Web Marketing Association Recognition Center – Page 49 – Recognizing Greatness in Web Marketing

Posted on March 31, 2015March 26, 2015 by Bill Rice

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

The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best technology 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 technology, computer hardware, computer software, electronics, information services, applications services providers, interactive services and internet service provider websites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for technology web sites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2015.

“The technology 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. “Technology web sites have scored the highest in interactivity and design, but in past years, judges have shown they can do even better by getting innovative to stand out from the other sites and make the visitors remember them, even after they’ve left the site.”

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

All technology 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.
Winners of a WebAward in the technology 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 of Industry for the various technology categories based on the score they receive from the WebAward judges.
Winners of the Best Technology Web Site include:

2014 – SharpMotion for AceCGT NutriGene Website
2013 – Euroweb Internet GmbH for Ulrich Berninger Wassertechnik
2012 – Cisco Systems, Inc for Cisco Support Community
2011 – Intel Corporation for Intel Reinvents Its Online Newsroom
2010 – Cisco for Cisco.com
2009 – Venables Bell & Partners for Sponsors of Tomorrow
2008 – eBusiness Marketing & Strategies for Gene.com
2007 – WIRED Digital for WIRED.com
2006 – R/GA for Nokia Nseries Sitelet
2005 – Streamload for MediaMax, powered by Streamload

Winners of the Best Computer Hardware Web Site include:

2014 – Cibo for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Launch
2013 – SapientNitro for Intel Ultrabook – Sponsor of Tomorrow
2012 – VML for Dell The Power to Do More
2011 – Velocity Micro Electronics for Cruz by Velocity Micro
2010 – Extractable for SanDisk
2009 – 6Connex and HP for HP Virtual Event Central
2008 – HL2 Microsoft Hardware Sidewinder Mouse
2007 – Dell Global Site Design for StudioDell
2006 – Broadcom Corporation for the Broadcom web site
2005 – HP for HP.com
2004 – Hill & Knowlton for HP com
2003 – HP for the HP Public web site
2002 – Palm Inc. for Palm.com: Products, Services & Company Information

Winners of the Best Computer Software Web Site include:

2014 – Cuker Interactive for Web Cube Site Redesign
2013 – DVDVideoSoft Limited for DVDVideoSoft
2012 – Global Intelligence Alliance for The Intelligence Plaza
2011 – VML for Sound of Code
2010 – AGENDA (H.K.) Limited for Microsoft Office 2010 – I love Mum and Dad e-card competition
2009 – Ounce Labs/iMarc for Ounce Labs
2008 – FINE Design Group for Norton Today
2007 – BLITZ for Adobe
2006 – Worktank for See Windows Vista Website
2005 – Avid Technology for Avid Technology corporate website
2004 – Wind River for Wind River Website
2003 – Novell, Inc. for Novell Worldwide Web Site

Winners of the Best Electronics Web Site include:

2014 – Cuker Interactive for Nixon Blaster Microsite
2013 – Unbridled Brain/Leftlane Creative for Electrorent.com Redesign
2012 – Valtech for Jabra
2011 – LEVEL for BlackBerry Playbook
2010 – Bump Networks Inc. for HD Relay
2009 – Media Explorer Limited for Sony A900
2008 – Casio / Zugara for Casio Exilim You Tube Capture Mode Campaign
2007 – Web Associates for BlackBerry Corporate Site
2006 – Cheil Communications America for Z5 Digital Audio Player

Winners of the Best Information Services Web Site include:

2014 – Faction Media for CSC CIO Barometer Microsite
2013 – World Wide Web Domination for Perbadana Putrajaya Portal
2012 – SAI Global for NCC Standards Interactive House
2011 – World Wide Web Domination for Lesotho High Commission – Malaysia
2010 – One to One Interactive for Iron Mountain Corporate Site
2009 – The BrainStorm Group for hireimmigrants.ca Roadmap
2008 – EMC Corporation for One EMC
2007 – Sapient for Yellowpages ReLaunch
2006 – Greg Kaplan for Help Desk II
2005 – Intelithought, Inc. for Intelithought, Inc.
2004 – Hoover’s, Inc. for Hoover’s Online
2003 – MarketResearch.com for MarketResearch.com – Strategy Starts Here

Winners of the Best Application Services Provider Web Site include:

