With the influx of electric car companies, automobile functionality and design are finally becoming smarter, but are car-related rules and regulations keeping up? Artificial intelligence capabilities are migrating from our phones and finding new ways to be helpful behind the steering wheel, but these advances in computers, sensors, and software mean legislation needs to address new problems and situations. Simply put, these laws must provide a more nuanced and modern take on what today’s drivers need.

Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) is a public institution dedicated to promoting and safeguarding the interests of Italian motorists. They carry out their mission to promote road safety, to act for a sustainable mobility, and to support and to develop motorsports by enhancing their positive attributes. The company also aims for all Italian citizens to have equal access to mobility-related services. To that end, they provide the necessary support to ensure social programs are never negatively affected by any kind of private profit.

Over 100 Years of Service

ACI and motorists want new measures aimed primarily at eliminating older and obsolete vehicles. This will contribute to decreased pollution, as well as less vehicular accidents (in number and severity).

Luckily, ACI is a governmental institution. Ludovico Fois, the external relations and institutional affairs advisor at ACI, speaks to that.

“It’s our duty to provide all citizens with proper, correct information and assistance concerning all mobility-related matters, regardless of the interests from various business players.”

ACI has been working for mobile Italian citizens for over 100 years, guiding and assisting Italian motorists, as well as supporting the development of a new mobility culture. As a result, Italian road users recognize ACI as their reference point for many mobility-connected matters.

“Public policy considerations clearly guide all our activities, and we commit ourselves to establishing a concept of mobility that’s smart, sustainable, accessible, and inclusive.”

Electric Challenges

Intelligent transport systems and services, digital applications, electric-powered engines, and a litany of unforeseen changes all look to contribute to future mobility challenges. Deep technological changes in the automotive sector will require more dynamic, rational, flexible, and environmentally friendly responses to sustain this new mobility culture.

ACI spent years creating a wide network of field offices, acting as a model for other companies looking to create concrete change through legislative bodies. They eventually covered the entire national territory and had a main office based in Rome, Italy. This led to widespread cooperation with governmental Italian institutions, trade associations, and European organizations, a critical synergy for progress.

ACI also organizes a wide range of activities, including road safety and driver education classes, roadside assistance, vehicle paperwork, traffic information services, and motorsport events. The breadth of offerings is indicative of the complex needs of the industry which will have to be monitored as the technologies evolve.

Just like ride-sharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, and countless tech firms trying to eliminate or to mitigate driving-related annoyances with new technological advances, ACI is traversing this wild west of mobility. For their campaign to promote a new mobility culture, ACI won a Bronze Stevie for Communications or PR Campaign of the Year in The International Business Awards®.

“We’ve worked very hard to achieve a deep culture shift, and we’ve definitely learned it needs the generalized involvement of decision makers, designers, and technicians, as well as road users.”

For older businesses that began in the pre-digital era, there’s a race to get up to speed technologically to meet new security and regulatory standards in a data-driven world. Regardless of the service offering, a company needs to design and implement innovation that helps that organization reach its full potential and profits.  

Accedia is a professional IT services company that specializes in technology consulting, software development outsourcing, and development of end-to-end IT solutions for businesses across the globe.   The company’s aspiration is to be a leading IT solutions company where technology experts are inspired to create.

Yana Doshkova, the marketing manager for Accedia, details how much growth the Bulgaria-based firm has seen since they started in 2015.   “Since its establishment, the company has grown to a team of more than 150 people, and it has achieved 388% revenue growth from 2015 to 2017. In August 2018, Accedia also moved into a new office, which has opened so many doors for us.

We’ve doubled the team’s size and implemented a number of new initiatives. The company’s vision for the future is to keep up the fast-paced development, expand in to new locations, and launch its own software solution to help businesses excel in the technology ecosystem.”   They also take part in interactive nature groups, which inspire various kinds of team growth, including developing advanced technology expertise, cultivating product-to-market knowledge, and unleashing analytical and leadership potential.  

What Does It Take?  

