ITSMA Announces 2009 Marketing Excellence Awards Finalists

Sept. 1, 2009 - PRLog -- LEXINGTON, Massachusetts -- ITSMA, the leading marketing association for technology, communications, and professional services firms, today announced the finalists in its twelfth annual Marketing Excellence Awards (MEA) program.

"We were overwhelmed with the quantity and quality of the entries this year," said Dave Munn, President and CEO of ITSMA. "The downturn brought out more entries than ever before, but also more examples of perseverance and ingenuity in the marketing community than we’ve seen. All of the applicants deserve recognition for their outstanding programs and initiatives, but I especially want to congratulate the finalists for their leadership in marketing innovation, program execution, and bottom-line results."

An international panel of marketing executives and experts will select the winners, which will be announced at a special awards ceremony during ITSMA’s 2009 Annual Marketing Conference [http://www.itsma.com/events/marketing-returns/] on October 27 at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel.

This year's categories and finalists include:

- Account-Based Marketing: AT&T, BT, Capgemini, Wipro
- Enabling Sales: Avaya, Cisco (two programs), Iron Mountain, Xerox
- Targeted Demand Generation: Cognizant (two programs), Deloitte, HCL, Infosys
- Leveraging Digital Marketing: Accenture, CSC, Deloitte, Siemens, Telcordia
- Thought Leadership Marketing: Cisco, Deloitte, IBM, Infosys, Wipro

We are also pleased to announce the addition of two keynote speakers for ITSMA’s Annual Marketing Conference: Larry Weber, chairman, W2 Group (the parent company of Racepoint Group, Digital Influence Group, PARTNERS+simons, and Two Martinis),  and David Carl Edelman, partner, Marketing and Sales Practice, McKinsey & Co. These distinguished speakers are joined by senior marketing leaders and practitioners from CA, Gray Matters, IBM, Oracle, PAC Research, Strelmark, Wipro, and ITSMA’s Julie Schwartz, senior vice president of Thought Leadership. For more information about the Marketing Excellence Awards and ITSMA’s 2009 Annual Marketing Conference, visit: http://www.itsma.com/events/marketing-returns/

ABOUT ITSMA

ITSMA specializes in helping companies market and sell services and solutions more effectively. As a membership organization, we work with the world's leading technology, communications, and professional services providers to generate increased demand, strengthen customer relationships, and improve brand differentiation. ITSMA members include leading companies such as BT, Cisco, Cognizant, Deloitte, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle, among others. Our comprehensive research, consulting, and training on topics including ITSMA Account-Based MarketingSM, Brand Positioning, Sales Enablement, and Solutions Development provide the insight and experience companies need to improve business results. ITSMA is based near Boston, and has offices in London and Tokyo. Learn more at www.itsma.com.

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