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## [120 Rockstars of the 2013 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service](https://blog.stevieawards.com/sales-awards/bid/81770/120-Rockstars-of-the-2013-Stevie-Awards-for-Sales-Customer-Service)

 Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/sales-awards/author/liz-dean) on Fri, Jan 25, 2013 @ 10:12 AM

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 The following professionals participated in the preliminary-round judging of the 2013 [Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales), the world's top [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm) for contact center, customer service, business development, and sales professionals**.** Their average scores determined the 2013 [Finalists](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2281_22268.cfm) in the [customer service awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm), [contact center awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm), and [sales awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm) categories.  This year's Stevie Awards winners will be announced at our annual awards gala at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, on Monday February 25. [Learn more about the event and reserve your table today](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/tickets/404_2062_13373.cfm). We thank our judges for their enthusiasm, time, and insights.

[![Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813389-gif/images/sascslogo.gif)Ahmed Al Hai](http://www.adco.ae/En/Pages/default.aspx), BRM Specialist, ADCO, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   
[Cheryl Alaniz, Director](http://www.topco.com/), Member Services Grocery, HBC/GM, NFR, & Frozen, Topco Associates LLC, Skokie, IL, United States                 
[Kenneth Amormino](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kenneth-amormino/14/608/9b3), Director of Call Center Operations, Time Warner Cable, Charlotte, NC, United States                 
[Joann Amoroso](http://www.dea.com/), Manager, Client Support Services, Dean Evans and Associates, Centennial, CO, United States    
[Paul Bilodeau](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-bilodeau/a/804/98a), VP Sales & Marketing, The Brooks Group, Greensboro, NC, United States                 
[Greg Brink](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=22111684&trk=tab_pro), Marketing Services Manager, Search Optics, Ferndale, MI, United States                 
[Jim Brodo](http://www.richardson.com/who-we-are/richardson-executive-team/james-a-brodo/), Senior Vice President of Marketing, Richardson, Philadelphia, PA, United States          
[Amanda Browning](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/amanda-browning/15/a4b/a85), Data Integrity Manager, Unitiv, Alpharetta, GA, United States                 
[Gregory Brush](http://www.insideview.com/executive-team), VP, Sales, InsideView, San Francisco, CA, United States   
[Ana Castellanos](http://www.oakwood.com/cms/bios-castellanos.html), VP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Oakwood Temporary Housing, Los Angeles, CA, United States        
[Chris Cerbini](http://www.worldcourier.com/), Staff Development and Quality Control Manager, North America, World Courier Inc., New Hyde Park, NY, United States     
[Peter Chiarelli](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-chiarelli/20/671/758), Sales Manager, Cablevision, New York, United States      
[Susan Cloutier](http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com), Operations Manager, Mayo Medical Laboratories, Rochester, MN, United States                 
[Jason Copeland](http://www.surepayroll.com/), Senior Manager, National Sales Group, SurePayroll, Inc., Glenview, IL, United States      
[Irene Corpuz](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=27776206&trk=tab_pro), Senior Analyst, Change Masters International - MENA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates                 
[Brian Correia](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-correia/9/385/181/), Director, Sales & Client Services, Solstice Dental & Vision, Plantation, FL, United States                 
[Tom Cross](http://www.linkedin.com/in/techtionary), CEO, TECHtionary, Boulder, CO, United States              
[Andrew Curtis](http://www.icims.com/blog/blogger-profiles.aspx), Manager, Product Specialists, iCIMS, Hazlet, NJ, United States     
[Kelly Dantas](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2649_21282.cfm), Media Director, SDI Distributor, Yonkers, NY, United States                 
[Robyn Davis](http://www.whenineedhelp.com), Owner, When I Need Help, Knoxville, TN, United States      
[Brent Dierking](http://www.northstar-ems.com), Director, Business Development/Strategic Planning, NorthStar EMS, Birmingham, AL, United States                 
[Alan Dowler](http://hamiltonjewelers.com), Operations Manager, Hamilton Jewelers, Princeton, NJ, United States         
