GRAVITAS COMMUNICATIONS WINS STEVIE® AWARD IN7TH ANNUAL STEVIE AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS
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New York PR firm takes home the trophy for 2010 Motor Trend Car of the Year™ awards program.
New York – December 13, 2010 – Gravitas Communications, a New York based public relations, social media and SEO PR firm, proudly announces its win for Best Communications Campaign of the Year, for Profit, in the 7th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding women executives, entrepreneurs, and the organizations they run. The awards are produced by the creators of the prestigious American Business AwardsSM.
Gravitas Communications beat out nine other finalists in winning the Stevie, including JCPR, Marketing 24/7, Inc., Savoir Media Co. and Vantage Communications. Sara Eisen of Bloomberg Television presented the Stevie to Gravitas founder and CEO Jocelyn Johnson.
“The Stevie Awards have blossomed into an important and highly relevant benchmark for achievement in business today. It is a true honor to be recognized among such an amazing and talented group of executives and entrepreneurs,” said Johnson.
Stevie Awards were handed out in categories including Best Entrepreneur, Best Executive, Lifetime Achievement, and Women Helping Women at the gala event at New York’s Marriott Marquis Hotel. More than 1,200 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration.
Gravitas Communications was honored for its innovative work on the 2010 Motor Trend Car of the Year award announcement. Garnering tens of millions of consumer impressions, the Gravitas team architected a comprehensive publicity plan incorporating all major communications channels, including print, television, radio, online, social media and online video.
Finalists in the competition were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging in September and October. Final judging was conducted by members of the awards’ Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors in late October to select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists.
Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of honorees are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.
About Gravitas Communications
Gravitas Communications is a boutique strategic communications firm that operates at the nexus of PR, Social Media and SEO. Based in New York with national support in St. Louis and Silicon Valley, Gravitas is comprised of a team of seasoned professionals who build strategic programs that help clients achieve their business objectives. Driven by technology, Gravitas leverages emerging communications channels to bolster brand awareness and drive a meaningful level of engagement between brands and key audiences. Please connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
Sponsors of the 7th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business include the Business TalkRadio Network and KeyBank. Localization partner of the 2010 Stevie Awards is Lionbridge.
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Jocelyn Johnson, jjohnson@gravitas-pr.com, 212-924-9500