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Creative Awards Category Honorees

Web Site and Blog, Video, Interactive Multimedia, Annual Report and Other Literature, and Live Event Awards Categories

The following work has been recognized in The 2011 American Business Awards.

Categories listed below are grouped in the following sections:

Annual Report & Corporate Literature Awards Categories
Web Site or Blog Awards Categories
Web Site or Blog - Craft & Function Awards Categories
Interactive Multimedia Awards Categories
Video & Film Awards Categories
Live Event Awards Categories

Annual Report & Corporate Literature Awards Categories

Best Annual Report - Online/Electronic
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
IDEXX Laboratories, Westbrook, ME: IDEXX Laboratories 2010 Annual Review
FINALIST:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL: Harris Corporation 2010 Annual Report

Best Annual Report - Print
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Heffernan Insurance Brokers, Walnut Creek, CA: Heffernan Insurance Brokers 2010 Annual Report
FINALISTS:
Addison, New York, NY: American Express Company Annual Report 2010
Addison, New York, NY: GE 2010 Annual Report
Addison, New York, NY: Goldman Sachs 2010 Annual Report
CME Group, Chicago, IL: CME Group's 2009 Annual Report
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA: Georgia World Congress Center Authority Annual Report FY10

Best Marketing or Sales Brochure or Kit
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
XPLANE, Portland, OR: Microsoft Azure: XPLANE
FINALISTS:
American Animal Hospital Association, Denver, CO: AAHA Media Kit
CaseStack, Santa Monica, CA: CaseStack Company & Services Brochure 2010
Heffernan Insurance Brokers, Walnut Creek, CA: Heffernan Pocket Brochure
NMSA, Westerville, OH: 2010 NMSA Exhibitor Prospectus
Sun Life Financial Inc., Wellesley Hills, MA: CSR Brochure: Get to Know Sun Life: Our Commitment to Making Lives Brighter

Best House Organ
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
CME Group, Chicago, IL: CME Group Magazine - 20101
FINALISTS:
Buckeye Partners, L.P., Breinigsville, PA: Buckeye's 125th Anniversary Celebration Newsletter
Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter, Glenview, IL: Keeping Our Promise

Web Site or Blog Awards Categories

Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
MOST Brand Development + Advertising, Aliso Viejo, CA: MOST Brand Development + Advertising Web Site
FINALISTS:
Global Experience Specialists (GES), Las Vegas, NV: Global Experience Specialists (GES) New Corporate Blog, “Defying Convention”
Martopia, Saint Charles, IL: Martopia Website
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA: VerticalResponse Company Website
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA: VerticalResponse Marketing Blog

Aerospace & Defense
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
EffectiveUI, Denver, CO: Blue Angels

Automotive & Transport Equipment
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, CA: Teslamotors.com

Business Services
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Venda, Inc., New York, NY: The Venda Website
FINALIST:
Accenture, Chicago, IL: Accenture Corporate Website

Computer Hardware & Services
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
MailerMailer, Rockville, MD: MailerMailer Email Marketing Metrics Report
FINALISTS:
Brocade, San Jose, CA: Brocade Web Site
Catapult Technology, Bethesda, MD: Catapult Technology's Web Site Design
L-com Connectivity Products, North Andover, MA: L-com Ecommerce Website

Computer Software
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Eloqua, Vienna, VA: Eloqua's It's All About Revenue blog
FINALISTS:
Aternity, Westborough, MA: Aternity Inc. Launches Industry’s First End User Experience News And Blog Portal
Rethink Autism, Inc., New York, NY: Rethink Autism's Website - Computer Software

Consumer Products - Durables
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
BDA, Woodinville, WA: PowerA.com
FINALISTS:
Definition 6, Atlanta, GA: Bliss Website
Web Advanced, Irvine, CA: Kwikset's Web Site
Web Advanced, Irvine, CA: Thermador's Web Site

Diversified Services
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Weather Trends International, Bethlehem, PA: Weather Trend Intl's Consumer Web Site www.wt360.com
FINALISTS:
BGT Partners, Miami, FL: Tyco Website Redesign
LifeLock, Tempe, AZ: LifeLock's Web Site
ThomasARTS, Farmington, UT: The Northcentral University Website

Electronics
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Wakefly, Inc., Westborough, MA: Redesign of Smiths Interconnect Website

Energy
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Bayshore Solutions, Tampa, FL: ThermoEnergy Corporation
FINALIST:
BGT Partners, Miami, FL: FPL NextEra

