LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AvatarLabs, an award-winning, full-service digital agency that leads in innovative design and marketing, has been named the 2012 Agency of the Year: Digital Creative by thinkLA, an LA-based nonprofit marketing, media, entertainment and advertising association. Announced at the thinkLA Interactive Awards Gala in Los Angeles on June 7, the second annual award ceremony celebrates LA’s digital community, recognizing exceptional campaigns, agencies, marketers, media partners and the individuals that exemplify the best the city has to offer. The Agency of the Year: Digital Creative category honors agencies that have demonstrated a history of innovative client programs and strategies and contributed to the digital creative community at large through leadership, knowledge sharing and community engagement.
With more than a decade of experience creating groundbreaking interactive projects, AvatarLabs was honored for its consistent dedication and commitment to the digital medium. The company’s reputation for cutting edge strategy and execution has built an all-star portfolio of clients including Fortune 500 and top entertainment companies such as Sony, Disney, Warner Bros., HBO, ABC, EA and Mattel. In addition to constantly pushing boundaries of creative development, the company is known for its innovative work in emerging technologies to create experiential online and social media campaigns that reach consumers across multiple platforms.
“To be named as the Agency of the Year: Digital Creative is a great honor and a testament to the superior work and creative energy that is put into every single one of our projects, whether it’s for the latest blockbuster movie, a consumer product or our own internal IP,” said Rex Cook, founder and executive creative director of AvatarLabs. “Our company continually strives to push boundaries and explore what’s next, while helping define the future through digital innovation.”
AvatarLabs is best known for developing digital campaigns for many of the highest-grossing movies of all time worldwide including Fox’s Avatar, Warner Bros.’ The Dark Knight, several of the films in the Harry Potter franchise, Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games, Disney’s The Avengers and multiple films in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The company’s expertise includes developing online advertising, websites, social media, mobile apps, games, viral marketing, motion graphics, digital marketing strategy and content production.
In addition to being named the thinkLA 2012 Agency of the Year: Digital Creative, AvatarLabs was also a finalist in the ‘Best Use of Display Advertising’ category for its work on Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. This award tops a long list of honors that AvatarLabs has received for its work across mobile marketing, rich media campaigns, mobile gaming and interactive adverting, including the Webbys, OMMA, Digital Media Advertising Showcase (DMACS), Davey, IAC, MOBI, W3 ,Communicator, APPY awards and more.
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About AvatarLabs
AvatarLabs is an award-winning, full service digital agency that leads in innovation, design and technology for Fortune 500 corporate brands and the world’s top entertainment companies. For more information, please visit www.avatarlabs.com.
About thinkLA
thinkLA is a non-profit marketing association, whose goal is to promote and support world class collaboration, innovation and creativity among the marketing, media, entertainment and advertising industries of Los Angeles. www.thinkLA.org