Every weekday in December, tED magazine is counting down the Top 20 Stories of 2016. Below, the #17 most-viewed story of the year, originally published on August 11, 2016.
This year’s NAED AdVenture Conference featured a number of important topics, from information on how your marketing and IT departments can work together, to a new Marketing and Branding Toolkit for manufacturers and distributors. At the conclusion of the first day, tED magazine handed out this year’s “Best of the Best” awards, which were emceed by former NAED Chair Maureen Barsema.
Check out NAED’s Facebook Live video of the entire awards ceremony below, and look for a full slideshow of photos from the evening, tomorrow on tedmag.com.
Here is our list of this year’s winning companies.
Brand Awareness
Distributor over $200 million – Van Meter, Inc.
Supplier under $250 million – MaxLite
Supplier over $250 million – LSI
Digital/Social Media
Distributor $100-$200 million – EECO
Distributor over $200 million – Summit Electric Supply
Supplier under $250 million – Cadet Manufacturing
Supplier over $250 million – SYLVANIA
Event
Distributor under $100 million – Womack Electric Supply
Distributor $100-$200 million – CBT
Distributor over $200 million – Summit Electric Supply
Supplier over $250 million – Eaton
Integrated Promotional Campaign
Distributor under $100 million – Warshauer Electric Supply
Distributor $100-$200 million – EECO
Distributor over $200 million – Summit Electric Supply
Supplier under $250 million – NSi
Supplier over $250 million – Southwire
Literature/Selling Tool
Distributor Under $100 million – Womack Electric Supply
Distributor $100-$200 million – Brooks Utility Products
Distributor over $200 million – Border States Electric
Supplier under $250 million – Soraa
Supplier over $250 million – Legrand
Print Ad/Single
Distributor over $200 million – Viking Electric Supply
Supplier over $250 million – Southwire
Print Campaign
Distributor over $200 million – Van Meter, Inc.
Supplier under $250 million – Shat-R-Shield
Supplier over $250 million – Encore Wire
Product Launch
Distributor over $200 million – Viking Electric Supply
Supplier under $250 million – Service Wire
Supplier over $250 million – Phillips Lighting
Public Relations/Community Outreach
Distributor over $200 million – Shealy Electric Wholesalers
Supplier under $250 million – Service Wire
Public Relations/Corporate
Distributor over $200 million – Capital Tristate
Publication
Distributor $100-$200 million – EECO
Distributor over $200 million – Capital Tristate
Supplier over $250 million – BURNDY
Video
Distributor under $100 million – Electric Supply Center
Distributor over $200 million – Crawford Electric Supply
Supplier under $250 million – Orbit
Supplier over $250 million (tie) – Eaton
Supplier over $250 million (tie) – Southwire
Website
Distributor $100-$200 million (tie) – EECO
Distributor $100-$200 million (tie) – Springfield Electric Supply
Distributor over $200 million – Border States Electric
Supplier under $250 million – MaxLite
Supplier over $250 million – Eaton
Overall Best of the Best
Distributor – Summit Electric Supply
Supplier – Southwire
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