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Best Small Business Web site to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 19th Annual WebAward Competition

WebAward15 logoThe Web Marketing Association is looking for the best small business Websites in the world as part of their 19th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at the WebAward Web site. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including small business web sites, based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. The deadline for advertising web sites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2015.
“Small business marketing has been truly transformed by the Internet,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “A small business company’s websites can now allow that company to do business all over the world, if that website is effective. Having that aspect of your small business website reviewed is just one benefit of participating in the annual WebAward program. Being named an ‘award-winner’ can help with marketing as well”.

Web sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the advertising category is judged against other advertising entries in its industry category and then against an overall standard of excellence.

Here are the past Best Small Business Website WebAward winners:

Year  Winner Site Name
2014 screenagers 99 reasons why our website is not online yet
2013 DASH Co. DASH Co.
2012 My1Stop.com My1Stop.com – Printing Made Easy
2011 Overstock.com Overstock.com
2010 CityMax.com Small Business Website Builder
2009 Risdall Marketing Group Peter’s Body Shop Web Site Design
2008 Hong Kong Trade Development Council hktdc.com – The trusted online marketplace with third-party authentication
2007 dLife dLife Website
2006 BusinessWeek Online BusinessWeek Online – Small Biz
2005 Mediapulse, Inc. Stuart Row Landscapes, Inc.
2004 Gerard Konars Bridal and Formal, Inc. Website
2003 Byte Interactive Byte Interactive

All small business entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.

newtrophy_2015Small Business Websites wishing to be considered for the Best Small Business Website can submit their website for consideration at WebAward.org. Winners of a WebAward in the advertising and marketing categories will also receive:

  • Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
  • Increased visibility for their company
  • Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
  • A highlight for your resume.
  • Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers

The 2015 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, EContent Magazine, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.

About the WebAwards

The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help define the standard of excellence for online marketing. Our internationally known award programs, such as WebAward Competition for Website Development, Internet Advertising Competition and the MobileWebAwards, recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing the most effective online marketing programs on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from assessment of their marketing efforts by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented by being recognized as an award-winning web developer.

 

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Best Food and Beverage Websites to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 19th Annual WebAward Competition

WebAward15 logoThe Web Marketing Association is looking for the best food and beverage Websites in the world as part of their 19th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including food and beverage websites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for food and beverage websites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2015.
“Both the foods and the beverage industries are very competitive when it comes to Web development and companies can benefit from the independent evaluation of their online efforts,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “Food web sites are usually well designed and contain well-written content. Areas of improvement include innovation and use of technology. Beverage websites have traditionally been innovative and score high in design aspects.”

Web sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry is judged against other entries in its industry category and then against an overall standard of excellence.

All entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.

newtrophy_2015Winners of a WebAward in the food and beverage categories will also receive:

  • Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
  • Increased visibility for their company
  • Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
  • A highlight for your resume
  • Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers

Each year the Web Marketing Association names the best industry websites based on the scores submitted by the competition judges.

 

Recent winners of the Best Food Industry Web site include:
2014 – TBWA\Tequila\Johannesburg for McDonalds Monopoly

2013 – SapientNitro for President’s Choice Digital – Insider’s Report

2012 – Biggs|Gilmore for Froot Loops – Sooper Loopers

2011 – Biggs|Gilmore for Apple Jacks – Catch the Taste

2010 – Biggs|Gilmore for Apple Jacks – Catch the Taste

2009 – G2 interactive for Fishful Thinking

2008 – XylemCCI for Jack Link’s Beef Jerky Web site

2007 – Biggs|Gilmore for Pop-Tarts

2006 – Publicis Net for Coca Cola BlaK

2005 – These Days & Sara Lee for Jacqmotte Escape
2004 – Emerald of California for Emerald of California web site

2003 – Fairytale Brownies for brownies.com

 

