The following professionals participated in preliminary judging of The 2012 American Business Awards, the nation’s premier business awards program, in April-May. Their average scores determined the Finalists.  We thank them for their time, insights, and support.

Tsvika Abramovitch, Vice President, HR, Hadera Paper, Hadera, Israel
Ilene Adler, CEO, Vantage Communications, San Francisco, CA
Stewart Andrews, Creative Director, Noodlebox Design, LLC, Arlington, VA   
Zainab Ansari, Director/CEO, Xenith PR (Pvt.) Ltd, Karachi, Pakistan  
Jon Baer, President, Wakefly, Westborough, MA             
Jeff Bell, Partner, NCT Ventures, Kirkland, OH
Ray Benjamin, President, Ray Benjamin Productions, New York, NY        
Israel Bonequi, Creative Director, Birds Nest Foundation, Montreal, Canada
Jonathan Bruns, Art Director, The Design Channel, Chevy Chase, MD
Heena Bulchandani, Specialist - Training & Development, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, Dubai, UAE            
Joy Carter, Communications Manager, American Cast Iron Pipe Co., Birmingham, AL       
William Casey, Vice President, Global Marketing, Brightpoint, Inc., Indianapolis, IN          
Annie  Castellano, Chief Creative Officer, Switch, St. Louis, MO         
Susan Chait, VP, Creative Director, Lebowitz | Gould | Design, Inc., New York, NY       
Kevin Chen, President/CEO, Business Methods Corporation, Randolph, NJ
Denise Clancey, President, Teledirect Partners, Boston, MA       
David Clarke, Managing Director, BGT Partners, Miami, FL            
David Craig, Vice President, Human Resources, Fazoli's Restaurants, Lexington, KY          
David Crawford, Senior VP, Managing Group Creative Director, GSD&M, Austin, TX        
Cynthia Cruz, PR Account Coordinator, iolo technologies, Los Angeles, CA      
Karen Danielson, Marketing Communications & Brand Manager, US Water Services, Inc, St Michael, MN              
Sherri Davis, Manager, Internet Marketing Services, Delphi, Troy, MI      
Jennifer Deare, President, Deare Marketing, Inc, Tenafly, NJ     
Rachel Deutsch, Creative Director, The Design Channel, Chevy Chase, MD
Kevin Elliott, Senior Vice President, Hill & Knowlton Strategies, Irvine, CA           
Hossein Eslambolchi, Chairman and CEO, 20/20 Venture Partners, Charlotte, NC    
Robert Feeney, Sales Manager, catchfire, Minneapolis, MN       
Mike Fernandez, Corporate VP, Corporate Affairs, Cargill, Inc., Wayzata, MN     
Jennifer Fisher, Director, Sales Operations and Production, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington, DC
Marc Foelsch, Senior Art Director, Fraser Wallace Advertising, Montgomery Village, MD 
Anna Garcia, Owner, CouponAnna, West Covina, CA      
Kristina Garcia, Managing Director, German State of Hessen U.S. Office for Economic Development, New York, NY          
Mark Geiger, Assoc. Director of Marketing & Communication, Georgia World Congress Center Authority, Atlanta, GA    
Paul Gennaro, Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer, AECOM, New York, NY       
Stephen Gifford, Director of Human Resources, Eurpac Service, Inc., Norwalk, CT            
David Gilman, President, Gilman Performance Systems, Brookfield, CT 
Justin Grenier, Support Team Manager, Listrak, Lititz, PA             
Andrew Gutman, Chief Financial Officer, Farbman Group, Southfield, MI             
Rosemary Haefner,Vice President, Human Resources, CareerBuilder.com, Minneapolis, MN       
Christopher Harmon, Principal & CEO, theBATstudio, Oakland, CA            
Peggy Heafey, Director - Intermediary Partner Care, Marriott Intl, Inc., Omaha, NE          
Courtenay Higgins, Senior Partner, Winning Strategies, Newark, NJ         
Diego Hoic, Product Manager, Church & Dwight, Princeton, NJ  
Carole Holden, Founder/CEO, Gelmtree Advertising, Howey in the Hills, FL         
Jamie Holt, President/CEO, JMK Notary & Services, Miami, FL    
