boats.com / NMMA Marine Industry 2005 Web Awards
New awards to be given at Miami Boat Show
July 19, 2004
Lake Forest, IL: boats.com and the National Marine Manufacturers Association have announced the 2005 North American Marine Industry Web Awards. The Awards are designed to recognize companies that lead the North American marine industry's drive towards higher standards of excellence in website design and content.
Five award categories have been created to honor different segments of the North American marine industry and the companies in those segments whose websites demonstrate creativity in design, ease of navigation and up-to-date, relevant content. The Awards have been organized to recognize the following categories:
| Best OEM/Manufacturer Site | For boat manufacturers |
| Best Marine Equipment Site | For equipment manufacturers |
| Best Dealer/Broker Site | For power or sailboat dealers and brokers |
| Best Marine Site - Overall | For all marine websites |
| Outstanding Contribution to the Online Marine Industry | Open to any individual who has made a significant contribution to the development of the Internet within the industry. |
The judging panel, which is the process of being assembled, will comprise a person nominated by boats.com and the NMMA plus three Internet professionals with appropriate credentials and experience from outside of the industry.
"Being the leading website in our market segment and being an Internet company gives us unique insights into the time, effort and imagination it takes to get and stay there" said Paul Rabe, President, CEO and co-founder, boats.com, Inc in making the announcement "With the active involvement and support of the NMMA we felt that the time had come to publicly recognize on an annual basis companies whose websites excel".
To nominate a company or an individual complete the online application on the new dedicated web awards website: www.boats.com/nawebawards/index.html , which includes all relevant award information.
Winning companies will hold one of the prestigious titles for a year and will also receive a trophy exclusively designed by world renowned yacht designer, Tony Castro to be presented at a special awards ceremony during the 2005 Miami International Boat Show, being held February 17-21 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
