LAS VEGAS, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Executive Board (NYSE: EXBD), a leading research and advisory services company, today announced the winners of its 2011 B2B Sales and Marketing Awards. By leveraging innovations in digital marketing, sales enablement and thought leadership, CEB's 2011 B2B Sales and Marketing Award winners demonstrate exemplary best practice that redefine the way they do business and create sustainable value for their customers. These are especially notable achievements given the increasingly complex business-to-business marketplace.

"As an organization committed to driving corporate performance through innovations in sales and marketing, we celebrate these award recipients who have implemented best-in-class solutions to help their customers and companies succeed," said Haniel Lynn, general manager, CEB. "CEB's B2B Sales and Marketing Award winners demonstrate an unparalleled display of leadership when it comes to employing breakthrough sales and marketing best practice in today's crowded marketplace."

The B2B Sales and Marketing Award recipients were evaluated based on alignment with organizational goals, applicability to the desired target audience and customer focus. Six companies were named as this year's winners in the following categories: 


    Category                          Winning Company
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    Marketing
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    Best Sales Enablement             Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
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    Best Digital Innovation           CenturyLink, Inc.
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    "Coolest" Marketing Campaign      Eloqua Corporation
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    Sales
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    Commercial Achievement            W.W. Grainger, Inc.
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    Best Adoption of Insight          Treasury Wine Estates
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    Excellence in Sales Operations    ADP Dealer Services
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The B2B Sales and Marketing Award winners were honored during CEB's second annual summit for senior sales and marketing professionals on Oct. 18, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nev. The three-day summit entitled, "Inside the Customer's Purchase Decision," explored thought leadership, research findings and best practice driving collaborative sales and marketing strategies to influence customer buying behavior.

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SOURCE Corporate Executive Board