{"id":11647,"date":"2015-03-12T16:10:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T20:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=11647"},"modified":"2015-03-12T16:10:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T20:10:19","slug":"toshiba-wins-2015-gold-stevie-award-for-lead-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2015\/03\/toshiba-wins-2015-gold-stevie-award-for-lead-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Toshiba Wins 2015 Gold Stevie Award for LEAD Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><em>Stevie Awards Committee Recognizes Toshiba\u2019s Annual End User Conference for Fourth Consecutive Year<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><em>IRVINE, Calif. (March 11, 2015) <\/em><em>\u2014<\/em>In recognition of its LEAD (Learn, Engage, Act, Deliver) 2014 event, <a href=\"http:\/\/business.toshiba.com\/usa\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.<\/a> has won the 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevieawards.com\/sales\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gold Stevie\u00ae Award<\/a> for \u2018Best Sales Meeting of the Year.\u2019 The honor marks the fourth consecutive year Toshiba has secured a Stevie Award for its annual LEAD meeting.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Toshiba\u2019s LEAD event \u2013 held last November in Dallas \u2013 was a qualitative and quantifiable success based on nearly any metric imaginable. Close to 550 people \u2013 comprised of Toshiba end users, sales professionals, vendors, media and analysts \u2013 converged on north Texas to attend the company\u2019s annual sales meeting to gain newfound knowledge and insight.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">To kick off the event, Toshiba\u2019s President and Chief Executive Officer, Scott Maccabe gave a \u201cState of Toshiba\u201d address while informing the contingent about the company\u2019s continuing market expansion. Maccabe was particularly enthusiastic about Toshiba\u2019s partnership with AEG to create a first-of-its-kind fan engagement destination, LA Interactive powered by Toshiba within Staples Center in Los Angeles.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">To energize and engage the LEAD audience, NFL Hall of Fame Member, Troy Aikman shared his insights while answering audience questions on myriad topics. The three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback addressed such varied subjects as concussions in football to parenting.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cAs our keynote speaker, Troy Aikman referenced during the conference, it took the collective efforts of his teammates to allow the Cowboys to experience the Super Bowl success they enjoyed,\u201d Maccabe said. \u201cSimilarly for our team, to win a Gold Stevie for LEAD 2014 is a tribute to the many employees involved to successfully hold our all-encompassing, yearly event.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Stevie Awards for Sales &amp; Customer Service are the world\u2019s top sales awards, business development awards, contact center awards, and customer service awards. The Stevie Awards organizes several of the world\u2019s leading business awards shows including the prestigious American Business AwardsSM and International Business AwardsSM.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">More than 100 members of several specialized judging committees determined the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging earlier this month.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cEntries to the Stevie Awards for Sales &amp; Customer Service awards have more than doubled over the past three years,\u201d said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. \u201cThe widespread support of this program illustrates the importance of the functions it recognizes to business success. This year\u2019s Stevie Award winners are the highest rated in the history of the awards, and we congratulate all of the winners on their commitment to excellence and innovation.\u201d<br \/>\nClick-to-Tweet: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Toshiba+Wins+2015+Gold+%23StevieAward+for+%23LEAD+2014+%28http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F18bQWAa%29.++Marks+fourth+straight+%23StevieAward+for+%23LEAD.&amp;source=clicktotweet&amp;related=ToshibaMPS\" target=\"_blank\">Toshiba Wins 2015 Gold Stevie Award for LEAD Event<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>About Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Irvine, Calif.-based Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc., (TABS) is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company and the world\u2019s eighth-largest electronics\/electrical equipment organization. At Toshiba, we understand managing your business content goes well beyond making copies. It\u2019s about managing information whether it&#8217;s in print, in digital format or displayed visually. Our people offer leading, real-world products and solutions \u2013 whether speaking of our award-winning, <a href=\"http:\/\/business.toshiba.com\/usa\/products\/products.html\" target=\"_blank\">e-STUDIO\u2122<\/a> multifunction products or innovative <a href=\"http:\/\/business.toshiba.com\/usa\/digital-signage\/digital-signage.