Betsy Bowers Honored by Ziggs as Winner of the ZBest Profile Award

This month’s individual ZBest Award recognizes excellence in the online presence of a DC-based non-profit consultant.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 31, 2006 -- Ziggs, the fastest-growing online community of global professionals, today announced that Betsy Bowers, an associate of Qm2, a management consulting firm for the non-profit community, has been selected as the individual winner of Ziggs’ ZBest Profile Award for May, 2006. Betsy is being honored with a ZBest Profile Award for her outstanding online presence created using Ziggs’ free profile service. Her online profile can be found in the Ziggs Index of Professionals.

Introduced in January 2005 to help set the Internet’s standard for a quality, professional, online profile, the ZBest Profile Award is awarded monthly to both one individual and the one organization that has developed and presented the most professional online profile listed in the Ziggs Index. Enjoying rapid global growth, Ziggs now provides people search and profile services for customers in over fifty countries. As a result, Betsy was selected for this honor from a pool of professional candidates that span the globe.

Betsy’s professional online presence, created with Ziggs Profile Manager™ begins with an inviting photo and biography of her leadership experience with a diverse non-profit audience, ranging from boards, administrators, private schools to museum educators and social service agencies. Betsy also uses her biography to introduce her assessment and improvement methods for her museum clients. Her techniques range from staff training and professional development to programming and exhibit development. Betsy further supports her biography by including a copy of her resume to provide additional background detail.

In addition to her professional photo and biography, Betsy’s online profile presents a self-written interview that further communicates her interests in her service to the non-profit community. She shares her passion for serving and supporting people through educational institutions to help them reach their full personal and professional potential. She also credits an early work experience on a Montana ranch with helping her establish a strong and creative work ethic early in life. To give her online profile a well-rounded conclusion, she shares some of her favorites, including the book, “Wherever You Go, There You Are” and her favorite sports team, the Nationals.

“As an experienced expert in non-profit management consulting, Betsy understands the importance of maintaining a professional profile on the Web for use in her daily interaction with non-profit prospects and clients” said Tim DeMello, founder and chief executive officer, Ziggs. Betsy was able to quickly and easily create his comprehensive online profile using Ziggs’ insightful profiling template. To see Betsy’s online profile, people search at Ziggs for “Betsy Bowers.”

Winners are chosen by Ziggs at the close of a monthly review process that includes an assessment of the professionalism, content value, brand value and creativity of all online profiles in the Ziggs Index. The professionalism measure weighs the overall quality of the entire profile, including the photograph. The content value measure rewards profiles that present the most valuable information to a prospect or client reviewing the profile. The brand value measure assesses the profile’s level of success in communicating the company brand and corporate identity within the profile. The creativity measure seeks to reward profiles that are creative in their efforts to communicate all of the above three elements. In combination, these measurements set the standard for the definition of a quality online profile.

Companies and individuals who wish to submit their online profile for consideration for future Ziggs ZBest Profile Awards can e-mail their profile submission to ZBest@Ziggs.com. Entries received by the last date of a given month will be reviewed for consideration for the upcoming month’s award. Winning entries are announced in a press release, presented online at www.Ziggs.com, and receive a ZBest Award for display at their place of business. Help Ziggs help the industry raise the standard for professional online profiles, and submit your quality profile for consideration today.

About Ziggs, Inc.

Ziggs is an online community for people in business who want to promote themselves or their business online and connect with other professionals. Providing the fastest-growing global community of current professional profiles on the Web, Ziggs offers keyword-targeted people search and easy-to-use profile management services that allow companies and individuals to take control of their online presence and professional reputation. Launched in October 2004, Ziggs is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.Ziggs.com.

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Julia Bradley

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