Recent winners of the Best Beverage Web site include:
2014 – Arnold Furnace for Jack Daniel’s Christmas Hub

2013 – Arnold Worldwide for Jack Daniel’s

2012 – Odwalla & 360i for Odwalla Goodness Grows Here

2011 – Asterix Group for You Don’t Know Oz

2010 – Hungama Digital Media for Pepsi – The Game

2009 – BLITZ Agency forNaked Juice Web Site

2008 – Eurorscg 4D Amsterda, for Carte Noire: ‘Une Declaration Nommee Desir’

2007 – Squeaky Wheel Media forSoBe Beverages

2006 – Creative Presence Partners / MaxMedia Design for KING JAMES

2005 – Tribal DDB Sydney for Dare Shot

2004 – Brown-Forman for Early Times

2003 – Bacardi Global Brands / Motivo / cosmoblonde for BACARDI.COM
Food and Beverage Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2015 Best Food Website or Best Beverage Website WebAward at the WebAward Website.

Participants can improve their chances on winning a WebAward by visiting the Web Marketing Association Facebook Page and becoming a fan of the page. The Web Marketing Association will be providing hints and tips on how to improve your chances on winning a top award though out the award program entry period.

The 2015 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, EContent Magazine, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.

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Best Real Estate Web site to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 19th Annual WebAward Competition

WebAward15 logoThe Web Marketing Association is looking for the best real estate Websites in the world as part of their 19th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at the WebAward Web site. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including real estate web sites, based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. The deadline for real estate web sites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2015.
“Real estate industry marketing has been truly transformed by the Inernet,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “Their websites should provide a resource for both investors and those looking for properties. Having that aspect of your real estate website reviewed is just one benefit of participating in the annual WebAward program. Being named an ‘award-winner’ can help with marketing as well”.

Web sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the advertising category is judged against other advertising entries in its industry category and then against an overall standard of excellence.

Here are the past Best Real Estate WebAward winners:

Year  Winner Site Name
2014 JLOOP Leverage Global Partners
2013 Foxtons Foxtons.co.uk – Responsive Real Estate Website
2012 Douglas Elliman Douglas Elliman Corporate Website
2011 Cleartag Beirut Terraces
2010 Sabre Hospitality Solutions Montage Beverly Hills Residences
2009 Hawaii Life Real Estate Services Hawaii Life Real Estate Services
2008 Empire Group Inc Elizabeth Lofts
2007 Verandah by Bonita Bay Group Verandah Website
2006 Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation coldwellbanker.com
2005 Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation www.coldwellbankerpreviews.com
2004 RealEstateJournal.com The Wall Street Journal’s guide to property
2003 The Corcoran Group Exceptional Real Estate – corcoran.com | where do you want to live?

All real estate entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.

newtrophy_2015Real Estate Websites wishing to be considered for the Best Real Estate Website can submit their website for consideration at WebAward.org. Winners of a WebAward in the real estate category will also receive:

  • Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
  • Increased visibility for their company
  • Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
  • A highlight for your resume.
  • Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers

The 2015 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, EContent Magazine, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.

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Best Green Websites to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 19th Annual WebAward Competition

WebAward15 logoThe Web Marketing Association is looking for the best environmental Websites in the world as part of their 19th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including environmental web sites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for environmental websites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2014.
“More and more companies and organizations are finding that their customers are interested in the environment and prefer to deal with those who are like minded,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “Companies and organizations are now using online tools such as websites to demonstrate to their constituents their commitment to green policies and practices. This is why the environmental category was recently added to the WebAward program – to recognize those organizations who are leading the way in developing environmentally themed websites.”

All events entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.
newtrophy_2015Winners of a WebAward in the environmental category will also receive:

  • Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
  • Increased visibility for their company
  • Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
  • A highlight for your resume
  • Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers

Each year the Web Marketing Association names the Best Environmental Website based on the scores submitted by the competition judges.

