Entries are closed

The Bees Awards - 1st international social media marketing awards - is now closed for entries! An international jury composed by leading experts will grant recognition to world's best social media marketing work. Winners will be announced on May 24, 2012.

Last Year Winners

Best Use of Micro-blogging Platform Chinese Forest Gump Weber Shandwick (China)	Best Use of Social Media Platform Fiat Mio AgênciaClick Isobar (Brazil)	Best Use of Mobile Red Quest Grape (Russia)
Best Relationship with Blogs Microsoft’s Geek Network JWT New York (US)	Best Crisis Management 2010 Census Issues Management Weber Shandwick (US)	Best Reputation Management Vac from the Sea Prime (Sweden)
Best Engagement with Customers Pepsi Refresh Project OMD (US)	Best Use of Alternative Tools Mitsubishi Live Drive 180 LA (US)	Best Social CRM Hendricks Gin Social CRM 2011 LBi London (UK)
Best Marketing Within Social Games Red Quest Grape (Russia)	Best Branded Viral Video Dulux Let’s Colour Euro RSCG London (UK)	Best Student Work Balls of Pride Miami Ad School, Brooklyn (US)
Best Student Brief Dreaming in a Foreign Language Media Design School (NZ)	Best Social Media Marketing Theory The Seven Myths of Hyper-Social Organizations Francois Gossieaux (US)	Best Use of Analytic Tools The Dell Listening & Command Center Dell (US)
Best Innovation Mitsubishi Live Drive 180 LA (US)	Best Copywriting Prius Goes Plural Saatchi & Saatchi LA (US)	Best Art Direction Dulux Let’s Colour Euro RSCG London (UK)
Best Campaign Red Quest Grape (Russia)	Agency of the Year Evolution Bureau (US) Evolution Bureau (US)	Client of the Year Toyota Toyota

Winners have been announced on May 3, 2011. 74% of entries came from large brands. 33 countries participated. mall and large agencies participated equally.

Bees developed a well coded communication system to make their collective intelligence greater than each individual’s one. Like bees, social media is all about collective communication which calls for a new marketing expertise. The Bee Awards reward this new expertise.