Best Investor Relations Web Sites Named by Web Marketing Association
Bank of Montreal Wins Best of Show in First Annual Interactive Investor Relations Awards Competition
Boston, MA (PRWEB) July 14, 2004 -- The Web Marketing Association, in partnership with the Wealth Management News Service, is pleased to announce the winners of the first annual Interactive Investor Relations Awards Competition (IIR Awards) for investor-oriented Web site development. Entries competed with peers within more than 50 industry categories as well as against an overall standard of excellence. Sites were judged on design, navigation, ease of use and use of technology to enhance the investors experience as well as specific content criteria relating to investor and financial communication.
"This year's winners demonstrate that it takes more than just a flashy design to have an effective investor Web site," said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. "IIR Award winners are judged not only on design, but with a strong emphasis on content, combined with a high level of functionality and usability for their target audience. Participating in the competition provides management with valuable feedback from expert judges and gives companies an opportunity to measure the effectiveness of their online investor relations efforts."
The 2004 Best of Show iIR Award is presented to the Bank of Montréal (NYSE,TSX: BMO) for their outstanding investor Web site. In the opinion of the competition judges, the site went beyond all others entered in the IIR Awards to provide investors and the financial community access to critical information in a user friendly format. Particularly, peer group comparisons, corporate governance and investor FAQs were sited as contributing to the sites success.
A complete list of the winning sites can be found at the interactive Investor Relations Award Web site at www.iiraward.org .
Other companies recognized for their industry leading investor relations Web sites are:
Winning Site (Exchange:Ticker) Award
adidas-Salomon AG (Frankfurt:ADSG.F) Best Sports IR Site
Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE:ALD) Best Professional Services IR Site
AmeriCredit Corp. (NYSE:ACF) Best Financial Services IR Site
Archstone-Smith Trust (NYSE:ASN) Best Real Estate IR Site
Avaya Investor Briefing Center (NYSE:AV) Outstanding IR Site
Aventis (NYSE:AVEP.PA) Best Pharmaceuticals IR Site
Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX:BMO) Best Banking IR Site, Best of Show
Benetton Group S.p.A. (NYSE:BNG US) Best Consumer Goods IR Site
Bowne & Co., Inc. (NYSE:BNE) Outstanding IR Site
CVS Corporation (NYSE:CVS) Outstanding IR Site
Dell Inc (NASDAQ:DELL) Best Computer Hardware IR Site
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Best Retail IR Site
Emmis Communications Corp (NASDAQ:EMMS) Best Media IR Site
FedEx Corp (NYSE:FDX) Best International Business IR Site
Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO) Outstanding IR Site
General Motors (NYSE:GM) Best Automotive IR Site
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDXX) Best Biotechnology IR Site
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) Best Health Care Products IR Site
Keane, Inc. (NYSE:KEA) Outstanding IR Site
Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) Best Manufacturing IR Site
Marine Products Corporation (AMEX:MPX) Best Leisure IR Site
Mattel, Inc. (NYSE:MAT) Outstanding IR Site
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) Best Restaurant IR Site
Nevada Gold and Casinos, Inc. (AMEX:UWN) Best Entertainment IR Site
New York Life Insurance Co. Best Insurance IR Site
NIC (NASDAQ:EGOV) Best Interactive Services/e-Commerce IR Site
Pinnacle West Capital Corp (NYSE:PNW) Best Energy IR Site
Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT) Outstanding IR Site
RPC, Inc. (NYSE:RES) Best Oil and Gas IR Site
SAP (NYSE:SAP) Best Computer Software IR Site
Scudder University Best Mutual Funds IR Site
Sealaska Corporation Best Diversified Business IR Site
SI International (NASDAQ:SINT) Outstanding IR Site
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD) Best Food Industry IR Site
Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Outstanding IR Site
Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW) Best Technology IR Site
Swire Pacific Limited (HKEx:19) Best Conglomerates IR Site
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) Best Beverage IR Site
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) Best Personal Care Products IR Site
Unisys (NYSE:UIS) Best Information Services IR Site
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) Best Service Industry IR Site
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) Best Industrial Services IR Site
The interactive Investor Relations Awards are judged by individual and institutional investors, financial advisors, financial media, IR professionals and Web developers. Each site is judged on 35 different criteria, earning a score between 0 and 100 points. The highest score in a given category wins Best of Industry for that category. Remaining entries receiving a score of 80 points or greater receive the Outstanding Web site Award. All entries receive judges' comments and feedback to help participants understand how their entry is viewed and to facilitate improvement.
Sponsors of the 2004 interactive Investor Relations Awards include Barron's and The Wall Street Journal Online, Burrelle's Luce, NewsUSA, O'Dwyer's PR Daily, Sandy Alexander, Inc., Small Army Creative Services and VentureDirect Worldwide.
The Web Marketing Association (WMA) was founded in Boston in 1997 as an organization dedicated to upholding professional standards of excellence in Web development. Members are advertising, marketing, public relations and Web professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of Web communications. Since its inception, the WMA has set the standard of excellence for overall Web site development with the annual WebAward Competition, a premier annual event for Web developers and marketers.
The Wealth Management News Services (WMNS) provides expert commentary and ideas to the financial media. WMNS content is also featured on wealthadvisor.com, a Web site available to high-net-worth financial advisors. Corporate members of the Wealth Management News Service include highly regarded asset management firms and financial advisors.
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