Susan Hudgins, Technical Producer, Fourth Wall Events, New York, NY           
Jodi Hutchison, Director of Communications, Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, CT   
Ananda Jagoda, Chief Creative Officer, Smart Media - The Annual Report Company, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Robert Jeppsen, Sr. Vice President, Commercial Sales, Zions Bank, Salt Lake City, UT       
Allen Jernigan, President & CEO, My Marketing Department, Inc., Seminole, FL
Mike Jingozian, Founder and CEO, AngelVision, New York, NY               
Robert Jones, Vice President, Corporate Development, DRC, Reston, VA
Peter Justen, CEO, MyBizHomepage, Inc., Middleburg, VA          
Nagib Khallouf, President, Trademart International Trading, Santa Rosa, CA        
Ross Kimbarovsky, Co-Founder, crowdSPRING, Chicago, IL          
Patrick King, Founder, ImagineDesign, Manassas, VA     
Bob Klee, CEO, HometownQuotes.com, Franklin, TN      
Nitin Kumar, Director, PWC, New York, NY          
Micah Laney, Sr. Digital Communications Manager, Walmart Global Associate Communications, Fayetteville, AR         
Brook Larios, CEO and Founder, PlainClarity Communications, San Diego, CA
Laure LeBlanc, President, ubi.Q Inc, East Greenwich, RI 
Peter Levy, President, Corniche Productions, Brooklyn, NY         
Lloyd Lofton, Vice President COO, American Eagle Consultants, Inc, Smyrna, GA               
Krushna Prasad Mahapatra, Global Head HR- GE ISU, Tata Consultancy Services, Edison, NJ         
Janice Maiman, Senior Vice President, Communications & Media Channels, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York, NY        
Joseph Mangiaracina, Principal/Owner, SurfNet.Inc., Levittown, PA        
Laura Maniccia, Principal, Interactive Marketing Solutions, South Lyon, MI           
Andrew Mauriello, Sr. Manager, Global Sales Operations, Mimio - A Newell Rubbermaid Company, Cambridge, MA       
Maggie Mayer, Founder, Mayer & Associates, CPA, LLC, Madison, CT     
Dawn McDermott, Marketing Associate Director, Sun Life Financial, Wellesley Hills, MA
Jeannine McHenry, Art Director, One17 Creative, Marina Del Rey, CA    
Colin McKillop, Chief Executive Officer, Butcher Enterprises, Windsor, Canada   
Catherine McQuaid, Principal, Big Game Hunting, Toronto, Canada          
Gabrielle Medecki, Chief Marketing Officer, Wolfgang's Vault, San Francisco, CA              
Stan Mendoza, President, Mendoza Media, Montclair, NJ 
Kathy Menzie, Associate Professor & Chair, Washburn University, Topeka, KS   
Jessica Merz, Director Global Corporate Communications, Bacardi-Martini, Inc, Coral Gables, FL
Sharon Metzung, Publications & Graphics Manager, Lake Metroparks, Concord Township, OH   
Andrea Michaels, President, Extraordinary Events, Sherman Oaks, CA   
Thaddeus  Miles, President, Neighborhood Networks National Consortium, North Little Rock, AR            
Carlos Minetti, President, Consumer Banking, Discover Financial Services, Riverwoods, IL             
Simona Mollova, CEO, www.nokbg.eu, Sofia, Bulgaria   
Brian Mulvey, Vice President, Investor Growth Capital, New York, NY    
Christina Mulvihill, Director, Government and Public Affairs, Sony, Washington, DC         
Ann Murphy, Senior VP, O'Neill & Associates, Boston, MA           
Kirk Musselman, Director, Human Resources, Classified Ventures LLC, Chicago, IL            
Rajendran Nair, Director, Marketing, Callidus Software, Pleasanton, CA
Steve Nelson, Partner & CTO, AP42, San Ramon, CA       
Cheryl Nguyen, Manager, Sales & Marketing Communications, Marriott International, Inc., Bethesda, MD           
Judilynn (Judi) Niedercorn, President and CEO, SysTactics, McLean, VA 
Kevin O'Donnell, Vice President, Credit Issuance, Discover Financial Services, Riverwoods, IL      
Bob Older, President, Creative Travel Inc. dba Rainbow Charter Service, Wilmington, DE               
