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Best University Websites

Each year the Web Marketing Association names the Best University web site as part of the annual WebAward Competition.  Now in it’s 14th year, the WebAwards are recognized as the premier industry based Website Award program in the world.

Here is your chance to stand out from your competitors and win the recognition you deserve while receiving valuable independent feedback on your development efforts.

Best websites are selected by judges who review the entered websites using the seven criteria below:


2009 Best University Site
University of Maryland Women's Basketball
Will your site be next?

  • Design

  • Ease of use

  • Copywriting

  • Interactivity

  • Use of technology

  • Innovation

  • Content

 

As a participant, you will receive:

  • An independent evaluation of your University Website by independent expert judges

  • Valuable feedback to help Benchmark your efforts against other University industry websites.

 

If your site wins a University WebAward, you will also get:  

  • A beautiful image plaque or certificate of achievement to display proudly

  • Higher visibility for your company

  • A great marketing opportunity to promote your site to the media

  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO

  • The admiration of peers, friends and co-workers – maybe even a raise!

  • A personal achievement for your resume

Each year the Web Marketing Association's WebAward Competition names the Best University web site.  Best websites are selected by judging the entered websites using seven criteria - design, ease of use, copywriting, interactivity, use of technology, innovation and content.  Websites not selected as best University website are also eligible for an Outstanding Website Award or a Standard of Excellence Award.
 

Setting University Trends and making University News

Entering the WebAwards can help keep you up on University Trends by showing you how other University websites compare to the WebAward standards. You also can make University news if you have the Best University website. University news letters will want to cover you win bringing you additional visibility within your industry.

 

The 2010 Call for Entries is now underway! This is your opportunity to win the recognition you deserve.

Entering is easy. Simply create a new free Nominator Account or log into an existing Nominator Account. Enter information about your site and the judges do the rest.

Don’t wait enter your website today and win the recognition you deserve!

Click here to enter your Website into the Web Marketing Association’s 2010 WebAward Competition.
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ou might have the next Best University Web site waiting to be recognized!

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Here are the past Best University WebAward winners:

Year  Winner Site Name
2009 BrowserMedia University of Maryland Women's Basketball
2008 Market United Murdoch University Switching Campaign
2007 The Art Institute of Pittsburgh The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
2006 Xavier University & Hanson Dodge The Road to Xavier
2005 Geary Interactive San Diego State University Timeline
2004 School of Visual Arts School of Visual Arts Website
2003 160over90 Chestnut Hill College Admissions Site

*some URLs may no longer be valid, especially for older WebAward winners.

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Be sure to download a free copy of the 2010 Internet Standards Assessment Report (ISAR) that benchmarks Web development in more than 80 industries, including University. ISAR is based on data collected from more than 18,000 Web site evaluations since 1997.
 

To view other industry winners, please click on the link below:

| Advertising | Advocacy | Airline | Application Service Provider | Architecture | Arts | Associations | Automobile | B2B | Bank | Beverage | Biotechnology | Blog | Broadcasting | Catalog | Computer: Hardware | Computer: Software | Construction | Consulting | Consumer Goods | Credit Union | Design | Directory or Search Engine | Diversified Business | Education | Electronics | Email | Employment | Energy | Entertainment | Environmental | Events | E-Zine | Faith-based | Family | Fashion | Financial Services | Food Industry | Game Site | Gay/Lesbian | General Interest | Government | Health Care | Healthcare Provider | Home Building | Hotel and Lodging | Information Services | Insurance | Interactive Services | International Business | Internet Service Provider | Intranet | Investor Relations | Investment | Legal | Leisure | Magazine | Marketing | Manufacturing | Media | Medical | Medical Equipment | Military | Mobile | Movie | Music | Mutual Fund | News | Newspaper | Non-Profit | Other | Pharmaceuticals | Photography | Political | Portal | Professional Services | Public Relations | Publishing | Radio | Real Estate | Regional | Restaurant | Retail | School | Science | Shopping | Small Business | Social Network | Sports | Technology | Telecommunication | Toy & Hobby | Transportation | Travel | TV | University

 

 

“The WebAwards levels the playing field for smaller design agencies by providing an opportunity to compete head-to-head with the goliath agencies through objective evaluation utilizing strict criteria for site design and development”

– Ron Breakstone, President & CEO 180 Interactive

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