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San Francisco, CA, United States, 10/19/2009 - Finalist for Four years running, Stevie Award Winners to be announced in New York on November 13.
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VerticalResponse, Inc. was named a Finalist in five categories in the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, including best entrepreneur, fastest-growing company, best overall company, website of the year and blog of the year. This marks the fourth year in a row that VerticalResponse has been a finalist in one or more categories for the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Last year CEO Janine Popick took home the "Best Entrepreneur of the Year" award from the Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.
More than 1,100 entries were submitted this year for consideration in 54 categories, including Best Executive, Best Entrepreneur, and Best Community Involvement Program. VerticalResponse is a Finalist in the following five categories:
• Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses - Up to 100 Employees: "Janine Popick, CEO"
• Fastest-Growing Company of the Year: "VerticalResponse – Growing with the Small Business Market"
• Best Overall Company of the Year – Service Businesses – up to 100 Employees: "VerticalResponse – A Small Business for Small Businesses - Leading Provider of Self-Service Email and Direct Mail Solutions"
• Website of the Year: "A single site for all your marketing needs. And then some" (verticalresponse.com)
• Blog of the Year: "VerticalResponse's Email Marketing Blog" (blog.verticalresponse.com)
"At VerticalResponse our motto is to help small businesses grow by providing them easy-to-use and affordable products. We’re honored to be recognized for this work," said Janine Popick. "I’m proud that our team has the passion and commitment to make this happen for our customers and our company".
Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging.
"Being named a Finalist in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an important achievement," said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. "It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition."
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," winners will be announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York on Friday, November 13. Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S.A and several other countries are expected to attend. The presentations will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S.A. by the Business TalkRadio Network.
Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at stevieawards.com/women.
About VerticalResponse
VerticalResponse, Inc. (verticalresponse.com) is a leading provider of self-service email marketing, online surveys and direct mail services empowering small businesses to easily create, manage and analyze their own direct marketing campaigns. VerticalResponse’s flagship product is the Small Business Stimulus Package, which bundles email, online surveys and postcards to offer customers an integrated Web-based direct marketing solution that’s intuitive and affordable. VerticalResponse is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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 stevieawards.com/.
Sponsors of the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business (as of October 9) include the Business TalkRadio Network, Covario, Inc., and KeyBank. Localization partner of the 2009 Stevie Awards is Lionbridge.
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