ATLANTA, Oct. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), received the "Best Telecommunications Website" award in the Web Marketing Association's 2013 WebAward Competition. The award went to the promotional landing pages created to introduce SouthernLINC's new 3G/Nationwide services and the Motorola XT626.

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"We appreciate the recognition of the landing pages for our 3G/Nationwide services and the XT626 by the Web Marketing Association," stated Julie T. Pigott, vice president of marketing and customer support. "Our interactive team continually focuses on creating materials that impact audiences and communicate our messages effectively."

The winning landing pages located at southernlinc.com/3G present information on new high-speed data coverage options along with features, apps, and capabilities of the Motorola XT626.

The pages were judged on seven criteria, including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Additionally, pages were judged against other entries in the telecom industry category and then against an overall standard of excellence.

SouthernLINC Wireless worked with Red Clay Interactive of Buford, Georgia to build the promotional pages. Red Clay Interactive has been developing web marketing campaigns for SouthernLINC Wireless for more than seven years. This collaboration has been recognized in prior years with other web marketing awards.

The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help set a high standard for Internet marketing and development of the best websites on the World Wide Web. The organization produces the annual WebAward Competition. Now in its 17th year, the program is the longest running website award competition dedicated to naming the best web sites in 96 industries.

SOURCE SouthernLINC Wireless