Firstly congratulations are in order for Domain.com.au for winning this award up against some pretty stiff competition, or was it?
Here is what part of the email said……………..
Australia’s peak body for recognising excellence in the digital industry, the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA), has honoured domain.com.au in its 13th annual AIMIA awards.
Australia’s peak body for recognising excellence in the digital industry, the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA), has honoured domain.com.au in its 13th annual AIMIA awards.
domain.com.au was presented with the prestigious award for ‘Best Classifieds’ at the AIMIA ceremony last Friday night.
National and international experts judged domain.com.au on a range of criteria including design innovation, visual impact, usability and accessibility, and technical expertise.
“This year’s awards are testament not only to the depth of innovation and imagination in the market, but indeed the dynamism and optimism of interactive media in Australia. Congratulations to all winners and finalists,” said AIMIA CEO John Butterworth.
Thanks for being part of the best classifieds site in Australia. We are constantly innovating to provide the best property website for our clients and property-seekers.
Ok, couple of things
Firstly, you have to enter these to win them, secondly some of the claims are actually false. They were not the first real estate site in Australia to support videos, there have been a number of sites (one of my sites has supported videos since 2001) and they were not the first real estate site in Australia to show sold property data on maps. But what the judges don’t know wont kill em…
I really do not know why anyone enters these competitions, I can understand smaller companies doing it to gain recognition. As an example Telstra’s Australian Business Man/Woman of the year, is not the best, it is the best of the few that enter. Out of the hundreds of thousands of small businesses in Australia less than 1% enter. I would hardly call that the best.
I love how most people who win or come close with these types of awards say they were humbled to even get nominated – well did it shock you when you filled in the form to be nominated?
Yes other people can nominate them, but these other people are usually family and friends….Now I am not saying that winning is not a good thing and you have to be good to win, but at the same time understanding how these things work is just as important.
So the best classifieds site in Australia. Congratulations and let’s get on with providing agents and consumers with a greater experience.