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Minnesota-based marketing agency AIMCLEAR won seven awards, including Best Small Integrated Agency, at the 2024 U.S. Search Awards, the nation’s top contest for search-based integrated marketing.
The awards were:
. Best Small Integrated Search Agency, AIMCLEAR’s ninth consecutive award in this category
. Best Use of Search in B2BSEOfor work that helped a provider of first-responder technology reach more clients
. Best Use of Search in Health for growing a specialized health company’s marketing
. Best Use of Social Media in a Search Campaign for helping a sports apparel company grow sales
. Best Use of Data PPC for groundbreaking work generating leads and in-store traffic for a cabinet manufacturer
. Best SEO Campaign (Silver Award) for additional work assisting the provider of first-responder technology
. Best Use of Search in B2BPPC(Silver Award) for business-building work with a public safety company
The recognitions continue AIMCLEAR’s strong performance in the U.S. Search Awards, the nation’s most competitive contest for paid and organic search conversion, data, public relations, programmatic media and other communication channels. Search is the dominant mechanism for connecting businesses with audiences to achieve brand and sales goals.
“We’re pleased about the diversity of citations—a sure sign of a deeply integrated agency,” said Marty Weintraub, who founded the agency in 2007 in Duluth. “From paid and organic search to social, data, communications and PR, we’re honored that our industry recognized AIMCLEAR for our integrated capabilities. We're proud of our roots and the privilege of being worldwide ambassadors for Duluth and Minnesota.”
AIMCLEAR accepted the awards on Oct. 30 during the U.S. Search Awards banquet at the Tribeca Rooftop + 360 events venue in New York City.
In the 12 years of the U.S. Search Awards, AIMCLEAR has won 38 U.S. Search Awards, more than any other agency.
Also on Oct. 30 in New York, Ragan Communications honored AIMCLEAR Chief Marketing Officer Amanda Farley as one of its Top Women in Marketing. The award celebrates exceptional individuals at any career stage who transform brands, break barriers and propel the marketing profession forward. Ragan provides professional development, training and intelligence to communicators, marketers, HR professionals and business leaders worldwide.
“We’ve always known Amanda as a visionary marketer and leader,” Weintraub said. “We’re pleased to see our industry recognize her with this award.”
AIMCLEAR elevates brands with work at the confluence of digital, AI and human brilliance. We ensure client success by melding vision with paid and organic marketing, SEO, technology, data, content creation, public relations and media relations.
AIMCLEAR works on behalf of clients across the country and around the world from offices in Duluth, the Twin Cities, Detroit and Kansas City.
Overnight ramp/lane closures at Twin Ports Interchange in Duluth
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will close the southbound ramp from I-35 to the I-535 Blatnik Bridge and restrict lanes on southbound I-35 overnight in Duluth.
. Southbound I-35 to southbound I-535 (Blatnik Bridge) will close from 9 p.m. on Nov. 5, to 5 a.m. on Nov. 6, and then again from 9 p.m. on Nov. 6, to 5 a.m. on Nov. 7.
. During the same times, I-35 southbound will be reduce to one lane from Mesaba Avenue to 27th Avenue West.
These overnight closures are needed for sign installation as part of the TPI project.
