SMT to Sponsor Best Sales Trainer Category
Contacts:
For The Stevie Awards:
Patrick Kowalcyzk, patrick@mkpr.com
Jill Feldman, jill@mkpr.com
Michael Kaminer Public Relations, 212-627-8098
For SMT: Roger Yaffe, roger@smt.org, 312-551-0768
SMT to Sponsor Best Sales Trainer Category
SMT Members May Submit Entries to the Category Free of Charge
New York, NY – January 13, 2004 - The Professional Society for Sales & Marketing Training (SMT), a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating business results for its members and their companies by improving sales performance, will sponsor the new Best Sales Trainer category in The 2004 American Business AwardsSM. As a result, SMT members are able to submit entries to the Best Sales Trainer category free of charge, saving the $200 entry fee.
The American Business Awards are the only national, independent business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.
Nicknamed the SteviesTM for the Greek word “crowned,” the awards, designed by the same company that makes the Clio and Emmy, will be presented at a gala, nationally broadcast ceremony in
Nomination forms for The Second Annual American Business Awards can be downloaded at www.stevieawards.com/aba. The deadline for nominations is
Under the terms of the three-year agreement, SMT will present all awards (StevieTM Award trophies and Certificates of Finalist Recognition) in the Best Sales Trainer category. In addition, an SMT representative will join the Awards’ Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors. Other members of the Board include business luminaries such as Donald Trump, chairman, president and CEO of The Trump Organization, Bruce Nelson, chairman & CEO of Office Depot, and marketing gurus Don Peppers and Martha Rogers. For a full list of board members, please visit: http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/general/72_221_974.CFM.
“We’re thrilled that SMT, the leading resource for sales and marketing training professionals, is able to become a sponsor of The American Business Awards,” stated Renie McClay, National Training & Development Manager for Pactiv and SMT President. “Sponsoring these awards that will recognize excellence in our profession fully supports our vision and mission.”
SMT’s members include Dial Corporation, Dow Chemical, Eastman Kodak Company, Kendall Tyco Healthcare, Motorola Inc., Office Depot, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Procter & Gamble, and Time Warner, among others.
The American Business Awards features dozens of categories, ranging from Best Overall Company and Best Executive to Best Marketing Team and Best Corporate Web Site. In addition to Best Sales Trainer, other sales-related categories include Best Sales Organization, Best Sales Team, Best Sales Executive, Best Sales Director, and Best Salesperson. The competition is structured so that nominees compete only against other firms of their size, in their industry. For a full list of categories, please visit: /aba/categories-1.
To learn how to submit nominations, visit http://www.stevieawards.com/aba or contact the Stevie Awards at 11 Penn Plaza, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10001; phone 212-946-4773; fax 212-504-3014; email info@stevieawards.com.
SMT members should write to smt@stevieawards.com to learn more about how to submit nominations to the Best Sales Trainer category free of charge.
About SMT
Formed in 1940, the Professional Society for Sales & Marketing Training is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating business results for its members and their companies by improving sales performance. SMT’s goals are to develop and enhance the competencies of its members; to be a resource for sales and marketing technologies; to facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences; to reach out to those interested in the field of sales and marketing training; and to increase awareness and recognition of the value and quality of the society. More information about SMT, including a membership application, is available at www.smt.org.
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 second annual American Business Awards – nicknamed The SteviesTM from the Greek word for "crowned" - will be presented at an awards show in