Financial Services
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
CME Group, Chicago, IL: Open Markets: Providing Perspectives on Global Finance
FINALISTS:
CME Group, Chicago, IL: CME Group Website Redesign: Marketing Through Education
Credit Sesame, Sunnyvale, CA: Credit Sesame's Web Site
John Hancock Funds, Boston, MA: John Hancock Mutual Funds Investor and Financial Profession Web Site
Wakefly, Inc., Westborough, MA: Redesign of Sentinel Benefits Group Website

Food & Beverage
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
BGT Partners, Miami, FL: Darden - LongHorn Website Redesign
FINALIST:
Incredimeal.com, Spring, TX: www.incredimeal.com

Health Products & Services
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Rethink Autism, Inc., New York, NY: Rethink Autism's Website - Health Products & Services
FINALISTS:
Dodge Communications, Roswell, GA: Specialists on Call's Website
MonaVie, South Jordan, UT: MonaVie's RVL Web Site
Summit Medical Group, Berkeley Heights, NJ: Summit Medical Group Web Site

Hospitality & Leisure
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
iCrossing, Scottsdale, AZ: Sophisticated with a Wink: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Web Site
FINALISTS:
Embassy Suites Hotels, McLean, VA: Embassy Suites Tour
Galveston.com & Company, Galveston, TX: blog.galveston.com

Insurance
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Acquity Group, LLC Chicago, IL: Allstate Teen Driver website
FINALISTS:
Blue Shield of California, San Francisco, CA: Blue Shield of California's "Open Enrollment Simplified"
PlanSource, Orlando, FL: PlanSource's Website

Legal
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Clearspire, Washington, DC: Clearpire Website
FINALIST:
HR 360, Inc., Stamford, CT: HR 360, Inc.'s Web Site

Manufacturing
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Definition 6, Atlanta, GA Mitsubishi Electric Website
FINALIST:
RPI (Reischling Press, Inc), Seattle, WA: RPI Company Web Site

Materials & Construction
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Arketi Group, Atlanta, GA: Arketi Group Breaks Ground on Panattoni Construction’s New Website

Media
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Cozi, Seattle, WA: Cozi
FINALISTS:
Baseline, Los Angeles, CA: Baseline, Inc.
TechMediaNetwork, Ogden, UT: SPACE.com Web Site Redesign

Non-Profit Organizations
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Web Advanced, Irvine, CA: University of California, Riverside - Promise Campaign Web Site
FINALISTS:
Akavit, Denver, CO: Akavit Initiates HonorBib's Strategy to Partner with Hundreds of Non-Profits and Honor Those We Love
Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC: AAMC.org

Pharmaceuticals
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Acorda Therapeutics, New York, NY: Acorda Therapeutic Web Site
FINALIST:
Prescription Solutions/UnitedHealth Group, Irvine, CA: AdvoCassie Blog

Retail
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Acquity Group, LLC Chicago, IL Radio Flyer: website re-design
FINALISTS:
Acquity Group, LLC Chicago, IL: Boot Barn website re-design
Sears Holdings Corporation, Hoffman Estates IL: MySears and MyKmart Communities

Telecommunications
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
EffectiveUI, Denver, CO: MyLevel3 Customer Portal
FINALIST:
Grasshopper Group, Needham, MA: Grasshopper

Transportation
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
EMKAY Inc., Itasca, IL: Analytical and Data Power - EMKAY.com
FINALISTS:
BGT Partners, Miami, FL: U.S. Xpress Website Redesign

Web Site or Blog - Craft & Function Awards Categories

Best E-commerce Site
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Billeo, Inc, Santa Clara, CA: Billeo.com
FINALIST:
PeopleFinders.com, Sacramento, CA: PeopleFinders

Best Home Page
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, CA: Teslamotors.com
FINALISTS:
Accenture, Chicago, IL: Accenture Corporate Website Home Page
AT&T, Bedminster, NJ: Premier Platform
Callidus Software, Pleasanton, CA: Callidus Software's Web Site Home Page
Epic Media Group, New York, NY: Entertainment by Epic Home Page
LifeLock, Tempe, AZ: LifeLock's Home Page
Oneupweb, Traverse City, MI: Oneupweb's Home Page
Webs, Inc., Silver Spring, MD: Webs, Inc.