Regardless of the company, sector, or industry, maintaining a business focus that supports the organization's values can drive progress. Although Accedia is a relatively young company, its success speaks volumes about how professionally mature it is. Accedia shared six characteristics that they believe are the best predictors of how successful teams or individuals will be:  

1. Reaches for the stars. Strives for continuous personal and professional improvement.

2. Enjoys variety at work. Involves oneself in a sea of different tasks and      responsibilities.

3. Takes initiative. Brings game-changing ideas to the table.

4. Adapts quickly. Jumps headfirst into the unfamiliar without hesitation or fear.

5. Shares know-how willingly. Eagerly shares the exciting things learned.

6. Is always up for a beer. Prizes being friendly and making social connections, whatever the circumstance. Whichever sector you work in, building your career on these tenets will provide you with a solid foundation.

Striving for continuous personal and professional improvement, for example, can help employers notice you, as well as inspire fellow employees to work harder.   Driven by these ideals, Accedia won the Silver Stevie® Award for Company of the Year in Computer Software in The International Business Awards.

Even early in the development process, Irish inventor Jane Ni Dhulchaointigh believed she was onto something special: a moldable glue that sticks to virtually any surface and forms a strong, rubber-like material overnight.

With the help of entrepreneur Roger Ashby, she launched FormFormForm Ltd. (based in London, England) and started marketing her flexible new product, dubbed “Sugru,” to retailers in 2009. The challenge was convincing big-box stores they needed yet another glue product on their crowded shelves.

Ni Dhulchaointigh, though, had a compelling way to show just how versatile her product was: thousands of user-generated YouTube videos and pictures on the company’s website. The company even devised a Twitter hashtag (#MySugruFix) for customers to share their creative solutions.

There’s the homeowner who resealed his torn swimming pool liner, the guy who fixed his tattered laptop charger, and even an adventurer who used the silicone-based glue on his ski poles during a trek in the Arctic Circle. In one case, a motorcycle enthusiast used Sugru to stick a camera on his helmet, which he used to film his journey on the open road. To stimulate participation, the company provides discounts to the most impressive social media submissions.

The uniqueness of the product—a pliable glue that can withstand moisture and extreme temperatures and cling to any number of surfaces—was a powerful selling point, but the social media strategy helped showcase Sugru’s usefulness in tackling a broad range of everyday projects. What’s more, it created much-needed buzz around the adhesive during its start-up phase.

Over the past few years, the company’s customer base has swelled. To date, the company has sold more than 14 million single-use packs of Sugru to people in over 175 countries and territories worldwide. Time magazine went so far as to include it on their “50 Best Inventions of 2010” list (12 spots ahead of the iPad.)

“Start Small, and Make It Good”

The idea for Sugru dates back to 2003, when Ni Dhulchaointigh was working toward a master’s degree in product design at the Royal College of Art in London, England. Rather than attempting to develop a whole new product, she decided to work on something that could extend the lives of things people already owned.

Her first prototype for a moldable glue—a substance she describes as foul smelling and slimy—was well short of the mark. She was convinced, however, the idea itself was valuable.

“I knew that by tapping into people’s innate creativity, all kinds of products could be fixed and reimagined,” she writes.

In addition to hiring Ashby, she enlisted two former Dow Corning scientists who served as consultants on her project. Ni Dhulchaointigh set up a small lab to help refine the formula, and she relied on family and friends to provide real-world feedback.

“The company motto has always been to start small and to make it good,” she says.

In 2009, she offered samples to several journalists. When one of them gave the product a glowing review on a popular U.K. news site, it turned the company’s fortunes around immediately. The first product run sold out in a mere six hours. More importantly, she and her business partner, Ashby, started to gain interest from investors who could help them ramp up the operation.

Eventually, the company won over product buyers from national chains, such as Target and the Container Store, moving the entrepreneur closer to her lofty goal of getting Sugru into every kitchen drawer.

The company’s tinkering didn’t stop with its original product, though. FormFormForm Ltd., which now employs a team of 70 people, later introduced a family-safe formula that’s gentle enough for even younger users to try. This latest iteration also proved a winner, earning the 2018 Bronze Stevie® Award for New Consumer Product.

Ni Dhulchaointigh hopes the ability to get kids involved will lead to even more creative ideas for users to share on platforms like YouTube and Twitter.

“Repair inspires creativity," she says. "People are more creative than they think, especially when it comes to saving things they love—and potentially some money at the same time.”

For the first time in their 15 year history, The International Business Awards®, the world's premier business awards program, will visit London, England this coming Saturday, October 20 for the sold-out presentations of the 2018 Stevie® Awards.  The InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel will be the setting for the event, with more than 400 executives from over 30 nations expected to attend.

