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September 16, 2008
MindComet Presented with Four WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association (WMA), an organization of volunteered advertising, PR and design professionals working to improve the quality of website development and online marketing announced today that MindComet, Central Florida’s leading interactive agency won four WebAwards. The WebAward Competition, the premier award event for web developers and marketers worldwide has been helping interactive professionals promote their companies and work to the outside world for 12 years running.With four WebAward levels (Best of Show Website, Best Website of Industry, Outstanding Website and Standard of Excellence) MindComet took home two Outstanding Website Awards and two Standard of Excellence Awards. The Best of Show Website goes to one website each year. The Best Website of Industry is a head-to-head competition against websites entered in the same category. Outstanding Website Awards recognize those with outstanding sites while the Standard of Excellence Award recognizes the excellence that all websites should strive to be like.
With each submission being judged on seven different criteria earning a score between 0 and 70 points, MindComet ranked above the Industry average and WebAward average for all four awards in their categories. Winning alongside Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Online in the entertainment category, MindComet received an Outstanding Website Award on their Web 2.0 style work on CelebTV.com. MindComet’s second Outstanding Website Award was in the food industry category for the National Fisheries Institute’s, AboutSeafood.com website with highlighted mentions around the design, ease of navigation and information available. For the two Standard of Excellence Awards, MindComet received one for the development of the online motorsports authority site, Speedtv.com in the TV category alongside FOX's "House" and the other for the development of Florida Hospital’s Global Robotics Institute website in the healthcare industry placing alongside the Mayo Clinic.
“The WebAwards recognizes individuals and organizations hard work and creativity put into the development and marketing efforts of top websites throughout the world,” comments David Martin, Creative Director at MindComet. “To see that our work on behalf of our clients have surpassed the industry and WebAward averages shows the creativity, thoroughness and dedication it takes from an award winning team”.
On its twelfth year running, the WMA WebAwards showcases the best websites in 96 industries in addition to setting the standard of excellence for all website development. Over 2,400 sites from 40 different countries were submitted for this year’s competition where all entries were judged on design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation and use of technology. A complete list of winning sites can be found at the WebAward site, http://www.webaward.org. To view MindComet’s 2008 award winning sites, visit: http://www.celebtv.com, http://www.aboutseafood.com, http://www.speedtv.com and http://www.globalroboticsinstitute.com.
About the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association is working to create a high standard of excellence for website 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 website development and marketing on the Internet. 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 eleventh year, the WebAward Competition has become the premier award event for web developers and marketers worldwide.
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