Are you ready to take your business to the next level with prestigious awards recognition? Join us for a game-changing webinar on "How to Prepare an Effective Stevie® Awards Nomination"!

Business awards are not just accolades, they're powerful tools that showcase your credibility, elevate your brand, and pave the path for future success. Crafting a compelling Stevie® Awards nomination, however, requires reflection, finesse, and skill.

This 1-hour webinar will take place on Zoom on May 14, 2024, at 10:00 AM EDT. 

We invite individual professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and leaders from organizations worldwide—large and small, public and private, for-profit and non-profit—to register for this free learning opportunity.

Hosted by the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Stevie Awards, Michael Gallagher, this exclusive webinar will provide invaluable insights from past winners, seasoned judges, and industry experts.

Learn firsthand what it takes to clinch that coveted Stevie accolade! Here's what you can expect:

• Behind-the-scenes peek into the awards entry and judging process
• Pro tips and best practices from Stevie Award winners, judges, and industry gurus
• Learn the art of storytelling to captivate judges and highlight your unique value
• Understand the criteria and nuances that set Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Grand Stevie Awards apart
• Guidance on navigating the nomination process, from account setup to submission
• Expert advice on selecting the right competitions and categories to maximize your chances.
• Access to a treasure trove of Gold Stevie Award-winning nominations for inspiration.

 Guests you can expect to hear from in the webinar include: 

• Susan Turkell, Chief Executive Officer, PAIRELATIONS, LLC
• Çağatay Kayabaş, President of Business Awards Consulting, and the official Stevie Awards representative in Turkey

In the last section of the webinar, attendees can engage in a live Q&A session to get answers to all their burning questions.

Register now to secure your spot and unlock the secrets to crafting award-winning nominations. Plus, enjoy on-demand access to the webinar and presentations until the end of 2024.

Eight winners of a public vote for favorite companies honored with crystal People’s Choice Stevie Award trophies.

 The Stevie® Awards, organizer of the world’s premier business awards programs, announced winners of eight People’s Choice Stevie® Award trophies in the 11th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, the only awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace throughout the Asia-Pacific region. 

The People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies, a long-time feature of other Stevie Awards programs, was introduced to the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards in 2023. All winning organizations and nominees in the Company/Organization awards categories in the 2024 competition were automatically included in voting for the People’s Choice Awards. Voting was conducted from 10 April through 30 April, with the highest number of votes determining the winners in several industry categories. More than 38,000 votes were cast this year by members of the general public worldwide. 

Each People’s Choice winner received at least 100 votes, the minimum number required to be eligible to win.

The winners of the 2024 People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies are:

• Business Product & Service Industries: RELX | Reed Elsevier, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
• Consumer Product & Service Industries: Watsons International
• Financial Industries: VILLARICA, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines
• Health Care Industries: Vejthani Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
• Non-Profit Organizations or NGOs: Megaworld Foundation, Inc., Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
• Social Impact Companies: Social Security System, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
• Technology Industries: Globe Telecom Inc., Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
• Tech Startup: Acquiro Solutions and Tech, Inc., Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines

These honorees will receive crystal People’s Choice Stevie Award trophies. 

The 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards have recognized organizations in 25 markets including Australia, Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Estonia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. More than 1,000 nominations about innovative achievements were considered by the judges this year.

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners in various categories were announced on 10 April. Those awards were determined by the average scores of more than 150 executives worldwide acting as judges. Five Grand (“best of show”) Stevie Award winners were announced on 22 April.

All winners in the 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards will be celebrated during an awards banquet on 24 May at Shangri-La The Fort Hotel in Manila, Philippines. Tickets for the awards banquet are on sale now.

PR Newswire Asia is the official news release distribution partner of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

adobo magazine is the official Creative Media Partner of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

Established in 2013 in Bali, Stevie-winner Mailbird, Inc., is a leading provider of email management solutions. Its core offering is a user-friendly email client for Windows and soon Mac, designed to streamline and optimize email management for individuals and businesses alike.

With a diverse range of features integrated into its interface, Mailbird has become a go-to choice for millions of users worldwide seeking efficient and intuitive email management solutions.

Central to Mailbird's success is its commitment to excellence and innovation. The company's dedication is reflected in its consistent growth trajectory and numerous industry accolades. Notably, Mailbird has earned widespread recognition as a top-tier email client for Windows, a testament to its ability to deliver high-quality and effective solutions tailored to user needs.

Inclusive Work Culture
Beyond its product offerings, Mailbird stands out for its inclusive and vibrant remote work culture. Boasting a team comprising over 18 nationalities spanning various time zones, the company cultivates an environment that encourages diversity, creativity, and collaboration.