More than 3,900 nominations from a record 74 nations were submitted to the IBAs this year.  More than 270 professionals worldwide, working on 12 juries, determined the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners, who were announced in August.  That announcement was closely followed by the announcements of best-in-show Grand Stevie Award winners, and the winners of People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies, a worldwide public vote.

Saturday's presentations will be broadcast from the IBA website, from 7:00 pm local time (2:00 pm EST).

Saturday's presentations will be followed on Sunday morning by several social events for IBA delegates.  At 8:30 am, Brett MacFarlane, Client Services Director with EVRY Strategic Design Lab at Method in London, will speak during a session called Breakfast with Branding, sponsored by Stevie Awards partner AD STARS.

The presentation will be followed by delegates' choice of two whirlwind tours of London.

Here's the list of organizations that will be represented at Saturday's event.

7 Stage Advisors
Accedia JSC
Ahjo Communications
AICPA
Airport Railroad
Al Jazeera Media Network
Amorette Ltd
AmRest sp. z o.o.
APAX Recreation
Arçelik
ASDA'A BCW
ATREVIA
Biggin & Scott Knox
Binary Digital Advertising Inc.
BoardPAC
Business Coaching Hanoi West CO., LTD
Canadian Tire Corporation
CEFIC
Central de Informação
Cisco Collaboration
Cisco Systems, GATS  IT
Cisco Systems, GIS
Cisco Systems, Global Virtual Engineering
Cogeco Peer 1
College Works Painting
Colquimica Adhesives
comm:up Kommunikation & Management GmbH
CROWDCONSULTANTS
Dani Communications
Deutsche Telekom Services Europe GmbH
DHL Express
Diligent Corporation
Directorate of Public Work of Sharjah
DRF Deutschland Fernsehen Produktions GmbH & Co. KG
Dubai Economy
Dubai Health Authority
ECi Software Solutions
Edelman Intelligence
Eff Creative Group
Egypt Express
Empire Eagle Food Co., Ltd.
endorfina events sp. z o.o.
Enerjisa Enerji A.S.
eNett International
Events DC
Federal Demographic Council
Federal Electricity & Water Authority
First Advantage
FIS
Flamingo Group
Garden of Words
GeiserMaclang Marketing Communications Inc
General Sport Authority
Gilan Holding /Publicity Genie
GRAFFITI
Graham Shapiro Design
GTT Communications, Inc.
GXEVER
Gyeonggi Province
Hanaroadcom
HansaWorld Ltd.
Hanyang University
HELLENIC PETROLEUM SA
Herbalife Nutrition
HeyMoments® The Experience Design Company
Horizon Communication Group
HOTEL SOULHADA
HUYA Bioscience International
I Am Enough
IBM
Informa Pharma Intelligence
ING Bank Turkey
IPRA
Ipsos
IRPC Public Company Limited
KB Kookmin Bank
KEPCO Nuclear Fuel Company
KORAIL
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Korea Gas Safety Corporation
Korea Rail Network Authority
Korea Seven Co., Ltd.
Korean Culture and Information Service
KoROAD
KPR
KT KBN
LifeVantage
Limak Foundation
Link4Media
LLORENTE & CUENCA
Lumeon
Mariposa Consulting International
Megaworld Corporation & Foundation
Meralco
Merck KGaA
MicroHealth, LLC
Ministry of Youth and Sport Affairs
Minor Hotel Group Limited
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd
Mphasis
MTRNL
Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund
Net World Sports
NeuroTransData GmbH
Ooredoo Group
Ortigas & Company
Pan American Energy
Paradigm Design Group
Pegasus Airlines
Penny Appeal
Philia Earth Limited
Philip Morris International
Port It Global Kenya
Port It Global Mexico S.A. de C.V.
PRecious Communications
Pru Life UK
PT ANGKASA PURA II (PERSERO)
PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk
PT Petrokimia Gresik
RAK Chamber
Resolute Forest Products
SABC Pension Fund
sahibinden.com
SCHUFA Holding AG - Project SPIRIT
Seocho Gu
Seoul Metropolitian Government
Shade Tree Auto
Smart Dubai Government Establishment
Solarwinds
Soohyun
Strategic Public Relations Group
Super Life Saver Board Game
SuperLife World
Syncron
Tata Consultancy Services UK
TELUS International
TemaCC - Talent Entertainment Management and Consultancy Company
Tezgahçilar
TH Food Chain Join Stock Company
Thai Life Insurance Plc.
The Female Social Network
The Saem International Co.,Ltd.
The Surgery
ThermoBrush
Thomson Reuters
Trainer Rx
Ulled Asociados C.R.P. S.A.
University of Greenwich
Velocity Global
Viettel Group
Virtusa Corporation
Wayfair
WebTalk sp. z o.o.
Westminster Abbey
Wharf China Estates Limited
Whirlpool Corporation
WP Engine

