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Oōtem Honored with Best-in-Show and Gold Davey Awards
November 2nd, 2011(SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 2nd, 2011) Oōtem, a San Francisco-based agency, was awarded a 2011 Best-in-Show Davey Award in the marketing effectiveness category for the OnLive Game System Launch Campaign, and a Gold Davey Award in the marketing effectiveness category for method® Laundry Launch campaign.
The Davey Award is an international award focused exclusively on honoring outstanding work from the best small firms worldwide. The 2011 Davey Awards received nearly 4,000 entries from ad agencies, interactive agencies, production firms, in-house creative professionals, graphic designers, design firms and public relations firms.
“We’re so pleased to see our clients and work honored by the Davey Awards”, said Jason Kelley, president and founder of Oōtem. “We’re particularly excited to be recognized in the category of marketing effectiveness. We pride ourselves on developing cutting-edge, creative ideas that also produce results. It feels great to be recognized for it”
The Davey Awards are judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), a 200+ member organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.
“The International Academy of the Visual Arts was honored to have once again participated in the International Davey Awards competition. We were truly amazed and excited at the overall caliber and quality of this year’s pool of entries” noted Linda Day, Executive Director of the IAVA. She added “The Davey Awards serves as the benchmark for recognizing creative excellence and continues to raise the bar in honoring the best work from small agencies and firms worldwide. Congratulations to the “Creative Davids” at the forefront of their industry, helping to push the limits in creativity and design.”
About Oōtem
Oōtem has a deep passion for connecting brands with consumers through a variety of consumer touch points, including media planning and buying, creative services, publisher strategy and support, and personal connection media. Find out more at www.ootem.com.
Oōtem Advertising Named Agency of Record for Organic Beauty Now
October 4th, 2010(SAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 21st, 2010) Oōtem, a San Francisco-based agency, announces the addition of Organic Beauty Now, to its growing roster of clients. Organic Beauty Now (http://www.organicbeautynow.com) is the premier online retailer of organic and all natural beauty products.
“We’re proud to be working with a brand that has consumers’ health and well-being as part of its core philosophy. Organic Beauty Now both educates and offers a wide range of brands for purchase. We’re looking forward to helping consumers make this important online discovery,” said Jason Kelley, president and founder of Oōtem.
“We’re excited to continue working with Oōtem”, said Tara Verkuil, founder of Organic Beauty Now. “They’ve proven to be innovative thinkers who also focus on result.”
Organic Beauty Now launched in November 2010, and Oōtem has worked closely with their team on marketing strategy, including search, personal connection media, and affiliate marketing platform. Oōtem recently consulted on a new site design that will launch this fall.
Oōtem Advertising Wins Next BIG Agency Award
June 25th, 2010(SAN FRANCISCO, CA – June 25th, 2010) San Francisco-based Oōtem Advertising brought home the “Next BIG Agency” award at the San Francisco Bay Area Interactive Group’s (sfBIG’s) first annual Next BIG Star Awards event, held last night in San Francisco.
“We are so excited to receive this award,” remarked Oōtem president and founder Jason Kelley. “The San Francisco Bay Area digital advertising community is an incredibly talented group of people who set the standard for the industry. As a new agency, we are honored not only to win this award but to receive such great encouragement from our peers.”
Oōtem Advertising launched in April of 2009 with a mission to recreate the client-agency relationship. Oōtem offers clients direct access to seasoned professionals, all of whom are senior-level marketers, “without senior-level attitude.”
sfBIG is a non-profit professional association for digital marketers, and the Next BIG Thing Award focuses people and organizations that have distinguished themselves as forces to come. Oōtem also received the honor of being selected as a finalist in the Best Digital Campaign from a Local Agency category for the Method Laundry Detergent online campaign.
About Oōtem Advertising
Oōtem Advertising has a deep passion for connecting brands with consumers through a variety of consumer touch points, including media planning and buying, creative services, publisher strategy and support, and personal connection media. Find out more at www.ootem.com.
Oōtem Advertising Hires Seashal Belldina to Lead New Business Development
June 7th, 2010(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Oōtem Advertising, a San Francisco-based advertising agency, announced they have hired Seashal Belldina as Vice President of Strategic Development. Mrs. Belldina will be responsible for generating new business opportunities, as well as the strategic growth and development of current accounts.
“We are thrilled that Seashal is part of the team,” remarks president and founder of Oōtem, Jason Kelley. “Her talent and experience are well-known in the industry, and we’re lucky to have her. She will be a key part of the agency’s growth and development. Keep an eye out for more exciting news from the agency now that Seashal is on board.“
Before Oōtem, Mrs. Belldina was VP of Digital, West, for Time Inc.’s corporate department. In this role, Seashal and her team designed large-scale multi-media packages across 30 Time Inc. magazines. She also assisted in the launch Time Inc.’s new audience targeting solution, Time Axcess.
Prior to Time Inc., Mrs. Belldina held the role of VP, West Coast, for Centro where she developed a sales and media planning/buying team which purchased local digital media for major brands across several categories including auto, entertainment, travel, adult beverages and more.
Before Centro, Mrs. Belldina was Vice President at About.com, a New York Times Company, where she led a sales team and was responsible for developing large-scale, strategic advertising projects.
Mrs. Belldina is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in international business. During her advertising career, she has been a founding board member of the Las Vegas Interactive Marketing Association (LIVMA) and a board member of the Bay Area Interactive Group (SF BIG).
About Oōtem Advertising
Oōtem Advertising has a deep passion for connecting brands with consumers through a variety of consumer touch points, including media planning and buying, creative services, publisher strategy and support, and personal connection media. All senior-level talent, with no senior-level attitude, we have a depth of practical experience, a level of approachability that truly sets us apart. Find out more at www.ootem.com.
Oōtem Advertising Opens New San Francisco Office
May 25th, 2010(SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 25th, 2010) Oōtem Advertising (www.ootem.com), announced the opening of their new office, located just south of Market Street in the popular SOMA district. The new facility opens its doors just one month after celebrating a successful first year in business.
“We’ve been working around my kitchen table for the last year,” remarks president and founder of Oōtem, Jason Kelley. “And we’ve admitted this proudly to our clients. Part of our core philosophy is minimizing overhead so clients can have direct access to senior level talent. We’ve worked smart this year, and are expanding our business in a thoughtful manner so we don’t lose sight of this core belief.”
“On a personal note,” adds Kelley, “It will be nice to get my kitchen table back.”
Oōtem Advertising launched with a singular mission to recreate the client-agency relationship. The agency is staffed with senior-level talent with “no senior-level attitude”. For clients, this translates to direct access to seasoned professionals with less red tape.
Despite opening in the midst of a national economic crisis, the agency has enjoyed triple digit growth. Kelley attributes this to an unfulfilled need in the marketplace for Oōtem’s untraditional approach to agency relationships.
Client-partners include eHarmony, Compatible Partners, OrganicBeautyNow.com, gWallet and PredictWallStreet.com.
About Oōtem Advertising
Oōtem Advertising has a deep passion for connecting brands with consumers through a variety of consumer touch points, including media planning and buying, creative services, publisher strategy and support, and personal connection media. Find out more at www.ootem.com.