{"id":11777,"date":"2021-05-19T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/sothebys-international-realty-triumphs-in-the-25th-annual-webby-awards\/"},"modified":"2021-05-19T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T18:30:00","slug":"sothebys-international-realty-triumphs-in-the-25th-annual-webby-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/sothebys-international-realty-triumphs-in-the-25th-annual-webby-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Triumphs in the 25th Annual Webby Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<p>\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 19, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3169298-1&amp;h=2722885397&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sothebysrealty.com%2F&amp;a=Sotheby%27s+International+Realty\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/a> announced today that sothebysrealty.com has been named the Best Real Estate Website in the People&#8217;s Choice Category in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3169298-1&amp;h=4000129217&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwinners.webbyawards.com%2Fwinners%2Fwebsites-and-mobile-sites%2Fgeneral-websites-and-mobile-sites%2Freal-estate%3Fyears%3D0%26sort%3D0&amp;a=25th+Annual+Webby+Awards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">25th Annual Webby Awards<\/a>.&nbsp;Hailed as the &quot;Internet&#8217;s highest honor&quot; by The <span class=\"xn-org\">New York Times<\/span>, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet. <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1513910\/SOTHEBY_S_INTERNATIONAL_REALTY_LOGO_Logo_Logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1513910\/SOTHEBY_S_INTERNATIONAL_REALTY_LOGO_Logo_Logo.jpg\" title=\"Sotheby's International Realty logo. (PRNewsFoto\/Sotheby's International Realty) (PRNewsfoto\/Sotheby's International Realty)\" alt=\"Sotheby's International Realty logo. (PRNewsFoto\/Sotheby's International Realty) (PRNewsfoto\/Sotheby's International Realty)\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/a>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&quot;The new sothebysrealty.com has delivered record performance, with visits increasing by 37% this past quarter alone,&quot; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Bradley Nelson<\/span>, chief marketing officer of Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty. &quot;As with everything we do, Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty delivers a best-in-class experience and global exposure. Our website is no exception and we&#8217;re proud to improve the buying and selling process while connecting clients to the best in the industry, no matter where they are in the world.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Created in collaboration with global experience design agency Huge, sothebysrealty.com delivers an editorial-style approach that complements the brand&#8217;s international presence in 74 countries and territories. The website was relaunched in 2020 to feature translations in 14 languages and nearly 60 currency conversions and designed with a mobile-first approach to emphasize the method in which today&#8217;s clients are buying and selling homes. The platform also mirrors consumers&#8217; desire for engaging content and reinforces the brand&#8217;s continued dedication to high-quality video and photography.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The appeal of sothebysrealty.com is its ability to remain an enduring brand and a seasoned expert in a space increasingly dominated by algorithms,&quot; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Jon Judah<\/span>, group vice president, strategy of Huge. &quot;That&#8217;s what really drove our collaboration on the redesign of sothebysrealty.com. The idea of having a great real estate experience isn&#8217;t limited to slick new technology, but instead revealing the magic of working with true professionals in the industry.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty has set the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,&quot; added <span class=\"xn-person\">Claire Graves<\/span>, executive director of The Webby Awards. &quot;This award is a tribute to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>IADAS, which nominates and selects The Webby Award Winners, is comprised of Internet industry experts including Mozilla Chairwoman <span class=\"xn-person\">Mitchell Baker<\/span>; MOMA Senior Curator <span class=\"xn-person\">Paola Antonelli<\/span>; Host of NPR&#8217;s Code Switch Shereen Marisol Meraji; R\/GA Global Chief Creative Officer <span class=\"xn-person\">Tiffany Rolfe<\/span>; Co-Inventor of the Internet Vint Cerf; DJ and Founder, Club Quarantine D-Nice; Co-host Desus &amp; Mero on Showtime Desus Nice; SVP of Content at Twitch Michael Aragon; Twitter Senior Director, Product Design Richard Ting; and Founders of VERZUZ Swizz Beatz and Timbaland.<\/p>\n<p>To view the award-winning website, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3169298-1&amp;h=1916526778&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sothebysrealty.com%2F&amp;a=sothebysrealty.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sothebysrealty.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty was founded in 1976 as a real estate service for discerning clients of Sotheby&#8217;s auction house. Today, the company&#8217;s global footprint spans approximately 1,000 offices located in 74 countries and territories worldwide, including 45 company-owned brokerage offices in key metropolitan and resort markets. In <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 2004<\/span>, Realogy entered into a long-term strategic alliance with Sotheby&#8217;s, the operator of the auction house. The agreement provided for the licensing of the Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty name and the development of a franchise system. The franchise system is comprised of an affiliate network, where each office is independently owned and operated. Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty supports its affiliates and agents with a host of operational, marketing, recruiting, educational and business development resources. Affiliates and agents also benefit from an association with the venerable Sotheby&#8217;s auction house, established in 1744. For more information, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3169298-1&amp;h=2390973665&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sothebysrealty.com%2F&amp;a=www.sothebysrealty.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.sothebysrealty.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The affiliate network is operated by Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC, and the company owned brokerages are operated by Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty, Inc.&nbsp; Both entities are subsidiaries of Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY) a global leader in real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation and settlement services. Both Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Affiliates LLC and Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty, Inc. fully support the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.<\/p>\n<p><b>CONTACT<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Melissa Couch<\/span><br \/>Senior Public Relations Manager<br \/>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<br \/>973-407-6142<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:melissa.couch@sothebysrealty.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">melissa.couch@sothebysrealty.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<\/div>\n<p>SOURCE  Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=NY83527&amp;Transmission_Id=202105191030PR_NEWS_USPR_____NY83527&amp;DateId=20210519\" style=\"border:0px; width:1px; height:1px;\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, May 19, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty announced today that sothebysrealty.com has been named the Best Real Estate Website in the People&#8217;s Choice Category in the 25th Annual Webby Awards.&nbsp;Hailed as the &quot;Internet&#8217;s highest honor&quot; by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sothebys-international-realty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11777\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}