Entries for the 2019 IBAs will open in early February.  Join the mailing list for the entry kit and it will be sent to you then, as soon as it is available.

Para pemenang Grand Stevie Awards akan menerima piala di InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel, pada tanggal 20 Oktober.

The Stevie® Awards telah mengumumkan para pemenang IBA Awards Terbaik Tahun 2018 International Business Awards®  (Tahunan ke-15), kompetisi penghargaan bisnisutama dunia.

Para nominator di IBA 2018 tidak dapat mengajukan permohonan IBA Awards Terbaik secara langsung. Para pemenang ditentukan dengan sistem poin berdasarkan jumlah total penghargaan yang dimenangkan di IBA dengan kemenangan Emas Stevie untuk tiga poin, kemenangan Stevie Perak untuk dua poin, dan kemenangan Stevie Perunggu untuk 1,5 poin.

Para pemenang Emas, Perak dan Perunggu Stevie Award tahun ini diumumkan pada tanggal 9 Agustus. Para pemenang IBA Awards Terbaik akan dianugerahi piala Grand Stevie Award pada banquet International Business Awards Tahunan ke-15 di InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel pada tanggal 20 Oktober.

Para pemenang Grand Stevie Awards 2018 adalah sebagai berikut:

Most Honored Organization: Perusahaan logistik dan surat pos International  DP DHL Group, dengan perolehan 84,5 poin dari entri memenangkan Stevie Emas, Perak dan Perunggu yang diajukan oleh kantor dan afiliasi mereka di 30 negara. Dengan sekitar 520.000 pekerja di lebih dari 220 negara dan wilayah, Group menghasilkan pendapatan lebih dari 60 milyar Euro pada tanun 2017.

Most Honored Public Relations Agency: ASDA’A BCW, dengan total 53 poin penghargaan perolehan dari entri memenangkan Stevie Emas, Perak dan Perunggu yang diajukan atas nama klien seperti Ford dan GEMS Education. Perusahaan, yang berkantor pusat perusahaan di Dubai dengan 11 kantor di Timur Tengah, juga memenangkan Top 10 Grand Stevie Awars pada tahun 2017.

Most Honored Marketing Agency: GXEVER, dengan total perolehan 25 poin dari entri memenangkan Stevie Emas, Perak dan Perunggu yang diajukan oleh kantor pusat mereka di Beijing dan kantornya di Shanghai, Chongqing dan sebagian besar kota-kota yang lebih kecil di China.

Most Honored Interactive Services Agency: Magnet20, dengan perolehan 26,5 poin dari entri memenangkan Stevie Emas, Perak dan Perunggu yang diajukan oleh kantor mereka di Istanbul, Turki untuk memenangkan Stevies atas nama kliennya termasuk perusahaan GSK Turki dan perusahaan Akcansa.

Top 10: Berikut ini adalah para pemenang Stevie Emas, Perak dan Perunggu diantara semua perusahaan/organisasi lainnya yang dianugrahkan di IBA 2018. Mereka juga akan diberikan piala Grand Stevie Awards. Dikarenakan poin seimbang ada 11 penerima penghargaan dalam Top 10 tahun ini.

