By Nick Johnson - June 5th, 2012
Some of the leading executives working in social media and marketing for big brands today are currently judging the first ever Useful Social Media Awards - a celebration of corporate social media b...
Some of the leading executives working in social media and marketing for big brands today are currently judging the first ever Useful Social Media Awards - a celebration of corporate social media best practice.
New York, NY, June 06, 2012
7 of the most experienced and well-respected names in social media and marketing at large brands are taking time out from their busy schedule to judge entries in this month's Useful Social Media Awards.
The judges confirmed to contribute are:
Bill Tolany, Head of Promotional Commerce, Whole Foods Market
Richard Binhammer, Director, Social Media and Community, Dell
Heather Oldani, Senior Director, US Communications, McDonald's
Lars Silberbauer, Head of Social Media, Lego
Steve Field, Director of Digital Communication, BAE Systems
Jessica Gioglio, Public Relations and Social Media Manager, Dunkin' Brands
Nick Johnson, Founder, Useful Social Media
The Useful Social Media Awards are Useful Social Media's first award ceremony, designed to celebrate corporate social media best practice. Across four categories, large brands have nominated themselves as worthy of winning an Award.
Over 100 large brands entered the Awards, and over 50,000 votes were cast in the shortlisting process. The shortlisted companies are:
THE MOST SOCIAL BUSINESS
AVG
GMC
Samsung
iQuest
Express Schools
DELIVER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
Samsung
Xbox
Sirius XM
Verizon
Midwest Real Estate
MOST EFFECTIVE B2C MARKETING
Starbucks
Ford
USANA Healthcare
Samsung
Star
MOST EFFECTIVE B2B MARKETING
Sage
Damang Media
Intel AppUp
Sophos
Industrial Green Chemistry World
The Useful Social Media Awards take place in the evening of the first day of the Corporate Social Media Summit, USM's flagship business summit - on June 13. Over 200 social media practitioners are already confirmed to attend.
For those wanting to attend simply the Awards Drinks Reception, tickets are available at www.usefulsocialmedia.com/awards
For those wanting two days of social media best practice from 30+ corporate leaders, then there are still a few tickets available for the flagship conference: www.usefulsocialmedia.com/awards
For more information:
www.usefulsocialmedia.com/awards
To find out more about how large companies use social media for better business performance, check out our flagship conference, The Corporate Social Media Summit. Featuring over 30 senior marketing and social media executives from companies like Dell, Citi, Mercedes, KLM, McDonald’s and many more, this is the learning and networking opportunity of 2012 for those working in social media for big brands. Find out more here:www.usefulsocialmedia.com/newyork