Best Interface Design
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Terralever, Tempe, AZ: Terralever's AshleyFiolek.com Interface Design
FINALISTS:
Akavit, Denver, CO: VarVee Launches a Social-Oriented Website to Enable People to Follow High School Athletes and Teams in All Sports
Rovi Corporation, Santa Clara, CA: AllRovi.com

Best Online Press Room
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Hilton Hotels & Resorts, McLean, VA: Hilton Global Media Center
FINALIST:
Accenture, Chicago, IL: Accenture Corporate Website Newsroom

Best Overall Web Design
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, CA: Teslamotors.com
FINALISTS:
Accenture, Chicago, IL: Accenture Corporate Website
BDA, Woodinville, WA: PowerA.com
BGT Partners, Miami, FL: Darden Generation Commitment
CaseStack, Santa Monica, CA: 2010 CaseStack Web Site Redesign
Nutricap Labs, Farmingdale, NY: Nutricap Labs' Web Site

Best Software Programming/Design
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Akavit, Denver, CO: HonorBib Non-Profit Partner Strategy Strengthened with CakePHP RAD Framework

Best Training Site
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
BDS Marketing, Inc., Irvine, CA: BDSmktg's Live and Learn Dell(TM) Training Website
FINALISTS:
Merchant Warehouse, Boston, MA: Merchant Warehouse's Web-Based Resource Center for Sales Agents
Rethink Autism, Inc., New York, NY: Rethink Autism's Web-Based Training Program

Best Web Animation
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
BGT Partners, Miami, FL Darden Generation Commitment
FINALIST:
Epic Media Group, New York, NY Epic Media Group's Mansion Summer Bash

Best Writing/Content
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Accenture, Chicago, IL: Accenture Corporate Website
FINALISTS:
Catapult Technology, Bethesda, MD: Catapult Technology's Web Site Content
HR 360, Inc., Stamford, CT: HR 360, Inc.'s Web Site
Summit Medical Group, Berkeley Heights, NJ: Summit Medical Group Web Site
Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, CA: Teslamotors.com

Interactive Multimedia Awards Categories

Business/Government
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
AngelVision, Portland, OR Shazam!

Consumer Entertainment/Information
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
XPLANE, Portland, OR: Holiday Recipes from Around the World - XPLANE
FINALISTS:
Blue Shield of California, San Francisco, CA: Blue Shield of California's Operation Game
Carney, Inc., Alexandria, VA: Social Networking Version 1.0
Voices Heard Media, Knoxville, TN: Voices Heard Media EventBox Powers AOL Autoblog User Engagement

Marketing
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Vérité, Inc., Sandy, UT: Rio Tinto Digital Holiday Greeting Card
FINALIST:
AngelVision, Portland, OR: Avitus Group

Professional Education
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Carney, Inc., Alexandria, VA: HAZCOM/HAZMAT Interactive Multimedia Performance Experience
FINALIST:
The Network, Norcross, GA: Ethics & Compliance ReadyTraining from The Network: Anti-Bribery -- Doing Business Fairly

Training
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Allen Interactions Inc., Mendota Heights, MN: California Commission on Peace Officer Training - Gangs Course
FINALISTS:
Allen Interactions Inc., Mendota Heights, MN: Genesco - New Hire Training
BrainStorm Inc., American Fork, UT: BrainStorm QuickHelp™
Content Master, Bellevue, WA: 2010 Standards of Business Conduct - SMSG
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA: 2010 Standards of Business Conduct Training
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA: 2010 SBC Training - Sales, Marketing and Services Group
Protiviti, Pleasanton, CA: Interactive Computer Based Training Module

Video & Film Awards Categories

Internal/Employee Communications
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
AXA Distributors, LLC, New York, NY: Words From The Field
FINALISTS:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Durham, NC: BCBSNC's Corporate Vision Anthem - 2011
DaVita, El Segundo, CA: DaVita Nationwide 2010: Bill Litchfield Program
Mountain View Group, Schenectady, NY: GE Energy Signature Videos

Meeting Modules
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Mountain View Group, Schenectady, NY: Raytheon Leadership Forum

Motivational
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Paycor, Cincinnati, OH: Payrollin'
FINALISTS:
American Express OPEN, New York, NY: Reveille
Rising Medical Solutions, Chicago, IL: Rising Medical Solutions: YOU-MAKE-IT-HAPPEN
XPLANE, Portland, OR: Celebrating Working Women!: XPLANE

P.R.: Media & Entertainment
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Grasshopper Group, Needham, MA: The New Dork – Entrepreneur State of Mind

P.R.: Non-profit Fund Raising
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Oneupweb, Traverse City, MI: Step & Close
FINALIST:
Oakwood Healthcare Inc., Dearborn, MI: Oakwood's 2010 Wine for the Spirit