This dynamic workplace ethos serves as a driving force behind Mailbird's ongoing innovation efforts, positioning the company for continued growth and success in the ever-evolving landscape of email management.

Mailbird notes that their success throughout 2021 has been greatly amplified by the effective use of HiBob, their primary people management tool. They report that they have transitioned away from rigid work structures, promoting a results-oriented culture with the help of platforms such as Slack, ClickUp, and Google Meet. This allows them to maintain a collaborative and trust-centric environment, a departure from archaic time-tracking methods.

Their expansive 40-day PTO policy, also managed through HiBob, is significantly more generous than the industry standard, reflecting their commitment to employee well-being. HiBob allows them to oversee all information, from job histories to performance metrics. Its integration with other programs they use is also convenient.

Since Winning Their Stevie Award
HiBob's foundational role in employee record management remains critical. Managing information ranging from job histories to performance metrics ensures that every team member is accurately represented and understood within the ecosystem.

Their unique "unicorn kudos" system, facilitated by Bonusly, continues to play an instrumental role in employee recognition, fostering positivity and meaningful appreciation throughout the team.

Furthermore, they have continued to conduct improvement surveys. Most recently, their focus on psychological safety yielded encouraging outcomes. The results demonstrated an excellent level of psychological safety among team members, a vital ingredient for a collaborative environment.

Mailbird Inc. won a Bronze Stevie Award for Achievement in Managing a Remote Workforce and a Gold Stevie Award for Best Use of Bob for Creating a Winning Global Company Culture in the 2023 Stevie® Awards for Great Employers.

Interested in entering the 2024 edition?

Delta Dental of Kansas, 5W Public Relations Among Those to Win Big in 22nd American Business Awards

The Stevie® Awards announced today the Grand Stevie Award winners in The 22^nd Annual American Business Awards^® competition. Winners will be honored during the ABA awards banquet on June 11, 2024 in New York City. Registration for the event is now open.

All organizations operating in the USA - large and small, public and private, for-profit and non-profit - are eligible to submit nominations to the ABAs in a wide range of categories, honoring achievement in every aspect of work life, from customer service and management to public relations and product development. 

This year more than 3,700 nominations were considered in the judging process by more than 300 professionals, whose average ratings determined the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners announced in April. For a complete list of the 2024 Stevie Award winners, visit http://www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

The Grand Stevie Awards are best-of-competition prizes awarded to only a handful of organizations that submit the best body of work to the competition, in their own name or in the names of one or more clients, or have the highest-rated nomination in the competition. The Grand Stevie Award trophy cannot be applied for directly.

2024 Grand Stevie winners in The American Business Awards are as follows:

Organization of the Year: With 36.5 award points, earned through seven Gold, four Silver, and five Bronze Stevie wins, Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, is the most honored organization in The 2024 American Business Awards. The firm is the largest dental benefits company in Kansas.  As a member of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a national network of dental service corporations, they share in the role of being the largest dental carrier in the USA. This award is determined by the total number of awards won in the ABAs, with a Gold Stevie win counting for 3 points, a Silver Stevie for 2 points, and a Bronze Stevie counting for 1.5.

Highest-rated New Product or Service of the Year: with an average score from the judges of 9 out of a possible 10, the nomination of the SugarCRM Platform by SugarCRM, Cupertino, California, received the highest average score of all new product or service nominations this year. The nomination also won the Gold Stevie for Best Relationship Management Solution.

Highest-Rated Nomination of the Year: with an average score of 9/5/10.0, the "Launch campaign of EY.ai - EY's unifying AI platform," submitted by EY GS LLP, the global business consultancy, also won Gold for New Product or Service Introduction of the Year in the competition's marketing categories.

Most Honored Marketing Agency of the Year: Red @ Vanguard is the in-house agency at Vanguard, in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The agency earned 14 points for Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award-winning nominations for its work in support of personal investor marketing at Vanguard.

Most Honored Public Relations Agency: 5W Public Relations, based in New York, New York, earned 22 award points for Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie wins for nominations submitted on behalf of itself and clients CarParts.com, Epres, Foxwoods Resort Casino, G-SHOCK, InDrive, Perion, Restaurantware, and The Strong National Museum of Play. 5WPR last won this Grand Stevie in 2021.

One final group of 2024 winners, determined by a public vote in the People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products component of the ABAs, will be announced in late May.

Sponsors of The 22nd annual American Business Awards include Golden Hour, Melissa Sones Consulting, and SoftPro.

