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International Awards Blog

3 Tips for Succeeding in International Business, From a Stevie Awards Representative

Posted by Liz Dean on Thu, May 31, 2012 @ 10:52 AM

Martha Hooper, Principal of Hooper Consulting International in Istanbul, Turkey, is the international representative for the Stevie® Awards in Turkey, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. (The final entry deadline for The 2012 International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition is 27 June. All individuals and organizations worldwide may submit nominations to the IBAs. If you haven't already done so, you can request your entry kit here.)

Martha HooperAccording to Martha: “International reputation-building is key to growth in Turkish businesses … and businesses around the world.”  As the Principal of Hooper Consulting International in Istanbul, Martha knows that it takes more than advertising and public relations to make an impact in the global community, and the objective of her company is to provide a fresh approach to business growth in virtually all sectors through international awards.

Martha has successfully represented the Stevie Awards in Turkey for the past several years. She also represents the Stevies in a number of central, southern, and Mediterranean European countries, including Croatia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain.

Martha has the following tips for companies seeking to do business in Turkey:

  1. The key to success in business in Turkey is to keep in mind that in the Turkish work culture “it’s all personal.” It is common to enjoy personal relationships with company team members, suppliers, and consultants. 
  1. There seems to be a soft veil of vulnerability around men and women alike, so Turkish executives and workers tend to be highly emotional and can be easily offended by direct communications and criticism.
  1. Business protocol in Turkey follows certain social rules that are similar to hosting a guest in one’s own home: a gracious welcome, tea, a chat about non-business matters before getting down to the subject at hand, and finally walking guests to the elevator door after a meeting.

Martha comments: “Turkey is a rare gem, a vibrant place to be these days. With its dynamic, well-educated, and young population, the future looks very bright.  Turkey today plays a critical role in the affairs both of the Middle East and Europe. Its stable government and growing economy (the second fastest after China) combine to make it a haven for business in this part of the world.”

About Martha Hooper:
Martha Hooper owns and operates Hooper Consulting International, where she provides a multi-disciplinary range of international reputation-building services gained through decades of experience on both the client and agency side. Martha has handled a diverse portfolio of assignments, projects, and campaigns in a broad range of products and services. She has expertise in the telecommunications, financial services, travel, and retail industries through her work in corporate communications, public relations, advertising, social media, public affairs, and corporate social responsibility. Martha has lived between Boston and Istanbul for the past 15 years. She has an idyllic home on an island in the Marmara Sea that she shares with her husband, Ali Erdogan Agca, a well-known Turkish jazz musician. Martha speaks fluent English, French, Spanish, and Turkish.

About Hooper Consulting International:
Hooper Consulting International offers services in international awards management, corporate communications, and investor relations. The organization helps companies frame, position, prepare, and submit their nominations to The Stevie Awards’ international competitions, including The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. For more information, visit www.hooperconsultinginternational.com.

Topics: business awards, International business awards, stevie awards for women in business, Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, The Stevie Awards, Martha Hooper, Hooper Consulting International

One Month to International Business Awards Final Entry Deadline

Posted by Liz Dean on Fri, May 25, 2012 @ 09:53 AM

The final entry deadline for The 2012 International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition, is quickly approaching on 27 June. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small – may submit nominations to the IBAs. If you haven't yet done so, you can request your entry kit here.

The International Business AwardsThe International Business Awards honors all facets of the workplace, our award categories include: annual report awards, app awards, company/organization awards, customer service awards, human resources awards, information technology awards, management awards, marketing awards, new product awards, public relations awards, support awards, and website awards, among others. See all corporate awards categories.

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

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. 

Have questions about the 2012 IBAs? Email us at help@stevieawards.com  or call us at + 1 703-547-8389 and we'll get back to you right away.

Topics: hr awards, business awards, app awards, website awards, International business awards, PR awards, stevie awards, it awards, The International Business Awards

3 Reasons Why You Should Judge The 2012 International Business Awards

Posted by Liz Dean on Tue, May 22, 2012 @ 01:46 PM

Preliminary judging will take place in May-June for The 2012 International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards, and you're invited to participate.

IBA JudgingIf you're a working professional with experience in your discipline, you'll be assigned categories related to your expertise. The IBAs have many different categories: app awards, customer service awards, HR awards, marketing awards, new product awards, PR awards, website awards, and more. See the introduction and application page on the IBA web site

Anyone can apply to participate in the preliminary judging of the Stevie® Awards. Interested? Apply online today. If your application is accepted you'll be able to judge online, at your convenience, in May-June 2012.

Being a preliminary round judge has many benefits including:

  1. Judging is a great badge of honor to put on your resume or CV.  Active judges are always acknowledged on the awards web site (here's the list of the 2011 judges) and in the awards dinner program.
  2. You'll get to read and evaluate a lot of great success stories in your field, whether it's customer service or sales, and there's no better way to measure the pulse of achievement in your professionals, especially when those stories of success are coming from industry leaders. 
  3. The two preliminary judges who score the most entries will receive two free tickets to the 9th annual awards banquet on Monday, 15 October in Seoul, South Korea.

Have questions about being a preliminary round judge? Contact us at help@stevieawards.com and we'll get back to you right away.

Topics: preliminary judging, business awards, International business awards, stevie awards, awards judging

Entry Deadline Today for The 2012 International Business Awards

Posted by Liz Dean on Wed, May 16, 2012 @ 04:09 PM

Today is the entry deadline for The 2012 International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition. All individuals and organizations worldwide -- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small -- may submit nominations to the IBAs.