1. Telkom Indonesia – Jakarta (83.5 point)

2. PT Petrokimia Gresik – Gresik, Indonesia (31.5)

3. Ooredoo Group –worldwide (30.5)

4. PJ Lhuillier, Inc (PJLI) – Manila, Philippines (30)

5. FIS – Jacksonville, FL USA (29.5)

6. (tie) Akbank – Istanbul, Turkey (28)

YapiKredi Bank – Istanbul, Turkey (28)

8. Turk Telekom – Istanbul, Turkey (26)

9. LLORENTE & CUENCA – Madrid, Spain (25.5)

10. (tie) Makers Nutrition – Hauppauge, NY USA (23)

Jeunesse Global – Lake Mary, FL USA (23)

“Dari semua perusahaan/organisasi dan pecapaian luar biasa yang diakui diantara nominasi-nominasi IBA tahun ini, 15 perusahaan/organisasi ini menonjol sebagai perusahaan/organisasi dengan pencapaian terluas,” kata Michael Gallagher, presiden dan pendiri Stevie Awards. “Penghargaan IBA Terbaik ditujukan untuk memberikan penghargaan kepada perusahaan/organisasi yang menunjukkan dedikasi yang sangat kuat terhadap penghargaan pekerjaan pekerja mereka, komitmen kepada klien mereka, dan rasa inovasi, serta kami mengharapkan dapat menganugerahkan perusahaan-perusahaan ini dengan piala Grand Stevie Award di acara gala kami di London pada tanggal 20 Oktober.”

International Business Awards menampilkan berbagai kategori untuk pengakuan pencapaian dalam setiap aspek kehidupan kerja, termasuk penghargaan manajemen,penghargaan produk baru, penghargaan marketing, penghargaan hubungan masyarakat(PR), penghargaan layanan pelanggan(CS) , penghargaan website, dan banyak lagi.

Penentuan Emas, Perak dan Perunggu Stevie Award dalam IBA 2018 ditentukan dengan nilai rata-rata lebih dari 200 profesional di seluruh dunia dalam proses penjurian tiga bulan..

Untuk informasi lebih lanjut tentang International Business Awards, termasuk daftar lengkap dari semua para pemenang Stevie Award dalam kompetisi 2018, kunjungi www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

Tentang Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards diberikan untuk tujuh program:Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, German Stevie Awards, American Business Awards®, International Business Awards®, Stevie Awards for Great Employers, Stevie Awards for Women in Business dan Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Kompetisi Stevie Awards menerima lebih dari 10.000 entri setiap tahun dari organisasi/perusahaan di lebih dari 70 negara.Menghargai semua jenis dan ukuran organisasi/perusahaan serta orang-orang dibaliknya, Stevie mengakui kinerja luarbiasa di tempat kerja di seluruh dunia.Pelajari lebih lanjut tentang Stevie Awards di http://www.StevieAwards.com.

史蒂夫®奖将于10月20日在英国伦敦帕克巷洲际酒店举行颁奖典礼

    史蒂夫®奖已公布2018年(第15届)国际商务大奖的获奖者名单，这是全球首屈一指的国际商业奖项比赛。

    2018 国际商业奖的被提名人不可直接申请参赛国际商业大奖。获奖者通过国际商业奖金、银、铜奖的数量来计分评选，获国际商业奖金奖为3分，银奖为2分，铜奖为1.5分。

    今年的国际商业奖金、银、铜奖得主已于8月9日公布。第15届国际商业奖颁奖典礼将于10月20日在英国伦敦帕克巷洲际酒店举行，届时将为国际商业奖获奖者颁发奖杯。

2018史蒂夫®奖得奖者：

最高荣誉组织：国际邮政及物流公司 DP DHL Group, 其分布于30个国家的附属办事处及附属企业所提供的金、银、铜奖作品的获奖分数为84.5分。该集团在220多个国家拥有约 520,000名员工，在2017年创造出超过600亿欧元的收入。

最高荣誉公关机构： ASDA’A BCW, 代表福特(Ford)和环球教育(GEMS)等客户所提交的金、银、铜奖作品的获奖分数为53分。 该公司的总部设于迪拜，在中东有11个办事处，在2017年曾获十大史蒂夫®奖。

最高荣誉营销机构： GXEVER, 由其北京总部及上海、重庆和众多中国大部分小城市的办事处所提供的金、银、铜奖作品的获奖分数为25分。

最高荣誉互动服务机构： Magnet20, 由其属下的土耳其伊斯坦布尔办事处所提供的金、银、铜奖作品的获奖分数为26.5分，代表葛兰素史克土耳其公司(GSK Turkey Company)及 Akçansa公司等客户获得史蒂夫®奖。