2014 – Fuzz – Credly for Credly
2013 – Luca De Rosso, Saskia Ketz, SumAll Team for SumAll – Damselfish Release
2012 – ThoughtMatrix for DocuSign
2011 – Second Thought, Inc. for Logicworks BUILDER
2010 – YourMembership.com Inc. for YourMembership.com
2009 – VerticalResponse for VerticalResponse Website
2008 – VerticalResponse for VerticalResponse Website
2007 – iCIMS for iCIMS Web Site
2006 – Offermatica for Offermatica
2005 – The rocket Science Group for MailChimp
2004 – Leopard for Leopard em Web Site
2003 – Exciting New technologies for Exciting New Technologies

Winners of the Best Interactive Services Web Site include:

2014 – Duda for DudaOne
2013 – Competir for Aula365 – Kids News
2012 – Bozell for QRinkle Web App
2011 – Blenderbox for blenderbox.com
2010 – Draftfcb Healthcare for dDFCB Web Site
2009 – Loewy Design for Loewy Design Website Redesign
2008 – Molecular & adidas for adidas miCoach
2007 – Massive Interactive & Bigpond for Official Bigpond V8 Supercars Australia
2006 – nurun | ant farm for It’s a Wonderful Internet
2005 – AgencyNet Interactive for www.agencynet.com
2004 – Arc Worldwide for Behr Paint
2003 – Behr Interactive Marketing Team for Behr Paint

Winners of the Best Internet Service Provider Web Site include:

2014 – Adam Internet for Adam Internet Website | www.adam.com.au
2013 – Adam Internet for Adam Internet Website | www.adam.com.au
2012 – Euroweb Internet GmbH for Corporate Website
2011 – Lopez Negrete Communications for Verizon FiOS Website
2010 – WhittmanHart / AT&T for AT&T Web Hosting
2009 – GE and frog design for GE intranet
2008 – JWT INSIDE for Jet Blue – Blue Tube
2007 – Avenue A | Razorfish for Avenue A | Razorfish Wiki
2006 – Merrill Lynch for Merrill Lynch Intranet: WorldNet
2005 – MetLife for My MetLife
2004 – Ogilvy PR Creative Studio for DHL Merger Intranet
2003 – FedEx for AGFS Human Resources Find-It-Fast

Technology Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2015 Best Technology 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.

Posted on March 31, 2015March 26, 2015 by Bill Rice

Best B2B Web site to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 19th Annual WebAward Competition

The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best B2B 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 business to business, based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. The deadline for B2B web sites to enter to be judged is May 29, 2015.
“B2B websites are important to almost every industry,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “Websites that target other businesses focus on the technical needs of their users. Many of these websites provide a resource for industry trends as well as providing product information. Having that aspect of your B2B 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 B2B Website WebAward winners:

Year	Winner	Site Name
2014	Property Solutions	Property Solutions Summit
2013	Flightpath	TransitChek Website
2012	Imprivata	Imprivata Corporate Website
2011	Blue Fountain Media	Blue Fountain Media Website
2010	Zer0 to 5ive	Airclic Website
2009	Eden Springs Europe SA	Eden Springs UK
2008	Risdall Advertising Agency	The Occasions Group – Stratford Hall division
2007	IQ INTERACTIVE	UPS Whiteboard
2006	Luckie and Company- Interactive	Bottlerocket Post
2005	WORX Multimedia Consulting GmbH	Signity – Inspiration, Innovation, Information
2004	Universal Studios CPG	Universal Studios Consumer Products Group
2003	Veer	Veer web site

All B2B Website 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

B2B Websites wishing to be considered for the Best B2B Website can submit their website for consideration at WebAward.org

Posted on March 31, 2015March 26, 2015 by Bill Rice

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

The 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”.

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.

Small 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

About the WebAwards

Posted on March 31, 2015March 26, 2015 by Bill Rice

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

The 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.

Winners 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.

Posted on March 31, 2015April 14, 2015 by Bill Rice

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

The 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”.

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.

Real 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

Posted on March 31, 2015March 26, 2015 by Bill Rice

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

The 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.
Winners 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.

About the WebAwards

Posted on March 31, 2015April 14, 2015 by Bill Rice

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

The 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”.

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.

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

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.

Posted on March 31, 2015April 14, 2015 by Bill Rice

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

The 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”.

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

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

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

Posted on March 31, 2015March 26, 2015 by Bill Rice

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

The 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”.

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

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

Posted on March 31, 2015March 26, 2015 by Bill Rice

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

The 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.”

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.

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

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.

About the WebAwards