[Basil Dsouza](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top), AVP, Customer Experience Management, Cactus Communications Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India                 
[Eve Dumovich](http://evemary.com/id1.html), CEO, Snowline Publishing, Ashford, WA, United States     
[Annette Eland](http://www.esurance.com/), Claims Customer Service Manager, Esurance, Rocklin, CA, United States                 
[Eric Engwall](http://www.linkedin.com/in/eginsightengwall), President, E.G. Insight, Inc., St. Paul, MN, United States       
[Richard Feinberg](http://www.purdue.edu/), Professor, Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States     
[Cheretha Ferguson](http://thej3agency.com/), Director of Marketing and Sponsorship, The J3 Agency, Pembroke Pines, FL, United States  
[Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski](http://www.silkroadequity.com/FlipFilipowski.html), Executive Chairman & CEO, SilkRoad Technology, Winston Salem, NC, United States  
[Joey Fister](http://www.linkedin.com/in/joeyfister), Director Emergency Recovery, Avaya, Plano, TX, United States           
[Simone Fojut](http://www.callcenter-international.eu/), Chief Editor, CallCenterProfi, Wiesbaden, GA, United States           
[Stephen Giersch](http://www.docstoc.com/docs/46913671/Pharmaceutical-Sales-Professional-Training-Program--Fl), Director Instructional Design, Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Orlando, FL, United States                 
[Gina Giordano](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gina-giordano/11/2b2/a89), VP, Customer Feedback, Macy's, New York, NY, United States    
[Abhishek Goel](http://in.linkedin.com/in/abgoel), Founder & Chief Customer Officer, Cactus Communications, Mumbai, India                 
[Karen Greco](http://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlgreco), Director, Business Optimization, Unified, New York, NY, United States                 
[Robert Gregory](http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryrobertc), VP of Customer Support, Media Temple, Culver City, CA, United States                 
[Jimmy Griffith](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jimmy-griffith/1/1a3/33a), Director, Solution Center Operations, Assurant Solutions, Ft. Worth, TX, United States                 
[Shraddha Gurjar](http://www.cactuscommunications.com/), Assistant Manager, Client Loyalty, Cactus Communications, Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, IN, United States   
[Josh Hatala](https://www.aires.com/), Marketing Specialist, AIReS, Pittsburgh, PA, United States    
[Brian Hayes](https://www.ppc-online.com/), Customer Service Manager, PPC, East Syracuse, NY, United States  
[Peggy Heafey](http://www.marriott.com/default.mi), Director, Intermediary Partner Care, Marriott Intl., Inc., Omaha, NE, United States              
[Jane Henry](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janemariehenry), Owner, LOOMLAB, South Pasadena, CA, United States          
[Paul Hoffman](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-hoffman/0/639/a86), President, WW Field Operations, Informatica, Redwood City, CA, United States    
[Phillip Horvath](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=462777&trk=tab_pro), SVP, Professional Services, Merchant Partners, Redmond, WA, United States                 
[Tunde Hubina](http://www.upcdirect.com/), Customer Care Director, UPC Direct, Howald, LA, United States            
[Greg Ives](http://www.channeladvisor.com/), Director of Global Services, ChannelAdvisor, Morrisville, NC, United States      
[Scott James](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/scott-james/10/503/167), Program Manager, Member Advisory Center, Arizona State Retirement System, Phoenix, AZ, United States                 
[Joshua Johnson](http://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuajohnsont), Director of External Relations, Digital Talent Agents, Columbia, MO, United States                 
[JP Jones](http://www.linkedin.com/in/jpjones08), Owner, Collipsis Web Solutions, Tulsa, OK, United States            
[Molly Kapoor](http://www.linkedin.com/in/mollykapoor1), Head of Customer Service, Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund, Mumbai, India          
[JoAnn Kay](http://www.graduationsource.com), VP of Customer Service, GraduationSource, Port Chester, NY, United States                 
[James Koons](http://www.listrak.com/), Support Team Manager, Listrak, Lititz, PA, United States   
[Mike Krause](http://www.mdkrause.com), President, Sales Sense Solutions, Inc., Rochester, NY, United States             
[Elzbieta Krawczynska](http://indywidualni.bzwbk.pl/), Quality Specialist & Trainer, Bank Zachodni WBK, Poznan, Poland  
[Rajesh Kumar](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rajesh-kumar/16/b5a/61a), Assistant VP, Agency, Oman Insurance Company PSC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates            