Kirsten Osolind, CEO, Reinvention Marketing, San Diego, CA      
Mark O'Toole, Managing Director, Public Relations & Content Marketing, H|B, Newton, MA       
Audrey Pannell, Director of Public Relations & Social Media, STYLE Advertising, Birmingham, AL 
Paul Patton, Senior Product Development Manager, Delta Faucet Co., Indianapolis, IN  
Michael Pisner, Graphic Designer, The Design Channel, Chevy Chase, MD
Mac Premo, Creative Director, MacPremo, Brooklyn, NY              
Fabi Preslar, President, SPARK Publications, Matthews, NC         
Toni Purry, President, Purry Communications Group, Los Angeles, CA    
Gillian Rawcliffe, Business Development Manager, Vérité, Sandy, UT     
Dennis Reno, Vice President, Global Customer Service, Oracle, San Francisco, CA             
Avis Richards, President/CEO, Birds Nest Productions, Purchase, NY       
Bridgette Ridgeway, President & CEO, Taylorfield & Company, Brown Deer, WI 
Viurniel Sanchez, Program Management Coordinator, NextEra Energy, Inc., Miami, FL   
Scott Sanfilippo, Co-Founder, Solid Cactus, Shavertown, PA        
Russell Sarder, CEO and Chairman, NetCom Learning, New York, NY       
John Sawyer, Senior Security Analyst, InGuardians, Inc., Gainesville, FL 
Karen Schadow, President, The Voice of Success, New York, NY               
Francesca Schuler, Chief Marketing Officer, BevMo!, Concord, CA           
David Sentman, SVP-Change Management Executive, Bank of America, Newark, DE      
Bill Shelton, Vice President, USHEALTH Advisors, Grapevine, TX
Gary Shumaker, President, Gary E. Shumaker, Inc., Fairfax, VA 
Jeffrey Shuman, Senior VP Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer, Harris Corp., Melbourne, FL       
Ravinder Paul Singh, Director - Strategy and Online Marketing, Kulwant Advisory, Nairobi, Kenya             
DeAllous Smith, Public Information Officer, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA              
Julian Soler, Director of Marketing, Studio One Networks, New York, NY              
Cate Sommervold, Vice President of Development and Patient Outreach, pharmaCline, Sioux Falls, SD 
Lacey Stephen, Project Manager, Strativity Group, LLC, Rochelle Park, NJ             
Caroline Storey-Sabetti, Executive Director, Marketing & Business Solutions, Staff Management | SMX, Amherst, MA   
Julie Suntrup, SVP Marketing and Business Development, Switch, St. Louis, MO               
Daniel Sweeza, SVP, Operations, Air Evac EMS, Inc., West Plains, MO     
Julie Thomas, CEO, ValueSelling, Santa Fe, CA    
Stephen Thompson, Executive Creative Director, iCrossing, Chicago, IL  
Michelle Thorsell, Principal, SMT Architects, P.C., Glen Ellyn, IL  
Han Tjan, Corporate Communications, Daimler, New York, NY   
Beverly Turek, Owner/Operator, Turek's Computer Dr, Bryan, TX            
Rajani Veeramachaneni, President, E Center, Inc., Newtown, PA             
Vinny Verdi, Producer, CUNY-TV, New York, NY
Kate Watts, VP of Client Services, Huge, Brooklyn, NY    
Jake Wengroff, Global Director, Social Media Strategy & Research, Frost & Sullivan, San Antonio, TX       
Vicki Whisenhant, SVP Cultural Transformation, Medtech, Atlanta, GA  
Kirsten Wilkinson, Customer Service Manager, Heeling Sports, Ltd., Carrollton, TX           
Keith Wolf, VP of Marketing, Murray Resources, Houston, TX    
Leslie Yeransian, Communications/Media, Rising Medical Solutions, Chicago, IL
Michael Yue, Senior Writer, The Design Channel, Chevy Chase, MD
Didi Yunginger, Director of Strategy & Development, Wolper Subscription Services, Easton, PA           
Julia Zamorska, VP of Corporate Communications, iolo technologies, Los Angeles, CA     
Matthew Zintel, President, Zintel Public Relations, Cypress, TX  
Joseph Zitzelberger, Director of Manufacturing Development, PACCAR Inc, Chillicothe, OH         
Chris Zoloth, Director, Global Customer Care, IHG, Salt Lake City, UT       

