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Rare Bird Wins Four Awards in Int'l Competition

“It’s an honor to be recognized for the work and fun for our clients to be selected in such a wide variety of industries.”

- Jim Cota, President, Rare Bird, Inc.

Indianapolis-based Rare Bird, Inc. has been honored with four 2012 WebAwards by the Web Marketing Association. Now in its 16th year, the WebAward program is the longest running annual website award competition dedicated to naming the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.

With thousands of entries from more than 50 countries, the WebAwards set the standard of excellence by evaluating web sites through peer review and defining benchmarks based on the seven essential criteria of successful web site development: design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, navigation and ease of use.

The four sites selected for awards this year were in a variety of industries, including higher education, manufacturing, and non-profit. "It's great for the team to be recognized for the work they do," said Jim Cota, president and co-founder of Rare Bird. "It's an honor to be awarded for the work and great for our clients to be selected in such a wide variety of industries."

The sites recognized were:

Fanimation UIndy

Fanimation

Special thanks to Nathan Frampton, Teal Cracraft, John Wertz, Veronique Sutcliffe

UIndy

Special thanks to Joe Solari, Mary Atteberry, Jason Nye, Valerie Wahlstrom

 
Indiana INTERNnet Protexic

Indiana INTERNnet

Special thanks to Janet Boston, Courtney Sampson-Arango

Protexic

Special thanks to Scott Novak, Jessica Irons, Marianne Abreu

About the Web Marketing Association

The Web Marketing Association is working to create a high standard of excellence for web site development and marketing on the Internet. Staffed by volunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of web site development and marketing on the Internet. The goal of the Web Marketing Association, sponsor of the WebAwards, is to provide a forum to recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective web sites on the Internet today.

About Rare Bird, Inc.

Rare Bird, Inc., is an internet marketing firm specializing in custom e-commerce and web development, outbound marketing, search engine optimization and marketing, and advanced customer communications. Rare Bird was founded in 1998 and provides marketing services to clients across the country in a wide spectrum of industries.

About Rare Bird, Inc.

Rare Bird, Inc., is an internet marketing firm specializing in custom e-commerce, web and new media development, search engine optimization and marketing, and advanced customer communications. Rare Bird was founded in 1998 and provides marketing services to clients across the country in a wide spectrum of industries.