Winning bid | Kennebunk firm Digital Research beats out eBay for a coveted innovation award

Going up against a company as well-known as eBay for an award could tempt a business owner to adopt a "maybe next year" mentality.

Not so for Jane Mount, director of research services for Digital Research Inc. The Kennebunk-based marketing research company had, after all, been a finalist twice before, in 1999 and 2003, for a prestigious EXPLOR Award, which honors technology innovation in marketing research. The third time proved to be a charm, as DRI beat out eBay and ANZ, New Zealan ...