The Marketing Executives Group International

Toronto, ON, Canada. September 23, 2009. The Marketing Executives Group International, a global virtual community of over 13,300 accomplished marketing professionals, announced today the winner of their community’s Website and Logo Design Showdown.

For this community collaboration initiative, designers from around the globe submitted their logo and web design concepts. The winning concept was selected by members of the community, who casted their votes online.

The winner by popular vote is Denise Cowden at TopRight Creative (http://www.toprightcreative.com). As the winner TopRight Creative will be featured as a community sponsor, and as such, will receive a continuous flow of exposure to the Marketing Executives Group International community.

“I would like to acknowledge the talent and efforts of all the participants who submitted their work, and to thank our members – without whom this community initiative would not have been possible”, said Barnard Crespi, Founder of the Marketing Executives Group International.

Finalists for this showdown, included: Sarah Parks/Creative Vega (http://www.creativevega.com/portfolio.html), Matjaz Tomazic/Kontrastika (http://www.kontrastika.com), Lori Berson/Berson|Dean|Stevens, Inc. (http://www.bersondeanstevens.com/), Langston Richardson/Langston Richardson (http://www.langstonrichardson.com/), Teresa E. Marti/Hans Design, Inc. (http://hansdesign.com/index.php)

In the next phase of this exciting collaboration project, members of the Marketing Executives Group community will have the opportunity to provide feedback and recommendations for improvement via a community blog. The intent is to arrive at a final look, feel, and overall brand to reflect the spirit of the community.

“This initiative is teaching us a great deal about how to channel the power of virtual communities as social media environments, to foster collaboration for shared interests” said Barnard Crespi.

Concepts and final standings can be viewed at: http://www.datatelmarketing.com/MEG/ContestNoVote.aspx

About the Marketing Executives Group International

The Marketing Executives Group is one of the fastest growing global virtual communities of accomplished marketing professionals. With over 13,300 members and growing at a rate of 30-40 new members daily, our mission is to deliver value by providing access to resources, engagement, interaction, and idea generation to help marketing executives drive results.

Marketing Executives can apply for a free membership at: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/36393

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Barnard Crespi
Marketing Executives Group – International, Community Founder
crespib@datatel-systems.com
416.444.9172 x 251
www.marketingexecutives.biz
www.datatelmarketing.com