Nominations for the 2025 edition of The American Business Awards will be accepted starting this October. The entry kit may be requested at http://www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

We are excited to announce that the speakers and agenda for the 2024 Women|Future Conference are now available!

This year’s conference will take place virtually on July 23, 2024. 

The mission of the 7th annual Women|Future Conference, hosted by the Stevie® Awards, is to foster connections and professional and personal development through insightful sessions, workshops, and networking. 

Hear From Leading Women in Business
If you're a small business owner, executive, entrepreneur, or considering starting a business, #WomenFuture24 is an event you won't want to miss.

Our speakers will delve into the challenges, successes, firsts, and setbacks of their journeys. Many 2024 speakers are actually past and current Stevie Award winners who have earned recognition in one (or many) of our nine Stevie Awards programs. Speakers this year include:

• Angelique Hamilton, CEO, Chief Coaching Officer, HR Chique Group
• April White, Founder & CEO, Trust Relations
• Bosky Mukherjee, Founder, PMDojo
• Danielle Levy, Business Growth Strategist & Consultant, The Boardroom League
• Deboshree Dutta, Founder & CEO, Criya
• Denise O’Leary MBE, Managing Director & Founder, Purpol Marketing Ltd
• Emoly Lyman, CEO, Branch & Bramble
• Kerry-Ann Powell, Founder & Business Strategist, Trafalgar Strategies, LLC
• Kristen Dolan, SVP, Growth, Influential
• Lisa Thee, CEO, AMP Solutions LLC
• Marissa Nance, Founder & CEO, Native Tongue Communications
• Nicole Schmitz, Founder & CEO, Nicole Schmitz Leadership Coaching
• Rachel Griffin, Co-Founder, PlayWise Partner
• Risa Arin, Founder & CEO, XpertPatient LLC
• Ronjini Joshua, Founder & CEO, The Silver Telegram
• Surbhi Gupta, Product Leader, Zoox

Sessions are tailored to ambitious professionals looking to learn and share what’s working in their organizations, troubleshoot the challenges they collectively face, and make meaningful connections. 

You can expect discussions about everything from how to utilize mentorship as a path to professional and personal development, gain traction through public relations, and how technology affects human behavior.

You will learn practical takeaways from sessions on marketing strategies, business ownership, and more. Session Topics include:

• Building a Trusted Brand: Authenticity in a Time of Public Scrutiny and Hot News Cycles
• Unlocking Awards Success: The Power of Stevie Awards in Building Credibility and Business Growth
• Breaking Barriers, Building Empires and Elevating Women: Driving Change in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Business
• Leveraging AI Technology and Navigating the Social Media Landscape: Strategies for Business Growth & Success

Connect With Like-Minded Professionals 
Women from cities across the United States, Canada, Australia, Asia, and Europe attend the conference year after year to be inspired, build resilience, and share insights into changes that impact their industries, their careers, and their lives.

The Women|Future Conference is a great opportunity to build industry connections, share challenges, and brainstorm solutions alongside women like you. In any given session, you may find yourself in the company of a non-profit founder, an Entrepreneur, a Publicist, and a CEO.

View the Full Agenda and Speakers online now.

Register to Learn from the Best and Join Our Growing Community of Ambitious Women in Business! 

To learn more about the Women|Future Conference speakers and view the full agenda, visit www.womenfutureconference.com.

For partnership, press, and media inquiries, contact Nina@stevieawards.com.

The Stevie® Awards, organizers of the world’s premier business awards programs, today announced the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie winners in The 22nd American Business Awards®.

All organizations operating in the USA–large and small, public and private, for-profit and non-profit–are eligible to submit nominations to the ABAs in a wide range of categories, honoring achievement in every aspect of work life, from customer service and management to public relations and product development. 

More than 3,700 nominations were considered in the judging process this year by more than 300 professionals worldwide, whose average scores determined the winners.

Winners of three or more Gold Stevie Awards include:

5WPR (New York, NY), Adobe (San Jose, CA), Advanced Drainage Systems (Columbus, OH), AT&T Business Multimedia Services (Dallas, TX), Boost Payment Solutions (New York, NY), Cisco (San Jose, CA), Delta Dental of Kansas (Wichita, KS), EY (global), George P Johnson Experiential Marketing (Auburn Hills, MI), Hilton Software (Coral Springs, FL), IBM (Armonk, NY), Logical Position (Lake Oswego, OR), Nature’s Sunshine (Lehi, UT), Netcracker Technology (Waltham, MA), PayJunction (Santa Barbara, CA), RHC, In-house Agency at Vanguard (Malvern, PA), Soapy Joe’s Car Wash (Santee, CA), State Farm (Bloomington, IL), Stride, Inc. (Reston, VA), The Home Depot Backyard (Atlanta, GA), The Stories and Wisdom Company (Seattle, WA), and TopSpot Internet Marketing (Houston, TX).

