Stevie award winners to be announced in Las Vegas on November 12.
Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) October 17, 2007 -- AskPatty.com
was named a Finalist in the Marketing Campaign of the Year category in
The 4th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, presented by
Infiniti.
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 business world's own
Oscars." (New York Post, April 27, 2005).
Nicknamed the
Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," winners will be announced during
a gala event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Monday, November 12.
Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S. and several
other countries are expected to attend.
More than 800 entries were submitted for consideration
in more than 40 categories, including Best Executive, Best
Entrepreneur, and Best Community Involvement Program. AskPatty.com is
a Finalist in the Marketing Campaign of the Year category.
"We are thrilled to be a finalist for the 2007 Stevie Award for the
Marketing Campaign of the Year. We are very pleased and proud that we
are able to give a stronger voice to women's concerns about the car
buying process and help automotive retailers improve the experience
they are delivering to women", stated Jody DeVere, President of
AskPatty.com.
DeVere continues, "If you talk to women candidly about their
auto-buying experiences, you'll find that many aren't thrilled with
what happens in showrooms", DeVere continues, "Women still report being
asked, "When are you going to bring your husband in? When are you going
to bring your dad in, and similar disrespectful questions. So what's a
male-dominated industry like the car business to do? Enter
AskPatty.com, our web site that educates women about all things
automotive, with a staff of female automotive experts who write
articles and answers questions on repair, maintenance and car buying.
AskPatty.com also provides a unique service: certifying dealerships as
female-friendly after they've passed a course on how to communicate
with women, which continues to pose a challenge to many salesmen."
Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during
preliminary judging. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished
Judges & Advisors and their staffs 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."
"Our mission is to help dealers provide women consumers with a better
buying experience and being recognized as a 2007 Stevie Award finalist
for the Marketing Campaign of the Year award, illustrates that were are
on the right track with the method and message we are sending to the
automotive industry," stated Peter Martin the CEO of AskPatty.com.
Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of
Finalists in all categories are available at
www.stevieawards.com/women.
About AskPatty.com, Inc., http://www.askpatty.com:
The Ask Patty.com, Inc. website, Blog, and Second Life venue is a safe
place for women to get advice on car purchases, maintenance and other
automotive related topics. Women can shop for vehicles at our network
of certified female friendly dealerships across the US. Women can
review their cars for the benefit of other women on CarBlabber.com, a
service of AskPatty.com here: http://carblabber.com
AskPatty.com is a 2007 sponsor of the No. 112 AskPatty.com Chevrolet
driven by the highest ranked professional female race car driver
Deborah Renshaw, who heads up the panel of automotive expert women.
AskPatty.com is a member and 2007 corporate sponsor of the Women's
Automotive Association International based in Detroit, MI, Chair of the
UnitedSpinal.org Motorsports program, Member of the California
SkillsUSA.org board, on the Women's Board of the Car Care Council, a
SEMA member and a member of the SEMA Business Women's Networking Group.
Ask Patty Certified Dealer Program:
Properly armed with the right tools and training Ask Patty Female
Friendly certified dealerships can increase their share of the largest
and fastest growing demographic of new vehicle buyers in the U.S. --
Women Consumers. The Ask Patty Certified Dealer program was designed
specifically for car dealerships to attract, sell, retain and keep
loyal women consumers.
Ask Patty and the Female Friendly certification program has been
featured in the New York Times, Motor Trend, CBS Radio, Fox News, Oprah
and Friends XM Radio Network as well as the Detroit Free Press and
Chicago Tribune newspapers. The response from the media and the public
has been overwhelmingly positive toward the site and the information
provided by it. View the entire Ask Patty press room here:
http://www.askpatty.com/pressroom.php
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 the workplace worldwide.
Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
Infiniti is the presenting sponsor of The 2007 Stevie Awards for Women
in Business. Supporting sponsor is JetBlue. Media sponsor is Pink
magazine. The Business TalkRadio Network will broadcast the ceremonies
live nationwide.
About Infiniti:
Infiniti offers a full-line of luxury performance automobiles,
including the G Coupe and Sedan, the M luxury performance sedan, FX
premium crossover SUV, the QX full-size luxury SUV, and the upcoming EX
luxury crossover inspired by coupe design. More information about
Infiniti and its Total Ownership Experience can be found at
www.Infiniti.com.
Related Links:
http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/women/press/284_1456_14137.cfm
The complete list of Finalists by category is available at
http://www.stevieawards.com/women.
Stevie Award winners will be announced at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on
Monday, November 12. Details on the event are at
http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/women/tickets/325_1618_9401.cfm.