Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture Selected as First Architecture Firm To Be Honored With Ziggs’ Website Quality Award

Ziggs, Inc., the fast-growing search platform for finding people in business online, today announced that Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture has been selected as corporate winner of the Ziggs ZBest Profile Award for November, 2005. Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture is the first architecture firm to be awarded a ZBest Profile Award for their website’s online team profiles.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) December 1, 2005 –- Ziggs, Inc., the fast-growing search platform for finding people in business online, today announced that Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture has been selected as corporate winner of the Ziggs ZBest Profile Award for November, 2005. Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture (BRSA) is the first architecture firm to be awarded a ZBest Profile Award for their website’s online team profiles. Introduced in January 2005 to help set the Internet’s website standard for a quality, professional, online profile, the ZBest Profile Award is awarded monthly to both one organization and the one individual that has developed and presented the most professional online profile listed in the Ziggs Index.

Ziggs believes that BRSA’s architect profiles are an excellent example of a profile style that successfully enables each professional to represent themselves in a highly valuable, insightful and creative method online. For example, by introducing the reader to each architect through the use of a professional photograph that’s complemented by insight into that architect’s favorite place to live, play and work, the reader is quickly engaged. This engaging approach is further supported when the profile presents current projects each architect is working on, complemented by a brief overview of both how the firm describes the architect and how the architect describes him or herself.
Each profile delivers additional depth of character and personality for every architect by providing a platform to highlight their personal favorites, ranging from best vacation spot to best comfort food. By the time the viewer has scanned a handful of BRSA profiles, the reader will senses a high level of intelligence and creativity across the entire team. This profile style is highly unique and quite compelling for viewers.

BRSA’s provision of such highly creative profiles truly reinforces and supports the company’s brand and mission as an architecture firm: “to design joyful, functional architecture that meets the needs of the people it serves, and to enhance, enrich and contribute to the quality of life of the community.” BRSA describes themselves as “a national leader in building community: designing inspired places to learn, work and play.” As such, BRSA’s online profiles are an excellent example of profiles that truly reflect the company brand. To see an example of a representative architect profile, visit www.Ziggs.com and search for “Steve Blackburn.”

“BRSA’s professional online profiles enable the firm to build brand awareness and communicate brand value to visitors at the BRSA website,” said Tim DeMello, chief executive officer and founder, Ziggs. “All BRSA architect profiles are valuable business tools that showcase the firm’s most important assets – their professionals who create and design the structures in communities across the country.”

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 Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture
Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture has been a part of the architectural community in the Rocky Mountain Region for nearly 30 years. Located in Denver, BRSA architects work throughout the U.S. They design places for people to learn, work, and play. For more information, visit Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture.

About Ziggs, Inc.
Millions of professionals are searched for online every day. Dedicated to assisting these professionals in meeting their business objectives by optimizing the experience of presenting to and connecting with professionals online, Ziggs is the first destination site for businesspeople search and professional profile management. Providing the fastest-growing index of current professional profiles on the Web, Ziggs delivers targeted professional search and easy-to-use profile management tools for companies and individuals that assist in generating new business opportunities by finding and connecting with professionals. Founded in October 2003, Ziggs is headquartered in Boston, MA. For more information, visit www.Ziggs.com.

Media Contact:
Julia Bradley
Ziggs, Inc.
617.424.8600 x223
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