Apr 30, 2022 | Business
Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group, Inc. has announced that Lawrence (Larry) Rose, the company’s chief operating officer, will also serve as President effective April 22, 2022. Rose has held responsibility as SAN’s chief operating officer (COO) since June, 2021.
As president and COO, Rose is responsible for leading the operations of SAN Group and will provide strategic leadership to continue the success of the leading alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. He will direct future growth, advance strategic partnerships and lead company initiatives focused on member agency service and development.
“I can’t say enough about Larry’s contributions to SAN Group,” said Matt Masiello, SAN chief executive officer. “He represents the very best in our industry and has consistently demonstrated the leadership and expertise to direct SAN through our next stage of growth and evolution.”
Rose joined SAN Group in 2007 as a regional vice president. Prior to being named COO, he held a variety of leadership roles in the company, including senior vice president of sales and distribution.
About SAN Group, Inc.
SAN Group, Inc. is the leading alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. Over 390 members across eight states have access to 45+ insurance companies and write more than $941.8 million in total combined premium. SAN is the founding master agency of SIAA, the largest national alliance of independent insurance agencies. For more information on SAN Group, visit www.sangroup.com.
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Apr 14, 2022 | Business
The Web Marketing Association is looking for the Best Restaurant Websites in the world as part of their 26th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at the WebAward Web site. The WebAwards is the standards defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including restaurant web sites, based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. The deadline for restaurant web sites to enter to be judged is May 31, 2022.
“Restaurant industry marketing has been truly transformed by the Internet,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “People have many choices when it comes to how to spend their dining dollars and often the first thing they turn to is a restaurant’s website. Having that aspect of your restaurant website reviewed is just one benefit of participating in the annual WebAward program. Being named an ‘award-winner’ can help with marketing as well.”
Web sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the advertising category is judged against other advertising entries in its industry category and then against an overall standard of excellence.
Here are the past Best Restaurant WebAward winners:
2021 – WillowTree and Dairy Queen for DAIRY QUEEN
2020 – 90 Degree Design for STUNNING WEBSITE AND VIEWS AT ROOFTOP
2019 – WSI for Downtown Joe’s Brewery and Restaurant
2018 – TMV Group for GreatLakesCoffee.com
2017 – Hooters for Hooters Website
2016 – Sabre Hospitality Solutions for Olivella Restaurant Website
2015 – DynamiX for Marlow’s Tavern
2014 – Gourmet Marketing for Agozar Cuban Bistro
2013 – SapientNitro for Bertucci’s Rebranding Campaign
2012 – LeapFrog Interactive / Texas Roadhouse for Texas Roadhouse Mobile App
2011 – The Zimmerman Agency for Bull & Bear Orlando
2010 – Empower MediaMarketing for Red Robin Restaurants Website Redesign
2009 – Xylem Digital for Famous Dave’s BBQ Web site
2008 – Design Lab for Four
2007 – Avatar New York for Mr. Broadway Kosher Restaurant
2006 – E-Site Marketing for Montage Studio
2005 – Apollo Interactive, Inc. for Johnny Rockets
2004 – NetSuccess for Mercy Wine Bar
2003 – Brann for Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion
All restaurant entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.
Restaurant wishing to be considered for the Best Restaurant Website can submit their website for consideration at WebAward.org. Winners of a WebAward in the restaurant category will also receive:
· Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
· Increased visibility for their company
· Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
· Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
· A highlight for your resume.
· Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers
The 2022 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: PR.com, iContact, and Webmaster Radio. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.
About the WebAwards
The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help define the standard of excellence for online marketing. Our internationally known award programs, such as WebAward Competition for Website Development, Internet Advertising Competition and the MobileWebAwards, recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing the most effective online marketing programs on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from assessment of their marketing efforts by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented by being recognized as an award-winning web developer.
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Apr 8, 2022 | Business
The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best legal websites in the world as part of their 26th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including legal websites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for legal websites to enter to be judged is May 31, 2022.
“The legal industry is very competitive when it comes to Web development and companies can benefit from the independent evaluation of their online efforts,” said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “Not surprisingly, legal websites are not known for taking risks – it’s the way their industry is. They score well in terms of ease of use, design and content, but past judges have noted they would like to see more use of technology and innovation.”
