Albany, NY – July 9, 2003. Rebecca Murtagh, founder and chief strategist of Karner Blue Marketing of Albany, NY has recently been selected to participate as as one of the Web Marketing Association’s “WebAwards” distinguished judges. The competition judges website submissions from over 78 categories of websites built for industry, government, not-for-profit among others. “WebAward” entries are submitted by interactive agencies, website owners, or in-house marketing and e-commerce departments from more than 19 countries worldwide.


The 2003 WebAward Awards are produced by the Web Marketing Association, founded in 1997, to set a high standard for Internet marketing and site development on the World Wide Web. Entries will be judged on Design, Innovation, Content, Technology, Interactivity, Navigation, and Ease of use.


WebAward competition judges represent the various relevant disciplines and are distinguished experts in their fields. Judges include members of the media, advertising executives, site designers, content providers and webmasters.


Past winners of this prestigious award include: MSNBC, CBS sportsline, Precor, Oxygen Media, Dow Jones & Co. Aristotle, Rhino Internet Solutions, Cisco Systems, Razorfish, Inc. to name a few.


Karner Blue Marketing specializes in Marketing and E-Business strategy, Custom Development and Integration. The Team is comprised of marketing and web development experts with vast experience in developing custom e-business environments that are built to facilitate growth, support operations and achieve key objectives for clients of any size. The team’s savvy and collaborative approach to integrating on and off-line marketing initiatives is sought by organizations wanting to leverage the latest technologies for a return on their investment. www.karnerbluemarketing.com


The Web Marketing Association (WMA) was founded in 1997 to help set a high standard for Internet marketing and corporate web development on the World Wide Web. Staffed by volunteers, this organization is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals from around the country who share an interest for improving the quality of advertising, marketing and promotion used to attract visitors to corporate websites.