The 2020 B2B Marketing Zone MVP Awards!

B2B Marketing Zone brings together the best content from hundreds of industry thought-leaders. These awards will recognize the Most Valuable Posts as judged by our readers, award committee, and our machine intelligence and social media. We will recognize the posts that provide the highest value to industry professionals - useful and actionable information, that is tactical or strategic in nature, providing either long-term or short-term value.

Check out the 2020 MVP Award Winner Acceptance Speech Compilation:

 

CATEGORIES

Awards will be given for articles covering the following categories. Click on the categories below to view the winners!

Audience Size

Every day, our articles are read by an audience of over 150,000 people on our site and newsletter. We use our machine intelligence and social media, bolstered by our editorial team, to curate this content.

But 2020 is coming to an end and we want to know: of all of our articles, which are the best of the best? Our machine intelligence, social media, and editors can get us close. But we want that extra special touch that comes from beloved reader feedback.

You can represent these 150,000 readers. Cast your vote and let us know what you like to see!

Judging Criteria

We're judging posts that we see to provide the highest value to industry professionals. Does your article include useful and actionable information? Is it tactical or strategic? Does it provide short- or long-term value? Those are the types of questions our judges will be asking themselves.

PROCESS AND TIMING

Submitting content for consideration

Articles must have been published between October 18th, 2019 and October 13th, 2020 to be eligible.

Nominations are open until October 13th. After that, our panel of judges will review the nominations and narrow them down to a list of finalists for each category.

Voting

Finalists will be announced on November 11th. Once finalists are announced, we will open up voting to our readers. Voting ends on November 23rd. Winners will be announced on December 4th.

Program Committee

Meet our expert panel of judges!

Ardath Albee

B2B Marketing Strategist and CEO, Marketing Interactions

Ardath Albee is a B2B Marketing Strategist and CEO of her firm, Marketing Interactions, Inc., who helps companies with complex sales turn prospects into buyers and convince customers to stay with persona-driven content marketing strategies. Ardath is the author of Digital Relevance: Developing Marketing Content and Strategies that Drive Results and eMarketing Strategies for the Complex Sale. She is a frequent industry speaker and workshop leader, and you’ll often find her on the lists of the top B2B content marketing experts to follow. You can follow her on Twitter at @ardath421.

Chad Hartman

Vice President Business Development, Bridgewell Agribusiness

Chad Hartman is a Past President for the BMA Carolinas Chapter and has held numerous positions on the board, including the ProAd Awards chair for the Carolinas. He has judged B2B awards in Kansas City, Colorado, Milwaukee, Houston and BMA Nationals. Along with his staff, he has won GOLD at the Carolinas awards multiple times. Chad’s hobbies include traveling with his family, playing poker and running. You can connect with him professionally on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Tom Pick

Senior Digital Marketing Consultant

Tom Pick is a digital marketing consultant who helps B2B clients improve their online visibility, increase brand awareness, and generate leads through SEO, social media, content, and influencer marketing. He's the founder of Webbquity LLC, editor of the Webbiquity b2b marketing blog, and author of "The Ultimate Guide to Content Marketing Software." Tom has been named to several lists of top B2B and social media influencers; written for leading blogs; been quoted in publications including Fast Company, Forbes, Huffington Post and Inc. magazine; and presented at blogging and social media conferences. You can connect with him professionally on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Mike Moran

Chief Product Officer, SoloSegment

Author of the acclaimed book on Internet marketing, Do It Wrong Quickly, on the heels of the best-selling Search Engine Marketing, Inc., Mike Moran led many initiatives on IBM’s website for eight years, including IBM’s original search marketing strategy. Mike also serves as a senior strategist for Converseon, an AI powered consumer intelligence technology and consulting firm. Visit his website for more information: https://mikemoran.com/.