TOP 10: 他们是2018国际商业奖所有组织中最为优秀的金、银、铜奖得主，他们也将获颁史蒂夫®奖奖杯。由于同分的关系，今年的TOP10有11位得奖者：

1. 印尼电信(Telkom Indonesia) – 雅加达 (83.5 分)

2. 锦石石化公司(PT Petrokimia Gresik ) – 印尼锦石(31.5分)

3. 卡塔尔电信(Ooredoo Group) – 全球 (30.5分)

4. PJ Lhuillier, Inc (PJLI) – 菲律宾马尼拉 (30分)

5. FIS – 美国佛罗里达州杰克逊维尔 (29.5分)

6. (同分) 阿克银行(Akbank) kb土耳其伊斯坦布尔 (28分)

               建设信贷银行(Yapi Kredi Bank) Ba土耳其伊斯坦布尔 (28分)

8. 土耳其电信(Turk Telekom) ur土耳其伊斯坦布尔 (26 分)

9. 悠岚宣雅(LLORENTE & CUENCA) – 西班牙马德里 (25.5 分)

10. (同分) Makers Nutrition – 美国纽约霍波格 (23 分)

                 Jeunesse Global – 美国佛罗里达州玛丽湖 (23 分)

    史蒂夫® 奖的主席及创办人Michael Gallagher表示: “今年的国际商业奖提名数打破了往年记录，其中这15个组织的成就最大，因而在众多优秀机构及卓越成就中脱颖而出。国际商业大奖旨在表彰那些尊重员工工作、恪守客户承诺、拥有创新意识的机构。我们期待10月20日在伦敦的颁奖礼上以史蒂夫® 奖的奖杯为他们庆祝。”

    国际商业奖旨在表彰各种类别的工作成就，其中包括管理奖、新产品奖、营销奖、公共关系奖、客户服务奖、网站奖等。

    史蒂夫®奖2018国际商业奖的金、银、铜奖由来自世界各地的200多名专业人士进行评选并取其平均分，评审过程耗时3个月。

    参阅 www.StevieAwards.com/IBA，了解更多有关国际商业奖的信息以及2018史蒂夫®奖的完整获奖名单等。

关于史蒂夫®奖

    史蒂夫®奖有七类奖项，分别为：亚-太史蒂夫®奖、德国史蒂夫®奖、美国商业大奖®、国际商业大奖®、史蒂夫优秀雇主奖、女性企业家史蒂夫®奖、经营及顾客服务史蒂夫®奖。史蒂夫®奖比赛每年都会从全球70多个国家的各大企业收到超过1万份的参赛作品。史蒂夫®奖旨在表彰全球各类型和规模的企业及其背后的人才，并对在全世界具有出色表现的工作单位给予认可。

    查看 http://www.stevieawards.com，了解更多史蒂夫®奖的详情。

The Stevie® Awards have announced the winners of the Best of the IBA Awards in The 2018 (15^th Annual) International Business Awards®, the world’s premier business awards competition.

Nominees in the 2018 IBAs were not able to apply for the Best of the IBA Awards directly. Winners were determined by a points system based on the total number of awards won in the IBAs with a Gold Stevie win counting for three points, a Silver Stevie win for two points, and a Bronze Stevie win for 1.5 points. 

This year’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners in The International Business Awards were announced on 9 August. The winners of the Best of the IBA Awards will be presented with Grand Stevie Award trophies at The 15^th Annual International Business Awards banquet at the Intercontinental London Park Lane Hotel on 20 October. 

Winners of the 2018 Grand Stevie Awards are:

Most Honored Organization: International mail and logistics company DP DHL Group, with 84.5 award points earned by Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie-winning entries submitted by their offices and affiliates in 30 countries. With approximately 520,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories, the Group generated revenues of more than 60 billion Euros in 2017.

Most Honored Public Relations Agency: ASDA’A BCW, with a total of 53 award points earned by Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie-winning entries submitted on behalf of clients like Ford and GEMS Education. The company, headquartered in Dubai with 11 offices in the Middle East, also won a Top 10 Grand Stevie Award in 2017.

Most Honored Marketing Agency: GXEVER, with a total of 25 points earned by Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie-winning entries submitted by their headquarters in Beijing and offices in Shanghai, Chongqing, and most of China’s smaller cities.

