SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- 06/20/07 --
VerticalResponse, the leading provider of
self-service email marketing and direct mail solutions, won the American
Business Awards' STEVIE© for Best Overall Company -- Up to 100 Employees
category. Currently awaiting notification as a finalist for the Ernst &
Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year Award, VerticalResponse is having a
banner year for recognition.
The American Business Awards is the only national, all-encompassing awards
program honoring great performances in business, and its STEVIE is hailed
as "the business world's own Oscars" (New York Post, April 27, 2005). This
is the second STEVIE awarded to VerticalResponse this year, following the
"Best Blog" nod awarded to CEO, founder and Chief Executive Blogger Janine
Popick at the Women in Business Awards.
"The Best Overall Company STEVIE is a fantastic award, recognizing not only
the product and our customer service that have brought us our business
success, but also the effort our entire team has put into making
VerticalResponse a great place to work," said Janine. "To be selected by
top business executives and members of the business press as best from
amongst a very distinguished group is a tremendous honor, and I share the
recognition with my team and the small businesses we help succeed."
More than 2,000 nominations were submitted for consideration in more than
40 categories, and amongst those chosen in best company category by members
of the awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors were Dealer.com and
Mazu Networks.
In addition, Janine Popick, CEO of VerticalResponse, is a finalist for
Ernst & Young LLP's Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Northern California.
This year's finalists were selected from over 80 nominations by an
independent judging panel composed of area business, academic and civic
leaders. The winner of the award will be announced at a gala held in San
Francisco on June 29, 2007.
This considerable accomplishment marks the midpoint of a very full year for
recognition and achievement for VerticalResponse:
-- The company was ranked #4 on the 2007 San Francisco Business Times'
list of Best Places to Work in the Bay Area
-- Janine Popick's blog won Blog of the Year at the STEVIEs for Women in
Business
-- VerticalResponse launched its own social networking site, VR Lounge
-- The company upgraded its VerticalResponse for AppExchange 3.0 tool,
which grants users enhanced CRM capabilities, available on the
Salesforce.com AppExchange
-- With its API, VerticalResponse allows users to incorporate the
company's email marketing functionality into other platforms
-- VerticalResponse added a new Interactive Marketing Calendar for easy
access to old marketing campaigns, and added a Quick List Creation tool, to
make targeted marketing list building easier and faster.
The tools have enjoyed great success and collectively have built up many
small businesses. Currently, VerticalResponse for AppExchange 3.0 is the
most used 3rd party application on Salesforce's AppExchange, please see
http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/.
About VerticalResponse
VerticalResponse, Inc. (http://www.verticalresponse.com) is a leading
provider of self-service email and direct mail services empowering
businesses of all sizes to create, manage and assess their own direct
marketing campaigns. VerticalResponse's flagship product, which allows
customers to deliver sophisticated yet easily deployed email campaigns, is
the most intuitive and affordable Web-based direct marketing solution
available. VerticalResponse is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
For additional information, please visit www.verticalresponse.com.
About The STEVIE Awards
Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (April 27,
2005), Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business
Awards, The International Business Awards, The STEVIE Awards for Women in
Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring
companies 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.
About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
The Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards program was created and is produced
by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its
kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award recognizes
outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing
businesses. The program, which celebrated its 21st anniversary in 2007,
honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs
in over 125 cities and 40 countries.
Contact:
Martha Shaughnessy
Martha@atomicpr.com
Adrienne Bliss
Adrienne@atomicpr.com
415.402.0230
