Web Marketing Association to Name Best Medical Website of 2005
April 4 2005 The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition httpwww2005webawardorg the Internet's premier award competition that judges website development against an ever increasing Internet standard of excellence and against peer sites within an industry The medical industry represents an important category in the WebAward competition and the Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Medical Web site of 2005 The deadline for entry is June 1 2005
The medical industry is very competitive when it comes to Web development and they can benefit from the independent evaluation of their online efforts that the award judges provide said William Rice President of the Web Marketing Association That is the goal of the WebAward Competition to provide a forum to recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective websites on the Net today Winning a WebAward also provides a great opportunity to market your success to the outside world
Here are some of the past WebAwards Best Medical Website winners
2004 ACCUCHEK Web Site
2003 ASCOorg
2002 MayoCliniccom
2001 AMD Telemedicine
A complete list of past winners and the entry for companies who wish to compete for 2005 honors can be found at httpmedicalwebawardorg
Web sites are judged on design innovation content technology interactivity navigation and ease of use Each WebAward entry is judged against other entries in the category and then against an overall standard of excellence The Best of Industry WebAward a handsome plaque with the image of the winning site embossed will be given in each of the more than 90 industry categories including nonprofit education small business travel advertising transportation healthcare and two new categories healthcare provider and medical equipment The competition's highest honor the 2005 WebAward Best of Show will be given to the one site that the judges believe represents outstanding achievement in Web development Last year's Best of Show winner was Arc Worldwide httpwwwarcwwcom for their work on Behr Paint Interactive httpwwwbehrcom
The Web Marketing Association will also recognize the interactive agency winning the most awards in the competition with the Top Interactive Agency WebAward The 2004 Top Agency award was presented to Arnold Worldwide httpwwwarnoldworldwidecom for their outstanding achievements in Web site development
Judging for the WebAwards will take place in July and August and winners will be announced in September 2005 Judges will consist of a select group of Internet professionals who have direct experience designing and managing corporate web sites -including members of the media advertising executives site designers content providers and webmasters - with an indepth understanding of the current stateoftheart in Web site design and technology Past Web Marketing Association WebAward competition judges have included top executives from leading corporations institutions and media organizations such as Ogilvy Interactive Saatchi Saatchi Blattner Brunner Comedy Central Sun Microsystems Refinery Euro RSCG EPB Interactive New York Post Interactive The Cincinnati Enquirer J Walter Thompson Xerox Art Institute of Pittsburgh Modem Media Answerthink and Zentropy Partners
The 2005 WebAwards are sponsored by BURST Media PRWeb Burrelle'sLuce O'Dwyer's PR Daily VentureDirect Worldwide NewsUSA Small Army Marketing Services Perseus Software Line56 Media AdTools Inc and OddCast
About the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association is an organization 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 advertising marketing and promotion used to attract visitors to Web sites Since 1997 the Web Marketing Association's annual WebAward Competition has been helping interactive professionals promote themselves their companies and their best work to the outside world Now in its ninth year the WebAward Competition has become the premier award event for Web developers and marketers worldwide
Web Marketing Association to Name Best Medical Website of 2005
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