PRWeb has been named a 2006 sponsor of the Web Marketing Association’s 10th annual WebAward Competition, the Internet’s premier award competition that judges Web site development against an ever increasing Internet standard of excellence and against peer sites within an industry.

"PRWeb is the perfect choice for helping us get the word out about the 2006 WebAward program," said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. PRWeb's press release newswire, allows us to target specific industries with our news stories and help us not only to reach important reporters and editors, but also search engine placements, which can increase overall visibility and site traffic."

"Supporting the online marketing community is an essential part of PRWeb philosophy," said Mick Jolly, Executive Vice President for PRWeb. "We are supported by those marketing professionals who value cost-effective distribution of their news releases. We see the WebAward program as another valuable way for marketing professionals who win an award to benefit from increased visibility. We are pleased to support the efforts of the Web Marketing Association and the WebAward program."

PRWeb is the Internet's leading press release distribution newswire. PRWeb developed the direct to consumer press release distribution model in 1997 and has grown to be recognized as a leader in the press release and news distribution industries. PRWeb is the industry leader in search engine visibility and RSS deployment, serving more than 8.6 million customized RSS feeds to PRWeb visitors.