Recent Best Environmental Website winners include:

2014 – ISITE Design for Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI) Website

2013 – Arnold Worldwide for Reality Drop

2012 – McMillan for Canadian WildLife Federation timeline

2011 – ARKive for ARKive: Promoting the Conservation of the World’s Threatened Species, Through the Power of Wildlife Imagery

2010 – Sabre Hospitality Solutions for See the Bigger Picture – National Geographic.

2009 – BLITZ Agency for Starbucks Shared Planet Web Site.

Environmental Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2015 Best Environmental Website WebAward at the WebAward Website.

Participants can improve their chances on winning a WebAward by visiting the Web Marketing Association Facebook Page and becoming a fan of the page. The Web Marketing Association will be providing hints and tips on how to improve your chances on winning a top award though out the award program entry period.

The 2015 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, EContent Magazine, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.

About the WebAwards

The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help define the standard of excellence for online marketing. Our internationally known award programs, such as WebAward Competition for Website Development, Internet Advertising Competition and the MobileWebAwards, recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing the most effective online marketing programs on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from assessment of their marketing efforts by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented by being recognized as an award-winning web developer.

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Best Investor Relations Web sites to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 19th Annual WebAward Competition

WebAward15 logoThe Web Marketing Association is looking for the best investor relations Websites in the world as part of their 19th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at the WebAward Web site. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including advertising, design and marketing web sites, based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. The deadline for advertising web sites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2015.
“The dissemination of information over the Internet had truly changed the way investors and The Street interact with a public company,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “It is critical that public companies provide timely and accurate information on their websites to insure a proper valuation and to meet all disclosure requirements. Having that aspect of your website reviewed is just one benefit of participating in the annual WebAward program”.

Web sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the advertising category is judged against other advertising entries in its industry category and then against an overall standard of excellence.

All advertising entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.

newtrophy_2015Winners of a WebAward in the advertising and marketing categories will also receive:

  • Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
  • Increased visibility for their company
  • Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
  • A highlight for your resume.
  • Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers

Here are the past Best Investor Relations WebAward winners:

2014 – Atlas for APRA Sustainability Report

2013 – eSiteful Corporation for CB&I 2012 Annual Report

2012 – eSIteful Corporation for CBI 2011 Annual Report

2011 – WPP for WPP

2010 – The Coca-Cola Company for The Coca-Cola Company 2009 Year In Review

2009 – Astral Media / Revolver 3 for 2008 Astral Media Annual Report

2008 – frog design for GE Corporate Web Site

2007 – POP for Brown-Forman

2006 – cramer-krasselt for AirTran e-Annual

2005 – Resource Interactive for Limited Brands 2004 Annual Report

2004 – VSA Partners, Inc. for Ameritrade Holding Corporation Web Site

2003 – Evia Helsinki for Metso Annual Reports 2002

 

Companies wishing to have the investor section of their websites wishing to be considered for the Best Investor relations Website can submit their website for consideration at WebAward.org.

The 2015 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, EContent Magazine, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.

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Best Family Web site to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 19th Annual WebAward Competition

WebAward15 logoThe Web Marketing Association is looking for the best family Websites in the world as part of their 19th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at the WebAward Web site. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including family web sites, based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. The deadline for advertising web sites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2015.
“Family websites are more than just online babysitters for kids,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “A family web site should provide both education and entertainment that is appropriate for all members of the family. Having that aspect of a family website reviewed is just one benefit of participating in the annual WebAward program”.

Web sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the advertising category is judged against other advertising entries in its industry category and then against an overall standard of excellence.

