Acxiom(R) Named as Finalist in 2008 American Business Awards(sm)

  
    
  
  
    
      Leading global interactive marketing services company Acxiom® 
      Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM) has been named a finalist to six categories 
      in the 2008 American Business Awards.
    
    
      Hailed as “the business world’s 
      own Oscars,” the American Business Awards – 
      commonly known as “The Stevies” 
      – is the only national, all-encompassing 
      awards program honoring great performances in business.
    
    
      “Acxiom’s success 
      in the marketplace hinges in part on our ability to convey our value 
      proposition in a compelling, eye-catching and targeted way,” 
      said Rich Howe, Acxiom’s senior vice 
      president - marketing.
    
    
      More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually 
      every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 
      categories. Acxiom will be competing in the following six:
    
    
      
        Nominee: Acxiom Global Marketing Team; Category: Best Marketing 
        Organization/Department
      
      
        Nominee: Acxiom Corporation; Category: Best Marketing Campaign for 
        Launch of InfoBase-X
      
      
        Nominee: Marketing Services Leader Mimi S. San Pedro; Category: Best 
        Marketing Executive for Solidifying Global Company Brand
      
      
        Nominee: The New Acxiom.com; Category: Overall Design
      
      
        Nominee: Acxiom’s LoomingRevolution.com; 
        Category: Product Advertising
      
      
        Nominee: Acxiom Corporation; Category: Best Communications or PR 
        Campaign for Building Associate eXcitment
      
    
    
      “The nominations themselves are a testament 
      to our ability to promote ourselves. The fact that we are competing for 
      the awards alongside brands like Accenture, Akamai, EMC and Edelman 
      should signal our ability to compete with the best marketers in the 
      world,” Howe said.
    
    
      Award winners will be announced during the annual gala June 12 at the 
      Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Approximately 600 executives 
      from across the country are expected to attend. The ceremony will be 
      broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network and 
      hosted by Liz Claman of FOX Business Network.
    
    
      Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during 
      preliminary judging of applications in April through early May.
    
    
      Details about The American Business Awards and the list of finalists in 
      all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.
    
    
      About Acxiom Corporation
    
    
      At Acxiom, we make information intelligent for many of the world’s 
      leading and most dynamic companies, enabling them to acquire new 
      customers, retain their most valuable customers, communicate with 
      customers in the methods and times they prefer, and make profitable 
      marketing and business decisions. Acxiom’s 
      unmatched customer insight is achieved by blending the world’s 
      largest repository of consumer data, award-winning technology and 
      analytics, multi-channel expertise, privacy leadership, and superior 
      knowledge of a wide spectrum of industries. Founded in 1969, Acxiom 
      (Nasdaq: ACXM) is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, with locations 
      throughout the United States and Europe, and in Australia and China. For 
      more information about Acxiom, visit www.acxiom.com.
    
    
      About The Stevie Awards
    
    
      Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business 
      Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women 
      in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. 
      Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, 
      the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace 
      worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
    
    
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