Among other winners, organizations with five or more Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie wins include:

American Tire Distributors (Huntersville, NC), Autoleap (Atlanta, GA), C-Strategies Inc. (Chicago, IL), Calix (San Jose, CA), DHL Supply Chain (Westerville, OH), Fierce Inc. (Seattle, WA), Hearts & Science (New York, NY), ISN (Dallas, TX), Microsoft (Redmond, WA), Mountain View Group, Ltd. (Schenectady, NY), Octane (New York, NY), Pay To Me, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA), PeopleTec, Inc. (Huntsville, AL), Praxis AI (Sacramento, CA), Ruder Finn (New York, NY), SucceedSmart (Los Altos, CA), TriNet (Dublin, CA), VMware (Palo Alto, CA), Windstream Enterprise (Denver, CO), and Wolters Kluwer (nationwide).

For a complete list of the Stevie Award winners announced today, visit http://www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

Winners of six best-of-show prizes will be awarded Grand Stevie Award trophies, to be announced the week of April 29.

2024 Stevie winners will be celebrated during an awards banquet on Tuesday, June 11 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Tickets for the event are now on sale.

The categories that recognize outstanding new products and services introduced in the USA are among the most heavily subscribed in the ABAs. Every new product or service nominated in The 2024 American Business Awards is included in voting for the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products, an annual feature of the ABAs in which the general public votes for their favorite new products. Voting opens April 26 at http://peopleschoice.stevieawards.com and will conclude on May 24. People’s Choice Stevie winners will be announced the week of May 27 and will be honored during the June 11 awards presentations.

“We are delighted to acknowledge the wide range of American organizations in The 2024 American Business Awards," stated Michael Gallagher, founder and Executive Chairman of the Stevie Awards. "This year, we witnessed a surge in nominations in categories like Product Innovation, Innovation of the Year across diverse industries, and Technology Categories, mirroring the influence of new and emerging technologies shaping our nation. We look forward to honoring the achievements of Stevie winners on June 11 in New York City.”

Sponsors of The 22nd annual American Business Awards include Golden Hour, Melissa Sones Consulting, and SoftPro.

Watsons honored as Organization of the Year

The Stevie® Awards, organizer of the world’s premier business awards programs, announced the winners of five Grand Stevie® Award trophies in the 11th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, the only awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace throughout the Asia-Pacific region. 

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners in various categories were announced on 10 April. Those awards were determined by the average scores of more than 150 executives worldwide acting as judges. The 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards have recognized organizations in 25 markets including Australia, Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Estonia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. 

The Grand (“best of show”) Stevie Award trophy is awarded to only a handful of organizations in each of the nine Stevie Awards competitions. In the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, one Grand Stevie Award is presented to the most honored organization, and one each to the highest-scoring nomination from the four markets that submitted the most nominations.

The 2024 Grand Stevie Award for Most Honored Organization of the Year goes to Watsons, headquartered in Hong Kong, with 72.5 award points. This award could not be applied for directly. The award is determined by a points system based on the total number of awards won in the competition, with a Gold Stevie win counting for 3 points, a Silver Stevie for 2 points, and a Bronze Stevie counting for 1.5.

The Grand Stevie Awards presented to the highest-scoring nomination from each of the four markets that submitted the most nominations to the competition are:

From Australia: Farmbot Monitoring Solutions, of Roseville, New South Wales, for their “Farmbot Pump Control – Innovating Water Management for Agriculture” nomination, a Gold Stevie Award winner for Innovation in Digital Transformation, with an average score of 9.00/10.

From China: Beijing apm, nominated by Brand Head, winner of a Gold Stevie for their nomination “A ‘healing’ mall other than a ‘shopping" mall’ for Innovation in Consumer Events (8.86/10).

From India: IntouchCX, Hyderabad, for their Most Innovative Customer Service Team nomination, a Gold Stevie winner in that category, average score 8.67.

From the Philippines: Shell companies in the Philippines (SciP), Taguig City, for their nomination “Empowering farmers, enriching communities: the transformative impact of Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc.,” which won a Gold Stevie for Innovation in Community Relations or Public Service Communications, with an average score of 9.33/10.

Winners in the 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards will be celebrated during an awards banquet on 24 May at Shangri-La The Fort Hotel in Manila, Philippines. Tickets for the awards banquet are on sale now.

