Creative Awards Category Finalists
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