NEW ORLEANS, LA – 365 Connect, the New Orleans based, award-winning online technology platform provider for the multifamily housing industry, announced today that the company's Mobile Leasing and Resident Platform has received a W³ Award from the International Academy of the Visual Arts. This highly coveted international award further cements 365 Connect’s role as the leader in creating leading edge, web-based technology platforms for the multifamily housing industry.
The W³ Awards are judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms. Receiving over 4,000 entries for this year’s competition, the W³ Awards recognize outstanding websites, web marketing, web video, and mobile apps created by some of the best interactive agencies, designers, and creators worldwide.
The International Academy of the Visual Arts' W³ Award recognized 365 Connect's Mobile Leasing and Resident Platform for its fully-integrated solution to serve today’s mobile generation. The 365 Connect Mobile Platform delivers the entire resident lifecycle experience, which includes marketing, leasing and residents services from a single platform. It enables prospects and residents the ability to transact business and access community news, events and rich video content, all from any mobile device.
“We were amazed at the caliber and quality of work we received this year. Our winners continue to push the envelope of Internet creativity and web design, and it is gratifying to see such great work from the smallest agencies to the biggest firms,” said Linda Day, the director of the IAVA. “On behalf of the over 500 members of The International Academy of the Visual Arts, we are honored to recognize our winners as they continue to set a high standard of excellence for Web development.”
365 Connect President and CEO Kerry W. Kirby stated, “365 Connect is proud to have its mobile technology platform recognized at the international level for making a difference in the market we serve. Our focus is to not only provide an exceptional experience for property management professionals, but for residents living in apartment communities across the country that utilize our platforms. This award demonstrates the capability of the 365 Connect Platform to rapidly evolve and grow to meet the changing needs of the multifamily housing industry.”
To date, 365 Connect has received a total of 15 technology awards, including an array of MHN Technology Choice Awards across the last 3 years and the 2012 Louisiana Governor’s Technology Award. The 365 Connect Technology Platforms is highly recognized by its peers for unique ability to market communities across the internet on high traffic sites, automate social media postings and deliver desktop and mobile platforms for prospects to transact business. Today, 365 Connect’s innovative technology platforms are utilized across the nation by some of the most recognized national, regional and local multifamily housing operators in the country.
The W³ Awards honors creative excellence on the Web, and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award winning Websites, Web Video and Online Marketing programs. Simply put, the W³ is the first major Web competition to be accessible to the biggest agencies, the smallest firms, and everyone in between. Small firms are as likely to win as Fortune 500 companies and international agencies. The W3 Awards is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms. For more information about the W³ Awards, visit www.w3award.com
Founded in 2003, award-winning 365 Connect is the industry leader in designing and delivering an array of online platforms that work in unison with each other to market, lease and retain residents in multifamily communities. The 365 Connect Platform interfaces with social media, management software, marketing platforms and a host of other third-party applications. It prides itself in being one of the most integration-friendly platforms in the industry and has proven to be so effective, that it has also gained acceptance with government programs in affordable housing. 365 Connect designs technology to enhance not only the user experience for property managers, but also prospects and residents that utilize its platforms to locate, lease and live in multifamily communities nationwide. Explore: www.365connect.com