Coveted Stevie® Awards to Be Presented at Ceremonies in New York and San Francisco

New York, NY – May 10, 2012– Finalists were announced today in The 10^th Annual American Business Awards. Companies as diverse as Apple, Chipotle Mexican Grill, The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, Ford Motor Company, ING DIRECT, NASCAR, Overstock.com, and YouSendIt are among those recognized.  Lists of Finalists by category have been published at http://www.StevieAwards.com/ABA. 

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations and individuals in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations.

This year’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners will be announced at two award banquets: the first will take place on June 18 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York; and the second, a new event, will be held on September 17 at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, California and will honor Stevie Award winners in all tech-related categories. More than 800 executives are expected to attend the events.  The ceremonies will be broadcast nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network.    

A record number of nominations were submitted this year with more than 3,000 from organizations of all sizes and from virtually every industry.  The ABAs include a wide variety of categories including management awards, new product awards, marketing awards, public relations awards, human resources awards, information technology awards, web site awards, and more.

Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May.  Members of 10 specialized final judging committees will determine Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award placements from among Finalists in judging that will begin next week.  More than 250 executives will participate in the judging process this year.

Voting will open in early July for the People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products, a component of The American Business Awards that invites the general public to vote for their favorite new products of the year in a number of categories including Favorite New Smartphone, Favorite New Tablet, Favorite New Consumer Product, and Favorite New Smartphone or Tablet App. 

For press credentials for the June 18 and September 17 award banquets or for more information, contact jill@mediashoppr.com.

About the Stevie® Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com/, and follow the Stevie Awards on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. 

Sponsors and partners of The 2012 American Business Awards include American Support, Business TalkRadio Network, Callidus Software, Citrix Online, Dynamic Research Corporation, iolo technologies, John Hancock Funds, LifeLock, PetRays, Primus Telecommunications Group, SoftPro, and VerticalResponse.

16 May Is Entry Deadline for 2012 International Business Awards; Ceremony to Take Place in Seoul, South Korea

Fairfax, VA – 9 May, 2012 – Organizers of The Ninth Annual International Business Awards, the world’s premier business awards competition,  are reminding businesses and individuals that the entry deadline is on 16 May. While the competition is on track to receive a record number of entries, there are still many opportunities for aspiring entrants.

All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small – may submit nominations to The International Business Awards.  The entry deadline is Wednesday, 16 May, and late entries will be accepted until 27 June with an additional fee.  Entry details are available at www.stevieawards.com/iba. 

The International Business Awards recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace.  Categories include:

• Management Awards
• Company of the Year Awards
• Customer Service Awards
• Human Resources Awards
• Information Technology Awards
• Marketing Awards
• New Product Awards
• Public Relations Awards
• Web Site Awards, Smartphone and Tablet App, and other media awards

The 2012 International Business Awards will include the Second Annual People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies, in which the general public worldwide will vote for their favorite companies. Each company honored with a Gold, Silver or Bronze Stevie Award in The International Business Awards’ company of the year categories will automatically be included in people’s choice voting, which will open in late July.

Winners of the competition will be celebrated at the ninth annual awards banquet on Monday, 15 October at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Seoul, South Korea. 

The 8^th Annual International Business Awards were presented in October 2011 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.  Honorees included American Express, Bombardier, Inc., Etisalat, Everything Everywhere, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Siemens AG, TATA Motors, Tesco Poland, Toyota Motor Corporation, Turk Telekom, and Unilever N.V., among others.  2011 results are summarized at http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2219_21081.cfm. 

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com/, and follow the Stevie Awards on Twitter @TheStevieAwards. 

16 May is the entry deadline for The Ninth Annual International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition.

If you haven't downloaded the 2012 entry kit, you can request your entry kit here and you will receive it right away.  

The International Business Awards recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace and all individuals and organizations worldwide -- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small -- may submit nominations to the IBAs. Types of award categories include:

• Company/Organization Awards 
• Customer Service Awards
• Human Resources Awards
• Information Technology Awards 
• Management Awards
• Marketing Awards Categories
• New Product Awards
• Public Relations Awards
• Support Awards
• Web Site Awards, Smartphone and Tablet App, and other media awards

See the full list of international business award categories.

Entries submitted after 16 May, through the final entry deadline of 27 June, will be assessed a late fee in addition to any entry fee. Finalists will be announced in late July and 2012 honorees will be celebrated at the 9th annual awards banquet on Monday, 15 October in Seoul, South Korea.

Need help answering  your IBA submission questions?  Email us at help@stevieawards.com  or call us at + 1 703-547-8389 and we'll get back to you right away.

More than 1,000 votes were cast in response to April's poll question: Which is the top company of the past 10 years? As part of our 10th anniversary celebration, the Stevie® Awards, organizer of the world’s premier business awards, has introduced several polls to help celebrate the companies, people, events, and products that have shaped our lives throughout the past 10 years.

You voted Facebook as the top company of the past 10 years with 35% of all votes cast.

Other companies included in the poll were:

A) Apple- 30%

B) Google- 31%

C) Research in Motion- 1%

D) Tata Group- 1%

E) Virgin- 2%

Leave us a comment and let us know if you agree with the results.

