Ripple Effects Interactive Rises in National Rankings

One year after it broke the top 50 in Advertising Ages ranking of the nations best interactive marketing agencies, Ripple Effects Interactive has continued its ascent into the upper echelons of its industry. This year, the largest and most prominent firm in Pittsburgh rose to the rankings 42nd spot. The agencys revenues for 2003 outpaced its closest competitor in the region by more than threefold.

PITTSBURGH, PA (PRWEB) May 25, 2004 -- One year after it broke the top 50 in Advertising Ages ranking of the nations best interactive marketing agencies, Ripple Effects Interactive has continued its ascent into the upper echelons of its industry. This year, the largest and most prominent firm in Pittsburgh rose to the rankings 42nd spot. The agencys revenues for 2003 outpaced its closest competitor in the region by more than threefold.

Ripple Effects Interactives growth could be attributed to projects from GlaxoSmithKline, National City Bank, Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation and several top-tier colleges and universities, including Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University and Vanderbilt University, among others. The clients have called upon Ripple Effects Interactives expertise in Web site design, online marketing, multimedia development, application development, content management and universal ADA accessibility.

We were very fortunate last year to have clients that understood the value of using the Internet as a marketing channel, and their commitment really helped us persevere through some tough economic times," said Louis Malafarina, chief executive officer at Ripple Effects Interactive. The amount of business weve won this year, and the overall climate of our industry, tells us weve turned a corner and solidified our position as an agency with nowhere to go but up."

The Advertising Age annual list is based on interactive marketing revenues in the previous year. Other firms sharing the distinction include Digitas, Carat Interactive, SBI.Razorfish and Modem Media. Last year, Ripple Effects Interactive was ranked as the 46th largest agency in the U.S.

Ripple Effects Interactive is a premier interactive agency that partners with clients to create innovative online marketing campaigns. Located in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Ripple Effects Interactive features a team of more than 40 interactive specialists. Since 1998 the agency has worked with government, education and large corporate clients, including the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GlaxoSmithKline, Carnegie Mellon University, Johnson & Johnson and Coca-Cola. Ripple Effects Interactive has built a reputation for high-quality work, winning more than 90 industry awards in the past three years alone, including the prestigious ID Magazine Gold Award for Web Site Design, as well as a London International Advertising Award. For more background, visit www.RippleEffectsInteractive.com.

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