Internet Marketing Represented at the Stevies
Just got back into town after a whirlwind trip to New York City. Tellman took most of us up for the 2009 American Business Awards, affectionately known as the “Stevie Awards.”
It was pretty swanky. We stayed in the Marriot Marquis, which is right in the heart of Times Square. In fact, we could look out the window and see the whole corner… pretty nifty. (Click on the link to see our view.)
The sad part is that we didn’t win. <sniff> Oh, well… there’s always next year.
But the Internet was well represented. Among finalists such as AT&T and Delta Faucet were names like ConstantContact, SchoolDude.com, and even Matt Bacak was there, representing a totally different category from ours. Sorry to say that Matt’s company didn’t win either, but at least we got to hang out with him a little later that night, in Koreatown.
Not winning was important. We were nominated as one of the fastest growing companies with under 100 employees in the country! That’s pretty huge, right? But what I’m thinking is that if that was so for 2008… we have a big job ahead of us for 2009, and we’re toally up for the task.
The truth is, we’re a very dedicated bunch and we really do care. We all want folks to learn and earn that extra money they need from an online business, or to even start a new business of their own so they can stop buying all that gas commuting to a job they hate every day. Whatever people want to achieve, we want to make that happen for them. The money comes from that, sure, but the money really isn’t the goal. I’m just blessed to be part of such a great company.
And the OE gang is totally fun to hang with, too. We did a whole walk of the city yesterday morning from Times Square to Central Park to Madison Ave., and let me tell you… my feet hate my guts. It’s not smart to wear new shoes when you’ll be walking like 15 blocks after an awards dinner, and then start all over the next morning and walk for like an hour and a half without stopping. Argh! We’re talking major blisters, people!
But it was still great fun. Wish you’d been there.
