Reposted from http://www.emerkirrane.com/2014/02/16/who-needs-the-oscars-when-you-have-the-daa-awards-for-excellence/
Oh how I rub my grubby little paws together when this time of year rolls around. ’Tis upon us again, my friends, the annual Awards for Excellence presented by the Digital Analytics Association. Judging will end soon for these auspicious awards. The glorious Gala takes place on March 18th at which point, the winners will be announced.
You have questions? I have answers!
Who are the finalists for the 2014 DAA Awards for Excellence?
You can see all the nominees here but the finalists in each category are below. Congratulations, you scrummy lot!
DIGITAL ANALYTICS RISING STAR (INDIVIDUAL)
- Allaedin Ezzedin, Manager, Digital Analytics, E-Nor
- Valerie Lambert, Digital Analytics Manager, American Medical Association
- Brian Lugtu, Senior Analyst, Adobe
- Rick McFarland, VP, Corporate Data Services, Hearst Corporation
- Krista Seiden, Product Marketing Manager, Google
PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL)
- Autumn Arbury, Grp Mgr, Web Rptg/Analysis – Global Marketing Operations, Microsoft
- David Booth, Co-founder & Partner, Cardinal Path
- Nancy Koons, Senior Manager, Web Analytics, Vail Resorts Inc.
- Jesse Nichols, North America Channel Sales Manager, Google Analytics Premium, Google
- Sasha Verbitsky, Digital Analytics & Testing Director, Abercrombie & Fitch
MOST INFLUENTIAL INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTOR (INDIVIDUAL)
- Justin Cutroni, Analytics Evangelist, Google
- Larry Freed
- Christopher Reynolds, Vice President, Data & Marketing Analytics, Condé Nast
- Viswanath “Sri” Srikanth, Strategy Architect, Big Data and Analytics, IBM
- Chris Zakharoff, Marketect, Ensighten
NEW TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR (GROUP)
- Anametrix’s News and Entertainment Media
- comScore’s Digital Analytix Multi-Platform
- Ensighten’s Agile Marketing Platform
- Tealium’s AudienceStream
- W3C’s Customer Experience Digital Data Standard Community
MOST INFLUENTIAL AGENCY/VENDOR (GROUP)
- Adobe
- Ensighten
- ForeSee
- Visual IQ
- Web Analytics Demystified
Do I have to attend eMetrics to be able to attend the Gala?
No, you silly whatnot! The awards Gala is co-located with eMetrics, but you don’t have to have a conference pass to attend the gala. The Gala will be at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis hotel at 55 Fourth street. Register here for tickets.
Why isn’t eMetrics called eMertrics?
I ask myself this every year.
Will there be potatoes?
It’s not a Gala if a spud doesn’t make an appearance somewhere. Here’s an image from the 2012 event.