Web sites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the legal category is judged against other legal entries and then against an overall standard of excellence.
All legal entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.
Winners of a WebAward in the legal category will also receive:
· Handsome statue or certificate of achievement
· Increased visibility for their company
· Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
· Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
· Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers
Each year the Web Marketing Association names the Best Legal Website based on the scores submitted by the competition judges. Recent winners of the Best Legal Web site include:
2021 – Scorpion for THE MCCLELLAN LAW FIRM
2020 – Zola Media for Surprenant & Beneski
2019 – Zola Creative Media, LLC for Disability Law Group
2018 – Duo Consulting for Much Shelist, P.C.
2017 – Goodwin for Goodwin Website
2016 – Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP for www.msk.com
2015 – Firmseek, Inc. for Weinberg Wheeler Website Design and Development Project
2014 – Postali LLC for Staver Law Group
2013 – Shine Lawyers for Shine Lawyers Website
2012 – Scorpion Design, Inc for Crary Buchanan Website
2011 – Clark/Nikdel/Powell for Peterson & Myers Website
2010 – WilmerHale for WilmerHale Careers
2009 – Thomson-FindLaw for Law Offices of Lisa L. Maki
2008 – The Attorney Store for GETLEGAL.COM
2007 – carbonhouse, inc. for Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
2006 – Thomson-FindLaw for Yanowitch Law, P.A.
2005 – Frost Brown Todd LLC for Frost Brown Todd LLC Attorneys at Law
2004 – Saturno Design LLC for Pierce Atwood – Attorneys at Law
2003 – Pepper Hamilton LLP for www.pepperlaw.com
2002 – Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP for Lanepowell.com
Legal Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2022 Best Legal Website WebAward at the WebAward Website.
The 2022 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: PR.com, iContact, and Webmaster Radio. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.
About the WebAwards
The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help define the standard of excellence for online marketing. Our internationally known award programs, such as WebAward Competition for Website Development, Internet Advertising Competition and the MobileWebAwards, recognize the people and organizations responsible for developing the most effective online marketing programs on the Internet today. Entrants benefit from assessment of their marketing efforts by a professional judging panel and the marketing opportunities presented by being recognized as an award-winning web developer.
Apr 6, 2022 | Books, Business
NEW YORK – April 4, 2022 – PRLog — Eye to Eye is honored to once again be named a Best Nonprofit to Work For in 2022 by The NonProfit Times! Nationally, Eye to Eye ranks 31st overall.
Eye to Eye was first named to the list in 2018, which is compiled in conjunction with Best Companies Group and identifies nonprofit organizations that have excelled in creating quality workplaces. This survey and awards program is designed to identify and recognize the 50 best employers in the nonprofit industry.
“All of us at Eye to Eye are thrilled to receive this honor,” said President Marcus Soutra. “The creativity, passion, and resiliency of this team inspires me every day.” In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, many organizations have shifted to a remote work environment as much as possible to protect their employees. For more than a decade, nonprofits that make the list have been characterized by flexible working hours and remote working. Those organizations that placed the most emphasis on employee well-being during this shift topped the list. “The last two years have been an exceptionally challenging time for everyone and I’m so thrilled that the efforts and success of the whole team are being celebrated in this way.”
Other key categories used to evaluate the leading organizations included Leadership and Planning, Pay and Benefits, Culture and Communications, Work Environment, and Overall Engagement. Overall, Eye to Eye ranked high in employee survey measures with a strong emphasis on the sense of meaning and purpose working at Eye to Eye provides.
“I love coming to work every day knowing that my colleagues – who are from different backgrounds all across the United States and beyond – are all here for the same reason: the mission,” shared Alicia Siegel, Development Manager. “We are different in many ways, but our shared values and commitment to the Eye to Eye vision unite us. Knowing that my colleagues believe deeply in an anti-ableist world helps me to feel inspired and excited to do this work.”
