THE STEVIE AWARDS
Altogether , The Stevie Awards receive 10,000 entries a year across over 60 nations . For the American Business Awards , over 3,400 entries were submitted , with 250 American executives judging . Entrants are separated into five levels of distinction ( Bronze , Silver , gold , Grand , and People ’ s Choice ), and companies are able to submit from any aspect of their business , no matter how low or high .
The Grand Stevie Award winner at the American Business Awards 2016 was CallidusCloud , a California-based software developer which earned 76 points ( based on the number and quality of submissions ) overall , beating TopSpot Internet Marketing , Merkle , and MWW ( the latter for the fourth consecutive year ). Also included in the Grand Stevie honors were Cisco Systems , Keunesse Global , Lakeshore Recycling Systems , Accenture , Isagenix Internationa , Cigna , John Hancock , AT & T , New American Funding , and SoftPro .
Leslie Stretch , President and CEO of CallidusCloud , said : “ These prestigious awards are great recognition of the incredible momentum in our business and the tireless efforts of the team at CallidusCloud , who help our customers make more money , faster , using our industry-leading service .” Another particular jewel in the
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