In Pursuit of Online Excellence: The Good Web Guide Website of the Year Awards 2016

The hunt for stunning sites has begun

" The hunt for stunning sites has begun ", The Good Web Guide Awards attracts entries from both grass roots startups and established players.

Last year entries were received from the likes of Foxtons, Belstaff, Black Tomato, Wicked Uncle and Posh Totty, with The GWG Website of the Year going to TrustedHousesitters, the world's largest house/pet sitting network.

This year’s programme has several new categories for entrants, including Sports, for individual sports/clubs, sporting news and blogs and Corporate, for sites promoting organisations/businesses' services or products.

The winning site will win a number of prizes worth over £7,000 to help perfect their online presence. The distinguished panel of judges includes serial entrepreneur and internet investor, William Reeve, whose past successes include Lovefilm and Forrester Research, Stefano Maruzzi, Vice President EMEA of GoDaddy, the world's largest technology provider dedicated to small businesses, Kitty Parry, founder and CEO of the Social Media Compliance, Aneeqa Khan, founder of eporta, one of the largest interiors inventories globally and others.

For further information regarding The Good Web Guide Website of the Year Awards 2016, please contact Arabella Dymoke
Tel: 020 7402 6412, Email: a.dymoke@thegoodwebguide.com

EDITOR'S NOTES

• The Good Web Guide Website of the Year Awards opened for entries on Wednesday 8 June 2016

• The Good Web Guide Website of the Year Awards close for entries 25 September 2016

• Shortlisted entries will be announced in mid October 2016 (date to be confirmed)

• Winners will be announced at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, Albemarle Street, London W1 on Monday 21 November 2016

• Headline sponsor the missiontm, headline sponsor, is a marketing communications and advertising group with 23 offices across the UK, San Francisco and Asia. the missiontm employs over 850 staff and is listed on AIM (TMMG). The Group specialises in providing national and international clients with award winning marketing, advertising and business communications. Group members include April Six, bigdog, Bray Leino, Proof, RLA, Robson Brown, Solaris, Speed, Splash, Story and ThinkBDW. For more information, visit www.themission.co.uk

CATEGORY SPONSORS

- Feefo, the global feedback engine and Google Licensed Content Partner collates ratings and reviews from verified customers. Over 1500 brands use Feefo globally, spanning retail, financial services and travel. Feefo sponsors Excellence in Customer Service Category. www.feefo.com

- Rakuten Marketing provides advertisers and marketers with expert technology, clarity and online services for affiliate marketing, retargeting, display, mobile, search marketing, lead generation, omni-channel attribution and automated product feeds. Rakuten Marketing sponsors the Online Shopping Category. marketing.rakuten.co.uk

- Streets ISA Chartered Accountants, specialist media and entertainment accountants, with offices in Great Portland St, London and Spinningfields, Manchester, specialises in providing tax advice and financial planning for clients, sponsors the Arts/Culture category. www.streetsmedia.co.uk

SUPPORTERS

The following companies have kindly donated prizes for the winning site.

- A comprehensive digital audit by Zest Digital, an award-winning digital marketing agency that helps businesses to grow, fast. The audit is a comprehensive overview of your digital presence, comprising of up to 350+ checks carried out by experts. Zest lists observations, recommendations, and prioritise these so that you have a clear action plan to take your digital marketing to the next level. www.zestdigital.co

- A content audit by Blue Glass, an innovative, full service digital marketing agency that is on a mission to change the way companies market themselves online with extraordinary strategies and services powered by the best minds in digital marketing. www.blueglass.co.uk

- One hour cooking class for four people at L'atelier des Chefs, the cooking school in the heart of London. www.atelierdeschefs.co.uk