Volacci Wins at the 9th Annual Horizon Interactive Awards Competition

CEO Ben Finklea's Search Engine Marketing Blog Selected for this Prestigious Honor

2011-05-18

AUSTIN, TX, May 18, 2011 (Press-News.org) Volacci, the search engine marketing company that leverages Drupal content management system technologies to create customers from Web visitors, announces the company has won an Horizon Interactive Award for excellence with a Bronze Level for the best Website Blog. The Horizon Interactive Awards are a prestigious international competition recognizing outstanding achievement among interactive media producers. Volacci CEO Ben Finklea's Search Engine Marketing Blog was selected because it inspires, informs, and challenges readers with clear communications about search engine marketing, the Drupal content management system (CMS), social media, and mobile advertising.

"Corporate blogs have become a mainstream communication medium for many companies because they offer trusted wisdom and insights for a targeted audience," said Ben Finklea, CEO of Volacci. "I am honored and proud that Volacci's Search Engine Marketing blog has won this great award."

"The 2010 competition was an outstanding entry field," said Mike Sauce - Founder of the Horizon Interactive Awards. "The overall diversity and quality of entries we received was fantastic and judging was very competitive. We're starting to see a convergence of all types of media, from web to mobile, into more integrated solutions for clients around the world. That's exciting to see!"

The Blog category highlights the best blogs from around the globe that are written for business development, education, training, and more. Judges evaluate design, content and overall interactivity and relevance.

The ninth annual, international competition saw over 1000 entries from 22 countries around world and nearly all 50 of the United States of America. An international panel of judges, consisting of industry professionals with diverse backgrounds, as well as an end user panel evaluated 37 different categories ranging from online advertising to mobile applications. The 2010 winning entries showcase the industries best interactive media solutions including web sites, CDs and DVDs, online ads, video, mobile applications and more.

The Horizon Interactive Awards holds the competition each year with the winners being announced in May. For more information visit the Horizon Interactive Awards at http://www.horizoninteractiveawards.com.

About Volacci
Volacci combines Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising, and Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) to market profitable websites and create customers on the Web. Volacci services include planning, implementation, training, and analytics. The firm took more than 200 Web sites to new levels of success, across industries as varied as publishing, software, retail, law, real estate, and Fortune 500 companies. In 2007, Volacci developed the popular Drupal SEO Checklist module, with over 10,000 installations. The recent book by Volacci CEO Ben Finklea, "Drupal 6 Search Engine Optimization," is a step-by-step guide for ranking high in search engines with professional tips, modules, and best practices for Drupal web sites. Work with Volacci and expect your website to be humming with happy visitors, consistent growth, and a predictable revenue stream. Please find Volacci on the web at http://www.Volacci.com or call (512) 989-2945.

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