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ellumina\u2122<\/a> digital signage line \u2013 to handle all of your content management needs. We\u2019ll help you cut costs, secure your information and reduce your environmental footprint. And if there\u2019s one thing every business and our planet can use right now, it\u2019s managing to do more with less. For more information on Toshiba solutions and services available in the United States and Latin America, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.business.toshiba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.business.toshiba.com<\/a> and watch our corporate video on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aSI572OkPlo&amp;list=UUEHsn3Ifx3VORaBDlHglGLA&amp;feature=c4-overview\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>A<\/em><em>bout The Stevie Awards<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Stevie Awards are conferred in six programs: The American Business Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Sales &amp; Customer Service, and the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. Honoring organizations 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.net\/Redirect.aspx?id=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5TdGV2aWVBd2FyZHMuY29t\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.StevieAwards.com<\/a>, and follow the Stevie Awards on Twitter @TheStevieAwards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stevie Awards Committee Recognizes Toshiba\u2019s Annual End User Conference for Fourth Consecutive Year IRVINE, Calif. (March 11, 2015) \u2014In recognition of its LEAD (Learn, Engage, Act, Deliver) 2014 event, Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. has won the 2015 Gold Stevie\u00ae Award for \u2018Best Sales Meeting of the Year.\u2019 The honor marks the fourth consecutive year Toshiba has secured a Stevie Award for its annual LEAD meeting. Toshiba\u2019s LEAD event \u2013 held last November in Dallas \u2013 was a qualitative and quantifiable success based on nearly any metric imaginable. Close to 550 people \u2013 comprised of Toshiba end users, sales professionals, vendors, media and analysts \u2013 converged on north Texas to attend the company\u2019s annual sales meeting to gain newfound knowledge and insight. To kick off the event, Toshiba\u2019s President and Chief Executive Officer, Scott Maccabe gave a \u201cState of Toshiba\u201d address while informing the contingent about the company\u2019s continuing market expansion. Maccabe was particularly enthusiastic about Toshiba\u2019s partnership with AEG to create a first-of-its-kind fan engagement destination, LA Interactive powered by Toshiba within Staples Center in Los Angeles. To energize and engage the LEAD audience, NFL Hall of Fame Member, Troy Aikman shared his insights while answering audience questions on myriad topics. The three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback addressed such varied subjects as concussions in football to parenting. \u201cAs our keynote speaker, Troy Aikman referenced during the conference, it took the collective efforts of his teammates to allow the Cowboys to experience the Super Bowl success they enjoyed,\u201d Maccabe said. \u201cSimilarly for our team, to win a Gold Stevie for LEAD 2014 is a tribute to the many employees involved to successfully hold our all-encompassing, yearly event.\u201d The Stevie Awards for Sales &amp; Customer Service are the world\u2019s top sales awards, business development awards, contact center awards, and customer service awards. The Stevie Awards organizes several of the world\u2019s leading business awards shows including the prestigious American Business AwardsSM and International Business AwardsSM. More than 100 members of several specialized judging committees determined the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging earlier this month. \u201cEntries to the Stevie Awards for Sales &amp; Customer Service awards have more than doubled over the past three years,\u201d said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. \u201cThe widespread support of this program illustrates the importance of the functions it recognizes to business success. This year\u2019s Stevie Award winners are the highest rated in the history of the awards, and we congratulate all of the winners on their commitment to excellence and innovation.\u201d Click-to-Tweet: Toshiba Wins 2015 Gold Stevie Award for LEAD Event About Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. Irvine, Calif.-based Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc., (TABS) is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company and the world\u2019s eighth-largest electronics\/electrical equipment organization. At Toshiba, we understand managing your business content goes well beyond making copies. It\u2019s about managing information whether it&#8217;s in print, in digital format or displayed visually. Our people offer leading, real-world products and solutions \u2013 whether speaking of our award-winning, e-STUDIO\u2122 multifunction products or innovative Ellumina\u2122 digital signage line \u2013 to handle all of your content management needs. We\u2019ll help you cut costs, secure your information and reduce your environmental footprint. And if there\u2019s one thing every business and our planet can use right now, it\u2019s managing to do more with less. For more information on Toshiba solutions and services available in the United States and Latin America, please visit www.business.toshiba.com and watch our corporate video on YouTube. About The Stevie Awards The Stevie Awards are conferred in six programs: The American Business Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Sales &amp; Customer Service, and the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. Honoring organizations 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 http:\/\/www.StevieAwards.com, and follow the Stevie Awards on Twitter @TheStevieAwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[2128,349],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11647"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11647"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11650,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11647\/revisions\/11650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}