Most Honored Interactive Services Agency: Magnet20, with 26.5 points earned by Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie-winning entries submitted by their office in Istanbul, Turkey for Stevies won on behalf of clients including GSK Turkey Company and Akçansa Company.

Top 10: These are the top Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie winners among all other organizations honored in the 2018 IBAs. They’ll also be presented with Grand Stevie Award trophies.  Because of ties there are 11 honorees in the Top 10 this year:

1. Telkom Indonesia – Jakarta (83.5 points)
2. PT Petrokimia Gresik – Gresik, Indonesia (31.5)
3. Ooredoo Group – worldwide (30.5)
4. PJ Lhuillier, Inc (PJLI) – Manila, Philippines (30)
5. FIS – Jacksonville, FL USA (29.5)
6. (tie) Akbank – Istanbul, Turkey (28)

            Yapi Kredi Bank – Istanbul, Turkey (28)

8. Turk Telekom – Istanbul, Turkey (26)
9. LLORENTE & CUENCA – Madrid, Spain (25.5)
10. (tie) Makers Nutrition – Hauppauge, NY USA (23)

              Jeunesse Global – Lake Mary, FL USA (23)

“Of all the outstanding organizations and achievements that were recognized among this year’s record-breaking number of IBA nominations, these 15 organizations stand out as the ones with the widest breadth of achievement,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. “The Best of the IBA Awards are intended to honor organizations that show an especially strong dedication to honoring the work of their employees, commitment to their clients, and a sense of innovation, and we look forward to celebrating these firms with Grand Stevie Award trophies at our gala event in London on 20 October.”

The International Business Awards feature a wide variety of categories to recognize achievement in every facet of work life, including management awards, new product awards, marketing awards, PR awards, customer service awards, website awards, and more.

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award placements in the 2018 IBAs were determined by the average scores of more than 200 professionals worldwide in the three-month judging process.

For more information about The International Business Awards, including a complete list of all Stevie Award winners in the 2018 competition, visit www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

Business Awards Program to Celebrate Excellence Worldwide at London Event

High-achieving organizations and executives around the world have been recognized as Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in The 15th Annual International Business Awards®, the world's only international, all-encompassing business awards program.

Nicknamed the Stevies from the Greek word "crowned," the awards will be presented at a gala event on Saturday, 20 October at the InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel in London, United Kingdom. Tickets for the event are on sale now at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie winners were selected from more than 3,900 nominations received from organizations and individuals in 74 nations. All organizations worldwide are eligible to compete in The International Business Awards, and can submit entries in a wide range of categories, including management awards, company of the year awards, marketing awards, public relations awards, customer service awards, human resources awards, new product awards, IT awards, web site awards and more. 

More than 270 executives worldwide participated on 12 juries this year to determine the Stevie winners.

Among the top winners of Gold Stevie Awards are Telkom Indonesia with 14; Switching-Time, China (six); ASDA’A BCW, United Arab Emirates (five); Makers Nutrition, USA (five); PJ Lhuillier, Inc, Philippines (five); and Reklam5 Digital Agency, Turkey (five). Winners of four Gold Stevie Awards include Akbank, Turkey; Cisco, worldwide; FIS, USA; GXEVER, China; Jeunesse Global, USA; LLORENTE & CUENCA, Spain; Magnet20, Turkey; Ooredoo Group, worldwide; PT Petrokimia Gresik, Indonesia; Ribose, Hong Kong; Thai Life Insurance, Thailand; Turk Telekom, Turkey; and Yapi Kredi Bank, Turkey.

DHL Express, worldwide, have 46 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award wins. Other organizations with eight or more Stevie wins include CROWDCONSULTANTS 360 Gmbh, Germany; Manila Electric Company, Philippines; Marco de Comunicación, Spain; Port It Global, Kenya; Sahibinden.com, Turkey; Thai Life Insurance, Thailand; Twenty Twenty Media Pvt. Ltd, India; and Vakifbank, Turkey. The five countries that have the most winning nominations are the United States, Turkey, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Indonesia.

A complete list of all 2018 Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners by category is available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

During the week of 20 August the winners of the Best of the IBA Awards, five best-of-competition prizes, will be announced.  Winners will be determined by a tally of the total number of Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevies won by organizations, and will be presented with Grand Stevie Award trophies in London.

