The 21st Annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service

Recognition that builds credibility and trust with customers, motivates employees, and helps your accomplishments stand out.

Since 2006, thousands of organizations and professionals across 46 nations and territories have earned recognition through the Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service, the world's premier business awards honoring excellence in sales, customer service, contact centers, and business development professionals.

Whether you're recognizing an individual achievement, a high-performing team, or an organization-wide initiative, there's a category for you.

Organizations of all sizes and industries are eligible to enter. Nominate yourself, your team, department, or entire organization in 300+ categories, including:

✨ Employer of the Year

✨ AI & Digital Transformation Categories

✨ Team & Department Categories

✨ Sales & Customer Service Individual Categories

✨ Award for Innovation in Sales

✨ Solutions & Implementations Categories

✨ Achievement in Global Customer Service Excellence

✨ Achievement in the Use of Data & Analytics in Sales

✨ Best Use of Technology in Sales

✨ Best Use of Technology in Customer Service

✨ Sales Training or Coaching Program of the Year

...and many others!

The Early-Bird Entry Deadline is November 12. Nominations will be accepted through February 3.

Learn More View all Categories

Past Stevie® Award Winners include Industry Leaders Worldwide

Past winners leverage their Stevie wins to enhance their reputations, secure media coverage, attract top talent, and differentiate themselves in competitive markets.

Every year, small and mid-sized organizations are honored as winners alongside world-famous companies such as Ford Motor Company, Delta Air Lines, DHL, Michael Kors, and Salesforce.

Request your 2027 Entry Kit to learn how to submit nominations for the chance to get recognized!

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What Sets Us Apart

Small and large organizations compete on equal footing, with only 30–40% of entrants earning recognition, making each win truly prestigious.
Winners receive a comprehensive resource kit at no cost to maximize visibility and celebrate their achievements worldwide, in addition to the opportunity to attend the awards ceremony in New York City.
Stevie Awards entries are evaluated by some of the world's most respected executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, and business educators. Our judges are carefully selected from thousands of applicants and serve on committees based on industry expertise to ensure every nomination receives a fair evaluation.

Every winner has the opportunity to be celebrated on a global stage, deliver an acceptance speech, network with fellow winners, and gain worldwide recognition.

Winners in the 2027 competition will connect and network with thousands of professionals from leading organizations across the globe at this year's awards ceremony on April 20 in New York City.

While attendance is not required to win, all winners have the opportunity to accept their Stevie Awards on stage, deliver an acceptance speech, and get professionally photographed and interviewed on our red carpet. The ceremony is live-streamed worldwide.

Every winner receives a suite of promotional tools to showcase their achievements, including winner logos, press release templates, and opportunities to be featured on the Stevie Awards blog, website, and social media.

Visit FAQ page for more details about the awards ceremony.

Awards banquet of the 2027 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service

April 20, 2027

Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City

Tickets for the awards banquet will go on sale on March 10, the day on which winners are notified.

*Winners are not obligated to attend the awards ceremony or receive their trophies or medals to be deemed Stevie Award winners.

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WHY ENTER THE STEVIE AWARDS?

Celebrate Your People, Standout in Your Industry, and Put Your Organization in the Spotlight

Since 2002, the Stevies have honored and generated public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of thousands of organizations and working professionals worldwide.

There are various benefits to submitting nominations to Stevie Awards programs. Whether you’re looking to boost visibility, team morale, or brand credibility, earning Stevie Award recognition makes your accomplishments stand out.

We hope your organization will participate, and look forward to welcoming you into the pantheon of past Stevie Award winners including 1800Flowers.com, Adobe, AT&T, IBM, Intuit, Lenovo, and Samsung, among many others.

Prestige

The Stevies are one of the most coveted and well-known honors in the corporate world. The Stevie Award trophies are magnificent - a global symbol of excellence and innovation.

International Recognition

Winners are celebrated and recognized during our awards ceremony, featured across international media, and promoted to a worldwide audience.

Brand Exposure

Stevie Award winners leverage their wins to gain press coverage, boost their organization’s reputation, stand out to clients and competitors, and reach more potential candidates.

Credibility with Customers & Partners

A Stevie win signals excellence to clients and leadership teams, making it easier to earn trust, support, and new opportunities.

Attract Top Talent

The Stevies present a unique opportunity to showcase the creativity, innovation, and effectiveness of organization-wide achievements, individuals, products, services, and more.

Categories for Any Company Size & Industry

There are 300+ categories for customer service, contact center, business development, and sales professionals, teams, and departments. There are also categories for new products and services used by these professionals, as well as categories to recognize solution providers.

Gain Valuable Feedback

Entrants have access to all of the judges' comments; that's valuable feedback and exposure to potential clients, partners, and industry leaders. Learn more about the judging process.

Employee Satisfaction

Awards build internal pride and motivation. Winning a Stevie is a cost-effective way to celebrate your team's achievements, thank employees for their efforts, and boost morale.

Benchmarking

The awards are a great way to benchmark your achievements against competitors in your industry. Winning a Stevie Award validates your mission, people, and products, while measuring your success against the competition.

Winners are honored at a Red-Carpet Awards Gala

This year's Stevie Award winners will be recognized during a gala event in New York City, attended by hundreds of representatives from Stevie Award-winning organizations, sponsors, and other VIPs.

What Past Stevie Award Winners are Saying

To be recognized by the Stevie® Awards for the dedication of our talented product teams and everyone who puts customers at the center of everything they do, is truly incredible. These awards are a powerful testament to what’s possible when you truly listen to your customers, understand their challenges, and focus on delivering meaningful solutions and lasting impact. What an experience!

Andrew Meadowcroft, VP Customer Experience, Aires

Receiving the Stevie Award for Sales & Customer Service is a powerful recognition of our edge in AI solutions. This award proves that our commitment to blending human expertise with AI innovation delivers the visible results our global partners expect.

Sergiy Skurykhin, CEO and Founder of ZONE3000

Winning this Gold Stevie validates our commitment to pushing the boundaries of Agentic AI to solve high-stakes enterprise challenges with precision and safety. For Evergreen and Insight Global, this honor underscores our role as leaders in the Georgia tech corridor, bridging the gap between advanced research and production-grade solutions that redefine sales efficiency.

Rahul Gupta, Head of AI Foundry, Insight Global

Winning a Stevie Award this year affirms that our work at CXAI is creating real, measurable impact and not just advancing AI, but elevating how organizations serve their customers with clarity, responsibility, and results. For us, this recognition validates a simple belief: AI should drive better decisions and better experiences at scale, not innovation for innovation's sake. I am deeply proud of the team that continues to turn that belief into outcomes.

Asif Mirza CEO and Founder of CXAI