2011 Winners

After receiving 3 times the numbers of entries expected, The Bees Awards are happy to announce their 2011 winners. For their 2nd Edition, The Bees Awards received entries from 33 countries (21 had participated on the 2010 edition). The quality of work this year was extremely impressive which made the judging quite interesting for our 20 world experts. The list of nominees and winners announced today represents work that is exceptional and is considered as the World's Best in Social Media Marketing.

Scroll down to see the work from all of our outstanding nominees in all 23 categories.

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

The Bees Awards - 1st international social media marketing awards - launch their 3rd edition and are now open for entries! You are kindly invited to participate now in the competition and submit your best social media marketing work. The deadline of entry is on April 4, 2012 (midnight, Pacific Standard Time). Winners will be announced on May 24, 2012. Communication firms, advertising agencies, consultants, and brands - large or small - are strongly & swiftly invited to participate.