VAIL RESORTS WEB SITE GARNERS “OFFICIAL HONOREE” DISTINCTION AT 11th ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS

The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Web, today recognized the Vail Resorts Web Site Home Page as an Official Honoree, a distinction that recognizes work exhibiting remarkable achievement. The site is produced by Horton Lantz & Low, an integrated marketing agency based in Seattle, Wash.

[ClickPress, Fri Apr 13 2007] The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Web, today recognized the Vail Resorts Web Site Home Page as an Official Honoree, a distinction that recognizes work exhibiting remarkable achievement. The site is produced by Horton Lantz & Low, an integrated marketing agency based in Seattle, Wash.

Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award showcase recognizing excellence on the Internet, including web sites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites.

“The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet,” says David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. “As an Official Honoree selection, the Vail Resorts Home Page is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators.”

“Vail is the top-rated ski resort in North America, and their Web site brings the quality and richness of the Vail experience to the online space,” says Shelley Bjornstad, VP of interactive services at Horton Lantz & Low.

For a decade, Vail has looked to Horton Lantz & Low for integrated creative solutions across multiple disciplines, from print, TV and radio ads, to collateral and consumer brochures, to the Web development and interactive marketing and advertising.

Presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the 11th annual Webby Awards received a record 8,000 entries from more than 60 countries and all 50 states. From the submissions, fewer than 15 percent received Official Honoree status.
About Horton Lantz & Low

Horton Lantz & Low is one of the region’s largest brand communication agencies, blending the artistry of a design firm, the communications resources of an ad agency and the technology of an interactive firm. HL2 provides strategic, creative solutions for clients such as Microsoft, Vail Resorts, Sage Fly Fishing, Seattle’s Best Coffee, H&R Block and Amazon.


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