Ethinos Digital Marketing Wins The Manthan Award South Asia and Pacific, Digital Inclusion for Development, 2013!

Online, December 23, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Ethinos was declared winner of the Manthan Award South Asia and Pacific, Digital Inclusion for Development, 2013. The winners of the Manthan Award were declared in a glittering ceremony held in Delhi, on the 05th and 6th December, 2013.

The Manthan Award is a first of its kind award, launched in 2004, that recognizes the best use of internet and communication technology and digital tools to create a holistic and comprehensive impact on people. The focus is less on technology, and more on a creative use that resonates with the people.

Ethinos won the award for its campaign, India Cheers Loud and Clear; which met the dual objectives of promoting the Olympic Games 2012 and the Indian athletes participating, as well as building awareness and support for Olympic Gold Quest, the NGO whose initiative it was. Apart from winning the Manthan Award South Asia and Asia Pacific, the campaign was also a finalist for the Manthan Award for Social Media and Empowerment in India.

"Ethinos has always been a very pro-active social media partner, understood Olympic Gold Quest's requirements perfectly, and delivered results that have truly made an impact. I am really happy to see our teamwork get its due recognition", said Viren Rasquinha, CEO, Olympic Gold Quest, on winning the award.

The awards ceremony was also accompanied by a series of sessions that aimed at sharing relevant, useful information about using the internet and online tools; and their use across sectors like tourism, education, healthcare, agriculture and ecology, and many others. The session on 'Digitally Enabled Practices for Culture, Tourism, Entertainment, and Games; saw Siddharth Hegde, Managing Director, Ethinos Digital Marketing present some best practices and insights for promoting sports and events on social media. He shared his key learnings from the India Cheers Loud and Clear campaign, which could be adapted and applied to social media activities for other business verticals too.

"Being personally interested in sports and technology, and having a young team that shares the passion for sports; this campaign was as much pleasure as hard work. It's great to win the Manthan Award and interact with like-minded professionals working towards making digital marketing more human, and accessible to a wider community of people than it addresses today. I look forward to many more milestones with Olympic Gold Quest," says Siddharth Hegde, Managing Director, Ethinos Digital Marketing, while talking about their winning campaign.

About Manthan Award:
Manthan Award is a first of its kind initiative to recognize the BEST use of ICT and digital tools to create holistic and comprehensive impact on people. Manthan Award is less about technology and digital media but more about the right use of the digital and technological tools. It (http://www.manthanaward.org) was launched on 10th October '2004, by Digital Empowerment Foundation in partnership with World Summit Award, Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India, and various other stakeholders like similar organisations engaged in promoting digital content inclusiveness in the whole of South Asian & Asia Pacific nation for development.

About Ethinos Digital Marketing
Ethinos Digital Marketing is a full service digital marketing agency with a unique, hands-on approach to help clients with solutions in all areas of digital marketing including Strategy and Media Planning, Social Media, Branding and Design, Search and ORM, Mobile and Emerging Media, and Content Services.

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