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<\/a><\/div>\nThe Web Marketing Association is releasing the results of a new report entitled Attributes of Award Winning Websites – A study of the 2013 WebAward winners and what made them successful<\/i>. Our goal is to provide the Web development community with insights into current industry trends by examining various aspects of websites selected as winners in the 2013 WebAward competition for website development and comparing them to those entries that were not selected as winners. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cWe think this study will help give those developing websites important insights into industry development trends,\u201d said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. \u201cSince 2006, we have gathered demographic data on the sites entered. Whether you are in an agency or a corporate interactive marketing department, it is always difficult to benchmark your efforts and demonstrate to senior management and\/or clients how your efforts compare. The results of this study will be one way to help accomplish that task.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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The study includes information on the following topics: <\/span><\/div>\n
Target Audience <\/span><\/div>\n
Development Platform<\/span><\/div>\n
Programming Platform<\/span><\/div>\n
Who developed the site<\/span><\/div>\n
Budget <\/span><\/div>\n
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The study also examines specific website features including:<\/span><\/div>\n
Email Mailing List <\/span><\/div>\n
RSS Feeds <\/span><\/div>\n
Use of Flash<\/span><\/div>\n
Live Chat<\/span><\/div>\n
Use of Audio and Video <\/span><\/div>\n
Inclusion of Banner Ads <\/span><\/div>\n
Shopping Cart<\/span><\/div>\n
Multiple Languages<\/span><\/div>\n
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To see what we found from the 1,092 sites submitted to the WebAwards in 2013 in our free 24 page Attributes of an Award Winning Website Study<\/i>, please go to <\/span>http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/awardwinning_report.asp<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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