July 6, 2005 - Courtesy of Online Video Service, Senator Patty Murray’s Golden Tennis Shoe Awards was accessible live over the internet for the first time in it's eight year history. The event at Seattle’s Westin Hotel recognized three outstanding Washington State citizens and also featured guest speaker Hillary Rodham Clinton. The show was the most successful to date.

The decision to webcast the awards in addition to having a traditional live audience created several opportunities for the campaign. One such opportunity was drawing a significant live audience. Murray released press releases of the webcast to news sources across the nation generating support both locally and nationwide. The webcast was able to bring the event to hundreds of viewers watching from environments such as home, work, and school. Additionally, the Murray made the event accessible on-demand over their website for additional post viewing.

Murray capitalized on having a large viewing audience as an opportunity to raise funds and gain additional support. Using the OVS Branded Viewer®, viewers were given the opportunity to contribute funds while watching the event. This raised valuable campaign funds for Murray, funds that would have been absent without the webcast.

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