{"id":319,"date":"2008-04-02T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-02T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/web-marketing-associations-12th-annual-webawards-to-honor-worlds-best-web-sites\/"},"modified":"2014-08-02T09:17:53","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T13:17:53","slug":"web-marketing-associations-12th-annual-webawards-to-honor-worlds-best-web-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/web-marketing-associations-12th-annual-webawards-to-honor-worlds-best-web-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Marketing Association’s 12th Annual WebAwards to Honor World\u2019s Best Web Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce the call for entries for its 12th annual international WebAward competition<\/a>. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets industry benchmarks based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. It recognizes the individual and team achievements of Web professionals who create and maintain outstanding Web sites. The deadline for entry in the 2008 WebAwards is May 31, 2008. A complete list of past winners and this year\u2019s entry form can be found at www.webaward.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe WebAwards is different from other Web site award programs because we\u2019re not just a beauty pageant focused on name recognition and design,\u201d said William Rice, president of the Web Marketing Association. \u201cThe goal of the WebAwards is to not only recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective Web sites on the Internet today, but also provide valuable feedback to entrants on how their sites stack up against their peers and industry standards of excellence. For that reason, we see ourselves more like the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval than the Academy Awards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Web sites are judged on seven criteria, including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use and receive a numeric score. Each WebAward entry is judged against other entries in its industry category and then against an overall standard of excellence. Entrants also benefit from receiving valuable feedback from the WebAwards professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.<\/p>\n

Using the quantifiable data collected from nearly 18,000 Web site evaluations over the past decade, the WebAwards has defined and recognized industry-specific benchmarks for successful Web sites in each of these areas and release a the Internet Standards Assessment Report to communicate the findings of the study. A copy of the study is available at www.webaward.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s top awards will include:<\/p>\n

\u2022\tA \u201cBest of Industry\u201d WebAward, a handsome plaque with the image of the winning site embossed, will be given in each of the 96 industry categories, including financial services, medical, small business, travel, advertising, transportation and government.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tThe competition\u2019s highest honor, the 2008 WebAward \u201cBest of Show,\u201d will be given to the one site that the judges believe represents the pinnacle of outstanding achievement in Web development. Last year\u2019s Best of Show winner was Walt Disney Internet Group for its outstanding work on Disney XD<\/a> web site, which also won Best Design Website. Best of show runner up submitted by Atlanta-based IQ Interactive is UPS Whiteboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tThe Web Marketing Association will also recognize the interactive agency winning the most awards in the competition with the \u201cTop Interactive Agency\u201d WebAward. The 2007 Top Agency award was Biggs\/Gilmore<\/a> taking home 20 WebAwards. Biggs\/Gilmore is headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI and took home Best Food Website, Best Pharmaceutical Website and 8 Outstanding WebAwards and 11 Standard of Excellence WebAwards.<\/p>\n

Judging for the 2008 WebAwards will take place in June through August and winners will be announced in September. Judges will consist of a select group of Internet professionals who have direct experience designing and managing Web sites,\u2013including members of the media, interactive creative directors, site designers, content providers and webmasters \u2013 with an in-depth understanding of the current state-of-the-art in Web site development and technology. Past judges have included top executives from leading organizations such as A&E Television Networks, Agency.com, Blattner Brunner, Bridge Worldwide, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Comedy Central, Disney, Euro RSCG, Ion Global, J. Walter Thompson, John Deere Company, New York Post Interactive, Organic, Inc., Refinery, R\/GA, Saatchi & Saatchi, SAP, Starwood Hotels, Sun Microsystems, Warner Bros. Online, Xerox and Zugara.<\/p>\n

About the WebAwards<\/b><\/p>\n

The 12th annual international WebAwards competition sets the standard of excellence in 96 industry categories by evaluating Web sites and defining benchmarks based on the seven essential criteria of successful Web site development. The goal of the Web Marketing Association, sponsor of the WebAwards, is to provide a forum to recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective Web sites on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from a Web site assessment by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented to an award-winning Web site. For more information, visit www.webaward.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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