CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Business Marketing Association (BMA) today announced that it has opened nominations and is now accepting award submissions for the prestigious 2012 B2 Awards competition. As one of the industry's premier awards programs, the B2 Awards honor extraordinary marketing programs and teams who demonstrate outstanding strategy, style and results in business-to-business marketing.
Entering its thirty-sixth year, the B2 Awards recognize the strategic work of business marketers across 27 categories including innovative global brand strategy, customer marketing, demand generation and integrated internal and external marketing communications.
For those wishing to submit their programs, BMA has established a special section of its website, which includes entry guidelines, categories and contest rules. Entries will be reviewed by a select panel of judges, including industry leaders and experts in business-to-business marketing. Deadline for the submission of award entries is March 15, 2012.
"The B2 Awards program is one of the most competitive in the business marketing industry. This is the program to see how your team measures up against some of the best and brightest in the industry and around the world," said Al Maag, 2011-12 National BMA Chairman and Chief Communications Officer of Avnet. "And, with more innovative programs being launched each year, we expect this year's entries to continue to push the envelope forward in thinking, creativity and results. We encourage everyone to get their entries underway and submitted for consideration."
This year's B2 Award winners will be announced at the Business Marketing Association's annual international conference taking place May 30-June 1, 2012 at the Swissotel in Chicago. The 2012 conference themed "Grow" will bring together 800 business-to-business marketing and sales leaders from across the globe.
For more information, please visit: www.marketing.org/B2Awards
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 info@marketing.org.
SOURCE Business Marketing Association