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Websrefresh, led by Nimesh Dinubhai, wins at the Media Innovator Awards

Ed Brock
By Ed BrockAug 20, 2020
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Ed Brock is an award-winning journalist who has worked for various U.S. newspapers and magazines, including with American City & County magazine, a national publication based in Atlanta focused on city and county government issues. He is currently assistant editor at Asian Hospitality magazine, the top U.S. publication for Asian American hoteliers. Originally from Mobile, Alabama, Ed began his career in journalism in the early 1990s as a reporter for a chain of weekly newspapers in Baldwin County, Alabama. After a stint teaching English in Japan, Ed returned to the U.S. and moved to the Atlanta area where he returned to journalism, coming to work at Asian Hospitality in 2016.
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Asian American owned Websrefresh has won a pair of awards from the Media Innovator Awards program. The company, led by Nimesh Dinubhai, president and CEO, won “Best Hospitality Web Development Company” and “Game-changing Web Developer” for 2020.

The Media Innovator Awards program, sponsored by Corporate Vision Magazine, selects winners based on innovation and transformative work.

“We are always on our toes to provide top-notch services to the hospitality industry. We understand that in today’s competitive scenario, it is necessary to gain an online presence,” Dinubhai said. “Receiving these awards is an honor for us. We believe in continuous learning, and with every project accomplished, our team learns a new thing.”

Dinubhai started Websrefresh in 2003 in Phoenix, Arizona. It builds websites for hotels, hotel management companies and hospitality vendors. It provides online marketing, content writing and SEO, data analysis, social media, web security, eCommerce, mobile application development, hosting and photography and video production.

Last year, Websrefresh won for Full-Service Web Services Provider in the ACQ Global Awards. Dinubhai won the Gamechanger of the Year Award.

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