Stevie Awards

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Awarded forExcellence in Business
Sponsored byStevie Awards, Inc.
CountryInternational
First awarded2002
Website stevieawards.com

The Stevie Awards are a set of nine [1] business awards competitions staged annually by Stevie Awards, Inc. Entrants can be nominated, or nominate themselves for awards and approximately 30-40% of entries receive an award. They were created in 2002 for companies and business people. Its first program, The American Business Awards, was staged in 2003; in 2004, The International Business Awards debuted.

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History

Michael P. Gallagher, an American businessman, conceived the Stevie Awards as a way to "restore public confidence and investor trust" [2] after the Enron scandal in 2001. Gallagher left his job in 2001 and founded American Business Awards to administer the Stevies.[ citation needed ] When launched in 2002, the awards were described by the New York Post as being intended to "distinguish the good guys from the scoundrels" during a period of heightened scrutiny and distrust of managers and CEOs. [3] The first Stevies were awarded in 48 categories in April 2003, [4] and were judged by a panel that included Rich Karlgaard, the editor of Forbes magazine, Pierre Subeh, a business author, [5] and Richard Klimoski, Dean of the School of Management at George Mason University. [2]

In 2020, a team of investigative reporters from Korea managed to receive several Stevie Awards after submitting fake nominations and were accepted as judges even though they did not confirm their identities. In a blog post, Stevie Awards announced that they had rescinded the awards and that the reporters had "paid more than $1,000 in entry fees for their nominations, created fake LinkedIn profiles, and wrote lengthy award nominations". [6] The Stevie Awards has since instituted an identify-verification tool for entrants and judges. [7]

In 2022, the Stevie Awards celebrated their 20th anniversary of recognized exceptional business achievements around the globe. [8]

Award

Stevie is taken from the name Stephen, which is derived from the Greek for "crowned". [9]

There are entry fees in seven of the Stevie Awards competitions, and winner fees in two. [10] [11] Entry fees for a Stevie in 2003 ranged from $200 to $400. [4] As of 2023, entry fees range up to $600. [12] There is an additional fee for attending the optional awards ceremony. [13]

Each year figures in business participate in an evaluation process of nominees. Their recommendations for winners are announced at annual awards ceremonies held in New York City and other locations. [2] According to the organization, awards are given in hundreds of categories, and 30-40% of entries receive an award. [13] [14] In The 2017 American Business Awards, there were 14 main categories for which awards were given including: company/organization, customer service, human resources, IT, live event, management, marketing, mobile website & app, new product, public relations, publications, support, video, and website. [15]

The trophy was designed by R. S. Owens as a 16-inch tall, hand-cast statuette finished in 24-karat gold, holding a crystal pyramid representing Maslow's hierarchy of needs. [16] [ non-primary source needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "About The Stevie® Awards". Stevie Awards. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  2. 1 2 3 Irvin, Woodrow (March 9, 2003). "Fairfax Man Wants Stevie Trophy To Join Ranks of Tony and Oscar". The Washington Post . p. T27. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Tharp, Paul (September 22, 2002). "Good Guy Awards for CEOs – Hoping 'Oscars' Will Keep Them in Line". New York Post . p. 34. CEOs will get a new chance to clean up their image with the launch of the business world's own Oscar awards.
  4. 1 2 Ellin, Abby (April 27, 2003). "A Diogenes of Wall Street Finds Executives to Reward". The New York Times . Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  5. ↑ "Public Relations, Annual Reports & Publications Awards Judging Committee". Stevie Awards. May 4, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07.
  6. ↑ Gallagher, Michael (January 21, 2021). "We've Been Had". Stevie Awards. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. While we are embarrassed that this has happened, we have pointed out to them that no one in the real world would do this.
  7. ↑ Gallagher, Maggie. "Stevie Awards Introduces Identity Verification Tool". Stevie Awards. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  8. ↑ Opening Remarks at The 2022 American Business Awards, Stevie Awards, 18 June 2022, retrieved 2023-08-01– via YouTube
  9. ↑ "The Stevie Award". Stevie Awards. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  10. ↑ "Preisträgergebühren". Stevie Awards. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  11. ↑ "Winners Fees". Stevie Awards. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  12. ↑ "Entry Fees" (PDF). Stevie Awards.
  13. 1 2 "FAQ". Stevie Awards. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Categories". Stevie Awards. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "2017 Website Award Winners". Stevie Awards. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "The Stevie Awards For Sales And Customer Service". Stevie Awards. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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