Here are the past Best Family Website winners:

2014 Risdall Advertising Agency Help Me Grow MN
2013 Northwest Media, Inc. FosterParentCollege.com
2012 Family Days Out Ltd Familydaysout.com
2011 Modus Associates & Sittercity, Inc. Sittercity.com Product Transformation
2010 Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism www.ArkansasKids.com
2009 Cozi Cozi
2008 JETSET STUDIOS Bee Movie Official Movie Website
2007 Six Flags SixFlags.com
2006 Familycookbookproject.com The Great Family Cookbook Project
2005 Family Cookbook Project FamilyCookbookProject.com
2004 Zipatoni Bring Elsie Home
2003 BabyCenter.com BabyCenter

 

newtrophy_2015All advertising entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.

Winners of a WebAward in the advertising and marketing categories will also receive:

  • Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
  • Increased visibility for their company
  • Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
  • A highlight for your resume.
  • Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers

The 2015 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, EContent Magazine, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.

Family-oriented Websites wishing to be considered for the Best Family Website can submit their website for consideration at WebAward.org.

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Best Association Web site to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 19th Annual WebAward Competition

WebAward15 logoThe Web Marketing Association is looking for the best association Websites in the world as part of their 19th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at the WebAward Web site. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including advertising, design and marketing web sites, based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. The deadline for advertising web sites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2015.
“Associations are important to almost every industry,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “Their websites should provide a resource for networking and gathering important industry trends and data. Having that aspect of your association website reviewed is just one benefit of participating in the annual WebAward program”.

Web sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the advertising category is judged against other advertising entries in its industry category and then against an overall standard of excellence.

Here are the past Best Association Website winners:

2014 – National Retail Federation for Redesign/Relaunch of NRF.com

2013 – MOAA for Military Officers Association of America

2012 – Blenderbox for The Village Alliance

2011 – Extractable for GIA – Gemological Institute of America

2010 – envisionit media for American Egg Board/Incredible Egg

2009 – Siegel+Gale for Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library

2008 – Discover Boating for DiscoverBoating.com

2007 – Automated Graphic Systems for American Bar Association

2006 – BrowserMedia for National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities

2005 – Xtential Corporation for American Advertising Federation Advertising Hall of Fame

2004 – Aesention, Inc. for Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce

 

newtrophy_2015All advertising entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.

Association’s interested in being considered for Best Association Website can enter at WebAward.org

Winners of a WebAward in the advertising and marketing categories will also receive:

  • Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
  • Increased visibility for their company
  • Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
  • A highlight for your resume.
  • Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers

The 2015 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, EContent Magazine, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.

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Best Public Relations Web sites to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 19th Annual WebAward Competition

WebAward15 logoThe Web Marketing Association is looking for the best PR Websites in the world as part of their 19th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at the WebAward Web site. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including advertising, PR and marketing web sites, based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. The deadline for public relations web sites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2014.
“The public relations industry understands the importance of independent evaluation and third party endorsements of their of their online efforts on behalf of their clients,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “Winning an independent award can provide PR firms with a newsworthy event to promote both externally to the public and internally to senior management.”

Web sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the advertising category is judged against other advertising entries in its industry category and then against an overall standard of excellence.

All PR entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.

newtrophy_2015Winners of a WebAward in the advertising and marketing categories will also receive:

  • Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
  • Increased visibility for their company
  • Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
  • A highlight for your resume.
  • Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers

Each year the Web Marketing Association names the Best Public Relations Website based on the scores submitted by the competition judges.

Here are the past Best Public Relations WebAward winners:

2014 – Waggener Edstrom Communications for Microsoft: Life in the Digital Crosshairs

2013 – BGT Partners for Brad Meltzer Website Redesign

2012 – LeapFrog Interactive for We THRIVE! Hamilton County Public Health

2011 – Finn Digital with Briggs & Stratton Corporation and Littlewood, Inc. for Briggs & Stratton Yard Smarts Yard Care Intervention

2010 – Rachel Meranus for PR Newswire’s Optimized News Platform: Speed, Content & Connectivity