PR Newswire Asia is the official news release distribution partner of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

adobo magazine is the official Creative Media Partner of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

Die Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger der German Stevie Awards 2024 stehen fest.

ASB GlassFloor (Stein a.d. Traun, Deutschland), die Deutsche Telekom AG (Bonn, Deutschland) und die Sandoz AG (Basel, Schweiz) erhalten mit den Grand Stevie Awards die höchsten Auszeichnungen.

In acht Branchengruppen wurden die „People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies 2024“ gewählt.

Alle Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger der Gold, Silber und Bronze Stevie Awards sind auf der Homepage der German Stevie Awards 2024 nach Kategorien sortiert aufgelistet. 

Die Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger der 10. German Stevie® Awards wurden von fünf Fachjurys gewählt. Zu den Gewinnern zählen in diesem Jahr unter anderem die Deutsche Telekom AG (Bonn, Deutschland), Nespresso Österreich (Wien, Österreich) und die Sandoz AG (Basel, Schweiz). 

Mit neun Gold Stevie Award Auszeichnungen ist die Deutsche Telekom AG einer der großen Sieger der German Stevie® Awards 2024. Die Dachgesellschaft von Europas größtem Telekommunikationsunternehmen mit Hauptsitz in Bonn darf sich über Gold-Auszeichnungen in verschiedenen Kategorien für PR, Social Media sowie Video Awards freuen.
Aus der Schweiz überzeugte die Sandoz AG die Jury. Als eines der weltweit führenden Unternehmen für Generika und Biosimilars erhielt Sandoz drei Gold Stevie Awards in den Kategorien PR-Kampagne des Jahres für Unternehmenskommunikation, Medienarbeit sowie für die Führungskraft des Jahres in den Bereichen Kommunikation, Investor Relation oder PR.
Aus Österreich wurde der Kaffeespezialist Nespresso Österreich mit zwei Gold Stevie Awards für die beste Führungskraft und die beste Abteilung im Bereich Kundenservice prämiert.
Weitere Preistragende mit mehrfachen Gold-Auszeichnungen sind unter anderem die bofrost* Dienstleistungs GmbH & Co. KG (Straelen), die BoneArtis AG (München), Conde Nast (München), das Diakonische Werk Innere Mission (Leipzig), das Internationales Amtssitz- und Konferenzzentrum Wien (Wien), Panda Pictures (München), Triovega (Lübeck), Vedic Lab (Zug), Wolters Kluwer Deutschland (Hürth) und das ZDF (Mainz).
Über 35 Führungskräfte haben in fünf Experten-Gremien entschieden, wer die begehrten Stevie Trophäen erhält. Sie haben über 400 eingegangene Bewerbungen auf Herz und Nieren geprüft, die innovativsten Lösungen und besten Leistungen herausgefiltert und schließlich die Preistragenden der Gold, Silber und Bronze Stevie® Awards gekürt.

Maggie Miller, Präsidentin der Stevie Awards, gratuliert allen Preisträgerinnen und Preisträgern zu ihren Erfolgen: „Wir freuen uns, dass wir im Rahmen der German Stevie® Awards auch in diesem Jahr wieder tolle und vor allem innovative Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger auszeichnen dürfen.“ Weiter sagt sie: „In diesem Jahr ehren wir die Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger der German Stevie® Awards im Rahmen des Galabanketts der International Business Awards® 2024. So erhalten die Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner der German Stevies die Möglichkeit, sich einem weltweit internationalen Publikum zu präsentieren und zu netzwerken.“

In diesem Jahr waren erneut alle europäischen Länder mit Amtssprache Deutsch eingeladen, Nominierungen einzureichen. Organisationen aus Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg und Belgien konnten Bewerbungen mit ihren seit Juli 2021 erbrachten Leistungen in verschiedenen Kategoriebereichen einreichen.

Geehrt werden die Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger der German Stevie Awards 2024 in diesem Jahr im Rahmen eines gemeinsamen Galabanketts mit den Preisträgerinnen und Preisträgern der International Business Awards® 2024. Die Preisverleihung findet am Freitag, den 11. Oktober 2024 in Europa statt. Die genaue Location wird noch bekannt gegeben.

Die Grand Stevie Awards Sonderpreise der German Stevie Awards 2024 gehen an ASB GlassFloor aus Stein a.d. Traun (Deutschland), die Deutsche Telekom AG mit Sitz in Bonn (Deutschland) und die Sandoz AG mit Sitz in Basel (Schweiz). Ausgezeichnet mit den Grand Stevie Trophäen werden die Organisation mit der höchsten Gesamtpunkzahl im Wettbewerb und die Nominierung mit der höchsten durchschnittlichen Punktzahl.

