Kenshoo Announces Winners of Second Annual Infinity Awards, Recognizing Marketing Excellence

SAN FRANCISCO, September 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Kenshoo (http://www.Kenshoo.com), the global leader in predictive marketing software, announced the winners of the second annual Kenshoo Infinity Awards yesterday at the K8 Summit. Also known as the Infinities, the awards showcase the best work by marketers leveraging the Kenshoo platform in unique ways to achieve business goals.

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The Infinities 2014 award-winning efforts include:

• iProspect and adidas for Search
• VirKet for Local
• Bomnegocio.com for Social
• Sears Holdings Corporation for SmartPath
• Experian Consumer Services for Cross-Channel

Highlights of some of the award-winning entries include:  

• iProspect and adidas increased PLA search traffic by 48% week-over-week and saw a nearly 30% lift in revenue
• VirKet successfully increased click-through rate by more than 130% while reducing production time by 30%
• Bom Negócio generated a 286% lift in ROI on the Facebook program, allowing them to scale investments by 233%

Jennifer Tan, Sr. Director, Digital Acquisition at Experian commented, "We are honored to be selected as a winner of the Infinity award. This test that won us the award was a groundbreaking study, which provided us with insight on an area we have been exploring for years - to measure the halo effect of brand campaigns into demand and direct response acquisitions. The partnership with the brilliant minds at Kenshoo team was critical in the success of this study."

Kenshoo also awarded honorable mentions to the following marketers:

• Covario and Panasonic
• Elite SEM and Pandora
• Havas Media and Choice Hotels
• RS Components
• Starcom MediaVest and Travelodge

"At Kenshoo we deliver predictive intelligence for proactive marketing but even the most advanced software needs smart people operating the controls to be effective," said Aaron Goldman, CMO of Kenshoo. "The second annual Kenshoo Infinity Awards recognize a select few of the many elite marketers using Kenshoo to optimize their investments and drive impressive results."

Entries for the Infinities were judged by a panel of Kenshoo executives based on three criteria: how the entry utilized the Kenshoo platform and its functionality, innovative implementation or use-cases of Kenshoo functionality, and the results achieved. In total, more than 40 different campaigns were submitted for consideration.

Kenshoo awarded the second annual Infinities during K8, its global client summit in Sausalito, California. Visit Kenshoo.com/K8 for more information on the event and view slideshow presentations and other assets that will be posting over the coming weeks.

About Kenshoo 

Kenshoo is the global leader in predictive marketing software. Brands, agencies and developers use Kenshoo Search, Kenshoo Social, Kenshoo Local, Kenshoo SmartPath, and Kenshoo Halogen to direct more than $200 billion in annualized client sales revenue through the platform. Kenshoo is the only Facebook strategic Preferred Marketing Developer with native API solutions for ads across Facebook, FBX, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Yahoo Japan, Bing, Baidu, and CityGrid. Kenshoo powers digital marketing campaigns in more than 190 countries for nearly half of the Fortune 50 and all 10 top global ad agency networks. Kenshoo clients include CareerBuilder, Expedia, Facebook, KAYAK, Havas Media, iREP, John Lewis, Resolution Media, Sears, Starcom MediaVest Group, Tesco, Travelocity, Walgreens, and Zappos. Kenshoo has 24 international locations and is backed by Sequoia Capital, Arts Alliance, Tenaya Capital, and Bain Capital Ventures. Please visit http://www.Kenshoo.com for more information.

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