Emmis Interactive Honored With Interactive Media Awards

CHICAGO, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmis Interactive, Inc., the software and
consulting company that empowers the reinvention of local media, today
announced it received four Horizon Interactive Awards, a leading international
interactive media awards competition.
"While this kind of honor is nice for Emmis Interactive, it's gratifying
to see our clients receive recognition and deserved exposure," said Rey Mena,
co-president of Emmis Interactive. "It is truly their success."
Emmis Interactive was recognized for excellence with two gold, one silver,
and one bronze award.
Gold awards: Ford Fuel Team, http://www.fordfuelteam.com/
In an effort to market the new Ford Fusion and generate qualified leads
for Chicagoland Ford dealers, the Ford Fuel Team was born. Brand ambassadors
at local events passed out online decoder cards that drove traffic to the
microsite.
Puma French 77, http://www.pumafrench77.com
Emmis Interactive created this microsite and branded it as the Puma French
77 online Fashion Show to introduce and create buzz around the new line of
apparel, sneakers and accessories.
Silver: DiscoverADay.com, http://www.discoveraday.com
This microsite was developed for Indianapolis Downtown, Inc. and the six
cultural districts of Indianapolis to increase local tourism from surrounding
cities and residence of Indianapolis.
Bronze: Prison Break: Field to Freedom, http://www.fieldtofreedom.com
The "Prison Break" game was created to generate energy and enthusiasm
around the premiere of the show's second season on FOX.
Other winners this year include Microsoft, ABC Family and USA Network. For
more information visit the Horizon Interactive Awards at
www.horizoninteractiveawards.com .
The seventh annual, international competition saw more than 1,000 entries
from 20 countries around world, and nearly all 50 states in the U.S. An
international panel of judges, consisting of industry professionals with
diverse backgrounds, as well as an end-user panel, evaluated 18 different
categories ranging from online advertising to video games.
Since announcing it was going to market its services to radio broadcasters
and other local media companies in late April, Emmis Interactive has announced
partnerships with Renda Broadcasting, Big League Broadcasting, Lincoln Media
and Corus, as well as announcing a licensing agreement with the iTunes Store
to market its custom Storefront technology.
Emmis Interactive, Inc., an award-winning global software and consulting
company, provides local broadcasters and publishers with profitable,
sustainable interactive businesses. Combining years of broadcast and
publishing experience with cutting-edge technology and unparalleled service,
Emmis Interactive empowers local media companies with a comprehensive digital
strategy to maximize the value of their media brands. Services include
interactive strategy for executive management, interactive sales training,
content management consulting, proprietary technology platform and hosting
services, custom web-site design and interactive product development. Emmis
Interactive Inc. is an Emmis Communications Company. For more information
about Emmis Interactive, visit emmisinteractive.com .
In its seventh year, the Horizon Interactive Awards program was created to
recognize excellence in interactive media production worldwide. Since 2001,
the competition has received thousands of entries from countries around the
world and nearly all 50 U.S. states. Each year, those entries are narrowed
down to the best of the best to be recognized and promoted on an international
stage for their excellence.
Certain statements included in this report or in the financial statements
contained herein which are not statements of historical fact, including but
not limited to those identified with the words "expect," "will" or "look" are
intended to be, and are, by this Note, identified as "forward-looking
statements," as defined in the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements
of the Company to be materially different from any future result, performance
or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statement. Emmis
does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or
otherwise.
SOURCE Emmis Interactive

Chris Campbell, Director of Sales Marketing of Emmis Interactive,
+1-312-986-7338, ccampbell@emmisinteractive.com