[Shane Lewis](http://www.sundancevacations.com), Assistant VP of Sales, Sundance Vacations, Kennett Square, PA, United States                 
[Russell Lundstrom](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/russell-lundstrom/1/118/1a6), COO, Southfork Ventures, Denver, CO, United States              
[Mervat  Mansour](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mervat-mansour/34/b98/bb9), Quality Manager, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates           
[Wessam Massoud](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/wessam-massoud/9/738/b14), Program Delivery Manager, Gov. Contact Centre, Abu Dhabi Systems & information Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates      
[Akshay Masurekar](http://www.cactuscommunications.com/), Associate Vice President, Training & Mentoring (Customer Delight Department), Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India              
[Maria Mattsson](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-mattsson/27/218/765), Manager, Guest Services, Royal Caribbean International & Azamara Club Cruises, Miami, FL, United States                 
[Colin  McKillop](http://ca.linkedin.com/in/colinmckillop), CEO, Butcher Enterprises, Windsor, ON, Canada                
[Curtis McLaughlin](https://www.allclearid.com/), Customer Support Manager, AllClear ID, Austin, TX, United States       
[Jay Mitchell](http://www.motum.com), Managing Director, Motum, LLC, Irving, TX, United States    
[Simona Mollova](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/simona-mollova/13/a00/828), CEO, Investment JSPK Credit Consult - JSK, Sofia, Bulgaria               
[Brian Moriarty](http://www.generalcable.com/GeneralCable/), Vice President North America Sales, General Cable, Highland Heights, KY, United States  
[Dave Morse](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=34114381&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=fwQK&locale=en_US&srchid=4ff2973d-2837-41e5-9dcd-b0e63b5aadd3-0&srchindex=2&srchtotal=1004&goback=.fps_PBCK_dave+morse+_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link), VP Customer Service, Location Based Technologies, Irvine, CA, United States           
[Gina Musick](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ginamusick), VP, IT Manager I US ITS Loan Loss Share, TD Bank, Fort Pierce, FL, United States                 
[Pat Mussieux](http://wealthywomenleaders.com/enter.html), Founder, Wealthy Women Leaders, London, Canada         
[Emily Nelson-Crain](http://www.linkedin.com/in/emilynelsoncrain), VP of Member Services, Agility Recovery Solutions, Charlotte, NC, United States                 
[Whattkim Ong](http://www.mamsa.com.sg/index.htm), Principal Consultant, Mamsa Consultants PTE LTD, Singapore, Singapore    
[Lisa P Oswald](http://www.travelzoo.com/), Vice President, Travelzoo, New York, NY, United States    
[Mark O'Toole](http://www.linkedin.com/in/markotoole), Managing Director, Public Relations & Content Marketing, H|B, Newton, MA, United States           
[Steve Pappageorge](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/steve-pappageorge/2/911/a0b), Dean of the College of Continuing Education, New Programs and Outreach, DeVry Inc., Downers Grove, IL, United States                 
[Darry Pinto](http://www.cactuscommunications.com/), Assistant Manager, Client Relations, Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India             
[Melanie Pope](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top), Director, Australian National Paramedic Support Foundation, Aspley Qld, AL, Australia                 
[Churchill Prince](http://salesintellect.co/), Founder & CEO, Sales Intellect Company, Chennai, India       
[Mike Prusinski](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mike-prusinski/1/79a/821), Chief of Staff, Tiversa, Pittsburgh, PA, United States         
[Janet Quadras](http://www.cactuscommunications.com/), Sr. Manager, CRM, Cactus Communications, Mumbai, India           
[Jesintha Rajaratnam](http://www.joje.in), Managing Partner, Joje India Consultants-Finance & HR, Mumbai, India       
[Dennis Reno](http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisreno), Vice President, Customer Portal Experience, Oracle, San Francisco, CA, United States                 
[Peter Rifkind](http://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrifkind), Director of Client Service, UltraLinq Healthcare Solutions, Inc, New York, NY, United States               
[Elizaveta Rybinskaya](http://www.quelle.ru/), Customer Service Director, Quelle Russia, Moscow, Russian                 
[Scott Sachs](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/scott-sachs/9/893/a19/), Sr. Director, Call Center Operations, Assurant, Wayne, PA, United States                 
[Russell Sarder](http://www.linkedin.com/in/russellsarder), Chairman and CEO, NetCom Learning, New York, NY, United States                 
