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World Contact receives the prestigious Web Site Marketing Award
at the Connecticut Better Business Bureau's Annual Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics.

		Stephen Gidley (left), Chairman of the Connecticut Better Business Bureau, congratulates Thomas C. Williams (center), Managing Partner of World Contact, LLC. Paulette N. Hotton (right), President & CEO, Connecticut Better Business Bureau, presents the award.

New Canaan, CT, - World Contact, a leading international web design and Internet marketing firm, today announced it has received the prestigious Web Site Marketing Award at the Connecticut Better Business Bureau's Annual Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics held in Southington, Connecticut. The state award honored World Contact for exemplifying the highest ethical marketing practices and by meeting all of the Bureau's ethical standards of advertising and selling practices.

"Company web sites are critical advertising gateways and consumer information resources," explained Paulette N. Hotton, President and CEO of the Connecticut Better Business Bureau. "Our award recognizes World Contact for overall excellence in web design, creativity, honesty, usability and functionality."

Since 1993, World Contact has delivered effective web site development, e-commerce solutions and Internet strategies for small to mid-size businesses. Its clients range from Wall Street firms to family-owned businesses in all 50 U.S. states and 17 countries.

"When the on-line business revolution hit, many fly-by-night operations and amateur web designers jumped into the marketplace. Unfortunately, countless businesses have web sites that simply don't perform. Many business owners feel disillusioned about the promise of the web for their own business, and have lost revenue and new customer opportunities each year," explained Thomas Williams, Managing Partner of World Contact. "Our web site design and marketing team identifies and corrects these problems, so businesses can successfully use the internet to build sales and communicate effectively with visitors and their customers. The Better Business Bureau's ethical standards establish a solid benchmark from which one can launch highly successful Internet marketing efforts."

The Awards Banquet's keynote speaker was Ken Hunter, president and CEO of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, the umbrella organization for Better Business Bureaus throughout the United States, who spoke about the decline of ethics in the marketplace and the importance of the Better Business Bureau's self-regulation approach. "I thought Mr. Hunter's remarks were inspiring and clear," said Mr. Williams. "The Internet often seems like the wild west for honest business operators, but ethical conduct will always attract and keep your customers - especially when marketing on the Internet!"

World Contact is a full service Internet Marketing and website development firm serving small to mid-size businesses worldwide. For over 11 years, the firm has designed and executed cost-effective internet and e-commerce strategies to increase revenue, build sales, and improve customer satisfaction. Headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut, World Contact offers an in-depth mix of specializations in web site design, Internet business strategies, database programming, web-based technology, automation, client training, and Internet search engine optimization.


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(Article date 10/23/04)