Red Tricycle Announces Finalists of 3rd Annual Totally Awesome Awards
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 03, 2013 -- Over 10,000 families flexed their voting muscles in June and helped Red Tricycle—a digital media company that delivers local parenting news to families in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle—identify finalists in the Totally Awesome Awards 2013, a reader's choice recognition program to pick the best local parenting resources, as well as favorite kids brands, products and online resources.
Presented by zulily, the leading daily deals site for moms, babies and kids offering up to 70% off top brands alongside hard-to-find boutique brands, the Totally Awesome Awards include categories ranging from Best Kids Drop-Off Childcare and Best Doulas on the local level to Best Baby Essentials and Best Parenting Sites on the national level.
"Throughout the year we tell our readers about our picks and favorites. But the Totally Awesome Awards is a great way to let our hip mom and dad readers tell us about their favorite spots in their neighborhood and can’t-live-without brands and products," says Jacqui Boland, Founder and CEO of Red Tricycle.
"We have received thousands of nominations coming from all across the country and as a result, we have a really comprehensive list of finalists for this year’s voting. Combined with zulily’s engaged audience of moms and Red Tricycle’s dynamic set of loyal readers, once again we are getting ready to create the biggest buzz in the greater parenting space during the Totally Awesome Awards 2013 voting period. We are confident that at the end of the program we will have the most vetted and curated list of winners and Top Finalists in each category for active families."
The voting period runs from July 1, 2013 through August 15, 2013 and over 200,000 votes are expected to be cast for close to 10,000 businesses. The finalist with the most votes in each category will be selected as the winner (Most Awesome!) and all of the winners will be announced on September 1, 2013.
This year, in partnership with Zevia, the first and only brand focused on a great tasting, all natural, zero calorie soda sweetened with stevia, SmartyPants Vitamins, one of the first and only All-in-One gummy vitamins for kids,and UrbanSitter, an online service for parents and babysitters to connect through people they know, Red Tricycle will also host live events in 9 local markets to bring together local business owners and influencers to celebrate the winners of the Totally Awesome Awards.
To vote for a local business, product, service or online resource, visit awards.redtri.com now through August 15, 2013.
About Red Tricycle:
Founded in 2006, Red Tricycle (http://www.redtri.com) is a digital media company that provides authoritative, localized content (things to do, see, eat or buy with kids in a city) to its growing online community of busy urban moms through a variety of communication devices: email, website, social media, RSS, mobile. Their mission is simple: To help parents have more fun with their kids.
About SmartyPants:
SmartyPants are the makers of the first and only All-in-One gummy vitamin. A Venice, CA based company, each of their great tasting gummies contain a full multivitamin + over 100% RDI Omega3s and Vitamin D. Created by families and endorsed by leading health practitioners, the SmartyPants line of easy to chew vitamins are free of artificial flavors, colors, preservatives and use only organic sweeteners-- no high fructose corn syrup. SmartyPants are also gluten and casein-free. Through their partnership with Vitamin Angels, SmartyPants makes a matching 1-for-1 nutrient grant to a child in need for every bottle sold. For more information, please visit http://SmartyPantsVitamins.com.
About UrbanSitter
An online service for parents and babysitters to connect through people they know, UrbanSitter makes booking a trusted babysitter as easy as making dinner reservations. The site enables parents to search, book and review trusted babysitters within minutes. Headquartered in San Francisco, UrbanSitter was founded by a group of Internet veterans who wanted to use technology to power a faster, more personal babysitting service. For more information or to sign up, visit http://www.urbansitter.com.
About Zevia:
Zevia believes in smarter soda choices. Founded in 2007, Zevia was the first zero calorie soda sweetened with stevia. The brand is on a mission to provide soft drink lovers a smarter soda option containing no sugar and no artificial sweeteners. All 15 flavors of Zevia contain all natural ingredients and are certified Vegan, Kosher and Gluten-Free. Zevia Zero Calorie Soda is sold at more than 16,000 grocery, natural and specialty food stores in the United States and Canada. Find out more at http://www.zevia.com.
About zulily
zulily (http://www.zulily.com) is the leading daily deals site for moms, babies and kids. Membership is free and zulily sales launch daily, filled with quality clothing, toys, décor and more. Nationalbrands are offered alongside boutique brands, giving moms the chance to outfit their families with unique finds. Launched in 2010, zulily has become a shopping destination for moms. zulily is headquartered in Seattle with offices in Reno, Columbus and London.
Jacqui Boland, Red Tricycle Inc., http://www.redtri.com, (415) 275-1596, [email protected]
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