Team Velocity Marketing Honored As Silver STEVIE® Award Winner In 2012 American Business Awards

Aug. 13, 2012 - PRLog -- Winners in first of two ABA awards events were presented on June 18 in New York

Dulles, VA – August 13, 2012 – Team Velocity Marketing was presented with a Silver Stevie® Award in the Marketing Campaign of the Year - Automotive & Transport Equipment category in The 10th Annual American Business Awards held in late June in New York City.

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for “crowned,” the trophies were presented to honorees during a gala banquet on Monday, June 18 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York.  More than 500 nominees and their guests attended.  The presentations were broadcast live by the Business TalkRadio Network.

For the first time, The American Business Awards will be presented at two awards events: the traditional banquet in New York, and at a new tech awards event on Monday, September 17 in San Francisco.

More than 3,000 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Most Innovative Company of the Year, Management Team of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others. Team Velocity Marketing is nominated in the Marketing Campaign of the Year - Automotive & Transport Equipment category.

“It is an honor to receive recognition among the many organizations who participate in the Stevie Awards. It is a testament to our dedicated and dynamic employees who work tirelessly to develop and implement innovate campaigns and marketing strategies, like the Express Trade Program, for the success of our clients. Many thanks to our team – a job well done!” Budd Blackburn, Owner, Team Velocity Marketing.

Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 270 executives nationwide who participated in the judging process this year.

“We’re delighted that the first of our two American Business Awards banquets honored so many deserving organizations and executives,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.  “It’s gratifying and inspiring to have received so many remarkable entries for this year’s competition.  We’re looking forward to celebrating other Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie winners at our new tech awards ceremony in San Francisco on September 17”

Details about The American Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners who were announced on June 18 are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.  

About Team Velocity Marketing
Team Velocity Marketing is an innovative targeted and digital marketing company providing automotive companies across the U.S. with a unique sales and service marketing strategy to attract, sell, service and retain more customers while positively promoting all a dealership’s profit centers including new, used, finance, service and parts. Founded in 2005 by David Boice and Budd Blackburn, Team Velocity Marketing is located in the Dulles Technology Corridor just outside Washington, DC.  

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors and partners of The 2012 American Business Awards include American Support, Business TalkRadio Network, CallidusCloud, Citrix Online, Dynamic Research Corporation, iolo technologies, John Hancock Funds, LifeLock, PetRays, Primus Telecommunications Group, SoftPro, and VerticalResponse.