NURUN Ranked Among the Top Interactive Agencies in North America and Europe
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--MARCH 13, 2002 - 14:13 EST NURUN Inc. (TSE:IFN) has been recognized as one of the premier international interactive agencies, with a strong showing in the prestigious Adweek.com ranking, as well as recent recognition from the Quebec financial community, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris.
The Adweek.com site recently published a ranking of the 50 top North American based interactive agencies. NURUN was listed 13th in this prestigious survey and represents the sole Canadian-owned company to rank in this interactive vanguard.
Also in North America, NURUN was selected as one of the Top 10 publicly traded Quebec companies, alongside a number of renowned corporations. This selection was based on several factors including innovation, vision, and quality of services. A select committee of four security analysts in Quebec participated in this evaluation, together with 11,000 investors who voted online for the top companies. This honor was highlighted by the Honorable Pauline Marois, Quebec Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance during the 3rd Gala of the finance industry, held in Montreal on January 24, 2002.
Finally, NURUN France was recently awarded the Grand Prize in the multimedia category as part of the Grands Prix Top Com Corporate Business 2002. This prize was conferred for the loreal.com site and, more broadly, for Groupe L'Oreal's corporate Internet strategy. In addition, the loreal.com site received the Top Com d'Or award for best Web design. These awards were among the 27 prizes issued by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris.
NURUN inc.
NURUN Inc. (TSE:IFN), a subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc., is a leading global network developing interactive, customer relationship and data management strategies designed to support multi-channel sales and marketing activities. NURUN inc. employs approximately 925 professionals throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and South America.
More information about NURUN can be found at www.nurun.com.
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