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The WOMMY Awards celebrate word of mouth marketing. The WOMMYs give companies big and small the opportunity to compete against some the brightest and most influential brands in the world.

CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 09/06/12 -- The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) is proud to announce that Google, Whole Foods, 3M, Pepsi, and McDonald's will serve as a judge for the 2012 WOMMY Awards Competition. Other prominent brand marketers that will judge the best word of mouth and social media marketing case studies of 2012 include AT&T, MasterCard, Procter & Gamble, Dell, Hershey's, and Heinz.

"The prestigious WOMMY Awards are made possible by this incredible list of judges who are donating their time and expertise," said Suzanne Fanning, President of WOMMA. "These folks are excelling in our field at the highest level, and we are honored to have them working with WOMMA to identify the most outstanding case studies in word of mouth and social media marketing for 2012."

The WOMMYs give companies the opportunity to compete against some the brightest and most innovative brands in the world. Any marketer, brand or partner that has leveraged the word of mouth medium and implemented a great idea that has made a business impact is encouraged to submit.

The 2012 WOMMY Awards is divided into eight categories. Those categories and judges include:

Introduction Award: Best word of mouth communication program to introduce new products/services

•Joshua Karpf: Director of Digital, Pepsi •Beletra Atwaters: Manager of U.S. Comm., McDonald's •David Armano: EVP, Edelman •Victor Lee: VP, Hasbro •Matt Moller: Dir. Digital Engagement, Samsung •Robert Ricci: GSVP, Marina Maher •Allison Kronick: Global Relation, Google •Beletra Atwaters: Comm. Manager, McDonald's •Christine Morrison: Sr. Social Media Manager, Intuit •Sharyn Smith: Director of Social Media and Performance, The Soup

Momentum Award: Best word of mouth program to juice existing products/services

•Anna Lingeris: Manager, Global PR & Consumer Engagement, Hershey •Gerard Babitts: Group Leader, Heinz •Paul Rand: President and CEO, Zocalo Group •Asit Gupta: CEO, Advocacy WOM Ltd •Stephanie Agresta: EVP, Weber Shandwick •Peter Storck: SVP, HouseParty •Jason Lankow: CEO, Column Five Media