2009 – BGT Partners for Sony CES 2009 Virtual Press Kit

2008 – frog design for GE Corporate Web Site

2007 – Wirestone, LLC for Official Site of Dan Wheldon

2006 – PRWeb for PRWeb.com

2005 – Peter A Mayer Advertising for Community Coffee History Site

2004 – Cisco Corporate PR for News@Cisco: Innovating Cisco’s Corporate Press Room

2003 – Weber Shandwick Web Relations and Benjamin | Irvine, on behalf of Toshiba for Toshiba Tablet PC Launch

 

Recent winners of the Best Advertising Web Site include:
2014 – The Engine is Red for The Engine is Red Website

2013 – LIQWID for LIQWID

2012 – Venables Bell & Partners for Slim Jim’s Center for Spice Loss

2011 – Corey McPherson Nash for Corey McPherson Nash Website

2010 – Metia for Mass Effect 2 Silverlight Campaign

2009 – Red Square Agency for the Red Square Agency Website

2008 – Sharpe Partners for the Burns Group Website.

2007 – SpotRunner for SpotRunner Website

2006 – SpotRunner for SpotRunner Website

2005 – Young & Rubicam Brands/Wunderman, Detroit for Meet the Lucky Ones
2004 – Hanon McKendry/The Brand Consultants for Lake Effect Website

2004 – Oasis for Toyota Scion
2003 – Google for Google AdWords

2002 – Fusebox, Inc for JCDecaux Airport US
Recent winners of the Best Marketing Web site include:

2014 – R2integrated for R2integrated Website

2013 – WebbMason for Rebranding for Interactive Success: WebbMason

2012 – UrbanDaddy for UrbanDaddy + Herradura Mixology Battle Royale (which also won Best of Show 2012)

2011 – IQ for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

2010 – Physicians Interactive for Physicians Interactive Corporate Website

2009 – Arc Worldwide for Leo Burnett’s Big Black Pencil Goes Global

2008 TYS Creative for Ensemble HD Home Cinema System by Epson

2007 Hanson Dodge Lime for Product Launch

2006 Rare Method for Silvertip Resort

2005 Nurun | Ant Farm for Nurun | Ant Farm Interactive Website Interactive

2004 Vérité, Inc. for Symantec Client Security 2.0 Channel Launch Kit

2003 Zugara for The Getaway

2002 Disc Marketing, Inc. for Disc Marketing Corporate Website
PR and Advertising related Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2015 Best Public relations Website and other advertising related WebAwards at the WebAward Website.

The 2015 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, EContent Magazine, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.

About the WebAwards

The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help define the standard of excellence for online marketing. Our internationally known award programs, such as WebAward Competition for Website Development, Internet Advertising Competition and the MobileWebAwards, recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing the most effective online marketing programs on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from assessment of their marketing efforts by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented by being recognized as an award-winning web developer.

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Best Energy Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 19th Annual WebAward Competition

WebAward15 logoThe Web Marketing Association is looking for the best Energy Websites in the world as part of their 19th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including energy websites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for energy websites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2015.

“The energy industry is very competitive when it comes to Web development and companies can benefit from the independent evaluation of their online efforts,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association.  “The most effective energy websites are true e-commerce sites designed to build long-term relationships with users and key constituents such as government regulators and shareholders.”

Web sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry is judged against other entries in its industry category and then against an overall standard of excellence.

All entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.

newtrophy_2015Winners of a WebAward in the energy category will also receive:

  • Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
  • Increased visibility for their company
  • Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
  • A highlight for your resume.
  • Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers

Each year the Web Marketing Association names the Best Energy Website based on the scores submitted by the competition judges.

Recent winners of the Best Energy Web site include:

2014 – Nebo for Mirion Technologies Redesign

2013 – Nebo for MAGE SOLAR USA Website Redesign & PPC

2012 – Mineral for AV – EV Solutions Website

2011 – Weber Shandwick Visual Communications for Luminant Power Track

2010 – Savage for Tenaris Corporate Website

2009 – NJI Media Group for Energy Townhall

2008 – B·U·T for DuPont in Energy

2007 – Dell Global Site Design for Dell Earth

2006 – Edison International for Edison International Website

2005 – Macquariam for AGL Resources
2004 – Abengoa Bioenergy for Abengoa Bioenergy Corp
2003 – APS for aps.com E-care
2002 – Rhino Internet Solutions for Arizona Public Service
Energy related websites can be entered into consideration for the 2015 Best Energy Website WebAward at the WebAward Website.

