Oxford Leadership Academy Selected as First International Management Consultancy Honored With Ziggs’ Website Quality Award

This month’s Corporate ZBest Award recognizes excellence in online profiles for a Denmark-based Executive Development and Consultancy organization.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) January 31, 2006 – January 31, 2006 – Ziggs, Inc., the fast-growing search platform for finding people in business online, today announced that the Oxford Leadership Academy has been selected as corporate winner of the Ziggs ZBest Profile Award for January, 2006. The Oxford Leadership Academy is the first international management consultancy to be awarded a ZBest Profile Award for their website’s executive Fellow 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. Enjoying rapid international growth, Ziggs now provides people search and profile services for customers from over fifty countries. As a result, the Oxford Leadership Academy was selected for this honor from an extensive pool of global companies listed in the Ziggs Index of Professionals.

Ziggs believes that the Academy’s online Fellow profiles are an excellent example of a profile style that successfully enables each Academy Fellow to present him or herself in a highly valuable and professional method online. Each Fellow’s profile is anchored with a professional photograph that begins to build trust in the individual and is also valuable for use with virtual introductions.

In addition to a photo, each Fellow’s profile provides detailed background information on the individual’s role in the Academy, their specialties in executive development or management consulting, as well as their education and client list. The profile content is positioned within the context of helpful links about the Academy, from “who we are” to “what we know” and “what we can do for you.” Each profile completes its virtual introduction with a link that provides direct email access to the Fellow presented. Combined, these elements create an online profile format that sets an example of excellence.

The Oxford Leadership Academy’s online profiles enable the consultancy to build brand awareness and engage website visitors in a more personal manner,” said Tim DeMello, founder and chief executive officer, Ziggs. “These online profiles are valuable business tools that showcase the Academy’s most important asset – their team of global Fellows.” To see an example of a representative profile, visit Ziggs and search for “Christiane Weinreich.”

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.
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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