If you haven't already done so, you can request your entry kit here and you will receive it right away. If you can't make the 16 May entry deadline, we will still accept entries submitted after 16 May, through the final entry deadline of 27 June, with a late fee of $35 in addition to any entry fee.

All IBA 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 International Business AwardsThe International Business Awards honors all facets of the workplace, our award categories include: annual report awards, app awards, company/organization awards, customer service awards, human resources awards, information technology awards, management awards, marketing awards, new product awards, public relations awards, support awards, and website awards, among others. See all corporate awards categories.

Benefits of submitting a business award entry:

  1. More chances to win
    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. Finalists in the company of the year categories will automatically have the 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 International 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.

Resources to help you make the most out of your entries:

  1. Read past winners' entries here.
    They're great models for how you should write your entries.
  2. 7 tips on submitting winning entries
    Read our tips on how to submit winning entries.

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.

Topics: hr awards, business awards, app awards, website awards, International business awards, PR awards, stevie awards, it awards, The International Business Awards

1 Day to International Business Awards Deadline

Posted by Liz Dean on Tue, May 15, 2012 @ 01:05 PM

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 16 May, is the entry deadline for The 2012 (Ninth Annual) International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition. (If you miss the 16 May deadline, late entries will be accepted through 27 June with payment of a $35/entry late fee.)

All individuals and organizations worldwide -- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small -- may submit nominations to the IBAs. If you haven't already done so, 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. Types of award categories include:

See the full list of business awards categories.

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.

Have last minute questions regarding your IBA entries?  Email us at help@stevieawards.com  or call us at + 1 703-547-8389 and we'll get back to you right away.

Topics: hr awards, business awards, app awards, website awards, International business awards, PR awards, stevie awards, it awards, The International Business Awards

Two Days to International Business Awards Entry Deadline

Posted by Liz Dean on Mon, May 14, 2012 @ 11:13 AM

The entry deadline for The 2012 International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition, is Wednesday, May 16, 2012.

The International Business AwardsAll individuals and organizations worldwide may submit nominations to the IBAs. To begin your submission process, you should:

1. Request an entry kit. 
The entry kit will have all of the information you need regarding entry preparation and submission.

2. Review the 2012 IBA categories.
The International Business Awards honors all facets of the workplace, our award categories include: annual report awards, app awards, company/organization awards, customer service awards, human resources awards, information technology awards, management awards, marketing awards, new product awards, public relations awards, support awards, and website awards, among others. See all corporate awards categories.

3. Submit your entries.
Select your categories, write your submissions according to the instructions, and submit your entries.

The 8th 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

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.

Can't make the 16 May entry deadline? Don't worry, we will still accept entries submitted after 16 May, through the final entry deadline of 27 June, with a late fee of $35 in addition to any entry fee.

Topics: hr awards, business awards, app awards, website awards, International business awards, PR awards, stevie awards, it awards, The International Business Awards

ENTRY DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR NINTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS

Posted by Liz Dean on Wed, May 09, 2012 @ 09:43 AM

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:

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 8th 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

Topics: hr awards, business awards, app awards, website awards, marketing awards, International business awards, PR awards, stevie awards, it awards, new product awards, IBAs

10 Days to International Business Awards Deadline

Posted by Liz Dean on Mon, May 07, 2012 @ 03:37 PM

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:

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.

Topics: hr awards, business awards, app awards, website awards, International business awards, PR awards, stevie awards, it awards, The International Business Awards

Three Weeks to International Business Awards Entry Deadline

Posted by Liz Dean on Thu, Apr 26, 2012 @ 12:02 PM

16 May is the entry deadline for The 2012 International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition.

All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small – may submit nominations to The International Business Awards. If you haven't already done so, you can request your entry kit here.

The IBAs recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace. Categories include:

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. 2012 Finalists will be announced late July and 2012 IBA winners will be announced at the Seoul, South Korea awards ceremony on 15 October. Click here to see the complete IBA calendar.

Not sure which corporate awards categories are right for your organization? Email us at help@stevieawards.com  or call us at + 1 703-547-8389 and we'll help you choose the best ways to highlight your organization.

Topics: hr awards, business awards, app awards, website awards, marketing awards, International business awards, PR awards, stevie awards, it awards, new product awards, IBAs

9th International Business Awards Now Open for Entries

Posted by Liz Dean on Wed, Apr 11, 2012 @ 01:05 PM

The Ninth Annual International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition, is now accepting entries. The entry deadline is 16 May; request your entry kit here.

All individuals and organizations worldwide -- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small -- may submit nominations to the IBAs. The International Business Awards recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace. Stevie® Awards are conferred upon top-scoring nominations in each category, as chosen by an international judging panel of more than 150 business leaders.

Our business awards categories include:

See the full list of international business awards categories.

Nominations should cite achievements during our eligibility period: January 2011 through 27 June 2012, the last day that late entries will be accepted. There is no eligibility timeframe for web site entries - it does not matter when the web sites were first published.

The IBA deadline is 16 May and late entries will be accepted through the final entry deadline of 27 June with a $35.00 late fee. Finalists will be announced in late July. Entry details are available at www.stevieawards.com/iba.

2012 honorees will be celebrated at the 9th annual awards banquet on Monday, 15 October in Seoul, South Korea. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Stevie Awards movement, we will introduce Silver and Bronze Stevie Awards. This means that all honorees in the IBAs will now be Stevie Award winners (Note: Silver and Bronze Stevie Awards will replace Distinguished Honoree (honorable mention) medals). Read more about the new awards here.

To request an entry kit for The 2011 International Business Awards, visit www.stevieawards.com/iba.

Topics: hr awards, business awards, app awards, website awards, International business awards, PR awards, stevie awards, it awards, The International Business Awards

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