This year's Charlotte ADDY Awards Show & Preview Gallery brought together a record 275 industry professionals to celebrate creative excellence in our community. The Mint Museum Uptown provided a gorgeous setting that matched the evening's award-winning, artistic achievements.

During the Awards Show, Studiobanks was presented with the following awards:

• Gold ADDY: Parker Poe Holiday Microsite
• Gold ADDY: Studiobanks Holiday Microsite
• Silver ADDY: CMA Awards Website
• Silver ADDY: CMA Country Christmas Microsite
• Silver ADDY: Muzak A/V Systems Website
• Silver ADDY: Reel-Scout Marketing Website
• Silver ADDY: Reel-Scout Search Website
• Silver ADDY: SAFER Barrier Website
• Silver ADDY: Varrow Website

Awards are an important part of our industry as they benchmark creative excellence and online success. We happily accepted these awards on behalf of the collabortive efforts and partnerships with our awesome clients.

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CMA Country Christmas will air November 29 at 9:30|8:30c on ABC

On the heels of completing the design for "The 44th Annual CMA Awards" website, Studiobanks, a digital marketing agency, has just launched a microsite to promote the first "CMA Country Christmas" television special airing on Monday, November 29 at 9:30 p.m. EST on ABC.

The microsite – CMACountryChristmas.com – went live following "The 44th Annual CMA Awards" on November 10 and showcases the holiday special's performing artists, including host Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland, and incorporates social media options to generate interactivity with fans.

This is the second project Studiobanks has completed for the Country Music Association. "The 44th Annual CMA Awards" website – CMAawards.com – attracted more than 1,000,000 visitors.

"We were thrilled with the design work on our 44th Annual CMA Awards website and the working relationship we have with Studiobanks," said Ben Bennett, CMA's digital marketing manager. "We didn't hesitate to engage Studiobanks on another digital marketing project, and are so pleased with the outcome of the microsite and excited to celebrate our holiday special with our fans."

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The 2010 CMA Awards will air live November 10 at 8|7c on ABC

Digital marketing agency, Studiobanks recently completed the design for “The 44th Annual CMA Awards” website – CMAawards.com – for the Country Music Association. The website was designed to capture the red carpet glamour and behind-the-scenes moments of “Country Music’s Biggest Night™.”

Our digital team at CMA was familiar with Studiobanks’ work and reputation,” said Ben Bennett, CMA’s digital marketing manager. “They married our existing CMA Awards artwork and our aspirations for the site to create an impressive interactive design that showcases the sophistication of our industry’s biggest celebration, plus all the deserving nominees for this year’s Awards. Studiobanks is known for creating memorable user experiences and we are proud of the experience they have provided for our passionate fans.”

Studiobanks delivered an engaging design that amplifies the CMA Awards celebration while providing fans with an all-access pass before and after the event, which recognizes industry achievement in Country Music.

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