{"id":88,"date":"2013-03-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/best-financial-services-websites-to-be-named-by-web-marketing-association\/"},"modified":"2014-08-02T09:17:30","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T13:17:30","slug":"best-financial-services-websites-to-be-named-by-web-marketing-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/best-financial-services-websites-to-be-named-by-web-marketing-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Financial Services Websites to be Named by Web Marketing Association"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best legal websites in the world as part of their 17th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development <\/i>at <\/span>www.webaward.org<\/a>. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including <\/span>bank, credit union, insurance, investment, mutual funds and financial services websites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for Financial Services web sites to enter to be judged is May 31, 2013.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Websites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the Financial Services category is judged against other financial services entries and then against an overall standard of excellence. <\/span><\/div>\n
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All financial services 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\u2019s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.

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Winners of a WebAward in the financial services categories will also receive:<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>Handsome statue or certificate of achievement<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>Increased visibility for their company<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>A highlight for your resume.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers<\/span><\/div>\n
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Each year, the Web Marketing Association names the Best of Industry for the various financial services categories based on the score they receive from the WebAward judges.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Recent winners of the Best Financial Services Website<\/a> include:<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2012 – InvestLab & Comrade for<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/b>InvestLab Tradepop Branding & Design<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2011 \u2013 Brightworks Interactive Marketing & RBC for RBC Better Student Life<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2010 \u2013 Standard Chartered Bank and TBWATEQUILAHong Kong <\/span>for The Standard Chartered Bank Homepage<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2009 Standard Chartered Bank and TBWATEQUILAHong Kong <\/span>for The Standard Chartered Private Bank Global Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2008 Organic Inc for Bank of America Fees & Processes<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2007 John Hancock Funds, LLC for Financial Professional Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2006 T3 (The Think Tank) <\/ins><\/span>for Chase Card with Blink<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2005 Merrill Lynch for Merrill Lynch Gateway Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2004 Moving Minds, LLC for Trancentrix Corporate Payment Solutions Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2003 Weber Shandwick Worldwide for CNBC on MSN Money<\/span><\/div>\n
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Recent winners of the Best Bank Website<\/a> include:

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\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2012 – Cleartag SAL for<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/b>Audi Card Artist Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2011 \u2013 Finn Digital on behalf of Johnson Financial Group for Johnson Bank Website Redesign<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2010 \u2013 Standard Chartered Bank and TBWATEQUILAHong Kong <\/span>for The Standard Chartered Bank Homepage<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2009 – Organic, Inc. for Bank of America – Morris on Campus (2009 Best of Show Winner)<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2008 – TBWATEQUILA HK for Standard Chartered Bank\/People in Action<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span>2007 – Organic, Inc. for Bank of America No Fee Mortgage Plus<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2006 \u2013 Carat Fusion for Wachovia Championship 17<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2005 \u2013 Agency.com for Sainsburysbank.co.uk<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2004 <\/span><\/span>\u2013 Ion Global Limited for HSBC Card Services HK<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Recent winners of the Best Credit Union Website<\/a> include:

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\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2012 – <\/span><\/span>Boston Interactive for<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/b>IC Federal Credit Union<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2011 \u2013 <\/span><\/span>Extractable for Security Service Federal Credit Union<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2010 \u2013 <\/span><\/span>Extractable for Citizen’s Equity<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2009 \u2013 <\/span><\/span>America First Credit Union for www.americafirst.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2008 – <\/span><\/span>Delta Community for CU Delta Community Credit Union<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2007 – <\/span><\/span>Extractable for SAFE credit union<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2006 – Webnbeyond for<\/span><\/span> Union America Mortgage<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2005 – America First Credit Union for<\/span><\/span> www.americafirst.com<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a7  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2004 – Imirage, Inc<\/span><\/span> for APCI Federal Credit Union<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Recent winners of the Best Insurance Web site<\/a> include:

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\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2012 – The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies for<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/b>The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, Agency<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2011 \u2013 American Family Insurance for www.amfam.com<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2010 \u2013 Liberty Mutual, Hill Holiday, and RED Interactive Agency for 2099 Online Racing Game, Presented by Liberty Mutual<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2009 \u2013 AXA Equitable for www.axa-equitable.com<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2008 – Blue Shield of California for blueshieldcachatbox.com<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2007 \u2013 Progressive Insurance for Progressive Corp.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2006 \u2013 Blue Shield of California<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2005 \u2013 Internet Communications for Medical Mutual \u2013 Ohio\u2019s Get-Well Card TM<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2004 \u2013 Graficalnter.active for Horizon Empire Blue Cross BlueShield<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2003 \u2013 Empire BlueCross BlueShield for Empire BlueCross BlueShield web site<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2002 \u2013 Progressive Insurance for progressive.com

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Recent winners of the Best Investment Web site<\/a> include:<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2012 \u2013 Extractable for<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/b>Motif Investing Website Redesign<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2011 \u2013 John Hancock Funds, LLC for John Hancock Funds Financial Professional Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2010 \u2013 Lending Club Corporation for Lending Club<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2009 \u2013 Razorfish for Investor’s Business Daily<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2008 – John Hancock Annuities for  <\/span>jhannuities.com<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2007 – Frank Worldwide Inc. for 55 West Wacker- Cape Horn Group<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2006 – i33 communications LLC for BetterInvesting web site redesign<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2005 – BusinessWeek Online for BusinessWeek Online web site<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2004 – Alliet Capital Corporation for Allied Capital Corporation web site<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2003 – Summit Partners for Summit Partners web site<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2002 – Frank Russell Company for Russell.com

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Recent winners of the Best Mutual Fund Web site<\/a> include:<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2012 – John Hancock Funds, LLC for John Hancock Funds Public Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2011 \u2013 John Hancock Funds, LLC for John Hancock Funds Financial Professional Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2010 \u2013 John Hancock Funds, LLC for Mutual Fund Financial Professional Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2009 – John Hancock Funds, LLC for John Hancock Funds Financial Professional Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2008 – John Hancock Funds John for Hancock Funds Public Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2007 \u2013 John Hancock Funds, LLC for John Hancock Funds Financial Professional Website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2006 – Cohen & Steers for Cohen & Steers website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2005 – Cohen & Steers for Cohen & Steers website<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2004 – bbdigital\/SEI Investments for HighMark Funds web site<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2003 – Barclays Global Investors for iShares.com<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00b7         <\/span><\/span><\/span>2002 – Pioneer Investments for pioneerfunds.com

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The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best legal websites in the world as part of their 17th 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 bank, credit union, insurance, investment, mutual funds and financial services websites, based on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webaward"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013_logo.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}