Google™ Honors Cox Media Group with a Premier SMB Partner Award in the Highest Customer Satisfaction Category

Cox Media Group named as the No. 2 Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner in North America for Customer Satisfaction

ATLANTA, Feb. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Media Group (CMG), a leader in the integration of broadcast, print, and local digital marketing, today announced that the company placed second for the 2015 Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner Award for Highest Customer Satisfaction.

CMG was selected to receive the award at the recent Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner Summit in Mountain View, Calif., in recognition of the company's industry-leading focus on advertiser satisfaction. This award comes just three years after CMG introduced its Local Solutions™ digital branding on behalf of its radio, television, and newspaper properties in 18 local markets across the U.S. The Highest Customer Satisfaction Award was based on the feedback of CMG's small and medium-size business customers in those cities.

"Cox Media Group continues to be the go-to, trusted marketing experts by our advertising customers, and our digital solutions are delivering ROI and results for our clients," said Jesse McCambridge, CMG's Sr. Director of Digital Solutions. "We're honored to be recognized with the Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner Award for Highest Customer Satisfaction. Our relentless focus on marketing excellence, customer service and delivering results for our advertising customers is represented with this award. We would like to thank our valued clients and our dedicated team of digital marketing experts that have made this possible."

"The Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner Program was created to help small- and-medium-sized businesses who don't have the time or resources to manage their advertising campaigns," says Ben Wood, head of Google's Americas channel sales partnerships. "Our PSP partners like CMG offer expertise, experience, and end-to-end customer service so business owners can focus on running their businesses."

About the Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner Program:
The Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner Program (PSP) connects Google's trusted and experienced AdWords partners with small- and medium-sized businesses that want expert help in creating, managing and optimizing their online advertising campaigns. In addition to in-depth AdWords expertise, PSP partners provide full-service campaign management, detailed reporting, one-on-one customer support and broad marketing guidance to help advertisers make the most of their campaigns.

Premier SMB Partners meet Google's highest standards and criteria for qualification, transparency, and customer service, which includes completing extensive Google product and account management training. This ensures they can provide small businesses with the most effective AdWords advertising solutions.

For more information about the Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner program, visit: http://www.google.com/ads/premiersmbpartner/

About Cox Media Group:
Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of CoxReps. Additionally, CMG owns Cox Target Media, which operates Valpak, one of North America's leading direct marketing companies, and Savings.com, a leading destination for online coupon codes and grocery deals. The company's operations currently include 14 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 60 radio stations, seven daily newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. CMG currently operates in more than 20 media markets and reaches approximately 52 million Americans weekly, including more than 31 million TV viewers, more than 3.5 million print and online newspaper readers, and more than 14 million radio listeners. For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.

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For further information: Andy McDill, (678) 645-0439, Andy.McDill@coxinc.com