The 2012 (10th Annual) American Business Awards is still accepting entries. If you haven't yet done so, you can request an entry kit here and you will receive it right away.

The American Business Awards is the premier business awards program in the U.S.A. All organizations and individuals operating in the U.S.A. - public and private, large and small, for-profit and non-profit - are eligible to submit nominations.

The 2012 ABAs have a range of categories to recognize achievements in all facets of the workplace; types of business awards categories include:

• App awards,
• Company / organization awards,
• Customer service awards,
• HR awards,
• IT awards,
• Management awards,
• Marketing awards,
• New product awards,
• PR awards, and
• Website awards.

When you're ready to enter, begin here.

2012 Finalists will be announced mid-May and the 10th Annual winners will be announced at one of our two awards banquets. We will hold our traditional banquet on June 18th at the Marriott Marquis in New York City and have a second ceremony in San Francisco on September 17th at the Julia Morgan Ballroom where we will announce our tech awards winners.

Don't hesitate to contact us with your questions about how to participate in The 2012 American Business Awards, email us at help@stevieawards.com or call us at + 1 703-547-8389.

Today is the final entry deadline for The 2012 (10th Annual) American Business Awards, the premier business awards program in the U.S.A. Request your entry kit here and you will receive it right away. 

All ABA entries are submitted directly online through your account and the web site will be open all night to accept your entries. You can begin by registering here.

The American Business Awards honor organizations and individuals in a wide variety of categories, types of business awards categories include: app awards, company / organization awards, customer service awards, HR awards, IT awards, management awards, marketing awards, new product awards, PR awards, and website awards.

Benefits of submitting a business award entry:

1. More chances to win
   All Finalists in the Best New Product or Service categories will automatically be included in the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products, a public vote that will commence in July. Finalists in the Best New Product or Service categories will have an opportunity to win two awards: a Stevie® Award, as voted by your peers, and a crystal People's Choice Stevie Award, as voted by your customers.
2. New award distinctions
   The American Business Awards banquets will showcase our three levels of award distinction: Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Awards. You can learn more about the new awards here.
3. Multiple awards banquets
   The 10th Annual corporate awards will have two awards ceremonies. We will hold our traditional banquet at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on June 18th and have a second ceremony in San Francisco at the Julia Morgan Ballroom on September 17th where we will announce our tech award winners.

Helpful resources to make your submission process easier:

1. Step-by-step video on how to submit entries
   Watch our helpful video tutorial on how to successfully enter submissions.
2. Review past winners' entries here.
   They're great models for how you should write your entries.
3. 7 tips on submitting winning entries
   Read our tips on how to submit winning entries.

Finalists in The 2012 American Business Awards will be determined in preliminary judging to be conducted through May 6 by volunteer professionals nationwide. Final judging, to be conducted by panels that will be formed by the newly appointed committee chairs, will take place from late May through early June. Click here to see the ABA calendar.

If you have any questions about the 2012 ABAs, please email us at help@stevieawards.com or call us at + 1 703-547-8389.

Wednesday, April 25, is the final entry deadline for The 2012 (10th Annual) American Business Awards, the top business awards competition in the U.S.A. If you haven't yet received your 2012 entry kit, you can download it online here and you will receive it right away. 

The 2012 ABAs have a range of categories to recognize achievements in all facets of the workplace; types of business awards categories include: app awards, company / organization awards, customer service awards, HR awards, IT awards, management awards, marketing awards, new product awards, PR awards, and website awards.

All ABA entries are submitted directly online through your account. You can begin by registering here.

If you have questions regarding the submission process, we have several resources including a step-by-step video on how to submit entries, past winners' entries for your review, and  7 tips on submitting winning entries to help you make the most out of your entries.

2012 Finalists will be announced mid-May and the 10th Annual winners will be announced at one of our two awards banquets. We will hold our traditional banquet on June 18th at the Marriott Marquis in New York City and have a second ceremony in San Francisco on September 17th at the Julia Morgan Ballroom where we will announce our tech awards winners. Click here to see the ABA calendar.

Need help with your 2012 ABA submissions? Call us at + 1 703-547-8389 or email us at help@stevieawards.com and we'll get back to you right away.

April 25 Final Entry Deadline for Tenth Annual Program

The Stevie® Awards today named the 10 executives who will chair and form specialized final judging committees for its 10th Annual American Business Awards.

All organizations and individuals operating in the U.S.A. - public and private, large and small, for-profit and non-profit - are eligible to submit nominations to The American Business Awards.  Details are available at http://www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.  The final entry deadline is April 25.

