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Two More Awards for Custom Media

Custom Media is delighted to announce that it has been honored by Top Digital Agency (TDA) with two major awards for Excellence in Copywriting and Graphic Design in 2018.

Custom Media is delighted to announce that it has been honored by Top Digital Agency (TDA) with two major awards for Excellence in Copywriting and Graphic Design in 2018.

Announcing the two awards to Custom Media, TDA said in a statement: “It was clear to all of us that there were agencies that put in the extra effort to distinguish themselves from the others on our platform. Your work was some of the highest quality on our platform, consistently, and we took notice.”

Custom Media President and Co-founder Robert Heldt said, “It’s a tremendous honor to be recognized for the great work our amazing creative teams do! Winning these two awards is a real shot in the arm, and motivates us to do even better to support our clients’ storytelling in an engaging way that attracts, retains and transfers their customers’ attention into measurable action.”

Custom Media Publisher Simon Farrell said: “My editors, writers and designers deserve a huge slap on the back for sheer professionalism and a strong sense of duty to their clients and colleagues. A big thank you and very well done to them all.”

A TDA press release said: “We are grateful that so many agencies have believed in the concept they are making a reality, and put the effort in for us to be able to even crown winners. All of those who have been awarded have truly earned their place as the best in their categories last year.”

To come up with the award winners, TDA performed weeks of data analysis and spent many hours in internal discussion. The expertise award winners were given to agencies that have shown that they deserved to be crowned as the best in their particular fields, according to the company.

It’s a tremendous honor to be recognized for
the great work our amazing creative teams do!
Robert Heldt
President and Co-founder
Custom Media

Custom Media is based in Tokyo and publishes The ACCJ Journal for the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, BCCJ ACUMEN for the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, and The Canadian for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

Custom Media also produces In Japan TV, an online channel featuring the latest in Japanese lifestyle and business such as culture, food, entertainment, sports and much more.

TDA is an online platform that connects companies with creative digital agencies around the world. It serves as a market where digital agencies can showcase their service and a space where companies can match themselves with the ideal digital agency to meet their needs. Award winners: https://topdigital.agency/2018-tda-agency-awards/

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