Den Grand Stevie Award für die am höchsten bewertete Nominierung erhalten in diesem Jahr erstmalig gleich zwei Unternehmen: ASB GlassFloor und die Sandoz AG. ASB GlassFloor erhielt den Gold Stevie Award in der Kategorie „Innovativstes Unternehmen des Jahres mit bis zu 100 Mitarbeitenden“. Das mittelständische bayrische Unternehmen produziert Hightech-Sportböden aus Glas und beeindruckte mit seiner Nominierung die Jury: „Sehr innovatives Produkt, dass den ansonsten passiven Hallenboden animiert und in das Gesamterlebnis einbindet. Die Möglichkeiten für kreative Weiterentwicklung sind immens, ebenso die Nutzung abseits der Sporthallen. Erstklassig!“
Die Sandoz AG, weltweit führender Anbieter von Generika und Biosimilars, überzeugte die Jury mit ihrer Nominierung „Europas größter Börsengang 2023: wie die Schweizer Sandoz AG ihre Rückkehr an die Börse kommunizierte“ in der Kategorie PR-Kampagne des Jahres – Unternehmenskommunikation. „Mega Kampagne, weltweit und über alle Kanäle. Sehr beeindruckend. Hoch professionell! … Eine Kampagne, an der es wenig auszusetzen gibt. Klare Zielsetzung, klare Botschaften, sinnvolle und wirksame Maßnahmen - in der externen wie internen Kommunikation. Chapeau!“ urteilt die Jury.
Beide Unternehmen erhielten für die obengenannten Nominierungen durchschnittlich 9,6 von zehn möglichen Punkten.

Bereits zum zweiten Mal erhält die Deutsche Telekom AG den Grand Stevie Award für das Unternehmen des Jahres. Kein anderes Unternehmen hat so viele Auszeichnungen im diesjährigen Wettbewerb erhalten. Sie darf sich über neun Gold Stevie Awards in verschiedenen Kategorien für PR, Social Media sowie Video Awards freuen.

Für die öffentliche Abstimmung  des Publikumspreises „People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies 2024“  wurden vom 14. März bis 8. April über 5.000 Stimmen für die in acht Branchengruppen nominierten Unternehmen und Organisationen abgegeben. Während der Abstimmung durften die Anwärter:innen öffentlich um Stimmen werben: bei Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern, Kundinnen und Kunden, ihrer Social-Media-Community und Followern, aber auch in der breiten Öffentlichkeit. 

Die People's Choice Stevie Awards sind der beliebte Publikumspreis der internationalen Stevie® Awards Programme und wurden in diesem Jahr zum dritten Mal auch im Rahmen der German Stevie® Awards verliehen. Jede Organisation, die bei den German Stevie® Awards mit einem Gold-, Silber- oder Bronze-Stevie® Award ausgezeichnet wurde, nahm automatisch an der öffentlichen Abstimmung für die People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies teil.

Die meisten Stimmen erhielten:

• B2B-Produkte und -Dienstleistungen (inkl. diversifizierter Dienstleistungen): Robert Bosch GmbH aus Gerlingen, Deutschland
• Industrie, Fertigung, Transport & Logistik (inkl. Luft- und Raumfahrt/Verteidigung, Automobil, Chemie und Energie): E.ON aus Essen, Deutschland
• Informationstechnologie: Computer & Elektronik (inkl. Computersoftware, -hardware und -dienstleistungen): deltra Business Software GmbH & Co.KG aus Detmold, Deutschland
• Kommunikationsservice (Medien und Telekommunikation): Michelle Hausen aus Düsseldorf, Deutschland
• Konsumgüter und Dienstleistungen (inkl. Finanz- und Versicherungswesen): Strahlfoili aus Borken, Deutschland
• Bereich Non-Profit: Diakonisches Werk Innere Mission aus Leipzig, Deutschland
• Werbung, Marketing und PR: riba:businesstalk aus Koblenz, Deutschland
• Sonstige: Safetec GmbH aus Heidelberg, Deutschland

„Wir freuen uns, dass die People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies bei den German Stevie® Awards in diesem Jahr ein so großer Erfolg war. Das öffentliche Voting hat gezeigt, dass hinter den nominierten Unternehmen eine großartige Community steht, die ihre Lieblingsunternehmen durch ihre zahlreichen Abstimmungen unterstützt hat. Wir gratulieren herzlich allen Gewinnerinnen und Gewinnern des beliebten Publikumsawards!“, so Maggie Miller, Präsidentin der Stevie® Awards.
Die Preisträgerunternehmen der People's Choice Stevie® Awards werden mit einer hochwertigen Kristall-Trophäe ausgezeichnet.

