Zinio Honored as “Consumer Choice - Best Global App” at 2012 Online Marketing Summit
Zinio Honored as “Consumer Choice - Best Global App” at 2012 Online Marketing Summit
Top-Grossing Digital Magazine App for iPad and Android Unlocks Content, Thrills Consumers around the World
San Diego – Feb. 8, 2012 – Zinio, the world's largest and most popular global magazine newsstand, has received the “Consumer Choice - Best Global App” award from the Online Marketing Institute (OMI) at the 2012 Online Marketing Summit (OMS) event in San Diego. The accolade recognizes Zinio for its’ ability to exceed consumer expectations through intuitive and innovative user experiences on the Internet, through mobile marketing and within the app ecosystem.
“We are constantly listening to our Zinio users for feedback and input, so this award is especially important as a reflection directly from them,” said Jeanniey Mullen, global executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Zinio. “We aim to design an intuitive experience for our consumers, and have a series of innovative enhancements coming to market this year - many directly the result of consumer feedback and interest.”
Magazine fans crave more than just covers. Zinio’s digital ecosystem empowers enjoyment of the stories inside the covers. Boasting a library of more than 5,000 top consumer magazines, in 33 languages, visitors can feed their passions by searching for the categories of content they love and read key articles for free. This unprecedented access positions Zinio as the consumer choice leader for digital and mobile content consumption, connection and distribution.
“The annual OMS event celebrates the creative minds and companies in online marketing,” said Aaron Kahlow, founder and CEO of the Online Marketing Institute. “Zinio sets the bar for creating ultimate consumer experience and keeps pushing our collective industry forward. We are thrilled that consumers have awarded them as 2012 ‘Consumer Choice - Best Global App.’”
Using its UNITY™ platform, Zinio serves tens of millions of digital magazines each month to avid fans around the world, across multiple platforms. Zinio remains focused on ubiquity, giving consumers access to magazine content both on and offline on PCs, Macs, and iOS, WebOS and Android smartphones and tablets.
An engaging and innovative digital version of the OMI’s best stories and articles is expected to be available on the Zinio platform in the near future.
Zinio for iOS is available for free in the iTunes Store.
Zinio for Android is available for free in Android Market or the Amazon AppStore for Android.
Zinio for PC/MAC is available for free at Zinio.
About the Online Marketing Institute
Online Marketing Institute (OMI) offers an educational environment that facilitates incredible learning, networking and collaboration opportunities amongst marketers, executives and digital professionals. OMI is singularly committed to its mission to educate marketers on the emerging best practices of online marketing through a professional development conference and exhibition. For more information, visit www.onlinemarketinginstitute.org.
About Zinio
Zinio is where the world reads, explores and interacts with the largest selection of magazines across today’s most popular devices. News may break elsewhere, but stories live on Zinio. No other platform provides global access to thousands of magazine titles covering every major genre, industry, specialty and hobby. Zinio users download millions of magazine issues a month in 33 languages and 20 currencies – from almost every major global publisher. The company is the leader in digital and mobile content consumption, connection, and distribution. Zinio users can easily search stories and topics that they are passionate about, share with friends, save and curate content, shop for products, and store all of their favorite magazines in Zinio across all of their favorite devices. Founded in 2001 and privately held, Zinio is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, London, Paris, Barcelona and Taipei. For more information, please visit www.zinio.com, or follow us on Twitter at @Zinio.
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Contact:
Jeanniey Mullen
Zinio
646-216-2629
JMullen@zinio.com
Laura Klang-Glienna
Zeno Group for Zinio
310-566-2288
laura.kg@zenogroup.com
