Top Creative Executives to Participate in Media Category Judging for 2010 American Business Awards

by nicole ~ March 17, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Nicole Amato, nicole@mediashoppr.com

Mediashop PR, (212) 867-8778 x226

New York, NY - March 17, 2010 - Twenty leading media-industry executives have joined the Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors for the media section of The American Business Awards and will participate in this year’s final judging.The American Business Awards (www.stevieawards.com/aba) are open to all organizations operating in the U.S.A. - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The entry deadline is March 31, 2010. Late entries will be accepted through April 30, 2010 with payment of a late fee. The media section of the ABAs recognizes America’s best advertising campaigns, web sites, blogs, videos, live events, annual reports and other literature, and other media. There are also categories for Advertising or Design Agency of the Year and Creative Department of the Year.The 20 additions to the judging board are:

Patrick Bonomo, Managing Partner, Director of Search & Digital Operations, MediaCom Search
Ming Chan, CEO, The1stMovement
Chad Eikhoff, Owner, Trick 3D
Katherine Goldman, Senior VP, Executive Creative Director, Jack Morton Worldwide
Ashley Hansberger, Partner, Motto Agency
Tina Hansen, Supervising Marketing Analyst, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Michael Johnson, Creative Director, iHealthSpot, Inc.
Timothy Kane, Executive Vice President, Makovsky + Company
Peyton Lindley, Executive Director of User Experience Design and Technology, EffectiveUI
Patrick Milling Smith, Partner, Smuggler
Anand Pallegar, President, AtLarge, Inc.
Gillian Rawcliffe, Business Development Manager, Verite, Inc.
Ann Roskey, VP, Marketing & Audience Development, Accela Communications
Daniel Sackenheim, Executive Producer, RTV & FYLTV, Ralphs Grocery Company
Mark Schulte, Creative Director, Sells Agency
Molly E. Spatara, Global Director, Internet Marketing, Accenture
Scott Takeda, Director/Producer, Takeda Entertainment, Inc.
Tinne Teugels, Director, Metia
Stephen Thompson, Executive VP & Executive Creative Director, iCrossing
Michael Weil, Vice President, Hall-Erickson, Inc.

They join a roster of other creative luminaries on the media-section judging board that is listed at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

Finalists in The 2010 American Business Awards will be determined in preliminary judging to be conducted in April and May by volunteer professionals nationwide. Final judging will take place May 17-28. The results of the 2010 competition will be announced at an awards dinner in New York on June 21, 2010.

Agencies, designers and production companies that were honored with Stevie® Awards in the media section of last year’s American Business Awards include BGT Partners, Creative Channel Services, DDB, hawkeye, Matrex Exhibits, Off Madison Ave, and XPLANE, among others.

To enter The 2010 American Business Awards, visit http://www.stevieawards.com/aba.

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 http://www.stevieawards.com/ and follow the Stevie Awards on Twitter @TheStevieAwards.

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