BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Mar 26, 2012) - BzzAgent, the company that lets you try cool new products, share deals with friends and influence top brands, today announced the finalists for the 2012 Hypeworthies, an award program recognizing the hottest new consumer products generating hype and flying off store shelves. Six innovative products have been nominated by consumers in 13 categories from brands including Cheerios, L'Oreal, Burt's Bees, Iams, Gerber, Starbucks, Kashi, Jack Daniel's and Tide, to a name a few. The complete finalist list is on the Hypeworthies website at www.hypeworthies.com.
Starting today, consumers can participate by voting on the finalists at www.hypeworthies.com. Since this award recognizes online buzz, consumers are encouraged to begin social media discussions by submitting stories and photos about the products on the award site, and discussing their favorites on Twitter and Facebook. In addition, one People's Choice award will be determined entirely from consumer votes and feedback.
A panel of judges from leading marketing, research and measurement organizations will also review all of the submissions along with metrics on overall consumer buzz and market sales data from leading measurement companies to select the winners in each product category.
Judges include:
- Lynn Dornblaser, Mintel
- Phil Lempert, Supermarket Guru
- Matt Keylock, dunnhumby
- Steve Nottingham, MARS Advertising
- JP Beauchamp, Symphony IRI
- Barbara Lippert, Longtime Ad Critic and Trend Spotter
Winners will be announced on April 26 during a live web broadcast event. BzzAgent Founder and CEO Dave Balter will be joined by several of the judges to discuss the winners in each category, consumer reactions to the products and best practices for building consumer hype that drives sales results. The event is free of charge and pre-registration is available at: http://www.hypeworthies.com/webinar
"We've been encouraging consumers to build buzz about brands and products for more than 10 years, so we thought it was time we started recognizing the hottest products that get people talking and ultimately, generate outstanding sales results," said Balter. "Together with our lineup of industry expert judges, we're excited to announce the winning products in our live show and help to build even more buzz."
Winners will be recognized with a free BzzCampaign to share their products with a community of influential brand advocates. In addition, they will receive a plaque and inclusion in a hype best practices publication, which will focus on product launches, successful innovations, consumer trends and patterns, among others.
About BzzAgent
BzzAgent, the social marketing arm of dunnhumby, activates influential customers to drive sales for the world's largest brands. With insights from over 400 million shoppers around the world, BzzAgent provides marketers precise targeting and a powerful engagement platform to turn loyal customers into advocates. Proven measurement practices provide detailed analysis of key retail metrics, incremental sales and ROI. BzzAgent has been a leader in word of mouth marketing since 2001, running thousands of programs for global companies including Unilever, Wrigley, L'Oreal, and Green Mountain Coffee. For more information visit: http://about.bzzagent.com
Contact Information:
Claire Eisenberg
BzzAgent/DiGennaro Communications
212-966-9525
claire@digennaro-usa.com
