Web Marketing Association is Looking for Best Investor Websites for 2005 Internactive Investor Relations Awards
The 2005 Call for Entry has begun for the second annual Interactive Investor Relations Awards to recognize excellence in online investor relations. Companies compete with peers within more than 60 industry categories as well as against an overall standard of excellence. The deadline for entry is March 31, 2005 and complete information including entry form can be found at www.iiraward.org.
(PRWEB) February 8, 2005 -- Does your public company have an outstanding Investor Relations Web site? Prove it! Entries are now being accepted for the 2005 interactive Investor Relations (IIR) Awards competition. The Web Marketing Association, in partnership with the Wealth Management News Service, is hosting the second annual IIR Awards to recognize excellence in online investor relations. Companies compete with peers within more than 60 industry categories as well as against an overall standard of excellence. The deadline for entry is March 31, 2005 and complete information including entry form can be found at www.iiraward.org.
Investor Relations Web sites are not only one of the primary sources for news and information for investors and financial advisors, they are critical to a public companys valuation and disclosure requirements. Ensuring that the IR Web site is functioning at optimum levels is essential, particularly in todays regulatory environment," said William Rice, founder and president of the Web Marketing Association.
Both large and small companies were among the winners of the 2004 IIR Awards. The Best of Show winners was The Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) which also won Best Banking IR Web site. Other winners included Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), SAP (NYSE: SAP),CVS (NYSE:KO), GM (NYSE:GM), eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX), Marine Products Corp (AMEX: MPX), and Nevada Gold and Casinos (AMEX: UMN)
The interactive Investor Relations Awards are judged by those who matter most: individual and institutional investors, financial advisors, financial media, IR professionals and Web developers. Judges comments and feedback are provided to help participants understand how their entry is viewed and facilitate improvement. Winners will be announced in June.
Sponsors of the interactive Investor Relations Awards include The Wall Street Journal Online (www.wsj.com), Barrons (www.barrons.com), Overture (www.overture.com), Burrelles Luce (www.burrellesluce.com), ODwyers PR Daily (www.odwyerpr.com), Small Army creative services (www.smallarmy.net), TheStreet.com (www.thestreet.com) and the American Stock Exchange (www.amex.com).
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.
The Web Marketing Association (WMA) was founded in Boston in 1997 and is dedicated to recognizing the professional standards of excellence in Web development. Members are advertising, marketing, investor relations, 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 (www.webaward.org), a premier annual event for Web developers and marketers.
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