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 the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for Financial Services web sites to enter to be judged is May 31, 2013.
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.
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’s
professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.
Winners
of a WebAward in the financial services categories will also receive:
·
Handsome
statue or certificate of achievement
·
Increased
visibility for their company
·
Marketing
opportunity to promote the company website to the media
·
Links
to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
·
A
highlight for your resume.
·
Admiration
of peers, friends and co-workers
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.
Recent winners of the Best Financial Services Website include:
§ 2012 - InvestLab
& Comrade for
InvestLab Tradepop Branding & Design
§ 2011 – Brightworks Interactive
Marketing & RBC for RBC Better Student Life
§ 2010 – Standard Chartered Bank and TBWA\TEQUILA\Hong Kong for The Standard Chartered
Bank Homepage
§ 2009 Standard Chartered Bank and TBWA\TEQUILA\Hong Kong for The Standard Chartered
Private Bank Global Website
§ 2008 Organic Inc for Bank of America
Fees & Processes
§ 2007 John Hancock Funds, LLC for
Financial Professional Website
§ 2006 T3 (The Think Tank) for
Chase Card with Blink
§ 2005 Merrill Lynch for Merrill Lynch
Gateway Website
§ 2004 Moving Minds, LLC for Trancentrix
Corporate Payment Solutions Website
§ 2003 Weber Shandwick Worldwide for
CNBC on MSN Money
Recent
winners of the Best Bank Website include:
§ 2012 - Cleartag SAL
for Audi
Card Artist Website
§ 2011 – Finn Digital on behalf of
Johnson Financial Group for Johnson Bank Website Redesign
§ 2010 – Standard Chartered Bank and TBWA\TEQUILA\Hong Kong for The Standard Chartered
Bank Homepage
§ 2009 - Organic, Inc. for Bank of
America - Morris on Campus (2009 Best of Show Winner)
§ 2008 - TBWA\TEQUILA\ HK for Standard
Chartered Bank/People in Action
§ 2007 - Organic, Inc. for Bank of
America No Fee Mortgage Plus
§
2006
– Carat Fusion for Wachovia Championship 17
§
2005
– Agency.com for Sainsburysbank.co.uk
§
2004 – Ion Global
Limited for HSBC Card Services HK
Recent
winners of the Best Credit Union Website include:
§
2012 - Boston Interactive for IC
Federal Credit Union
§
2011 – Extractable for Security Service
Federal Credit Union
§
2010 – Extractable for Citizen's Equity
§
2009 – America First Credit Union for
www.americafirst.com
§
2008 - Delta Community for CU Delta Community
Credit Union
§
2007 - Extractable for SAFE
credit union
§
2006 - Webnbeyond for Union America
Mortgage
§
2005 - America First Credit Union for www.americafirst.com
§
2004 - Imirage, Inc for APCI
Federal Credit Union
Recent
winners of the Best Insurance Web site include:
·
2012
- The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies for The Progressive Group
of Insurance Companies, Agency
·
2011
– American Family Insurance for www.amfam.com
·
2010
– Liberty Mutual, Hill Holiday, and RED Interactive Agency for 2099 Online
Racing Game, Presented by Liberty Mutual
·
2009
– AXA Equitable for www.axa-equitable.com
·
2008
- Blue Shield of California for blueshieldcachatbox.com
·
2007
– Progressive Insurance for Progressive Corp.
·
2006
– Blue Shield of California
·
2005
– Internet Communications for Medical Mutual – Ohio’s Get-Well Card TM
·
2004
– Graficalnter.active for Horizon Empire Blue Cross BlueShield
·
2003
– Empire BlueCross BlueShield for Empire BlueCross BlueShield web site
·
2002
– Progressive Insurance for progressive.com
Recent
winners of the Best Investment Web site include:
·
2012
– Extractable for Motif Investing Website
Redesign
·
2011
– John Hancock Funds, LLC for John Hancock Funds Financial Professional Website
·
2010
– Lending Club Corporation for Lending Club
·
2009
– Razorfish for Investor's Business Daily
·
2008
- John Hancock Annuities for
jhannuities.com
·
2007
- Frank Worldwide Inc. for 55 West Wacker- Cape Horn Group
·
2006
- i33 communications LLC for BetterInvesting web site redesign
·
2005
- BusinessWeek Online for BusinessWeek Online web site
·
2004
- Alliet Capital Corporation for Allied Capital Corporation web site
·
2003
- Summit Partners for Summit Partners web site
·
2002
- Frank Russell Company for Russell.com
Recent
winners of the Best Mutual Fund Web site include:
·
2012
- John Hancock Funds, LLC for John Hancock Funds Public Website
·
2011
– John Hancock Funds, LLC for John Hancock Funds Financial Professional Website
·
2010
– John Hancock Funds, LLC for Mutual Fund Financial Professional Website
·
2009
- John Hancock Funds, LLC for John Hancock Funds Financial Professional Website
·
2008
- John Hancock Funds John for Hancock Funds Public Website
·
2007
– John Hancock Funds, LLC for John Hancock Funds Financial Professional Website
·
2006
- Cohen & Steers for Cohen & Steers website
·
2005
- Cohen & Steers for Cohen & Steers website
·
2004
- bbdigital/SEI Investments for HighMark Funds web site
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2003
- Barclays Global Investors for iShares.com
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2002
- Pioneer Investments for pioneerfunds.com
