RANCHO SANTA FE, CA--(Marketwired - March 03, 2015) - ValueSelling Associates®, the creator of the ValueSelling Framework®, was represented by several winners of Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service who consistently use their proprietary sales methodology during the annual awards ceremony held recently in Las Vegas.

　　The Stevie® Awards are the world's premier business awards. They were created in 2002 to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and working professionals worldwide. In short order the Stevie has become one of the world's most coveted prizes.

　　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 Awards℠ and International Business Awards℠.

　　The awards were presented to honorees during a gala banquet on Friday, February 27 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. 500 executives from the U.S.A. and several other nations attended.

　　In excess of 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 professionals 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.

　　"It is so exciting to see our clients recognized at the Stevie Awards for all the hard work they put into realizing sales effectiveness and successful implementation of the ValueSelling Framework,®" said Julie Thomas, President and CEO of ValueSelling Associates, "We're thrilled to be a partner to their success."

　　"Visualize is delighted to congratulate its clients, Ooyala and CoreBTS, on receiving Stevie Awards this year," remarked Scott Anschuetz, CEO and Founder of Visualize, Inc., "It is an exceptional privilege to team with them and witness the measured impact of their success with the ValueSelling Framework.®"

　　This year's ValueSelling Associates Stevie Award winners include:

　　ValueSelling 2014 Award for Sales Transformation Excellence

　　PrimePay

　　Todd Quarfot, Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer

　　Karen Cimorelli-Moor, Vice President, Sales Training & Development

　　Grand Stevie Award Winner

　　Visualize, Inc.

　　This year, Visualize, Inc. won the Grand Stevie Award trophy as one of the 10 most "winningest" organizations in the 2015 competition. The rankings were determined on a points system, with a Gold Stevie win counting for three points, a Silver Stevie win for two points, and a Bronze Stevie win for 1.5 points. Scott Anschuetz is CEO and Founder of Visualize, Inc., and is a licensed representative of ValueSelling Associates.

　　GOLD

　　Sales Operations Professional of the Year

　　Bill Gibbs, Sales Operations Manager

　　Bill is formerly with Ooyala and now with SugarCRM

　　Global Sales Team of the Year

　　Cisco's Global Virtual Sales Organization

　　Cisco Systems Inc, San Jose, CA and Bedfont Lakes, United Kingdom

　　National Sales Team of the Year -- All Other Industries

　　Adobe Strategic Accounts Sales Team

　　Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA

　　Award for Innovation in Sales -- All Other Industries

　　Cisco's Global Virtual Sales Organization's Innovative Approach to Sales

　　Cisco Systems Inc, San Jose, CA and Bedfont Lakes, United Kingdom

　　SILVER

　　National Sales Executive of the Year

　　Gershan Major, Vice-President, Corporate Sales Business Development

　　BTC Bahamas, Nassau Bahamas

　　Sales Training or Education Professional/Leader of the Year

　　Beverley Thompson, Director, Consumer Sales and Retail Services

　　FLOW Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica

　　Sales Growth Achievement of the Year -- Computer Software

　　Adobe Strategic Accounts Sales Team

　　Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA

　　Best Use of Technology in Sales -- All Other Industries

　　Cisco's Global Virtual Sales Organization's Pervasive Use of Technology

　　Cisco Systems Inc, San Jose, CA and Bedfont Lakes, United Kingdom

　　Sales Training or Coaching Program of the Year -- Business Services

　　PrimePay's Sales Training and Onboarding Program

　　PrimePay, West Chester, PA

　　Award for Innovation in Customer Service -- All Other Industries

　　NCR Silver: Customer Service that Works for You

　　NCR Small Business, Alpharetta, GA

　　BRONZE

　　Senior Sales Executive of the Year

　　Darren Barnes, SVP Sales and Marketing

　　CoreBTS, Carmel, IN

　　Worldwide Sales Executive of the Year

　　John Donovan, VP of Global Virtual Sales Organization

　　Cisco Systems Inc., Bedfont Lakes, United Kingdom

　　Sales Manager of the Year

　　Darren Barnes, SVP Sales and Marketing

　　CoreBTS, Carmel, IN

　　Sales Training or Education Professional/Leader of the Year

　　Bill Gibbs, Sales Operations Manager

　　Ooyala, Mountain View, CA

　　Global Sales Team of the Year

　　BTC Bahamas Corporate & Enterprise Sales Team

　　BTC Bahamas, Nassau Bahamas

　　National Sales Team of the Year -- Business Services

　　CoreBTS, Carmel, IN

　　Field Sales Team of the Year -- Business Services

　　CoreBTS, Carmel, IN

　　Sales Operations Team of the Year

　　Ooyala, Mountain View, CA

　　Sales Turnaround of the Year

　　CoreBTS, Carmel, IN

　　Ooyala, Mountain View, CA

　　Best Use of Technology in Sales -- All Other Industries

　　Ooyala, Mountain View, CA

　　Sales Process of the Year

　　Ooyala, Mountain View, CA

　　Best Use of Technology in Sales -- All Other Industries

　　Ooyala, Mountain View, CA

　　Sales Process of the Year

　　Ooyala, Mountain View, CA

　　Sales Training or Coaching Program of the Year -- Business Services

　　Ooyala, Mountain View, CA

　　Sales Training or Coaching Program of the Year -- All Other Industries

　　FLOW Jamaica's Retail Sales Program

　　FLOW Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica

　　Award for Innovation in Sales -- Business Services

　　Ooyala, Mountain View, CA

　　Front-Line Customer Service Team of the Year -- All Other Technology Industries

　　NCR Silver Front Link Agents Speed Up Customer Service

　　NCR Small Business, Alpharetta, GA

　　Contact Center of the Year (Up to 100 Seats) -- Technology Industries

　　NCR Silver Ramps Up Call Center Support in 2014

　　NCR Small Business, Alpharetta, GA

　　Contact Center of the Year (Up to 100 Seats) -- Technology Industries

　　NCR Silver Ramps Up Call Center Support in 2014

　　NCR Small Business, Alpharetta, GA

　　In addition to the possibility of receiving a peer-reviewed honor in these categories, all Finalist customer service departments were included in voting for the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Customer Service. Online voting opened to the public worldwide on January 22 and continued through February 13. More than 51,000 votes were cast, and the top vote-getter in each of the 11 industry categories will receive a special crystal People's Choice Stevie Award at the February 27 awards banquet in Las Vegas.

　　2015 People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Customer Service Winners

　　Customer Service Department of the Year -- Computer Software -- Up to 100 Employees

　　NCR Small Business

　　NCR Small Business, Alpharetta, GA

　　"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."