NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Oct 29, 2015) - The 5^th annual Searchie awards were announced in New York City this week, recognizing ten brands and agencies for excellence in digital marketing. The Searchie awards, covering a range of digital marketing categories like innovation and global search engine optimization (SEO), were awarded during the Conductor C3 event, an industry conference focused on organic marketing and web presence management.

"These companies are pioneering the next generation of digital marketing. They empower their customers to solve problems and learn new skills. They are improving the way people buy, learn and connect online while also achieving their marketing goals," said Seth Besmertnik, Conductor CEO. "The Searchies are designed to recognize the customer-first marketers who have innovated in our industry and invisibly made consumers' online lives easier."

The 2015 Searchie Award winners are:
Best in Class - Dell Software
Best in Class: Agency - Seer
Excellence in Web Presence Management - Dominion Enterprises
Global SEO Award - Danaher
Most Innovative - EducationDynamics
Excellence in Team Enablement - Canon
Web Presence Management Evangelist Award - Frank Pipolo, Bisk Education
Searchlight Power User Award - Ren Lacerda, Wakefly
Searchlight Agency Partner Excellence Award - MoreVisibility
Rookie of the Year - Stage Stores

"We try our best to be agile and spend the cycles to understand prospects and customers; we can always gauge ourselves with internal results: KPIs, goals and business growth. But to be recognized by a technology partner -- by your industry -- that really is an honor and gives our team external validation," said Jamie Berger, senior manager, Digital Marketing at Dell. "The Searchie confirms our team is staying ahead of the curve, and affirms it's doing industry-leading work. The award also is a nice compass. In business and marketing, change is the only constant, and the Searchie reflects our work to march the business in the right direction."

"At Conductor, we're in the unique position of seeing hundreds of companies' strategies, campaigns, and marketing accomplishments. We choose the Searchie winners through our team of digital marketing experts, and a deep dive into the benchmarks of each vertical," said Eric Reisch, VP, Customer Success & Strategy, Conductor. "These awards distinguish the companies that truly stand out as exceptional, innovative, resourceful, and significantly exceed the norm in their market."

About Conductor

Conductor is the global leader in web presence management, enabling marketers to create great consumer experiences through digital marketing. The Conductor Searchlight platform transforms a brand's web presence in 'unpaid' channels, like organic search, content and social, into a powerful acquisition method that increases both traffic and revenue. The technology gathers data from the web to deliver insight into where a brand's content is getting discovered, how their competition is being found and the playbook needed to win more customers online. Conductors' 500+ customers include global brands like Citibank and FedEx, emerging leaders like Birchbox and Houzz, and leading agencies like iProspect and Acronym.

Conductor is #38 on Inc. Magazine's Fasting Growing Private Companies list and named by both Fortune Magazine and Crain's Best Places to Work in America.