2020 DAA Quantie Winners Announced
24 Finalists Also Honored
WAKEFIELD, Mass. – October 23, 2020 – The Digital Analytics Association (DAA) yesterday presented the 2020 Quantie Award to eight recipients at a virtual awards celebration celebration, in conjunction with the annual DAA OneConference national conference.
The DAA Quantie Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the field of digital analytics, with eight categories that acknowledge top individuals, companies and teams.
In addition to the eight winners, 24 finalists were also recognized. The award categories, winners and finalists are:
Top Practitioner
Winner: Matt Wolf, CommonSpirit Health
Finalists:
- Cristie Reed, Thomson Reuters
- Michelle Serry, USAA
Best New Technology
Winner: Apollo by Search Discovery
Finalists:
- Predict ML by Tealium
- USAA-Claravine by USAA
Top Analytics Team
Winner: CXDI-O, GSK
Finalists:
- Lost Card Boyz, USAA
- Quickbooks Enterprise Team, Evolytics
Top Consultant
Winner: Andrea Littles, MRM
Finalists:
- Jim Bradley, Evolytics
- Simon Poulton, Wpromote
Top New Practitioner
Winner: Grant Sukchindasathien, Cloudera
Finalists:
- Wesley DeLuca, Comcast Business
- Cole Knaster, Comcast Business
- Najae Prelow, USAA
- Masixia Tao, Bell and Howell
Difference Maker
Winner: Kara Sewalk, Boston Children's Hospital
Finalists:
- Mai Alowaish, InfoTrust
- Nidhal Firoze, Course5i
- Jason Thompson, 33 Sticks
- Krissy Tripp, Evolytics
Top Agency (Small to Mid)
Winner: Evolytics
Finalists:
- Blast Analytics & Marketing
- Nabler
- Search Discovery
- Voltage
Top Agency (Large)
Winner: Neo Media World
Finalists:
- Bounteous
- MRM
- Tinuiti
- Wpromote
Finalists were determined earlier this year by a vote by the organization's membership. Four of the award recipients were selected by a panel of distinguished independent judges who represent all sectors of the digital analytics industry. The other four award recipients were selected by the DAA OneConference audience who voted to select the winners after they made their case via video during the OneConference for the award by demonstrating their work.
Two other awards were given at the event. The DAA President's Award, recognizing outstanding volunteer service to DAA in the past year, was given to Garrett Mark Scott, Data Strategy Manager, GSK for his volunteer work with DAA this past year. The Jim Sterne Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes long-term service and contributions to the industry of digital analytics and DAA was given to Amy Sample, Vice President, Business Intelligence, PBS.
Adobe was the title sponsor of the 2020 Quantie Awards.
"For the third year in a row, some of the best and brightest talent in the Analytics industry was on display at the 2020 Quantie Awards," said Jeff Allen, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Adobe Analytics, and DAA Board Member/Quantie Awards Chair. "On behalf of the Adobe Analytics team, I'm thrilled to congratulate this year's finalists and winners, who represent the leading edge of an industry striving to meet the insatiable demand for data-driven insights at the world's top organizations."
About the Digital Analytics Association (DAA)
The DAA is a not-for-profit, volunteer-powered association whose mission is advancing the use of data to understand and improve the digital world through professional development and community. The DAA vision is a better digital world through data.
The DAA was founded as the Web Analytics Association in 2004. The organization has more than 5,500 members around the world, representing a broad spectrum of expertise. For more information about the DAA, or to become a member, visit the DAA website at www.digitalanalyticsassociation.org.