Web Marketing Association to Name Best Toy & Hobby Website of 2005
The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition (http://www.2005webaward.org), the Internet’s premier award competition. The toy and hobby industries represent an important category in the WebAward competition, and the Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Toy and Hobby Web site of 2005. The deadline for entry is June 1, 2005.
(PRWEB) April 15, 2005 -- The Web Marketing Association announces the call
for entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition (http://www.2005webaward.org), the Internet’s premier award
competition that judges website development against an ever increasing Internet
standard of excellence and against peer sites within an industry. The toy
industry represents an important category in the WebAward competition, and the
Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Toy and Hobby Web site
of 2005. The deadline for entry is June 1, 2005.
“The toy and hobby
industries are very competitive when it comes to Web development because of
online consumer needs. These companies can benefit from the independent
evaluation of their efforts that the award judges provide,” said William Rice,
President of the Web Marketing Association. “That is the goal of the WebAward
Competition - to provide a forum to recognize the people and organizations
responsible for developing some of the most effective websites on the Net today.
Winning a WebAward also provides a great opportunity to market your success to
the outside world.”
Here are some of the past WebAward Best Toy and Hobby
Website winners:
- 2004 Chevron Cars - http://www.chevroncars.com
- 2003 Kodak LS420 Sitelet - http://www.eleveninc.com/showentry/ls420flash.html
- 2002
Lego Bionicle (Story Site) - http://www.bionicle.com ;
- 2001
Brass Eagle - http://www.brasseagle.com
A complete list of past
winners and the entry for companies who wish to compete for 2005 honors can be
found at http://toy.webaward.org
Web sites are judged on design,
innovation, content, technology, interactivity, navigation and ease of use. Each
WebAward entry is judged against other entries in the category and then against
an overall standard of excellence. The Best of Industry WebAward, a handsome
plaque with the image of the winning site embossed, will be given in each of the
more than 90 industry categories, including financial services, small business,
travel, advertising, transportation, and healthcare.. The competition’s highest
honor, the 2005 WebAward Best of Show, will be given to the one site that the
judges believe represents outstanding achievement in Web development. Last
year’s Best of Show winner was Arc Worldwide for their work on Behr Paint
Interactive. (http://www.behr.com)
The Web Marketing Association will
also recognize the interactive agency winning the most awards in the competition
with the Top Interactive Agency WebAward. The 2004 Top Agency award was
presented to Arnold Worldwide for their outstanding achievements in Web site
development.
Judging for the WebAwards will take place in July and
August, and winners will be announced in September, 2005. Judges will consist of
a select group of Internet professionals who have direct experience designing
and managing corporate web sites –including members of the media, advertising
executives, site designers, content providers and webmasters – with an in-depth
understanding of the current state-of-the-art in Web site design and technology.
Past Web Marketing Association WebAward competition judges have included top
executives from leading corporations, institutions and media organizations such
as Ogilvy Interactive, Saatchi & Saatchi, Blattner Brunner, Comedy Central,
Sun Microsystems, Refinery, Euro RSCG, EPB Interactive, New York Post
Interactive, The Cincinnati Enquirer, J. Walter Thompson, Xerox, Art Institute
of Pittsburgh, Modem Media, Answerthink, and Zentropy Partners.
The 2005
WebAwards are sponsored by Burst! Media, PRWeb, Burrelle’s/Luce, O’Dwyer’s PR
Daily, NewsUSA, Small Army Marketing Services, Perseus Software, Line56 Media,
OddCast and AdTools, Inc.
About the Web Marketing Association
The Web
Marketing Association is an organization working to create a high standard of
excellence for Web site development and marketing on the Internet. Staffed by
volunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design
professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of advertising,
marketing and promotion used to attract visitors to Web sites. Since 1997, the
Web Marketing Association’s annual WebAward Competition has been helping
interactive professionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best
work to the outside world. Now in its ninth year, the WebAward Competition has
become the premier award event for Web developers and marketers
worldwide.
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