Selling Power to Publish Sales Finalists and Winners
Contact: Patrick Kowalcyzk, patrick@mkpr.com
Jill Feldman, jill@mkpr.com
Michael Kaminer Public Relations, 212.627.8098
AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDSSM PARTNER WITH SELLING POWER
TO HONOR NATION’S BEST SALES EXECUTIVES AND PEOPLE
Finalists and Winners of 1st National Business Awards
Will be Showcased in Selling Power Magazine
New York, NY – November 6, 2002 – Shining a national spotlight on the nation’s best sales executives, people, and organizations, The 2003 American Business Awards announced today that Selling Power magazine will showcase finalists and winners in the various sales categories in a special editorial section.
The American Business Awards are the first national, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace. Nicknamed the SteviesTM for the Greek word "crowned," the awards will be presented at a star-studded, nationally broadcast ceremony in New York City in April 2003.
Selling Power is the leading monthly magazine for top sales and marketing executives. Reaching more than 200,000 subscribers each month, the magazine helps executives create and manage the most productive and profitable sales organization possible. The magazine will begin publishing profiles of finalists and winners in its May 2003 issue.
The American Business Awards is currently accepting nominations in more than 40 categories, including Best Sales Executive, Best Sales Leader, Best Salesperson, Best Sales Team and Best Sales Organization. The competition is structured so that nominees will compete only against other firms of their size, in their industry. To see the full list of categories, please visit: /aba/categories-0.
"The best way to restore public confidence in American business is to salute all that is right in American business," said Michael Gallagher, president of The American Business Awards. "We’re thrilled that Selling Power shares our commitment to honoring the people who set the standards for excellence for the sales industry."
"Sales people produce the dollars that drive our country’s economic engine, but they rarely get the recognition they deserve," said Gerhard Gschwandtner, founder and publisher of Selling Power Magazine. "We’re looking forward to joining with the American Business Awards in recognizing the nation’s best sales people."
The American Business Awards are overseen by a Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors including business luminaries such as Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes, Bruce Nelson, chairman & CEO of Office Depot, marketing gurus Don Peppers and Martha Rogers, Drew Schutte, publisher of Wired Magazine, Jeffrey Tarr, chairman & CEO of Hoover’s Inc., and Donald Trump, chairman, president and CEO of The Trump Organization. To see the full list of board members, please visit: /aba/judges-0.
Sponsors of the 2003 American Business Awards include BusinessTalkRadio, DHR International, Empire Media, Forbes.com, Hoover's Online, Inc. Magazine, Selling Power Magazine, and Wired Magazine.
To learn how to submit nominations, visit http://www.americanbusinessawards.com, or contact The American Business Awards at 11 Penn Plaza, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10001; phone 212-946-4773; fax 212-504-3014; email info@stevieawards.com.
Deadline for early bird entries is November 25, 2002. Final deadline for entries is January 21, 2003.
About Selling Power Magazine:
Selling Power magazine started in 1981 as an eight-page newspaper tabloid and quickly turned into America’s largest sales management magazine. The editorial objective is to help sales managers create the most effective sales organization. Selling Power magazine is available on 2,500 newsstands, by subscription in 67 countries worldwide, in every United Airline plane and in all Red Carpet Clubs worldwide. During the past two years, Selling Power has won 14 editorial and design awards. The magazine has earned International acclaim for it’s annual ranking of the 500 largest sales forces in America. As a result, the top 500 VP’s of Sales of America’s largest companies are avid readers of Selling Power.
About The American Business AwardsSM
A celebration of great performances in the workplace, The American Business Awards are the first national, all-encompassing business awards program. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Awards recognize outstanding leadership, innovation, perseverance, creativity, teamwork, and integrity through more than 40 categories. The first American Business Awards – nicknamed The SteviesTM from the Greek word for "crowned" - will be presented at a star-studded awards show in New York City in April 2003. The program is overseen by a Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors, which includes leading business executives, authors, and academics. Sponsors of the 2003 American Business Awards include BusinessTalkRadio, DHR International, Empire Media, Forbes, Hoover's Online, Inc. Magazine, Selling Power Magazine, and Wired Magazine.
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