 
2007
Stevie Award Winner Garden State Brickface Director of
Marketing, Joe Hely accepts the "Stevie Award"
for Best Specialty
Marketing Campaign from Michael Gallagher, President
of the American Business Awards.
The
awards ceremony was held June 11th 2007 at The Marriott
Marquis Ballroom in New York
City.
GARDEN
STATE BRICKFACE WINS STEVIE®
AWARD IN
5TH
ANNUAL AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS
New
York, N.Y. – June 12, 2007 – Garden State Brickface
won the Stevie Award for
“
Best Specialty Marketing Campaign” in The 2007 American
Business Awards last night.
Hailed
as “the business world’s own Oscars” (New
York Post , April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards
are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring
great performances in business.
Nicknamed
the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” the
awards were presented during ceremonies at the
Marriott
Marquis Hotel in New York City. The ceremonies were
hosted by Larry Wilmore of THE DAILY SHOW
with JON STEWART, videocast live on the Internet, and broadcast
nationwide on radio.
In
winning the Stevie, Garden State Brickface beat out other
finalists including Fortune 500 Companies.
Joe Hely, Director of Marketing was presented the Stevie before
a packed ballroom by Michael Gallagher,
President of the American Business Awards. In accepting
the Stevie, Joe Hely remarked, “ It’s great to
be recognized
in a nationwide forum on such a large scale.” adding
“Garden State Brickface really is “the biggest
small company in America”
that
people recognize worldwide.”
Stevie
Awards were presented in over 40 categories including Best
Overall Company, Best Executive, and Best Corporate
Social Responsibility Program. More than 2,000 entries
from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry
were submitted for consideration.
Garden
State Brickface was also a finalist in the “Best Animation
in a TV Commercial” and Best Response / Direct
mail
Campaign.
All of the entries were based upon the WCBS/N.Y. Yankees,
Garden State Brickface Home Makeover Contest
featured
on TV, Radio and print ads. Early this year, Garden State
Brickface also won the Prestigious “Innovation in Construction
Award”
for this campaign . Cindy Lukas, President of GSB remarked
“ It’s great to see Joe honored for his tireless
work in promoting Garden State Brickface
and our group of dedicated employees”. Garden
State Brickface is an Employee-owned company.
Members
of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors
and their staffs selected Stevie winners from among the Finalists.
Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide
during preliminary judging in April and May.
The
elegant Stevie trophy was designed by R. S. Owens, the same
company that makes the Oscar® and the Emmy.
David
Moore, CEO of Garden State Brickface added, “ Garden
State Brickface has long been know for Quality, Integrity
and Value.
The
branding added by the WCBS/ N.Y. Yankees Garden State Brickface
Home Makeover Contest, builds upon a tradition of excellence
which has
continued
to evolve for over 55 years!”
Details
about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists
and Stevie Award winners are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.
About
Garden State Brickface
Garden State Brickface is one of the oldest and most respected
remodeling companies in the United States.
Founded in 1953 by the grandfather, father and uncle of the
current Chairman/CEO David Moore, the company has enjoyed
a
strong reputation for high quality workmanship, customer satisfaction
and strong regional brand recognition.
Garden State Brickface is listed as one of the largest (top
20) remodeling companies in the United States.
.
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 Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring
companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them,
the Stevies recognize outstanding
performances in business worldwide. Learn more about
The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
Premier
Sponsors of The 2007 American Business Awards include EMCOR
Group, Silverjet, and ValueVision Associates. Presentation
sponsor is the German
State of Bavaria’s U.S. Office for Economic Development.
Supporting sponsors include Harris Corporation, High Performance
Technologies Inc., John Hancock,
Softpro, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and Ultimate Software.
Media sponsors include the Business TalkRadio Network, Chief
Executive, CIO Decisions,
CRMAdvocate, and Human Resource Executive. The Business
TalkRadio Network will host the live radio broadcast of the
June 11 awards ceremonies, and
HB
Group will videocast the ceremonies worldwide.
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