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2018 Hashtag Award Winners Announced as part of SocialWest Kickoff2nd Annual #HashtagAwards were presented to celebrate accomplishments in digital media excellence CALGARY, June 14, 2018 /CNW/ - Winners of the 2nd Annual Hashtag Awards (#HashtagAwards) were named tonight as part of the SocialWest Opening Bash, which took place at Hudson in downtown Calgary. The Awards celebrate individuals and organizations who excel in digital marketing and social media across Western Canada and the territories. Winners were revealed to a crowd of close to 400 people. Award winners, honourable mentions and finalists included: Best Use of Social Media: Non-Profit Tourism Calgary with Destination Think! - WINNER Best Use of Social Media: Business DDB Edmonton, for Champion Pet Foods - WINNER Best Social Media Campaign "IBS Clinical Trial Recruitment Campaign" by Habit, for Northern Alberta Clinical Trials + Research Centre - WINNER Social Agency of the Year DDB Edmonton - WINNER Community Manager of the Year Sarah Lamoureux, Theatre Calgary - WINNER The nomination process started in April this year. There was no cost for applicants to participate in the awards, and nominations were open for companies and individuals from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, as well as the territories of Yukon, NWT and Nunavut. The Awards were part of the kickoff for the 2018 SocialWest conference, taking place June 14 and 15 at Cineplex Odeon Eau Claire Theatres in downtown Calgary. Key sponsors of SocialWest 2018 include ATB, Vog App Developers, Bow Valley College, Calgary Public Library, Calgary Foundation, CISION, Northweather, Full Swing Productions, Four20 Premium Market, In Front Marketing, Truebüch Kombucha, The Promo Addict, Big Rock Brewery, Fiasco, Boom Goes the Drum, SOS Charging Solutions, Red Arrow, Shareworthy Content Lab, Proshow Audiovisual, Neil Zeller Photography, Sheraton Suites Calgary, Openhwy and car2go. For more information, please visit www.hashtagawards.ca and www.socialwest.ca. About SocialWest and the Hashtag Awards SOURCE Social West |