Die German Stevie® Awards sind der vielseitigste Wirtschaftspreis im deutschsprachigen Europa und fanden bereits zum zehnten Mal statt. Sie sind Teil der Stevie® Awards, die unter anderem die renommierten International Business Awards® ausrichten und in insgesamt neun Wettbewerbsprogrammen jedes Jahr mehr als 12.000 Einreichungen aus über 75 Ländern erhalten. Die German Stevie® Awards bieten speziell Unternehmen, die am europäischen deutschsprachigen Markt tätig sind, eine internationale Wettbewerbsplattform zum Benchmarking an.

Folgende Stevie Awards Programme sind derzeit geöffnet:
Die Stevie® Awards for Great Employers - ein Programm, welches die weltweit besten Arbeitgeber, sowie die HR-Teams, Fachleute, Errungenschaften, neuen Produkte und Lieferanten, die dazu beitragen, großartige Arbeitsplätze zu schaffen, würdigt - nimmt Einreichungen entgegen. Noch bis zum 24. April 2024 kann man vom Frühbucherrabatt profitieren.
Das neuestes Programm der Stevie Awards, die Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence würdigt bemerkenswerte Leistungen, die die Zukunft der Technologie in allen Branchen gestalten. Auch hier kann man noch bis zum 2. Mai vom Frühbucherrabatt profitieren.
Der Teilnahmeschluss der International Business Awards, die Organisationen weltweit offen stehen und diese in verschiedenen Kategorien würdigen, endet am 8. Mai 2024.

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Winners in the 18th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service, recognized as the world's top customer service awards and sales awards, were unveiled on Friday night at a gala ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada USA, attended by more than 400 executives from around the world. 

The complete list of Stevie Winners by category is available at http://www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.

The 10 most-honored organizations in the 2024 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service received Grand (“best in show”) Stevie Award trophies. Nominees were not able to apply for Grand Stevie Awards directly. Winners were determined by a points system based on the total number of awards won, as well as having the highest average score in selected categories. 

DP DHL Worldwide, with 13 Gold, 18 Silver, and 14 Bronze Stevie Award wins, was the most honored organization this year, earning the top Grand Stevie Award trophy. In descending order, the organizations below were presented with Grand Stevie Award trophies in the 2024 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service on behalf of themselves and/or clients. There was a ninth-place tie between Toco Warranty and Purpol Marketing Limited.

1. DP DHL (Worldwide), 96 points
2. IBM (Armonk, NY USA), 64 points
3. Support Services Group, Inc. (Waco, TX USA), 49 points
4. Allianz Services Pvt Ltd (Trivandrum, Kerala, India), 39 points
5. Sales Partnerships, Inc. (Broomfield, CO USA), 38.5 points
6. UPMC Health Plan (Pittsburgh, PA USA), 31 points
7. Blackhawk Network (Pleasanton, CA USA), 26 points
8. VIZIO Inc. (Irvine, CA USA), 22 points
9. Toco Warranty ( Los Angeles, CA USA), 19 points
   Purpol Marketing Limited (Chippenham, United Kingdom), 19 points

Other notable winners with three Gold Stevie Awards include Alight Solutions (Lincolnshire, IL USA), Optum (Eden Prairie, MN USA), and WNS (Holdings) Limited (Mumbai, India).

Organizations winning a combination of five or more Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Awards include TransPerfect Translations, New York, NY USA (eight), VMWare (Broadcom) Palo Alto, CA USA (seven), Intuit, Toronto, Canada (seven), Avetta, Lehi, UT USA (seven), SAP, Worldwide (seven), ValueSelling Associates, Inc., Carlsbad, CA USA (six), Element Electronics, Winnsboro, SC USA (six), Voya Financial, New York, NY USA (six), CivicPlus, Manhattan, KS USA (five), Capital Rx, New York, NY USA (five), Datasite, Minneapolis, MN USA (five), Inspiro, Makati City, Philippines (five), Loveholidays, London, UK (five), OpenGov, San Francisco, CA USA (five), QNB Finansbank, Istanbul, Turkey (five), and Qualitest Group, Bridgewater, NJ USA (five).

More than 2,300 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were evaluated in this year’s competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 200 professionals worldwide in seven specialized judging committees. 

