European Seal Of E-Excellence 2012: Applications Are Now Open !

Online, April 29, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The European Seal of e-Excellence is widely known for promoting digital companies which have:
• Innovative products and services
• Excellent marketing practices to promote them

By focusing on the marketing aspects of digital products and services, the European Seal of e-Excellence helps winners promote themselves in the worldwide market.

How to Apply
The period to apply for the European Seal of e-Excellence officially opens on 1 May 2011, and nominations will be received until 31 December 2011. Interested companies may apply online at the Seal website: www.seal-of-excellence.org

Awarded Annually Since 2003
The Seal has been awarded annually since 2003 by the EMF - The Forum of e-Excellence and its Partner Associations at an Award Ceremony at CeBIT, the European trade show for the ICT industry.

At the occasion of the launch, Dr. Margaretha Mazura, Secretary General of the EMF, points out:
"2012 is a special year for the Seal: It is its 10th anniversary. In the short-living times of ICT, this is an achievement we are proud of. The Seal is increasingly gaining recognition and becoming a major focal point for Europe's most successful digital media companies, not only in term of products and services, but also in terms of marketing. Excellence is useless if nobody knows about it. Therefore, those who have not yet applied and won a Seal of e-Excellence, I can only say: Join the club!".

Benefits of Winning the Seal
The Seal of e-Excellence has been awarded annually since 2003 by a network of digital media associations from Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. A jury composed of representatives of the partner associations selects the winners on the basis of an open application process.

Winners of the Seal of e-Excellence are entitled to:
• Publicly display and proactivelly use the "European Seal of e-Excellence" logo in their own public relations and marketing programs
• Free membership in EMF - the Forum of e-Excellence
• Membership in the Club of e-Excellence, the LinkedIn Group of Seal winners
• Preferential rates for all e-Accelerator and e-FundingFacilitator services (including a free business expansion audit and a free EU funding audit)
• Free organisation profile in e-Match, the international ICT profiling and project matchmaking platform

Partner Background
The EMF (www.emfs.eu) is the umbrella organization for the European Seal of e-Excellence in collaboration with Partner organisations (www.seal-of-excellence.org/partners) which provide local support in their respective areas.

For more information - please contact:

Idoia Bustinduy
Communications coordinator
EMF - The Forum of e-Excellence
Tel: +32 2 219 0305
e-mail : [email protected]
www.seal-of-excellence.org