15 October 2008

Nucleus wins W3 Award for Amanresorts from the International Academy of Visual Arts

Today, October 16th 2008, Nucleus wins a coveted Silver W3 Award from the International Academy of the Visual Arts for its work for Amanresorts, which comprises 20 luxury hotel and resort websites. 

The W³ Awards honours creative excellence on the web, and recognises the creative and marketing professionals behind award winning sites, videos and 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.

The W³ 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, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Conde Nast, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Victoria Secret, Wired, Yahoo! and many others.

Peter Matthews, Nucleus’ founder and managing director commented "We are delighted to win this award for Amanresorts, whose exquisite hotels and resorts continue to set the standard for luxurious hideaways. The websites we designed, built and continue to maintain bring Aman’s compelling brand proposition of simplicity, serenity and style to life on the web."

See the websites at www.amanresorts.com

About Nucleus
Nucleus is the world’s only brand, digital and intellectual property consultancy. Founded in 1979, this independent consultancy specialises in the luxury, travel and financial services sectors.

Nucleus was the first brand consultant to create an integrated brand and digital consultancy in 1995 and remains committed to bringing brand experiences to life across all media and all customer touchpoints. Nucleus is also recognized for practising what it preaches by backing its own ventures, including Luxury Explorer ‘The World Atlas of Luxury Travel’ and sQuid, a next generation small payments and loyalty system.

Contact details for further information:

Nucleus: Peter Matthews, CEO pmatthews@nucleus.co.uk

Or Ella Matthews, ematthews@nucleus.co.uk tel: + 44 (0)208 398 9133