Business Marketing Association Announces 2014 B2 Awards Winners

CHICAGO, May 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Business Marketing Association (BMA) is proud to announce this year's winners of the 2014 B2 Awards, which honors the top thinkers in business-to-business (B2B) marketing. Winners of the prestigious awards program were recognized at an annual reception hosted by the BMA at the Paris Club in Chicago, Illinois.

Now in its 39^th year, the B2 Awards recognize the marketing industries top strategists and innovative thinkers across 24 categories and 113 divisions including innovative global brand strategy, customer marketing, demand generation and integrated internal and external marketing communications.

This year's awards boast several new award categories including Agency of the Year: Small, Midsize Large; Corporate Marketer of the Year: Over $1 Billion, Under $1 Billion; Service Provider of the Year: Marketing Technology; and Marketer of the Year.

Top winners of the 2014 B2 Awards are as follows:

2014 Top Awards Winners

Agency of the Year

Large: $50 Million and Over
gyro

Midsize: $10 - $50 Million
Sullivan Higdon & Sink

Small: Under $10 Million
Slack and Company

Corporate Marketer of the Year

Over $1 Billion
Accenture

Under $1 Billion
ServerLIFT Corporation

Service Provider of the Year

Marketing Technology
Stein IAS

Marketer of the Year
Paul Higgins, Marketing Director, TalkTalk Business

B2 Award entries are reviewed by a select panel of judges, including industry leaders and experts in business-to-business marketing. Since the rebranding of the awards competition in 2010, the number of award entries has nearly doubled.

About the Business Marketing Association

Started in 1922, today's Business Marketing Association (BMA) works to increase the importance, impact and value of marketing in businesses worldwide.  BMA is the only professional organization with an exclusive focus on business-to-business marketing and its key drivers: customer engagement and relationships, product and service innovation, value pricing, channels, online/offline marketing communications and analytics. BMA's members represent state-of-the art expertise in business-to-business marketing and communications, and share best practices for the benefit of the global business community. For more information visit www.marketing.org. Or phone 630-544-5054. E-mail [email protected].

SOURCE Business Marketing Association