grown to be one of the most prestigious internet marketing awards of their kind.

About PromotionWorld.com

PromotionWorld.com daily covers a wide spectrum of topics on the increasingly important field of Search Engine Marketing. Combining powerful and proprietary technology with unique insights from the brightest minds in the SEM industry, PromotionWorld is the place where webmasters go to improve their placement in search engines.

About DevStart, Inc.

DevStart, Inc. is a leading online provider of unique content and powerful tools for the web hosting, website promotion, and domain name registration industries. Since 1998, the DevStart Network has been a popular and trusted source of information and resources for webmasters. DevStart’s major properties include HostReview.com, PromotionWorld.com, DomainInformer.com, IdeaCafe.com, SBInformer.com, and a variety of other websites that cater to webmasters and online business owners. Our experienced staff, unique editorial features, and powerful free tools make the DevStart Network the Webmaster’s Homepage.

About WebiMax:
Led by serial web entrepreneur Ken Wisnefski, WebiMax has established themselves as a global leader in SEO services, E-commerce solutions, social media, web design, pay-per-click management and reputation management. The company is projected to gross $15 million in revenue this year. They have over 150 employees and 12 offices including 8 U.S. based, and 4 International. Visit http://www.webimax.com/ for more information.