Entries were considered in more than 60 categories for customer service and contact center achievements, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service, and Customer Service Department of the Year; 60 categories for sales and business development achievements, ranging from Sales Director of the Year to Sales Training Practice of the Year, and Achievement in Sales Automation; and categories to recognize new products and services and solution providers, among others.

Winners in one special category, the Sales Partnerships Ethics in Sales Award, were also announced and recognized at the April 12 ceremony. This award recognizes organizations for best practices and achievements in demonstrating the highest ethical standards in the sales industry. Integrity Solutions of Nashville, TN USA is the Gold Stevie winner in this category. The Silver winners are Better Way Health (Kennesaw, GA USA), Stateside Affairs (Manasquan, NJ USA), and Desiderate (New South Wales, Australia). Bronze Stevie winners are Alright Retiree Health Solutions (Chicago, IL USA), Belkins (Dover, DE USA), Rootstack (Panama), Shell International Aviation (Makati, Philippines), TCN (St. George, UT USA), and Yuksekbilgili Egitim & Danismanli (Istanbul, Turkey).

Winners of the 2024 People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Customer Service, announced on April 4, were also honored at the April 12 awards gala. People’s Choice Stevie Award winners receive the coveted crystal People's Choice Stevie Award, which is determined by a worldwide public vote.

The presentations were broadcast live via Vimeo and are available to watch online.

Nominations for the 2025 edition of the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service will be accepted starting this July. The entry kit may be requested at http://www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.

Winners have been announced in the 11th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, the only awards program to recognize business innovation throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The list of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners is available at http://Asia.StevieAwards.com.

The Stevie® Awards are widely regarded as the world's premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in the workplace over the past 22 years in programs such as The International Business Awards® and The American Business Awards®. The name Stevie is derived from the Greek word for “crowned.”

The 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards have recognized organizations in 25 markets including Australia, Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Estonia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. More than 1,000 nominations about innovative achievements were considered by the judges this year.

Among the top overall winners in the 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are Watsons, with 34 Stevie Awards in total from their offices in Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Taiwan.  Watsons won eleven Gold Stevie Awards, ten Silver Stevie Awards, and 13 Bronze Stevie Awards in categories ranging from Award for Innovation in the Use of Social Media to Award for Excellence in Innovation in Consumer Product & Service Industries. PLDT and Smart of Metro Manila, Philippines won 12 Stevie Awards total in categories including Award for Innovation in Cause-related Videos, Innovative Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility, and Award for Innovation in Content Marketing/Branded Editorial. Ayala Land won 10 Stevie Awards total in categories including Award for Innovation in House Organizations and Publications and Award for Innovation in the Use of Events. 

Winners of two or more Gold Stevie Awards include Aboitiz InfraCapital Economic Estates (Philippines), Annature (Australia), AS Watson Group (Hong Kong), Cisco Systems India Pvt Ltd (India), City of Sydney (Australia), CleverTap (India), Dental Boutique (Australia), Dito Telecommunity Corporation (Philippines), eClerx Services Limited (India), Globe Telecom Inc. (Philippines), Guan Feng Real Estate Development Company Limited (United Kingdom), Home Credit Philippines (Philippines), IBM (Singapore), IntouchCX (India), L’OREAL China (China), Manila Electric Company (Philippines), Metro Pacific Health Tech (mWell; Philippines), Ngong Ping 360 Limited (Hong Kong), NoBroker Technologies Solutions Pvt Ltd (India), OPPO Singapore (Singapore), Reclaim Energy (Australia), RUSH Technologies Inc. (Philippines), Singtel (Singapore), SolarWinds Inc. (Philippines), Taiwan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Taiwan), Tata Consultancy Services (India), and Villarica (Philippines).

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 150 professionals worldwide.

Five Grand (“best of show”) Stevie Award winners will be announced next week. One for the most honored organization in the 2024 competition, and one each to the highest-scoring nomination from the four markets that submitted the most nominations.

The public voting component added to the program in 2023, the People’s Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies, is ongoing through 30 April. All organizations honored with Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award trophies in the Company/Organization categories are automatically included in People's Choice voting. People's Choice winners will receive a special People's Choice Stevie Award trophy allowing for honorees in the Company/Organization categories to have the opportunity to receive a second award, as voted by the general public worldwide. 

Winners in the 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards will be celebrated during an awards banquet on 24 May at Shangri-La The Fort Hotel in Manila, Philippines. Tickets for the awards banquet are on sale now.

PR Newswire Asia is the official news release distribution partner of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

adobo magazine is the official Creative Media Partner of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

For details about the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the 24 May awards ceremony, and the list of Stevie Award winners, visit http://Asia.Stevieawards.com.