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2017 Website Award Winners

Awards in all of these categories were presented at the 15th Annual American Business Awards banquet on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
Learn about the judging and awards process here.

Industry Categories | Specialty Categories

Accounting, Banking and Financial Services
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Amur Equipment Finance, Grand Island, NE: Amur Equipment Finance (AmurEF) web site
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Blue Wheel Media, Troy, MI: BillHighway Website
Ernst & Young LLP, New York, NY: EY Tax Insights Nomination
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY: My Retirement Walk
Pioneer Services, a Division of MidCountry Bank, Kansas City, MO: Pioneer Services Website - Driving Business Growth while Educating Military Families
Sallie Mae, Newton, MA: Sallie Mae website redesign

Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Merkle, Columbia, MD: Merkleinc.com
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Bhava Communications, Emeryville CA: Bhava Communications Website Redesign
WEBPRO International Inc., Charlotte, NC: WEBPRO

Automotive & Transport Equipment and Transportation
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Bi-State Development, St. Louis, MO: Introducing the new metrostlouis.org
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Freightquote, Kansas City, MO: Freightquote Website
LABOV Marketing Communications and Training, Fort Wayne, IN: Audi Certified Pre-Owned Website
Metra, Chicago, IL: Metra
TopSpot Internet Marketing, Houston, TX: Great Western Leasing Website

Business Services
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
McKinsey & Company, New York, NY: McKinsey & Company's Careers Website
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
FINE, San Francisco, CA: PAE Engineers
Accenture, New York, NY: Accenture Corporate Website
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Azavar Technologies, Chicago, IL: QPS Employment
Blue Wheel Media, Troy, MI: WellNet Website
TaskUs, Santa Monica, CA: TaskUs - Ridiculously Good Outsourcing

Computer Services
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Callidus Software, Dublin, CA: CallidusCloud: A Webpage that Drives Results

Computer Software
GOLD STEVIE WINNERS:
Callidus Software, Dublin, CA: CallidusCloud Website
Scout Exchange, Chicago, IL: Scout - The Website Disruption
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
TOPS Software, Clearwater, FL: TOPS Software, LLC website

Electronics and Manufacturing
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
TopSpot Internet Marketing, Houston, TX: B&P Littleford LLC Website
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Azavar Technologies, Chicago, IL: Joy Global
Bayshore Solutions, Tampa, FL: Creative Sign Designs Website
Stray Media Group, Grand Forks, ND: DAKOTA Peat Website Redesign
TopSpot Internet Marketing, Houston, TX: AST Website
TopSpot Internet Marketing, Houston, TX: Hennig Worldwide Responsive Website

Food & Beverage
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.: BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Web Site
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
Isadora Design, Manhattan Beach, CA: Palm Bay International
Lion Agency, Miami, FL: Bakerly Snacks Website Brings Brand To Life
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
Peapod, Chicago, IL: Peapod’s FromthePod.com Provides Meal Inspiration Delivering Sales for the Online Grocer

Health Products & Services and Pharmaceuticals
GOLD STEVIE WINNERS:
Isadora Design, Manhattan Beach, CA: News Corp Benefits
Navicor, LLC, Westerville, OH: VARUBI® (rolapitant) Just Be website
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Sentient Interactive, Morristown, NJ: Livalo HCP Patient Types Campaign
USANA Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT: What's Up, USANA? Blog

Hospitality & Leisure and Real Estate
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Unpakt, New York, NY: Unpakt Brings New Dimension to Moving Online
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
Reservations.com, Orlando, FL: Reservations.com

Insurance
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Mosaic Group, Durham, NC: Mosaic Group’s “Together is Where Good Things Happen” company website
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
American Family Insurance, Madison, WI: Amfam.com
Anthem, Indianapolis, IN: anthem.com public reimagine
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Mercer Consumer, Urbandale, IA: IEEE Website
The Word & Brown Companies, Orange, CA: Websites: Insurance: MyCalChoice.com

Legal
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Cigna, Bloomfield, CT: Cigna's InformedOnReform.com
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Bayshore Solutions, Tampa, FL: Chalat Law Website
Goodwin, Boston MA: GoodwinLaw.com website

Materials & Construction and Metals & Mining
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
KEO Marketing Inc., Phoenix, AZ: New Website Serving the Construction Industry Stands Out For Design, Usability and Results
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
LABOV Marketing Communications and Training, Fort Wayne, IN: SERVA Group Website
TopSpot Internet Marketing, Houston, TX: CID Associates Website
TopSpot Internet Marketing, Houston, TX: Dix Metals Responsive Website

Non-Profit Organizations
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
City of Boston, Digital Team, Boston, MA: Redesign of the City of Boston's website, Boston.gov
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
American Medical Association, Chicago, IL: The Convergence of Content, Technology and Design to Meet the Digital Demands of Physicians
Gravity Switch, Northampton, MA: HCC Foundation's Web Site
Utah.Gov, Salt Lake City, UT: Utah.Gov
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Baltimore County Government, Towson, MD: Baltimore County Public Library Annual Report Microsite
Blue Wheel Media, Troy, MI: Motor City Open Website
Camp Bow Wow, Broomfield, CO: Camp Bow Wow's Nonprofit, Bow Wow Buddies Foundation
ICMA-RC, Washington, DC: ICMA-RC's Retirement Education Center
MOSI, Tampa, FL: Museum of Science and Industry

Retail
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Yandy.com, Phoenix, AZ: Yandy.com
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
Blue Wheel Media, Troy, MI: SHEEX Website
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
Cavaliers Operating Company, Cleveland, OH: Cavaliers Team Shop Website

