Great Ape Trust Web Site Honored
December 01, 2011
Written by Al Setka, Director of Communications
Great Ape Trust's Web site is among the world's best...again.
For the sixth time in eight years, the Web site of Great Ape Trust has been recognized as one of the best worldwide. The Trust was honored recently with a 2011 W3Silver Award in the Science Category by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. Receiving over 3,000 entries, The W3Awards honor outstanding Web sites, Web marketing, Web video, & mobile apps created by some of the best interactive agencies, designers, and creators worldwide.
"SInce its rollout in 2003, the Web site has led Great Ape Trust's communication and marketing efforts," said Al Setka, communications director. "It has clearly and consistently delivered to the world information about the bonobo research program in Des Moines and our chimpanzee conservation and reforestation initaitive in Rwanda."
Other noteworthy companies and organizations that received W3 Silver Awards include NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab, WebMD, Consumer Reports, CBS Radio, Susan G Komen for the Cure, Harvard Business Review and Disney Online.
The Web site, www.GreatApeTrust.org, was designed and programmed by the Great Ape Trust communications department and Trilix, a full-service marketing agency in Johnston, IA. In addition to the Web site, Great Ape Trust incorporates a YouTube channel, Facebook page and Twitter account into its communications efforts. Since 2003, Great Ape Trust's Web site has also been recognized for creative excellence by the Webby Awards and the Web Marketing Association.
