With this year's American Business Awards the third edition of the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products will take place. This is a nationwide public vote in which the general public will get to choose their favorite products in a number of categories.
All new products and services that are nominated in the new product awards categories of The 2011 American Business Awards will automatically be included in public voting for the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Customer Service. Entrants in these categories will receive tools to help them promote voting to their customers and other stakeholders. The entry deadline for the ABAs is March 31. Get your entry kit here.
Voting will open to the public on Friday, May 13 and close on Thursday, June 9.
More than 150,000 votes were cast in the 2010 edition of the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products, and the winners were honored at the ABA awards banquet in New York on June 21. 2010 People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products winners were:
Favorite Consumer Product: Samsung’s G-Series External Hard Drives
Favorite Desktop/End-User or Server Software: SYSPRO 6.1 ERP Software
Favorite Entertainment or Media Product/Service: Dow Jones Media Relations Manager
Favorite Financial Product/Service: Chase Blueprint: A Revolution in Credit Card Management
Favorite New Product - Other: Delta Faucet Company's Proximity Sensing Technology commercial faucets
Favorite Service: PetRays 30 Minute STAT Service
Favorite Software - New Version: PetRays DICOM Sender 2.3.1
Favorite Software as a Service: Citrix Online's GoToTraining
Favorite Telecom Product or Service: Boost Mobile’s Monthly Unlimited No Contract Wireless Service
Who are your favorites for best new product in 2011?