[Jodi Sawyer](http://www.johnhancock.com/), Director, John Hancock, Boston, MA, United States                
[Stu Schlackman](http://www.competitive-excellence.com), Owner, Competitive Excellence, Richardson, TX, United States  
[Paula Seeger](http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulaseeger), Supervisor, Customer Service, Hotline, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States                 
[Dan Seidman](http://www.linkedin.com/in/salesautopsy/), CEO, GOT INFLUENCE?, Barrington, IL, United States           
[Randy Selleck](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/randy-selleck-rselleck-woh-rr-com/1/98/754), Sr. Director, Call Center Operations, Assurant Solutions, Atlanta, GA, United States                 
[Bahar Sensoz](http://www.turktelekom.com.tr/tt/portal/Home/), Customer Complaint Management Specialist, Turk Telekom, Istanbul, Turkey         
[Bill Shelton](http://www.linkedin.com/in/bdshelton), Senior Vice President, USHEALTH Advisors, Grapevine, TX, United States                 
[Ramin Shokrizadeh](http://lnkd.in/x7Qe6f), Product Manager, FreshBooks, Toronto, ON, Canada              
[Clayton Shold](http://www.salesopedia.com/), President, Salesopedia, Oakville, Canada                 
[Donnovan Simon](http://smarttech.com/), Director, Customer Systems & Global Alignment, SMART Technologies, Calgary, Canada                 
[Manu Singh](http://www.linkedin.com/in/singhmanu), Contact Center Manager, Dubai First, Dubai, United Arab Emirates                 
[Ravinder Singh](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ravinderpaulsingh), Director, Search Engine Marketing, Kulwant Advisory, Nairobi, Kenya    
[Cate Sommervold](http://www.linkedin.com/in/catesommervold), CEO, pharmaCline, Sioux Falls, SD, United States         
[Calvin St Juste](https://www.capitalone.com/), Department Manager, CapitalOne, Laurel, MD, United States       
[Tanja Steinbach](http://www.inxmail.com/), Bachelor of Science, Inxmail GmbH, Freiburg, Germany                
[Andrzej Szczepaniak](http://www.bzwbk.pl/), Deputy Director, Central Settlement Services, Bank Zachodni WBK, Poznan, Poland               
[Will Tarrant](http://www.linkedin.com/in/willtarrant), Cofounder/Owner, Service Metrics Group, Plano, TX, United States                 
[Özge Tekalp](http://www.teb.com.tr/), Director, Türk Ekonomi Bankasi A.S, Istanbul, TX, United States        
[Bob Thomas](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bob-thomas/3/272/6b4), Director of Business Development, Prorizon, Kennesaw, GA, United States                 
[Kathy Townend](http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathytownend), Product Manager, Europ Assistance, San Diego, CA, United States                 
[Sean Tracy](http://www.propertyinsight.biz/), Director of Client Services, Property Insight, Carol Stream, IL, United States  
[Lillian Valdes](http://lnkd.in/RvMEGH), President, At Your Service Hospitality Strategic Quality Trai, Miami, FL, United States                 
[Heather Valentine](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=2716388&authType=name&authToken=eONk&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore), Vice President Global Sales, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Manakin Sabot, VA, United States                 
[Lori Van Dyke](http://www.accessoneinc.com/), Manager Customer Care, Access One Inc, Chicago, IL, United States          
[Vincent Vanden Bossche](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/vincent-vanden-bossche/a/577/560), Managing Director, Call Communications, Ottenburg, Belgium                
[Tina Vasile](http://www.safe2drive.com/), Customer Care Manager, Safe2Drive, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, United States       
[Amy Veasley](http://www.assurant.com/inc/assurant/index.html), Director of Call Center Operations, Assurant, Addison, TX, United States   
[Dave Venance](http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/dave-venance/0/3/834), Solution Architect, 4Point, Ottawa, Canada           
[Madalina Vilau](http://www.expomedia.ro/), Managing Partner, Expo Media, Bucharest, Romania        
[Brian Ward](http://www.linkedin.com/in/bward/), SVP Client Engagement, Stylesight, New York, NY, United States       
[Glenn Wohl](http://www.att.com/), eAwareness Manager, AT&T, Bridgewater, NJ, United States            
[Nicolette Wuring](http://nl.linkedin.com/in/nicolettewuring), Managing Director, Customer Management Services, Amstelveen, Netherlands                 
[Julia Zamorska](http://www.linkedin.com/in/jzamorska), VP of Corporate Communications, iolo technologies, Los Angeles, CA, United States                 
[Oleg Zeldin](http://www.contactcenterworld.com/company/apex-berg-contact-center-consulting.aspx), CEO, Apex Berg Contact Center Consulting, Odintsovo, Russian            
[Guo (Peter) Zijiang](http://www.kindstarglobal.com/), COO & GM Assistant, Wuhan Kindstar Diagnostics Co., Ltd, Wuhan, China   

