Best Websites of 2019 to be Recognized by Web Marketing Association

The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce the call for entries for The 23rd Annual
International WebAward competition. It recognizes the individual and team achievements of Web
professionals in 96 industries all over the world who create and maintain outstanding Web sites.
The deadline for entry for the 2019 WebAwards is May 31, 2019.

Boston, MA, March 11, 2019 --(PR.com)-- The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce the
call for entries for its 23rd 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 in 96 industries all
over the world who create and maintain outstanding Web sites. The deadline for entry for the 2019
WebAwards is May 31, 2019. A complete list of past winners and this year's entry form can be found at
www.webaward.org.

“Excellence deserves recognition and the WebAwards look into all aspects of website development, It's
not just a beauty contest for Websites,” said William Rice, president of the Web Marketing Association.
“Our expert judges evaluate the entire interactive experience and reward those sites that are best in their
industry. The goal of the WebAwards is to both recognize the people and organizations responsible for
developing some of the most effective Web sites on the Internet today and also provide valuable feedback
to entrants on how their sites stack up against their peers and their industry's standards of excellence.”

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.

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 2019 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 presented to Chris Curd Design Ltd for their outstanding work on Where Wise
Men Fish. The site was also recognized as Best Sports Website.

The Web Marketing Association will also recognize the interactive agency winning the most awards in
the competition with the “Top Interactive Agency” WebAward. TopSpot Internet Marketing was named
Top Agency at the 2018 WebAward Competition, taking home 7 WebAwards last year. The Top Agency
Award is given to recognize the consistently outstanding development going on at interactive firms.

Page 1/3
PR.com Press Release Distribution Terms of Use
The WebAward Top Agency award recognizes consistency of effort and is given to the interactive agency
that wins the most WebAwards in a given year. All locations and offices of a specific agency will be
consolidated for the purpose of determining the winner of this award. Each entrant will be awarded points
based on the level of award for each award received. A Best of Show will be worth 10 points, Best of
Industry 5 points and each Outstanding award 3 points and a Standard of Excellence 1 point. The agency
with the most points will be awarded the Top Agency Award for 2019.

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 2018, there were 13 agencies recognized with this prestigious award.

Interactive and advertising agencies that win a 2019 WebAward will automatically be included in the
Award Winning Agency Database with a free premium listing.

Judging for the 2019 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, Microsoft, R/GA, Family Cookbook Project, Saatchi & Saatchi, SAP, Starwood
Hotel, and Website Magazine.

The 2019 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: EContent Magazine,
iContact, PR.com, and Webmaster Radio. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for
their commitment to the entire online marketing community.

To enter the 23rd annual WebAward Competition for Website Development, please visit our website and
create a nominator account.

About the WebAwards

The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help define the standard of excellence for online
marketing. Our internationally known award programs, such as WebAward Competition for Website
Development, Internet Advertising Competition and the MobileWebAwards, recognize the people and
organizations responsible for developing the most effective online marketing programs on the Internet
today. Entrants benefit from assessment of their marketing efforts by a professional judging panel and the
marketing opportunities presented by being recognized as an award-winning web developer.

Page 2/3
PR.com Press Release Distribution Terms of Use
Contact Information:
Web Marketing Association
William Rice
860-558-5423
Contact via Email
www.WebAward.org

Online Version of Press Release:

You can read the online version of this press release at: https://www.pr.com/press-release/768286

News Image:

Page 3/3
PR.com Press Release Distribution Terms of Use