"Each year, we are contacted
by individuals looking for a reputable interactive agency to help with website
development, online advertising or other forms of internet marketing . Now they
have a single source to find the right interactive agency for them," said
William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. "One of the
major reasons advertising agencies enter award programs is to standout from the
rest of the field and receive third party endorsement by independent experts for their work. Entering
takes time and money, but the rewards when they win are worth the effort. The
Web Marketing Association has created the AWAdb as a service to the online
marketing community and to help bring together brand marketers and qualified
interactive agencies."
The Award Winning Agency
Database, or AWAdb, allows users to search thousands of full service
advertising agencies and interactive agencies that been recognized by major
award programs for their outstanding interactive work. The AWAdb can be
searched by several fields that are cumulative, helping to narrow your
search quickly. Visitors can search by:
Agency Name – Enter the agency name to find that agency
Location – Search by country and/or state to find agencies close to
you.
Languages – Need a specific language skills. Narrow your search to
10 different languages including English, Spanish, Turkish, German and Chinese.
Additional languages will be added at a later date.
Specialty – Finding the right agency also means finding someone who
is an expert in your specific need. 53 specialties can be selected in areas include
web development, online marketing, mobile, social media and public relations.
The site also offers an InteractiveAgency Map that allows the user to click on the geographic area they are
interested in and drill down to see the exact locations of various award
winning agencies.
To have great award winning
interactive agencies, you need to have great interactive award programs to be entered and won. AWAdb draws upon some of the major award programs that
the online marketing community recognizes as significant awards for interactive
marketers. They include: Web Marketing Association WebAwards, Internet
Advertising Competition and MobileWebAwards, Clio Awards, Cannes Cyber Lions,
Ad Club of New York Andy Awards, Effie Awards, American Advertising Federation
Addy Awards, The One Show Interactive, D&AD Pencil Awards, DMA Echo Awards,
SXSW Interactive Awards IAB Mixx Awards, PRSA Silver Anvils, BIMA Awards, Webby
Awards, and the Stevie Awards to name a few. These are not all of the award
programs out there, only some of the best. Many of these are awards are
categories of long-standing advertising award programs. Others have been
started specifically to recognize outstanding interactive advertising and great
websites."
Participation in the Award
Winning Agency Database is free to all full service advertising agencies and interactive agencies who have won recognition in a
recognized interactive award program. If your agency is not already listed and
you’ve won awards, please add your agency to the AWAdb.
About the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association is
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 Website development and marketing on the Internet.
Since 1997, the Web Marketing Association’s annual WebAward,
InternetAdvertising Competition and MobileWebAward
award programs have been helping
interactive professionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best
work to the outside world. Now in its 17th year, the WebAward Competition has
become the premier award event for Web developers and marketers worldwide.
