The Web
Marketing Association is pleased to announce the call for entries for its 18th
annual international WebAward competition.
The WebAwards are the standards-defining competition that sets industry
benchmarks based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. It recognizes the individual and team
achievements of Web professionals all over the world who create and maintain
outstanding Web sites. The deadline for
entry for the 2014 WebAwards is May 30, 2014.
A complete list of past winners and this year’s entry form can be found
at www.webaward.org.
This
year’s top awards will include:
·
A
“Best of Industry” WebAward will be given in each of the 96 industry
categories, including financial services, medical, small business, travel,
advertising, transportation and government.
·
The
competition’s highest honor, the 2014 WebAward “Best of Show,” will be given to
the one site that the judges believe represents the pinnacle of outstanding
achievement in Web development. Last
year’s Best of Show winner was BETC Paris
for their exceptional work on Peugeot RCZ Test
Driver. The site was also
recognized as Best Automobile Website.
·
The
Web Marketing Association will also recognize the interactive agency winning
the most awards in the competition with the “Top Interactive Agency” WebAward. For
the second time, the Top Agency award was awarded to Risdall Marketing Group taking
home 37 WebAwards.
·
Interactive
and advertising agencies that win a 2014 WebAward will automatically be
included in the Award Winning
Agency Database with a free premium listing.
Each year,
many agencies and some corporations win multiple awards and deserve additional
recognition. This year, we will recognize each organization that wins 6 or more
WebAwards with an Outstanding Interactive Developer trophy. In 2013, there were
19 agencies recognized with this prestigious award.
Websites are
judged on seven criteria, including design, innovation, content, technology,
interactivity, copy writing and ease of use and receive a numeric score. Each WebAward
entry is judged against other entries in its industry category and then against
an overall standard of excellence.
Entrants also benefit from receiving valuable feedback from the
WebAwards professional judging panel on their Web site development
efforts.
Judging for
the 2014 WebAwards will take place in June through August and winners will be announced
in September. Judges will consist of a
select group of Internet professionals who have
direct experience designing and managing Web sites,–including
members of the media, interactive creative directors, site designers, content
providers and webmasters – with an in-depth
understanding of the current state-of-the-art in Web site development and
technology. Past judges have included top executives from leading organizations
such as Universal McCann, SapientNitro, T Rowe Price, Bridge Worldwide, Disney,
Euro RSCG, Boeing, Huge, ING Direct, VML, Facebook, J. Walter Thompson, Gartner,
Possible Worldwide, YUM!, Cuker Interactive, PayPal, Razorfish, Munich Re, Refinery,
Ernst & Young, Magellan Health Service, R/GA, Family Cookbook Project, Saatchi
& Saatchi, SAP, Starwood Hotel, and Website Magazine.
Check out our
Web Marketing Association Facebook Page
and be sure to like us as we will be providing hints and tips on how to improve
your chances on winning a top award though out the award program entry period.
The 2014
WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: Burst Media, EContent
Magazine, ExactTarget, ad:tech conferences, Webmaster Radio, and Website
Magazine. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their
commitment to the entire online marketing community.
