Appsnack, the Exponential-owned mobile advertising provider that launched less than a year ago, today announced the company was selected as winner and recipient of the 2013 “Next Big Digital Start-up” award from the San Francisco Bay Area Innovation Group, known as sfBIG.

Since 2004, sfBIG has been bringing brands, agencies and publishers together for networking and educational events. The sfBIG Big Star Awards honor notable media companies and people in the Bay Area community – an area well-known for its competitive digital and technology innovators. Appsnack was announced as the “Next Big Digital Start-Up” on Thursday, April 25, at sfBIG’s annual Big Star Awards ceremony.

Sandy Shanman, general manager, Appsnack said: “We are honored to receive this recognition, and also wish to congratulate our fellow industry winners. The Bay Area digital market is extremely competitive, and we are thrilled to have been acknowledged among our colleagues and partners. We created Appsnack to help agencies and brands deliver engaging app-like creative experiences across mobile and tablet. Fortunately, this recognition reinforces how our start-up is driven by the right goal. At Appsnack, we understand how crucial it is to provide advertisers with intelligent solutions in the competitive mobile space.”