P.R.: Other
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Dawson + Murray + Teague Communications, Houston, TX: Verizon Foundation - Domestic Violence Leadership Video
FINALISTS:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Durham, NC: BCBSNC Community Relations 2010
Mountain View Group, Schenectady, NY: The Power of Partnerships
Vérité, Inc., Sandy, UT: Neumont University Projects Presentation

P.R.: Technology
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Wasp Barcode Technologies, Plano, TX: Wasp MobileAsset: Paladin Video Testimonial
FINALIST:
Mountain View Group, Schenectady, NY: Personalized Medicine

Sales: Other
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Easyup Consulting Co. Inc, White Plains, NY: My Friend Phonecard Mother’s Day TV Commercial
FINALISTS:
American Express OPEN, New York, NY: Reveille
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Durham, NC: BCBSNC Service Story - Peace of Mind

Sales: Product Sales
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
American Express OPEN, New York, NY: Reveille
FINALISTS:
Mountain View Group, Schenectady, NY: Beautiful Sight
Quality Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA: Quality Systems, Inc.: Creating Solutions the Doctor Ordered
Wasp Barcode Technologies, Plano, TX: Wasp MobileAsset: City of Dallas Video Testimonial

Sales: Service Sales
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Integrated Marketing Services, El Segundo, CA: Integrated Marketing Services Sales Video
FINALIST:
XPLANE, Portland, OR: Kronos, How Will You Manage?: XPLANE

Sales: Technology
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Blackboard, Washington, DC: SENA and Blackboard: Powering the Future of Columbia
FINALISTS:
Mountain View Group, Schenectady, NY: GE in the Energy Industry: Electricity, Fuel and Water
Mountain View Group, Schenectady, NY: Raytheon Mission Assurance
Sheffield Marketing Partners, Downers Grove, IL: iDirect Product Launch Trailer

Security/Safety
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Mountain View Group, Schenectady, NY: That's Green to Me
FINALIST:
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, New York, NY: Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) “Use Closest Staircase” PATHVISION Video

Training
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Xcelus, LLC, Provo, UT: Life Technologies Protocol Training
FINALIST:
Content Master, Bellevue, WA: 2010 Standards of Business Conduct - Corporate
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA: 2010 SBC Training - Sales, Marketing and Services Group
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA: 2010 Standards of Business Conduct Training
Prescription Solutions/UnitedHealth Group, Irvine, CA: Blueprint: Onboarding New Clients and Customers
Vérité, Inc., Sandy, UT: Novell Intelligent Workload Management Chalk Talk

Live Event Awards Categories

Best Consumer Event
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Sprint Prepaid Brands, Warren, NJ: Virgin Mobile FreeFest
FINALIST:
Blackboard, Washington, DC: BbWorld 2010: Bringing Together Education Leaders for Growth and Development
Summit Medical Group, Berkeley Heights, NJ: Live Well Sports and Health Festival

Best Corporate Image Event
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
SAP Marketing, New York, NY: SAP SAPPHIRE NOW
FINALIST:
Quality Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA: NextGen Users Group Meeting Attracts Record Attendees; Largest in Company History

Best Internal Recognition/Motivational Event
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Quality Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA: NextGen Users Group Meeting Attracts Record Attendees; Largest in Company History
FINALISTS:
High Performance Technologies, Inc., Reston, VA: HPTi Internal Trade Show
Slack and Company, Chicago, IL: Dow Corning Corporation GMEA Awards Show

Best New Product Introduction Event
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
MWW Group, East Rutherford, NJ: Showcasing the Surprisingly Sophisticated All-New 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
FINALISTS:
Hilton Hotels & Resorts, McLean, VA: Global Launch of eforea: spa at Hilton
House Party, Irvington, NY: Sony Playstation Ultimate Play Date House Party – Launch of Move

Best Tradeshow or Convention
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Vemma Nutrition Company, Scottsdale, AZ: Vemma Power of Why Convention
FINALISTS:
BMO Capital Markets, New York, NY: Global Metals & Mining Conference
Craft & Hobby Association, Elmwood Park, NJ: CHA Summer Show Bucks Declining Trade Show Trends
SAP Marketing, New York, NY: SAP SAPPHIRE NOW
UBM TechWeb, San Francisco, CA: Cloud Connect 2011
USANA Health Sciences, Inc,. West Valley, UT: USANA's 2010 International Convention Breaking Through