All Other Industries
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
KEO Marketing Inc., Phoenix, AZ: New Industrial Website Serving Utilities Stands Out For Design and Usability
SILVER STEVIE WINNER:
Actiontec Electronics, Sunnyvale, CA: Actiontec...Offering products and solutions to optimize your WiFi
BRONZE STEVIE WINNER:
Blue Wheel Media, Troy, MI: SHEEX Website

Specialty Categories

Best User Experience
GOLD STEVIE WINNERS:
Cisco, San Jose, CA: Cisco Careers | Join the #WeAreCisco Tribe
Peapod, Chicago, IL: Peapod.com Solves “What’s For Dinner?”
TOPS Software, Clearwater, FL: Putting User Experience First with TOPS [ONE]
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Accenture, New York, NY: Accenture.com User Experience
Anthem, Indianapolis, IN: anthem.com public reimagine
Baltimore County Government, Towson, MD: Baltimore County Homepage
TopSpot Internet Marketing, Houston, TX: Air Filters Incorporated Responsive Website

Best User Interface
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Cisco, San Jose, CA: Cisco Careers | Join the #WeAreCisco Tribe
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Accenture, New York, NY: Accenture Best User Interface
Anthem, Indianapolis, IN: anthem.com public reimagine
Baltimore County Government, Towson, MD: Baltimore County Public Library Annual Report Microsite
Baltimore County Government, Towson, MD: Baltimore County Homepage
Peapod, Chicago, IL: Peapod.com Solves “What’s For Dinner?”
UltraShipTMS, Fair Lawn, NJ: The Superior UI of UltraShipTMS, a Cloud-Based Transportation Management System Application

Best Web Writing/Content
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
HR 360, Norwalk, CT: HR360's HR Compliance Library
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
Accenture, New York, NY: Accenture Corporate Website
Cisco, San Jose, CA: Life at Cisco Talent Brand Blog
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Anthem, Indianapolis, IN: anthem.com public reimagine
Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C.: ChinaPower
CSC, Falls Church, VA: CSC Blogs
Peapod, Chicago, IL: Peapod’s FromthePod.com Provides Meal Inspiration Delivering Sales for the Online Grocer

Best Home/Welcome Page
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Cisco, San Jose, CA: Cisco Careers | Join the #WeAreCisco Tribe
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
Baltimore County Government, Towson, MD: Baltimore County Homepage
Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA: Cisco.com Support Home Page Helps Customers Solve Problems Quickly
McKinsey & Company, New York, NY: McKinsey & Company's Careers Website
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Anthem, Indianapolis, IN: anthem.com public reimagine
Bensussen Deutsch & Associates (BDA), Woodinville, WA: BDA Website Home Page
Callidus Software, Dublin, CA: CallidusCloud's Homepage: Helping Connect Buyer's Problems with Solutions
SignUpGenius, Charlotte, NC: SignUpGenius Home Page

Best Investor Relations Site
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Ingevity, North Charleston, SC: Ingevity's Investor Relations Website

Best Overall Web Design
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Global Shop Solutions, The Woodlands, TX: Global Shop Solutions' Corporate Website
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
Accenture, New York, NY: Accenture Overall Design
Cisco, San Jose, CA: Cisco Careers | Join the #WeAreCisco Tribe
Coyote Logistics, Chicago, IL: Coyote Logistics Website
KEO Marketing Inc., Phoenix, AZ: New ComRent Website Thrills Customers and Prospects
Peapod, Chicago, IL: Peapod’s FromthePod.com Provides Meal Inspiration Delivering Sales for the Online Grocer
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Accenture, New York, NY: The Accenture Welcome Page
Baltimore County Government, Towson, MD: Baltimore County Homepage
SignUpGenius, Charlotte, NC: SignUpGenius Web Site
TopSpot Internet Marketing, Houston, TX: Air Filters Incorporated Responsive Website

Best Online Press Room
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Alorica, Irvine, CA: Alorica Press Room
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
4Life Research, Sandy, UT: 4Life Digital NewsStand
Accenture, New York, NY: Accenture.com Newsroom

Best Training Site
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Allen Interactions, Mendota Heights, MN: Bright Horizons - Virtual Lab School: Health & Safety Game
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA: Cisco.com Support Highlights: Fast-Track Training Customers can Apply Immediately
LearnCore, Chicago, IL: LearnCore's Training and Coaching Platform - Learn, Test, Pitch IQ

Best Use of Video or Moving Image
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
American InterContinental University, Schaumburg, IL: AIU Success Stories
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Scout Exchange, Chicago, IL: Scout’s Simple Solution
TopSpot Internet Marketing, Houston, TX: Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. Responsive Website

Best Use of Instagram
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
Cisco, San Jose, CA: @WeAreCisco Talent Brand Instagram Account

Best Twitter Feed
GOLD STEVIE WINNER:
The Association of Zoos & Aquariums, Silver Spring, Maryland: The Association of Zoos & Aquariums: @zoos_aquariums
SILVER STEVIE WINNERS:
Bi-State Development, St. Louis, MO: @STLMetro - the official Twitter of St. Louis Metro Transit
Maryland State Highway Administration, Baltimore, MD: @MDSHA
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA: Norton Support's Twitter Feed (@NortonSupport)
BRONZE STEVIE WINNERS:
Access Business Technologies, Folsom, CA: Access Business Technology 2016 Best Twitter Feed
Callahan Construction Managers, Bridgewater, MA: Nickerson PR Twitter profile
Carbonite, Boston, MA: Carbonite Twitter Feed
Connex Intl, Danbury, CT: Connex Intl Corporate Twitter Feed
InternetReputation.com, Denver, CO: Twitter Feed
Sharon Merrill Associates, Boston, MA: Positioning Sharon Merrill Associates as the Investor Relations Thought Leader