Stevie Awards for Customer Service 2011 Winners Announced
USA - StevieŽ Awards for Sales & Customer Service recognize achievements
Excelling in sales and customer service is essential for
success in business, and the Fifth Annual StevieŽ Awards for
Sales & Customer Service, which were presented at the
Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, recognized
organizations and individuals for their recent achievements in
these disciplines.
Winners of multiple Stevie Awards this year include Bulldog
Solutions, CIGNA Government Services, Marsh U.S. Consumer,
Overstock.com, Rosetta Stone, salesforce.com, Canada's SMART
Technologies, and SuiteAmerica Corporate Housing.
The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service is the world's leading sales awards, customer service awards, and call center awards program.
Other notable Stevie Award winners include Apple, L.L. Bean, the United Kingdom's T-Mobile, and Zappos.com.
Finalists and Stevie Award winners in the competition were
determined by more than 125 judges over a three-month period.
Winners in the Second Annual People's Choice StevieŽ Awards for
Favorite Customer Service, as determined by more than 177,000
public votes, were also awarded at the event to organizations
including Archipelago Learning, Macy's, Marriott Vacation Club,
PetRays, and India's TATA Motors Ltd.
The event, attended by more than 200 executives from the
U.S.A. and several other nations, benefited Camfed (www.camfed.org),
which supports the education of girls and women in Africa.
More than 800 entries from organizations of all sizes and in
virtually every industry were submitted to this year's
competition, an increase of more than 60% over 2010.
There were 25 categories for customer service professionals, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service, and Customer Service Department of the Year; as well as 40 categories for sales professionals, ranging from Global Sales Leader of the Year to Sales Training Program of the Year to Sales Department of the Year.
New this year were categories to recognize new products and services and solution providers.
About The StevieŽ 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. Info:
http://www.stevieawards.com.