Participants can improve their chances on winning a WebAward by visiting the Web Marketing Association Facebook Page and becoming a fan of the page. The Web Marketing Association will be providing hints and tips on how to improve your chances on winning a top award though out the award program entry period.

The 2015 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, EContent Magazine, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.

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Best Health Care Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 19th Annual WebAward Competition

WebAward15 logoThe Web Marketing Association is looking for the best healthcare websites in the world as part of their 19th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including healthcare, healthcare provider, medical, medical equipment, biotechnology and pharmaceutical websites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for Healthcare websites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2015.

“The healthcare industry is very competitive when it comes to Web development and companies can benefit from the independent evaluation of their online efforts,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “Healthcare web sites are typically strong in terms of content and copywriting due to their role of helping the organization become a trusted medical source. In past years, judges have also scored these sites well in ease of use, and design; however, they tend to lag in innovation and use of technology.”

Websites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the Health Care category is judged against other healthcare sites and then against an overall standard of excellence.

All healthcare entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific criteria scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.
newtrophy_2015Winners of a WebAward in the health care category will also receive:

  • Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
  • Increased visibility for their company
  • Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
  • A highlight for your resume.
  • Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers

Each year, the Web Marketing Association names the Best of Industry for the various health care categories based on the score they receive from the WebAward judges.
Winners of the Best Health Care Web Site include:

  • 2014 – Corcept Therapeutics & Heartbeat Ideas for Cushing’s Connection
  • 2013 – Incubate for Shire: HealTogether
  • 2012 – Cyber-Duck Ltd for London Cardiovascular Clinic
  • 2011 – Siren Interactive for Diagnosing Acute Intermittent Porphyria
  • 2010 – Bridge Worldwide for Prilosec OTC – The Official Sponsor of You
  • 2009 – Healthline Networks for Healthline
  • 2008 – Global Beach for Terrence Higgins Trust (THT)
  • 2007 – Rosetta for LIVE Outside the Bottle
  • 2006 – Critical Mass for Kaiser Permanente Interactive Health Plan Advisor
  • 2005 – DLC Solutions & Siteworx for Cochlear Website
  • 2004 – Roche Diagnostics for Diabetes Assistant
  • 2003 – Columbus Children’s Hospital for Columbus Children’s Hospital web site
  • 2002 – Phoenix Children’s Hospital for Phoenix Children’s Hospital Web site

Winners of the Best Health Care Provider Web Site include:

  • 2014 – Christiana Care Health System for Christiana Care News
  • 2013 – Concord Hospital and Geonetric for Concord Hospital Website
  • 2012 – Acodez IT Solutions for Mother Dental Super Speciality Clinic
  • 2011 – St. Louis Children’s Hospital for St. Louis Children’s Hospital
  • 2010 – Resurrection Health Care for Resurrection Health Care
  • 2009 – Massachusetts General Hospital for Massachusetts General Hospital Redesign
  • 2008 – Seena Rose Chettiveettil for Washington Hospital Center Website
  • 2007 – eSiteful Corporation for The Methodist Hospital System
  • 2006 – Clockwork Active Media Systems for J&D Dental
  • 2005 – Twist Image for Mount Sinai Hospital Montreal

Winners of the Best Medical Web Site include:

