SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Revinate, the leading provider of social media and online reputation management solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnMedia Top 100 winners. Inclusion in the OnMedia 100 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. Revinate was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

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Revinate and the OnMedia Top 100 Companies will be honored at AlwaysOn's OnMedia NYC event on February 22st, 2012, at the Time Warner Center.

This two-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities in the marketing, branding, advertising, and public relations industries.

"The make-up of OnMedia 100 represents forward-thinking media companies in a year charged with disruptive change. The emergence of Web-fueled TV and the explosive growth of smartphones and tablets are challenging the media world to transform itself into a global, consumer-focused industry. Coupled with the socialization of everything, this year's digital media and entertainment startups are boldly charging into future, ready to reinvent the establishment with new, invigoration products and services," says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "Web analytics are now embracing a social world, providing marketing and advertising companies with the targeted data that delivers on the promise of reaching consumers with meaningful, actionable messages."

The OnMedia 100 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2012 list.

Designed to meet the unique needs of the hospitality industry, Revinate is a software platform that tames and demystifies the all-important realm of social media by monitoring all online reviews and mentions of an individual property, restaurant or brand. Revinate gives owners and employees the chance to turn user-generated feedback into opportunities to delight guests, as well as the data they need to implement operational improvements. Unlike basic monitoring tools, which focus only on the individual-property level, Revinate provides the business intelligence and solutions that can be used by management companies and entire brands to drive measurable results.

A full list of all the OnMedia Top 100 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at:

http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2012-OnMedia-100-Top-Private-Companies

"I am incredibly proud that AlwaysOn has selected Revinate as an OnMedia Top 100 Winner," says Jay Ashton, Co-Founder and CEO of Revinate. "In the two years that we have been selling our software service into the hospitality vertical, we have seen incredible progress in the way that hotels and restaurants are adapting to social media and innovative new technology. As a result, they are able to reach customers and provide better service than was ever possible before. We look forward to helping our customers continue to drive sales and raise the bar when it comes to service and loyalty," Ashton added.

About Revinate

With user generated content and reviews increasing in both number and importance, hotel and restaurant owners and operators have a simple choice: either ignore the cacophony of social media and hope for the best or proactively track and manage what is being said online in a way that deepens customer relationships, strengthens brands and boosts revenue. If you opt for the latter, then Revinate's user-friendly software platform, custom-designed for the unique needs of the hospitality industry, is an irreplaceable tool. Revinate's powerful technology monitors all of the important social media venues - including Twitter, Facebook and TripAdvisor - and provides instant alerts whenever your property or brand is mentioned. With information comes power: in this case, the power to please a disgruntled customer, monitor the competition and set yourself apart when it comes to guest satisfaction and loyalty. Based in San Francisco, Revinate counts the world's leading hospitality brands as clients. To learn more, please visit www.revinate.com

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network. In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn's preeminent executive event series includes the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit, OnMedia, OnHollywood, IMPACT Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic, Venture Summit East, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, OnMobile, and GoingGreen Silicon Valley. The AlwaysOn network and live event series continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers like no other media brand.

Media Contact: Michelle Wohl Revinate, 415.290.3707, michelle@revinate.com

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