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## [13 Categories Honor Sales Departments in the 2013 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service](https://blog.stevieawards.com/sales-awards/bid/80733/13-Categories-Honor-Sales-Departments-in-the-2013-Stevie-Awards-for-Sales-Customer-Service)

 Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/sales-awards/author/liz-dean) on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 @ 03:43 PM

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There are 13 [sales awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm) categories specifically for departments in the 2013 (7th annual) [Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales), the world's top [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm) 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). January 15, 2013 is the last day that late entries will be accepted; [request your entry kit here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/mailinglist/402_2060_13407.cfm).)

**![Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813389-gif/images/sascslogo.gif)Our [Sales Department of the Year](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm) categories include:**

1. Sales Department of the Year - Computer Services
2. Sales Department of the Year - Computer Software
3. Sales Department of the Year - Computer Hardware
4. Sales Department of the Year – Distribution & Transportation
5. Sales Department of the Year - Financial Services
6. Sales Department of the Year – Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Related Industries
7. Sales Department of the Year - Industrial & Manufacturing
8. Sales Department of the Year – Hospitality & Tourism
9. Sales Department of the Year  - Media & Entertainment
10. Sales Department of the Year – Public Services & Education
11. Sales Department of the Year - Services
12. Sales Department of the Year - Telecommunications
13. Sales Department of the Year – All Other Industries

**Information required for entries in these categories include:**

1. An essay of up to 500 words describing the nominee’s accomplishments since July 1, 2011. 
2. A brief biography (up to 100 words) of the leader of the nominated sales department.
3. Optional (but highly recommended), a collection of supporting files and web addresses that you may upload to our server to support your entry and provide more background information to the judges.****

**Our 2012 Gold Stevie® Award winners for ****Sales Department of the Year include: **[Carahsoft Technology Corp.](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21670.cfm) **(Computer Services), **[kCura](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21671.cfm) **(Computer Software),** [NetApp, Inc.](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21672.cfm) **(Computer Hardware)**, [Hyundai Motor America](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21673.cfm) **(Distribution & Transportation), **[Zions First National Bank](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21674.cfm)** (Financial Services)**, [PetRays Veterinary Telemedicine Consultants](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21675.cfm) **(Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Related Industries)**, [Boeing Commercial Airplanes](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21676.cfm) **(Industrial & Manufacturing)**, [The Knowland Group](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21677.cfm) **(Hospitality & Tourism)**, [Warner Bros. International Television Distribution](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21678.cfm) **(Media & Entertainment)**, [Skillsoft Corporation](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21679.cfm) **(Public Services & Education)**, [Olneya Restoration Group](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21680.cfm) **(Services**), [Vodafone Turkey](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21681.cfm) **(Telecommunications)**, and [Crown Imports, LLC](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21682.cfm) **(All Other Industries). ** 

2013 honorees will be celebrated at the 7th annual awards banquet at Paris Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on February 25.

***Not sure where to start? ***All sales and customer service entries are submitted directly online through your account. You can begin by [registering here](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales/register.cfm).

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## [9 Categories Honor Teams in the 2013 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service](https://blog.stevieawards.com/sales-awards/bid/78201/9-Categories-Honor-Teams-in-the-2013-Stevie-Awards-for-Sales-Customer-Service)

 Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/sales-awards/author/liz-dean) on Tue, Aug 28, 2012 @ 11:03 AM

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There are nine [sales awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm) categories specifically for teams in the 2013 (7th annual) [Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales), the world's top [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm) 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). The early-bird entry deadline, with discounted entry fees, is October 10; [request your entry kit here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/mailinglist/402_2060_13407.cfm).)

**![Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813389-gif/images/sascslogo.gif)Our [sales award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm) categories specifically for teams include:**

1. **Global Sales Team of the Year**  
    Recognizing sales teams whose industry, client, or other focus has a global scope.
2. **National Sales Team of the Year**  
    Recognizing sales teams whose industry, client, or other focus has a national scope.
3. **Government Sales Team of the Year**  
    Recognizing sales teams whose charge is selling to government clients.
4. **Field Sales Team of the Year**  
    Recognizing sales teams that obtain the majority of their business out of the office at face to face meetings with clients.
5. **Telesales Team of the Year**  
    Recognizing sales teams that obtain the majority of their business by telephone.
6. **Online Sales Team of the Year**  
    Recognizing sales teams that obtain the majority of their business via online and social media.
7. **Sales Support Team of the Year**  
    Recognizing teams that provide administrative, logistical, or resource support to sales organizations.
8. **Sales Operations Team of the Year**  
    Recognizing teams that help sales organizations to run effectively, efficiently and in support of business strategies and objectives.
9. **Sales Management Team of the Year**  
    Recognizing the leadership teams of sales organizations for their achievements.

