BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - March 30, 2011) - BzzAgent, the leading social marketing company, has been announced as an official partner of the Edison Awards, an annual event that honors innovation and excellence in the development, marketing and launch of new products and services. The awards ceremony will take place April 5, 2011 at the Capitale Ballroom in New York City.
In addition, David Balter, CEO and Founder of BzzAgent, will discuss engineering successful new product launches at the Meet the Innovators Forum being held in conjunction with the Edison Awards. He will appear on a panel titled "Getting it into the Marketplace: From Inception to End Use," which will be moderated by Randall Lane, Editor of The Daily Beast and Newsweek. The panel will take place from 10:30-11:10 am at the New York Academy of Sciences and feature Dr. Howard Moskowitz, CEO of I-Novation Inc.; Shawn Stad, Staff Engineer, Johnson & Johnson; Gene Farrell, Vice President and General Manager of Coca-Cola Freestyle; and Michael Docherty, President of Spencer Trask. Other notable speakers at the forum include Ford CEO Alan Mulally, WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell and filmmaker Jon Landau.
"It's a huge honor for BzzAgent to be associated with an event as prestigious as the Edison Awards," says Balter. "Innovation is what drives our economy, and it's important that we recognize the people and companies who are pushing the boundaries of what we're able to achieve."
Edison Award winners were selected by a committee of 2,000 top marketing and academic professionals, who reviewed thousands of new products and scored them on Marketplace Innovation, Marketplace Success, Technological Innovation, Market Structure Innovation, Societal Impact and Design Innovation. Finalists were selected in 28 categories including consumer packaged goods, energy and sustainability to new retail frontiers. Finalists include the Chevy Volt, iPad and Xbox Kinect as well as innovations such as Ford's inflatable rear seat belts.
"New products and services being launched in today's marketplace require a full complement of marketing, PR and sales efforts to be successful," says Frank Bonafilia, Edison Awards' Executive Director. "Our partnership with BzzAgent enables Edison Best New Product Award winners to increase awareness and product usage through the BzzAgent network."
About BzzAgent
BzzAgent is a social marketing company that accelerates word of mouth to drive sales. Powered by a network of over 800,000 Agents, BzzAgent creates measurable business results for marketers through an influential advocate network, a powerful engagement platform, and a proven analytics approach. BzzAgent has been at the vanguard of word of mouth marketing since 2001, running more than 2,000 programs for global companies including Unilever, Wrigley, L'Oreal, and Michelin. For more information visit: http://about.bzzagent.com.