Eye to Eye is focused on empowering students who learn differently and creating an equitable educational system. The nonprofit seeks to create a world where all students are seen, heard, and valued for their unique learning styles, regardless of their socioeconomic background, gender, or race. The workplace at Eye to Eye reflects the diversity of thought, perspectives, and lived experiences they cultivate in their communities. The work of creating educational equity for all learners is enhanced by the unique experiences and backgrounds of each member of Eye to Eye and is exemplified in the organization’s core values (https://eyetoeyenational.org/about-us/).
“I value most our commitment to learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement,” said Simmi Goomer, Chief Impact Officer. “As a team, we embrace the value and the importance of learning and learning together. Identifying as a learning organization means that we get to dig into the learning together, hold ourselves accountable to doing something with our learnings, and engage in reflective practice all throughout the year and not just at year-end.”
In addition to Eye to Eye’s work, the Eye to Eye team highlighted company culture strongly throughout the results.
“My favorite thing working at Eye to Eye is the people. When you love the people you enjoy coming to work every single day,” shared Melba Fidalgo, Special Assistant to the CEO & President.
“I love the team spirit, passion, understanding, and dedication everyone brings to the table. Also, being a small nonprofit, I love how accessible the Executive Team and senior leadership are,” Diego Rivera, People, and Operations Manager added. “You get that in a lot of other nonprofits but what sets Eye to Eye apart is the combination of both: the team spirit and passion alongside reach from top leaders.”
Mar 17, 2022 | Business
DataIQ has chosen Andy Hill, chief data officer at Unilever, as the most influential person in data and analytics in the 2022 edition of the DataIQ 100. In partnership with Accenture and Databricks, the DataIQ 100 is the first and only fully-curated power list of the data industry’s most influential figures.
With 2.5 billion people using Unilever products every day, Andy has spearheaded the organisation’s data-driven response to ongoing supply chain disruption while enabling future growth. Andy pins his success on “an incredibly strong team, great partners and an executive leadership team who are strong advocates of a future-fit Unilever with data at the heart of all we do.”
This year’s list demonstrates extensive diversity, equity and inclusivity, and DataIQ is delighted to recognise six female leaders within this year’s top 10. While DataIQ does not capture data on how list members identify in terms of gender or race, so is unable to profile the full list statistically, well over 20 nationalities are represented and there is also considerable neuro-diversity – a hidden dimension of DEI but one that is particularly prevalent in and important to the data industry.
Meanwhile, Major George McCrea’s inclusion within the top 10 serves as a timely reminder of the increasingly important role played by geospatial data in the military context. Fellow Royal Engineer Captain Luke Parker has been recognised within a new category celebrating the next generation of data leaders.
David Reed, knowledge and strategy director, DataIQ: “Data offers answers to so many of the world’s pressing problems – energy and food supplies, sustainability, net zero, national security. But those answers can only be formed, delivered and acted on when people step up to the task, provide inspirational leadership, engage with their stakeholders, and see projects through. Everyone in the 2022 edition of the DataIQ 100 is doing just that. They are leaders because their teams choose to follow them.”
The list identified as the top 10 individuals in data and analytics are:
Andy Hill, chief data officer, Unilever
Ming Tang, chief data and analytics officer, NHS England and NHS Improvement
Anita Fernqvist, UK chief data officer and director of operations, Zurich Insurance
Steve Pimblett, chief data officer, The Very Group
Wade Munsie, global chief data officer, GSK Consumer Healthcare
Kinnari Ladha, chief data officer, IAG Loyalty
Nirali Patel, director data, analytics and insight, Openreach
Helen Mannion, global data director, Specsavers
Ela Osterberger, director of data science, Deliver
Major George McCrea, chief of staff, Headquarters Royal Engineers (Geographic), National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence
The full 2022 DataIQ 100 list is available here: https://www.dataiq.co.uk/dataiq100-2022
Inclusion in the DataIQ 100 is a career-defining recognition of achievement at a personal and organisational level that is widely referenced by the individuals who make the cut. Adrian Gregory, CEO, DataIQ, said: “The DataIQ 100 has grown in importance every year. It has become an important reference point for the data and analytics industry, whether for developing data-driven strategies, supporting ambitious data professionals, building new expertise and know-how, and influencing major investment decisions. Today, the DataIQ 100 is inspiring data and analytics people to help build truly great data-driven businesses.”
