--- title: Customer Service Awards | best sales practices description: best sales practices | The customer service awards blog of the Stevie Awards, the world's premier business awards programs. --- [![stevie-awards-full-logo](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stevie%20Awards%20Blog%20Theme%20Files/stevie-awards-full-logo.png?width=347&height=70&name=stevie-awards-full-logo.png "stevie-awards-full-logo")](http://stevieawards.com) Click to View Posts by Stevie® Awards Categories ## [Stevie® Awards for Sales and Customer Service Entry Kit Now Available](https://blog.stevieawards.com/customer-service-awards/bid/77477/Stevie-Awards-for-Sales-and-Customer-Service-Entry-Kit-Now-Available) Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/customer-service-awards/author/liz-dean) on Tue, Jul 31, 2012 @ 03:14 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The entry kit for the 2013 (7th annual) [Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales/default.cfm?) is now available. These are the world's top honors for contact center, customer service, business development, and sales professionals. All organizations and individuals worldwide are eligible to submit entries for [sales awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm) and [customer service awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm).![Stevie Awards for Sales ](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813389-gif/images/sascslogo.gif) Review the entry kit now -you'll find it online, here: [http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/entrykits/SASCS/SASCS13EntryKit.html](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/entrykits/SASCS/SASCS13EntryKit.html) The entry kit contains all of the information you'll need to be able to prepare and submit entries to this year's awards. The early-bird entry deadline, with discounted entry fees, is October 10. The final entry deadline is November 14, but late entries will be accepted through January 15 with payment of a late fee. There's a lot that's new and different for the awards this year including new categories such as Best Use of Technology in Sales and Contact Center Manager of the Year. We've also added [The Top 10 Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/427_2288_20497.cfm), a new feature of the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service that will honor the ten organizations that submit the best body of work to the competition. To learn more about what's new and different for 2013, [click here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/427_2288_20497.cfm). The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service feature a wide variety of categories to recognize [best sales practices](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm) and [customer service excellence](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm) including: - Individual Sales Professionals - Sales Teams - Sales Achievements - Sales Departments - Individual Contact Center/Customer Service Professionals - Customer Service/Contact Center Teams - Customer Service Achievements - Customer Service Departments - New Products & Services - Solution Providers - and More See all [sales and customer service awards categories here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm). 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