Emkay Wins Gold In the 2013 American Business Awards
Emkay announced that they have been presented with not one, but two gold Stevie awards in the 11th annual American Business Awards.
Emkay announced that they have been presented with not one, but two gold Stevie awards in the 11th annual American Business Awards. This year, Emkay was honored as the Customer Service Department of the Year as well as Business Innovation of the Year for the Business Services Industry. Emkay’s customer service department consistently strives to bring quality service solutions and to our clients daily.
Emkay also received the gold for the Business Innovation of the Year for their unique approach to remarketing off lease vehicles. Emkay recently pumped up their remarketing program by infusing modern technology and Emkay’s service approach to develop the industries only remarketing specific mobile app and revolutionizing the remarketing industry.
The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The year, more than 3,200 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in a wide range of categories. Emkay was honored amongst the elite group of companies by receiving not only the two gold awards but also three silver awards for customer service teams and support teams.
“This year’s American Business Awards was outsized in every way,” said Michael Gallagher, Stevie Awards founder and president. “More entries and more judges than ever before, and I’d have to say the most impressive collection of nominations we’ve ever received. We congratulate all of this year’s Stevie winners for their outstanding work.”
“It is a great honor to have received not only the Customer Service Department of the Year award but also the Business Innovation of the Year award, in the 2013 ABA’s” Stated Chris Tepas, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer for Emkay. “At Emkay we consistently push ourselves to provide the premier service experience in our industry as well as innovative products and enhancements that make the lives of our customers easier. I am inspired by the commitment I see in every employee here at EMKAY and I cannot wait to see what they develop next!”
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