The Web Marketing Association’s
MobileWebAwards competition is currently accepting entries and is looking for
qualified judges to help adjudicate this year’s award program. This award program recognizes the individual
and team achievements of Web professionals all over the world who create and
maintain the best mobile Websites and the best mobile applications. The
Competition Web site is located at mobile-webaward.org and the deadline
for entry is September 30, 2013.
To nominate yourself or
someone within your organization, please complete the Judge’s Nomination Form. Mobile development
professionals selected as judges will be contacted during the first week of October.
“Since 1997, the WebAwards
have helped define the standards for website development, now the
MobileWebAwards will do the same for sites and apps designed for mobile
devices,” said William Rice, president of the Web Marketing Association. “Smartphones and tablet computers are
exploding and companies are racing to be allow users to connect and interact
with them using mobile devices. We are looking for individuals who have direct
experience developing for the expanding mobile platform. Our judges must have
an in-depth understanding of the current state-of-the-art in mobile development,
an eye for a well-designed interface and the objectivity to score entries
according to a predefined set of criteria”.
Judging for the MobileWebAwards
will take place in Mid-October, 2013, and winners will be notified by e-mail
one week prior to the general announcement of winners in December, 2013. Judges
will consist of a select group of Internet advertising professionals with an
in-depth understanding of the current state-of-the-art in mobile website design
and mobile application development. Past competition judges have included top
executives from leading corporations, institutions and media organizations such
as Ogilvy Interactive, R/GA , Saatchi & Saatchi, Blattner Brunner, Sun
Microsystems, National Cable & Telecom Association, Refinery, Euro RSCG, A&E Television Networks , New York Post
Interactive, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Ernst & Young , J. Walter Thompson,
Xerox, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and Aristotle.
Entries will be accepted in
both the Mobile Website and the Mobile Application formats.
Entries will be
judged on seven criteria:
- Creativity
- Impact
- Design
- Content
- Interactivity
- Ease of Use
- Use of the medium
Judging an award show like
the MobileWebAwards is a great way to share your experience and expertise with
the mobile development community. It is an honor and an important
responsibility when you are chosen to participate as a judge. You are helping
to set the standard for award winning advertising throughout the Web.
