Judges from the IAB, Google, GroupM and other Industry Heavyweights Selected Candidates from Pool of Nominees; Voting for Final Winners Open Until April 4  

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – March 6, 2015 – Accelerize (OTCQB: ACLZ) (OTCBB: ACLZ) and its digital marketing software division CAKE, today announced that CAKE has been shortlisted for the Performance Marketing Awards 2015. Hosted by PerformanceIN, a leading online media company and global publication for performance marketing news, the awards recognize outstanding contributors to the industry across a broad range of categories, including Best Performance Marketing Agency, Best Managed Affiliate Program, Best Paid Search Campaign and more. CAKE was nominated in the Industry Choice of Partner category for its SaaS-based solutions for tracking, attributing and optimizing the performance of digital marketing spend.

The unveiling of the Performance Marketing Awards finalists kicks off the start of the voting period for both the Industry Choice of Partner and Hotshot Rising Star award categories. Advertisers, publishers networks, partners and other industry stakeholders can cast a vote for CAKE through this link: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2018699/Industry-Choice-of-Partner-Voting-2015. The voting period is open until April 4, 2015.

“CAKE is delighted to be recognized by the industry for our marketing technology and honored to be in the company of the creative and innovative businesses that have made the Performance Marketing Awards shortlist,” said Santi Pierini, CAKE President and Chief Operating Officer of Accelerize.

Shortlist candidates for the Performance Marketing Awards were selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants by a judging panel made up of experts from a variety of businesses and organizations active in the digital marketing industry, including Arcadia, Google, Hotels.com, the IAB, GroupM and more. Final winners will be announced at the Performance Marketing Awards on April 28, 2015 at the Grosvenor House Hotel located on Park Lane, London.