Some Reasons Why You Should Promote Your Nomination

You are automatically in the running to win a People's Voice Award.

All Webby Award nominees are eligible to win the People's Voice Award, chosen by the online public. Voting is a prime time to generate followers, fans and buzz. The polls are open from April 12th to April 28th and anyone can vote at webby.aol.com.

You're now officially an industry leader.

With the prestige and cache that accompany a Webby Awards nomination, you've joined the ranks of the Web's best and brightest, making you an industry leader.

You'll impress your clients.

Whether it's maintaining current clients or winning new business, "Webby Award-nominated" validates your superior work and gives your clients and prospects the confidence they need to invest in your services.

You can make headlines.

Past nominees and winners have garnered coverage around the world - from CNN, The Huffington Post, and BBC to USA Today, Wall Street Journal and New York Times. A Webby Award nomination offers countless publicity opportunities in national, local, and trade media, as well as internal communications and marketing materials.

You can salute your team in a big way.

Your Webby nomination allows you to recognize your valued employees for their accomplishments. There's no better way to show them that you think their work is award winning than to share your Webby news with the world.

You've proven that you stand out among your peers.

Out of the thousands of sites, videos, apps, and ads that were submitted, there are only a handful of Nominees chosen by the Academy, and your site is one of them. By coming this far, you've proven your site is one of the few that truly stands out.

You can meet the movers and shakers.

When you win a Webby or People's Voice Award, you're invited to attend the live online broadcast of The 15th Annual Webby Awards in New York City, where you'll get to rub elbows with the industry's foremost professionals, luminaries and celebrities. To see who attended the 14th Webbys, check out last year's photo gallery at webbyawards.com/press/event_photos.php.

You can deliver one of The Webby Awards famous five-word speeches.

As a winner, you will have the opportunity to deliver one of The Webby Awards' famous five-word speeches. Past Webby Award winners - and their speeches - include Al Gore ("Please don't recount this vote."), Stephen Colbert ("Me. Me. Me. Me. Me."), and Amy Poehler ("Me, you, PS22 dance party."). Your speech will be shared with the world via the official Webby Awards YouTube channel at: youtube.com/TheWebbyAwards.

Receive validation for a job well done.

Now more than ever, the value of Internet expertise is crucial for any organization. As an Official Honoree selection, your work exemplifies excellence in the industry, which you'll be able to share with your clients, competitors and corporate management.