  • 2014 – CommonPlaces, Inc. for Capsule Tech
  • 2013 – Bold Array for Summit Imaging Website
  • 2012 – Overdrive Interactive for Cold-EEZE Website
  • 2011 – Nobel Biocare for Nobel Biocare Dental Professional Website
  • 2010 – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for Cure4Kids
  • 2009 – Fullhouse for GE’s Healthcare’s RSNA 2008 Microsite
  • 2008 – Digitas Health for MerckMedicus
  • 2007 – Centers for Disease Control an for CDC.gov
  • 2006 – WebMD Health for WebMD
  • 2005 – Mojo Interactive for LocateADoc.com
  • 2004 – Roche Diagnostics for ACCU-CHEK Web Site
  • 2003 – ASCO for ASCO.org
  • 2002 – MayoClinic.com for mayoclinic.com

 

Winners of the Best Medial Equipment Web Site include:

  • 2014 – CommonPlaces, Inc. for Capsule Tech
  • 2013 – Bold Array for Summit Imaging Website
  • 2012 – pilot for Living with Michelangelo.
  • 2011 – Pixel Light Digital Media, Inc. for Empi Active product web site
  • 2010 – Boston Interactive – Palomar Medical Technologies
  • 2009 – Extractable for Thermage Doctors
  • 2008 – Great Than One for Guardian REAL – Time Glucose Monitor Tutorial
  • 2007 – Cynosure and Small Army for Cynosure Corporate Web Site
  • 2006 – Guidant.com for Guidant.com
  • 2005 – Roche Diagnostics for MyLabOnline

Winners of the Best Biotechnology Web Site include:

  • 2014 – SharpMotion for AceCGT NutriGene Website
  • 2013 – Euroweb Internet GmbH for Ulrich Berninger Wassertechnik
  • 2012 – Bluetube Interactive for Kimberly Clark Product Selector
  • 2011 – Phenomenex, Inc. for Phenomenex.com
  • 2010 – Naturxan \ CreatiVerge for Naturxan.com
  • 2009 – Amgen Oncology for Pioneering New Frontiers in Tumor Angiogenesis
  • 2008 – Avenue A | Razorfish for Gene.com
  • 2007 – Euro Life x2 for Prolastin
  • 2006 – AxxiemCorp for Cara Therapeutics
  • 2005 – Risdall Advertising Agency for Hutchinson Technology
  • 2004 – Genzyme Corporation/Stellent for Genzyme Web Initiative
  • 2003 – Alken-Murray Corporation for Alken-Murray
  • 2002 – Hanley-Wood Integrated Marketing for whybiotech.com

 

Winners of the Best Pharmaceutical Web Site include:

  • 2014 – Given Imaging and Intouch Solutions for PillCamCrohns.com (Best of Show)
  • 2013 – BGT Partners for Quintiles Website Redesign
  • 2012 – Intouch Solutions for iBGStar Blood Glucose Monitoring System
  • 2011 – Campbell-Ewald for McKesson BOP
  • 2010 – Heartbeat Ideas and sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC. for Xyzal Website
  • 2009 – Digitas Health for PulmicortRespules.com
  • 2008 – Publicis Modem for RA Advisor Program
  • 2007 – Biggs|Gilmore for Perrigo
  • 2006 – Studiocom for CVS Medicare Expert
  • 2005 – SimStar for BotoxCosmetic.com
  • 2004 – Abdi Ibrahim Pharma – MagiClick Digital Solutions for Healthcare Portal – Morning After Pill
  • 2003 – Insight Interactive Group for CrohnsResource.com Website
  • 2002 – ivpcare, inc for ivpcare, inc website

 

Healthcare Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2015 Best Healthcare Website and other medical-related WebAwards at the WebAward Website.

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The 2015 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, EContent Magazine, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.

About the WebAwards

The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help define the standard of excellence for online marketing. Our internationally known award programs, such as WebAward Competition for Website Development, Internet Advertising Competition and the MobileWebAwards, recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing the most effective online marketing programs on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from assessment of their marketing efforts by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented by being recognized as an award-winning web developer.

 

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