For high-resolution photos of the Stevie Award trophy or International Business Awards logo, visit http://stevieawards.com/iba/photos-and-logos. Other information and resources for press are available at http://stevieawards.com/iba/media-inquiries-news-service-list

The Stevie® Awards, organizer of The International Business Awards®, announced today that the final entry deadline for the 15th annual IBAs has been extended to Wednesday, July 11. Recognized as the world’s premier business awards program, The IBAs attract nominations from organizations in more than 50 nations and territories each year.

 “We’ve received so many requests for individual deadline extensions that we’ve decided to extend the deadline for everyone,” said Stevie Awards president Michael Gallagher. The original final deadline was June 13. Gallagher emphasizes that no additional late fees will be charged for entries submitted through July 11, and late entries will not be penalized in any way in the judging process. All organizations now have an additional four weeks to prepare and submit their entries.

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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 2018 awards will honor achievements since the beginning of 2017.  Entry details are available at http://www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

Juries featuring more than 150 executives will determine the Stevie Award winners. Results will be announced August 9. Stevie Award winners will be presented their awards at a gala banquet in London, United Kingdom on October 20.

The International Business Awards recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace. Categories including , Management Awards , Company of the Year Awards, Customer Service Awards, Entrepreneur Awards, PR Awards, Web Awards, and much more.

A variety of new categories are introduced for the 2018 competition, including a new group of categories to recognize the Entrepreneur of the Year and Founding Teams in many industries. In addition to seven new Software Solution categories in the New Product & Services section, there’s a new selection of categories to recognize Content Solutions. There is one new category, Best White Paper or Research Report, in the Publication categories and one new category, Engaged Community of the Year, in the Marketing categories. There are two new PR Campaign categories in the Public Relations section. Finally, there are four new Lifetime Achievement Awards categories in the Management section.

Public relations teams strive to represent people, companies, services, or messages in a favorable light. Ahjo Communications is a public relations agency in Helsinki, Finland that considers itself an organization that achieves that goal with creative fire. Their vision to be known for renewing communications and the communications culture has led them to winning both a Gold Stevie® for "Crisis Communications Campaign of the Year” for their work with Heart Hospital, and a Silver Stevie for Communications or PR Campaign/Program of the Year in The 2017 International Business Awards. 

Bringing Heart to Work

Ahjo has been the Finnish affiliate of Weber Shandwick since 1992. Weber Shandwick is a leading global public relations firm with offices in 81 countries around the world. The Ahjo team consists of Senior Advisor Sari-Liia Tonttila, who is one of Finland’s leading crisis communications experts with experience in various company crisis communications; Communications Consultant Eeva Louko, a former journalist; and Senior Consultant Meri Marttinen, who has a background in healthcare and consumer communications in which she focused on developing influencer marketing.

“The impact has been good. Our clients have been happy for us and the prize has given us new positive publicity. The client, Heart Hospital, is very happy,” says Marttinen about Ahjo’s success with Heart Hospital. “The team is a perfect combination of three creative, brave women who always aim high and think beyond the box—strategically, but every time toward client's business goals.”

Balancing Passions

Ahjo Communications acknowledges that their success has come from many facets of their lives. Senior Advisor Sari-Liia loves to ski, exercise in nature, and come up with great, big ideas for her clients.

“[Sari-Liia] is an example of a person who works for her goals to achieve them: she wanted to bring the world-leading PR summit, ICCO, to Finland for the first time. Her work paid off. Now this year ICCO is organized in Finland!” says Marttinen.

Marttinen dreams of learning as many languages as possible, and Eeva will definitely write a book.

“Many of us enjoy hiking in nature. In addition, we love to read and spend time on other arts. We are not scared to bring out our ideas. We protect small, delicate ideas as they may grow big when further planned.”

When You Grow, They Grow

With effective communication to implement business strategy and supportive, strong networks, future pioneering positions are likely to grow in their market. Ahjo Communications provides workshops for professionals and business owners who want to build on their established platforms to reach career specific goals.

Ahjo does this by designing workshops to meet strategic and developmental needs of executives and department leaders. In the ‘Idea Leadership Workshop’, Ajho Communications helps business leaders crystallize ideas or brand goals in an understandable, pragmatic form that employees, stakeholders, and customers can carry with them and share.

Ahjo Communications wants to help you grow.