2017 Content Marketing Awards Top Prize Winners Announced Live at #CMWorld

CLEVELAND, Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Content Marketing Institute (CMI), just awarded the top four winners in their prestigious 2017 Content Marketing Awards program during their annual Content Marketing Awards ceremony live at the 2017 Content Marketing World Conference and Expo in Cleveland, Ohio.   

The Project of the Year, Agency of the Year (for both large and small agencies), and Content Marketer of the Year winners were announced in front of more than 3,500 attendees at #CMWorld, the largest content marketing event in the world. The Content Marketing Awards is the largest and longest-running international content marketing awards program in the world. The 2017 awards are sponsored by Hightail.

Here are the 2017 top prize winners:

• Content Marketing Agency of the Year (Less than 100 Employees) : Imprint, New York City, New York.
• Content Marketing Agency of the Year (More than 100 Employees) : PACE, Greensboro, North Carolina.
• Project of the Year: Frontline Education's Content Marketing Program produced by Frontline Education.
• Content Marketer of the Year: Paolo Mottola, Jr., Managing Editor, REI Co-op.

While these are the winners of the top four Content Marketing Award prizes, there were also 93 individual category winners that were announced in late July.  There were more than 1,100 entries to this year's awards and a panel of all-star judges chose the "best of the best" in content marketing excellence recognizing all aspects of content marketing, from strategy to distribution, and from editorial to design.

View the full list of 2017 winners here: http://contentmarketingawards.com/2017-winners/

"It's truly a privilege to recognize and honor all the hard work by the winners who are achieving content marketing success for their organizations and clients," says Stephanie Stahl, general manager, Content Marketing Institute. "The 2017 top prize winners are making a mark in the industry as true innovators, leading the way in content marketing excellence and distinction."

The 2018 Content Marketing Awards program will open in February 2018. Brand marketers and agencies can visit the website to be notified when next year's program opens. http://contentmarketingawards.com/

About Content Marketing Institute
Content Marketing Institute is the leading global content marketing education and training organization, teaching enterprise brands how to attract and retain customers through compelling, multichannel storytelling. CMI's Content Marketing World event, the largest content marketing-focused event, is held every September in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, and the Intelligent Content Conference event is held every spring. CMI publishes the bi-monthly magazine Chief Content Officer, and provides strategic consulting and content marketing research for some of the best-known brands in the world. Watch this video to learn more about CMI.  Content Marketing Institute is organised by UBM plc. UBM is the largest pure-play B2B Events organiser in the world. Our 3,750+ people, based in more than 20 countries, serve more than 50 different sectors. Our deep knowledge and passion for these sectors allow us to create valuable experiences which enable our customers to succeed. Please visit www.ubm.com for the latest news and information about UBM.