Warrantech
was presented with a Gold Stevie® Award for Innovation in Sales during the
ninth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The awards were
presented to honorees during a gala banquet on Friday, February 28, at the
Bellagio in Las Vegas. More than 500 executives from the U.S.A. and several
other nations attended.
The Stevie
Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world’s top sales awards,
business development awards, contact center awards, and customer service
awards. The Stevie Awards organizes several of the world’s leading business
awards shows including the prestigious American Business AwardsSM and
International Business AwardsSM.
More than
1,900 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every
industry were evaluated in this year’s competition, an increase of 27% over
2014. Finalists were determined by the average scores of 139 professional’s
worldwide, acting as preliminary judges. Entries were considered in 54
categories for customer service and contact center achievements, including
Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service, and
Customer Service Department of the Year; 50 categories for sales and business
development achievements, ranging from Senior Sales Executive of the Year to
Business Development Achievement of the Year; and categories to recognize new
products and services and solution providers. The Business Development
categories are new for 2015.
More than
100 members of several specialized judging committees determined the Gold,
Silver and Bronze Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final
judging earlier this month.
Warrantech
was recognized for its Connected Protection program, which provides repair and
replacement benefits for mobile devices utilized in a connected vehicle should
such devices malfunction. Available through automobile dealers, the protection
plan can be added to the vehicle financing, thereby costing pennies per day for
extensive coverage. Enhancing Warrantech's product portfolio, the new offering
also provides important benefits to connected vehicle owners and much-needed
additional revenue sources for auto dealers.
“Entries to
the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service awards have more than
doubled over the past three years,” said Michael Gallagher, president and
founder of the Stevie Awards. “The widespread support of this program
illustrates the importance of the functions it recognizes to business success.
This year’s Stevie Award winners are the highest rated in the history of the
awards, and we congratulate all of the winners on their commitment to
excellence and innovation.”
Warrantech
administers and markets service contracts and after-market warranties on
automobiles, automotive components, recreational vehicles, appliances, consumer
electronics, computers and computer peripherals for retailers, distributors and
manufacturers. Warrantech ESPs are underwritten by sister company AmTrust Group
insurance carriers, rated “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company for their
financial strength and stability.
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