The 10 committee selections are based on the categories that will be judged.  The appointments are as follows:

 

Company/Organization Awards: Doron Reuveni, CEO & Co-founder of uTest, Southborough, MA

 

 

 

Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, and Public Relations Awards: Alison Graves, WW Influencer Relations, Printing of Hewlett Packard Company, Escondido, CA

 

 

 

Creative Awards: Stafford Kendall, Principal of Covalent Logic, Baton Rouge, LA

 

Customer Service Awards: Anita Samojednik, VP Customer Operations of TheLadders, New York, NY

 

 

 

 

Human Resources Awards: John Hovnanian, Senior VP of Human Resources & Chief Talent Officer of Williams Lea, New York, NY

 

 

Support Awards: Jerry Weinberger, Senior Director, Customer Service and Retention of Webs, Inc., Silver Spring, MD

 

 

 

Information Technology Awards: Elizabeth Redding, President of Tellago, Schaumburg, IL

 

 

Management Awards: Therese Tucker, CEO of BlackLine Systems, Los Angeles, CA

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing Awards: Charles Kirby Wadsworth, VP of Global Marketing of F5 Networks, Seattle, WA

 

 

 

 New Product Awards & Product Management: Mike Oeth, CEO of OnSIP Business VoIP, New York, NY

 

“The executives who will chair the final judging committees for the 2012 ABAs are all past Stevie Award winners and are leaders of their industries,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. “Having a deep involvement and understanding of their respective industries and changing landscapes, these individuals possess the insight to recognize success factors for this year’s nominees.”

Finalists in The 2012 American Business Awards will be determined in preliminary judging to be conducted through May 6 by volunteer professionals nationwide. Final judging, to be conducted by panels that will be formed by the newly appointed committee chairs, will take place from late May through early June.  In total, more than 200 executives across the U.S.A. will participate in the judging process to determine 2012 Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners.

ABA Stevie Award winners will be announced at two award banquets: the first will take place on June 18 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York; and the second, a new event, will be held on September 17 at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, California and will honor Stevie Award winners in all tech-related categories.

For more information on The American Business Awards, visit: www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

About the Stevie® Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com/, and follow the Stevie Awards on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. 

Sponsors and partners of The 2012 American Business Awards include American Support, Business TalkRadio Network, Callidus Software, Citrix Online, Dynamic Research Corporation, iolo technologies, John Hancock Funds, LifeLock, PetRays, Primus Telecommunications Group, SoftPro, and VerticalResponse.

The final entry deadline for The 10th Annual American Business Awards^SMis April 25, and while the competition is on track to attract a record number of entries, several categories and a people’s choice competition present special opportunities for aspiring Stevie® Award winners.

Widely recognized as the premier business awards program in the U.S.A., The American Business Awards honor organizations and individuals in a wide variety of categories, from management awards and public relations awards to technology awards, human resources awards, new product awards, and more.

“Historically, 20% of the ABA's categories receive 80% of the entries and this year is no different,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards, organizer of the ABAs.  “Certain categories are extremely popular and have stiff competition, but there are others with fewer entries that we encourage potential entrants to look at.”

Gallagher recommends that organizations consider entering the following categories:

• New Product Awards: there are 46 new product awards categories in this year's ABAs
• Marketing Awards: there are more than 40 categories for marketing campaigns of every type. 
• Web Site Awards: there are also more than 40 categories for online media
• App Awards: there are 18 new categories to recognize smartphone and tablet apps of all kinds
• PR Awards: there are 13 categories for all types of communications campaigns

This year’s ABAs will bring the fourth edition of the People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products, in which the general public will vote for their favorite new products of the year in a variety of categories.  Gallagher recommends that organizations nominate their new products and services in the ABAs, because they’ll have the opportunity to win two awards: a Stevie Award in the peer-reviewed categories, and a people’s choice award in the publicly voted competition.

The entry kit for The 2012 American Business Awards is available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.  The 2012 awards will honor achievements since January 1, 2011.   The final entry deadline is April 27, 2011.  Final results will be announced at ceremonies in New York on June 18 and in San Francisco on September 17/

More than 200 professionals nationwide will participate in the peer-review judging process this year.

Last year’s winners of Stevie Awards in the ABAS included  American Express OPEN,  Blackboard, EmpowHER Media, ESPN, Hewlett-Packard, Kwittken & Company, Millennial Media,  Overstock.com, Red Frog Events, and Tesla Motors, among others. 

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com, and follow the Stevie Awards on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.