SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 23, 2011 — WebEnertia today announced that the company took home eight awards, including two gold ADDY statuettes, at the 2011 San Francisco Bay Area ADDY® Award Show and Gala, held on February 26. Sponsored by the American Advertising Federation (www.aaf.org), the sold-out event was the first time that the ADDY Awards were held jointly between the four Bay Area AAF affiliate organizations.

Presented by the American Advertising Federation, the ADDY Awards represent the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertising from media of all types, creative by all sizes, and entrants of all levels. With more than 60,000 entries annually, it is the only creative awards program administered by the advertising industry for the advertising industry.

This year, WebEnertia received the following ADDY Awards:

Gold
• Elements of Advertising / Illustration / Single — DC Systems
• Sales Promotion / Product of Service Sales Presentation / Campaign — Niamaj

Silver
• Interactive Media / Websites, B-To-B HTML / Other / Services — xMatters
• Elements of Advertising / Sound / Music Only — Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation
• Interactive Media / Websites, B-To-B HTML / Other / Products — eIQ Energy
• Public Service / Broadcast / Electronic / Audio / Visual — Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation
• Elements of Advertising / Photography / Digitally Enhanced — Niamaj
• Interactive Media / Online / Micro or Mini Sites — Niamaj

The 2011 competition was different from past years, in that it solicited entries from creative professionals in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, and the East Bay and was jointly managed by the four Bay Area AAF affiliate organizations: AAF-Silicon Valley, SFBIG (Bay Area Interactive Group), Greater San Francisco Ad Club, and AD2 San Francisco. The panel of judges for the 2011 Bay Area ADDYs included Todd Grant, creative director, Crispin Porter + Bogusky; Larry Corwin, creative director, BBDO/NY; and
Seth Weisfeld, digital creative director, Wieden+Kennedy.

“The ADDY Awards are always a tough competition showcasing the very best our industry has to offer. By combining the entire Bay Area into one event this year, the talent and creativity on display were kicked up to an unprecedented level, and the competition was tougher than ever,” said Steve Ohanians, creative director and partner at WebEnertia. “In such an arena, winning one ADDY is a tremendous achievement. Being chosen for eight by this esteemed panel of judges is amazing, and is a true testament to the talent of our team and the pride we take in every project.”

Click here to see the work that won the awards.

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About WebEnertia
Established in 1999, WebEnertia is a leading interactive digital agency delivering a broad range of services to Silicon Valley clients. As a full-service firm, the company delivers highly functional and engaging Web sites, Web-based applications, e-commerce, motion graphics and multimedia, graphic design, print, Internet marketing solutions, Web business consultation, and management services.

WebEnertia joined with Toys for Tots in a 2010 holiday toy drive for impoverished kids in need. The results were amazing. Our goal was to collect 150 toys in 1 week, and we were able to collect 189!  Thank you clients, neighbors, friends, family and the WebEnertia team members who made this possible.

One of life’s greatest indulgences is food! Whether we crave sweet, salty, savory, or spicy we can all attest to falling prisoner of these tantalizing tasty treasures. Food is an essential part of survival and here at WebEnertia we do not take that lightly.

At WebEnertia we find that the formula to successfulness in the workplace is to have happy workers. So, what easier way to spring about happiness than by daily gathering our employees as a family around food…but not just any food…FREE food! Yes, you heard me correctly…we get free lunch everyday at WebEnertia.

With our finger licking muses at our creative fingertips it was only natural that we created our own in house food ordering system to help us enjoy the process of ordering lunches with swift style and ease.

Whether you’re craving pizza, pasta, pad thai, sushi, salads, gyros or gelato…our ordering system has got it covered! So how does the magic work? Well as designers and programmers we kept it simple.

Each day a friendly email is sent out to every grumbling stomach in the office reminding them to place their orders. Like a magical genie…our lunch ordering system allows us to select a desired restaurant from our long list of frequented places, view menus and place a customized order at the click of a button.

Keep an eye out and check back in for updates and sneak peaks of life at WebEnertia.

WebEnertia sponsored our very own Vivian Mak’s senior art gallery show “I’m Mobile” at San Jose State University. The “I’m Mobile” gallery invokes an awareness of today’s culture’s intimacy, relationship and dependence on mobile phones.

The mobile phone has evolved from the simple device to make calls without the use of landlines that was introduced in the 80’s, to the single most essential device of our lives, changing our cultural norms and values.

Less a telephone, today’s mobile phone is a convergence of technological advancements that make our emotional connection to them inevitable. The mobile phone is a camera, an email system, an entertainment portal, a carrier of business data, and a method of commerce.

They allow us to share and document our lives, create and maintain relationships, make fashion statements, perform business operations, and even mobilize political causes.

They can invoke emotions of isolation and anxiety when they’re forgotten or lost, just like they invoke happiness and calm when they’re with us.

A great show and a job well done by Vivian!

San Jose, CA — March 16, 2010 — WebEnertia today announced that at the annual ADDY® Awards presentation held by the Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Advertising Federation, the company was honored with 12 ADDY Awards. Held on March 4, at the Downtown San Jose Marriott, WebEnertia’s impressive haul for the evening included two Best of Category Awards, five Gold ADDYs, four Silver, and one Bronze.

Presented by the American Advertising Federation, the ADDY Awards represent the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertising from media of all types, creative by all sizes, and entrants of all levels from anywhere in the world. With over 60,000 entries annually, it is the only creative awards program administered by the advertising industry for the advertising industry.

This year, WebEnertia received the following awards:

• Best of Category: Trivia Burst iPhone Application
• Best of Category: WebEnertia Holiday eCard
• Gold ADDY: Asoka Logo
• Gold ADDY: Niamaj Promotional Campaign
• Gold ADDY: Vocera Communications Smart Phone
• Gold ADDY: WebEnertia Logo
• Gold ADDY: WebEnertia Web site
• Silver ADDY: Vocera Communications Holiday eCard Interactive
• Silver ADDY: Vocera Communications Holiday eCard Campaign
• Silver ADDY: Vocera Communications Smart Phone
• Silver ADDY: WebEnertia Stationary
• Bronze ADDY: Sconza Candy Web site

“It would be a true honor to receive one ADDY Award. Taking home 12, including two for Best of Category, is almost unbelievable and it speaks volumes to the talent and creative drive of everyone at WebEnertia,” said Steve Ohanians, creative director and partner at WebEnertia. “As an agency, we put our very best into every project and take an enormous amount of pride in our work. It’s a great feeling to have our efforts recognized by our industry peers.”

More information on WebEnertia and its services can be found at http://www.webenertia.com

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About WebEnertia
Established in 1999, WebEnertia is a leading interactive digital agency delivering a broad range of services to Silicon Valley clients. Click here to view our winning projects and follow us on Facebook.

WebEnertia’s in-house flash guru, Brian Huntley, contributed to InfoWorld’s “Adobe Flash’s security woes: How to protect yourself” article as an expert discussing vulnerabilities and weaknesses in Adobe Flash, due to its widespread use in delivering multimedia, video, and Web content.

Read the full article here: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/adobe-flashs-security-woes-how-protect-yourself-664?page=0,0