Advanta Named Webby Business Award Finalist.Business Editors SPRING HOUSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2003 Advanta Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADVNB; ADVNA ADVNA Advanta Corporation (stock symbol) ), one of the nation's largest issuers of credit cards to small businesses, was named a finalist in the first annual Webby Business Awards in the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. category by The International Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy). The Webby Business Awards honor companies that excel at Verb 1. excel at - be good at; "She shines at math" shine at excel, surpass, stand out - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" using the web as a mature tool to achieve critical business goals. Winners will be announced on November 18th in San Francisco. The award nomination came as a result of Advanta's success in using its Web site, www.advanta.com, to deliver value to its customers and create a greater degree of loyalty. Advanta.com features services like real time transaction reporting, comprehensive expense management systems, an intuitive bill payment service, and discounts on products and services small business owners need. The Webby Business Awards are produced by The Academy, which also presents the annual Webby Awards, now in their eighth year. The Academy launched the Webby Business Awards last fall as a separate awards program aimed at recognizing the best business practices online. Earlier this year Advanta took home a "Stevie" Award for the Best Corporate Web site at the first-ever American Business Awards in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "Advanta's challenge was to increase customer retention by building lasting relationships," said a spokesperson for The Academy judges. "Through valuable online services designed for small business owners, Advanta has built something nearly non-existent in the world of credit cards - loyalty." "We are very proud to be named as a finalist for the 1st annual Webby Awards," said Advanta Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Dennis Alter. "The Advanta team has worked hard to make advanta.com a destination that helps small businesses succeed, and it's especially gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. for us to be honored by The Academy." In all, Webby Award finalists were named in 19 categories and include companies such as UPS, Cisco Systems, BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Southwest Airlines, Verizon and Pfizer. About The Webby Awards Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards are the leading international honors for consumer Web sites and individual achievements in technology and creativity. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences or IADAS was founded in 1998 in New York to help drive the progress of the Internet and evolving forms of new media. The academy selects the nominees and winners for the Webby Awards. selects the nominees and winners, and presents the awards event. For more information visit www.webbyawards.com. About Advanta Advanta is a highly focused financial services company serving the small business market. Advanta leverages direct marketing and information based expertise to identify potential customers and new target markets and to provide a high level of service tailored to the unique needs of small business. Using these distinctive capabilities, Advanta has become one of the nation's largest issuers of MasterCard business credit cards to small businesses. Since 1951, Advanta has pioneered many of the marketing techniques common in the financial services industry today, including remote lending and direct mail, affinity and relationship marketing. Learn more about Advanta at www.advanta.com. |
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