FARGO, N.D. — Border States has announced the winners of its 2024 Vendor of the Year Awards. These awards include several different categories, recognizing vendors for their excellence and the strong partnerships they’ve developed with Border States. See a full list of winners below:
Strategic Marketing Partner of the Year – Eaton
This award recognizes exceptional campaign execution, innovative processes and marketing tactics and best-in-class alignment with Border States’ Marketing team. Eaton demonstrates a creative, passionate approach to their marketing strategy. They prioritize distributors and engage channel partners early and frequently throughout the process. Each carefully crafted campaign reflects Eaton’s visionary outlook, offering distributors unique opportunities to connect with customers. The Eaton team actively seeks feedback and continuously strives for improvement — a commitment demonstrated through the work of their Marketing Distributor Advisory Council.
Digital Marketing Partner of the Year – Milwaukee Tool
This award recognizes best-in-class ranking on Border States’ Digital Content Scorecard and Content Quality Scorecard. Through an outstanding partnership with the Border States Digital and Marketing teams, Milwaukee Tool has continually raised the bar for their digital presence on Border States’ website. Their innovative approach and dedication to excellence make them a true partner in our shared success.
Supplier of the Year – Service Excellence
Awarded to one small, one medium and one large company, this award recognizes vendor partners who have demonstrated excellence in consistently meeting delivery deadlines, maintaining optimal inventory levels and integrating seamlessly into Border States’ systems. These vendors also proactively communicate and show a dedication to improvement, strengthening their partnership with Border States. This year’s winners are:
- Small company: Lutron Electronics
- Medium company: Conduit Pipe Products
- Large company: 3M
Supplier of the Year – Sales Excellence
Awarded to one small, one medium and one large company, this award recognizes vendor partners who have demonstrated excellence in return on receivables, growth rate percentage and their vendor footprint (number of participating branches). They excel in efficiency and profitability, and their widespread footprint demonstrates a commitment to accessibility. This year’s winners are:
- Small company: Arlington Industries
- Medium company: Panduit
- Large company: Encore Wire
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