Awards

The web2awards is the world's first annual award competition that names the best websites in the printing industry. Enter the web2awards to impress your clients, create an Internet marketing opportunity, or receive valuable feedback regarding the status of your own website development efforts.

The web2awards were established by Printing Industries of America to recognize, honor, and elevate printers that are achieving excellence with their online presence.

The mission of the web2awards judging body consisting of educators, designers, Web programmers, e-commerce experts, marketers, and industry consultants is to honor excellence in the various categories of print-related websites.

Benefits of participation:

All web2award entries will receive:

• Criteria scoring. You will receive feedback in the form of average scores on each of the six judging criteria for your website as well as your final score.
• Score comparisons. You will be able to compare your scores with other entries in both your category and overall.
• Entries booklet. All entries submitted will be compiled into a booklet containing a screen shot of the main page, company information, and a summary of how the website has impacted business. This booklet will be distributed to all entrants for use as a benchmarking tool.
• Judges’ comments. Judges’ comments are encouraged and feedback will be provided (please note that every site may not receive specific comments from the judges).

If your website is selected as a winner, you will also benefit from the following:

• Statue or certificate. Best of Category winners receive an award statue containing the engraved URL of the winning site and company. Exceptional Website and other winners receive a personalized web2awards certificate recognizing your achievement. Additional awards can be ordered to reward individual team members and clients.
• Digital Plaque. A digital plaque will also be provided to all winners. This digital image can be posted on your own website in recognition of your achievement.
• Winners page. All web2awards winners will have their URL posted on our winning entries website.

Categories:

• Static company site. This is the site that you use to promote your company with no Web-to-print component (except FTP or generic file delivery).
• Web-to-print homegrown. This site is largely developed in-house and may contain components augmented from various applications.
• Web-to-print licensed. This site is largely based on a licensed product from a Web-to-print vendor.
• Most unique product. An award will be given to the most unique and innovative  printed product offered through a Web-to-print site.

Awards in each category will be given based on company size by sales volume. The breakdown is under $10 million, $10-20 million, and over $20 million.

Awards for each category*:

• Best of Show: one award selected from the pool of Best of Category winners
• Best of Category: one award for each category within each company size; nine awards total
• Exceptional Website: one certificate for each website that achieves a score above 48
• Most Unique Product: one award selected from all entries

* A category that contains only one entry does not guarantee an award for that category.

Criteria for Judging:

There will be six main criteria points the judges considering as they evaluate the entries for the web2awards. They are:

• Overall design
• Structure and navigation
• Content
• Technology
• Ease of use
• Innovation

Rules and Eligibility

• The web2awards competition is open to all organizations and individuals who are involved in designing, managing, or implementing websites that are “print-centric,” meaning that the website’s focus must include sale/exchange of printed material and/or promote a printer’s capabilities on the Internet or an intranet.
• Entries must be live and available on the Internet from the date of entry through September 30, 2009. Sites must be accessible via http and standard Web browsers.
• Entries must be submitted in the proper category. Judges reserve the right to move an entry to a different category if they feel that the website better meets the criteria for that category.
• All entries must fill out and submit an entry form. Entries not accompanied with an entry form cannot be processed.
• The entry fee is $99 for Printing Industries of America members and $199 for non-members. Entries not accompanied with payment cannot be processed.
• The deadline for entries is July 31, 2009. No exceptions.

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