**Information required for entries in these categories include:**

1. An essay of up to 500 words describing the nominee’s accomplishments since July 1, 2011. 
2. A brief biography (up to 100 words) of the nominee.
3. Optional (but highly recommended), a collection of supporting files and web addresses that you may upload to our server to support your entry and provide more background information to the judges.

2013 honorees will be celebrated at the 7th annual awards banquet at Paris Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on February 25.

***Submit your entries by October 10 and receive discounted entry fees! ***All sales and customer service entries are submitted directly online through your account. You can begin by [registering here](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales/register.cfm).

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## [8 Categories Honor Individuals in the 2013 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service](https://blog.stevieawards.com/sales-awards/bid/77646/8-Categories-Honor-Individuals-in-the-2013-Stevie-Awards-for-Sales-Customer-Service)

 Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/sales-awards/author/liz-dean) on Tue, Aug 07, 2012 @ 04:28 PM

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There are eight [sales awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm) categories specifically for individuals in the 2013 (7th annual) [Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales/default.cfm?), the world's top [business awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/general/399_2065_13423.cfm) 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). The early-bird entry deadline, with discounted entry fees, is October 10; [request your entry kit here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/mailinglist/402_2060_13407.cfm).)

**Our [sales award](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2048_13359.cfm) categories specifically for individuals include:****![Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service](https://blog.stevieawards.com/hs-fs/file-13813389-gif/images/sascslogo.gif)**

1. **Senior Sales Executive of the Year**  
    Recognizing senior sales executives with titles such as Chief Sales Officer.  This category may also be used to recognize senior corporate executives for their role in driving sales achievements.
2. **Worldwide Sales Executive of the Year**  
    Recognizing sales executives with responsibility for sales performance on a global level.
3. **National Sales Executive of the Year**  
    Recognizing sales executives with responsibility for sales performance on a national level.
4. **Sales Director of the Year**  
    Recognizing the achievements of sales directors at organizations of any size, of any type.
5. **Sales Manager of the Year**  
    Recognizing the achievements of sales managers and sales professionals with a managerial role at organizations of any size, of any type.
6. **Sales Operations Professional of the Year**  
    Recognizing sales executives and sales professionals with a managerial role for their achievements in managing sales organizations that run effectively, efficiently and in support of business strategies and objectives.
7. **Sales Training or Education Professional of the Year**  
    Recognizing sales executives and sales professionals with a managerial role who manage, design, or deliver sales training or education in any aspect of work life.
8. **Sales Representative of the Year**  
    Recognizing individual sales representatives for their personal contributions to organizations’ sales results.

**Information required for entries in these categories include:**

1. An essay of up to 500 words describing the nominee’s accomplishments since July 1, 2011. 
2. A brief biography (up to 100 words) of the nominee.
3. Optional (but highly recommended), a collection of supporting files and web addresses that you may upload to our server to support your entry and provide more background information to the judges.

The 2012 Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service were celebrated in Las Vegas, NV, USA. 2011 honorees included: [Adam Bain, Chief Revenue Officer](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21647.cfm), [Jim Farley, Group VP for Global Marketing, Sales and Service](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21648.cfm), [Weiming Soh, Director of Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand sales in China and the ASEAN region](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21649.cfm), [Rob Jeppsen, SVP Commercial Sales, Zions Bank](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21650.cfm), [Marina Totalca, Channel Sales Executive](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21651.cfm), [Allan Rubin, Area Sales Engineering Leader, Avaya Southeast](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21652.cfm), and [Mitsue Lincicum, Waikiki International Frontline Sales Agent](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/426_2655_21653.cfm).

2013 honorees will be celebrated at the 7th annual awards banquet at Paris Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on February 25.

***Not sure where to start? ***All sales and customer service entries are submitted directly online through your account. You can begin by [registering here](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/general/173_704_3149.cfm).

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## [Stevie® Awards for Sales and Customer Service Entry Kit Now Available](https://blog.stevieawards.com/sales-awards/bid/77476/Stevie-Awards-for-Sales-and-Customer-Service-Entry-Kit-Now-Available)

 Posted by [Liz Dean](https://blog.stevieawards.com/sales-awards/author/liz-dean) on Tue, Jul 31, 2012 @ 03:14 PM

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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).

Don't hesitate to [contact us](mailto:help@stevieawards.com?subject=Stevies%20Category%20Questions) with your questions about how to participate in the 2013 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

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