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Makovsky Wins Two Stevie Awards in 7th Annual American Business Awards
Makovsky + Company won the Stevie Award for "Public Relations Agency of the Year" in The 2009 American Business Awards last night. The firm also won the Stevie for Best Corporate Identity/Branding Design for its work with XShares Advisors.
The Stevie awards, dubbed "the Oscars of the business world" by the New York Post, were presented during recent ceremonies at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The ceremonies were hosted by Cheryl Casone of Fox Business Network and broadcast nationwide on radio by the Business TalkRadio Network.
In accepting the Stevie, Ken Makovsky, president, said, "This award gives recognition to the great people of Makovsky + Company, whose dedication, creativity, passion and skills drive results for our clients' strategies on a daily basis. The success we've enjoyed and continue to enjoy is made possible by our firm's greatest strength specialization in our chosen areas of health, technology, financial and professional services, branding and investor relations. "
Entries from more than 2,600 companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration. More than 200 executives across the country participated in the judging process to determine the Finalists and Stevie Award winners.
Makovsky concluded, "Being selected Public Relations Agency of the Year' is a very important achievement for Makovsky + Company and inspires us only moreso to bring the very highest caliber of strategic thinking to the communications programs for our clients."
Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists and Stevie Award winners are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.
About Makovsky + Company
Founded in 1979, Makovsky + Company (www.makovsky.com) is one of the nation's leading independent global public relations and investor relations consultancies, focused in financial services, professional services, health care, technology, branding and investor relations. The firm attributes its success to its original vision: that the Power of Specialized Thinking is the best way to build reputation, sales and fair valuation for a client. Based in New York City, the firm has agency partners in more than 20 countries and in 35 U.S. cities through IPREX, the third largest worldwide public relations agency partnership, of which Makovsky is a founder.
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 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.
Supporting sponsors of The 2009 American Business Awards include High Performance Technologies Inc., John Hancock, LifeLock, RCN Corporation, Softpro, and Ultimate Software. Media sponsor is the Business TalkRadio Network. Localization partner of the 2009 Stevie Awards is Lionbridge.
