NATIONAL CENTER FOR DATABASE MARKETING (NCDM) DATABASE EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
New York, NY, November 30, 2005 - The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and DIRECT magazine announced today the winners of the 2005 National Center for Database Management (NCDM) Database Excellence Awards, which will be presented at the NCDM Excellence Awards Luncheon and Ceremony on Tuesday, December 13, at the Walt Disney World Dolphin in Orlando, FL. Jointly presented by DMA and DIRECT Magazine, the NCDM Database Excellence Awards honor organizations that have demonstrated ingenuity and creativity in leveraging their marketing databases. Three Gold winners, three Silver winners, and three Bronze winners will be honored with plaques during the awards ceremony. In addition, a single Platinum winner will be highlighted at the event. Winners at the Platinum and Gold levels enjoy recognition as a leader within the database marketing industry via press and Web site coverage, recognition at the NCDM Winter 2005 conference, and on the NCDM Web site (www.ncdmwinter.com). In addition, they receive complimentary full-conference registration to the 2006 NCDM Conference. 2005 NCDM Database Excellence Award winners by rank: Platinum: Agency/Vendor: Merkle Inc. Company: Dell, Inc. Gold (3): Agency/Vendor: Merkle Inc. Company: Dell, Inc. Category: Analytics & Modeling Applications Agency/Vendor: Sourcelink Company: Affinia Hospitality Category: Multichannel Marketing Agency/Vendor: Abacus/DoubleClick, Inc. Company: America Online Category: Technological Applications Silver (3): Agency/Vendor: eventricity Ltd. Company: Banca Antonveneta Category: Analytics & Modeling Applications Agency/Vendor: MTI Information Technologies LLC Company: Alcon Labs Category: Multichannel Marketing Agency/Vendor: Campbell Ewald Company: Aspen Marketing Services Category: Technological Applications Bronze (3): Agency/Vendor: Datamentors Company: University of Miami Category: Analytics & Modeling Applications Agency/Vendor: Richter7 Company: Medtronic Category: Multichannel Marketing Company: Barclays Global Investors Category: B-to-B
NCDM attracts more than 2,500 highly qualified marketers. For more information on the conference or to register please visit www.ncdmwinter.com ### About the DMA The Direct Marketing Association ( www.the-dma.org) is the leading global trade association of business and nonprofit organizations using and supporting direct marketing tools and techniques. DMA advocates industry standards for responsible marketing, promotes relevance as the key to reaching consumers with desirable offers, and provides cutting-edge research, education and networking opportunities to improve results throughout the entire direct marketing process. Founded in 1917, DMA today has more than 4,800 corporate, affiliate, and chapter members from the US and 46 other nations, including 55 companies listed on the Fortune 100.In 2005, companies will spend more than $161 billion dollars on direct marketing in the United States. Measured against total US sales, these advertising expenditures are expected to generate $1.85 trillion in increased sales in 2005, or 7% of the $26 trillion in total sales in the US economy (which includes intermediate sales). All together, direct marketing will account for 10.3% of total U.S. GDP in 2005. The Power of Direct: Relevance. Responsibility. Results.
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