Demand Gen Report Announces Winners Of Second-Annual B2B Innovator Awards


32 B2B Executives Recognized For Their Innovation In Content Creation, Data Science, Technology, Mentorship & More

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J., Oct. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Demand Gen Report has announced the winners of its second-annual B2B Innovator Awards, which recognize some of the most forward-thinking practitioners in the B2B industry. 

This year, more than 130 nominations were submitted across various verticals. The Demand Gen Report team assessed and selected 32 final winners in 12 categories. These winners were acknowledged for thinking outside of the box and for helping to develop and foster innovative concepts and strategies for their organizations and the B2B industry at large.

All winners will be featured in the B2B Innovator Awards special report publishing today.

“We are excited to spotlight and profile 32 marketing leaders and practitioners for our second-annual B2B Innovators Awards,” said Andrew Gaffney, President of G3 Communications and Editorial Director of Demand Gen Report. “This year’s winners include a wide range of titles and roles, from the C-suite to the next generation of leaders. The group also demonstrates strong diversity in terms of company size and industry, and we are really glad to continue to see a large mix of women helping to drive the industry forward.”

The complete list of winners includes:

Account Targeters

  • Ari Echt, Invoca
  • Sherrie Mersdorf, Evariant
  • Nagaraja Javvaji, Cigniti Technologies 

Account Converters

  • James Schoensiegel, Tegile Systems
  • Kevin Alansky, Logi Analytics 
  • Scott Cannon, HP

B2B Technologists

  • Leizyl Tumulak, Equifax Canada 
  • Scott Berns, CenturyLink
  • John Dering, Demandbase

B2B Vanguards

  • Stephanie Ragozzino, PERQ
  • Michelle Cirocco, Televerde

Buyer-Focused Marketers

  • Nancy Harlan, Qlik 
  • Tyler Lessard, Vidyard
  • Chris Nickel, Epson 

C-Suite Strategy

  • Lisa Cole, Huron Consulting Group 
  • Joseph Harding, Windstream Enterprise and Wholesale 
  • Elle Woulfe, PathFactory 

Content: Creative

  • Keith Gormley, Prudential Financial 
  • Som Puangladda, GumGum

Content: Execution

  • Maggie Carli, Blackbaud 
  • James McNamee, EnterpriseDB 
  • Rebecca McIntyre, RingCentral

Data Scientist & Operations Optimizers

  • Tim Noble, TIBCO Software
  • David Cowings, RingCentral

Gen Z Trailblazers

  • Shelby Aprile, Oracle
  • Brooke Irish, Attivo Networks
  • Bryttney Murphy, Winmo 

Marketing Mentors

  • Carolyn Crandall, Attivo Networks 
  • Raime Merriman, Hubb

Sales Drivers

  • Amanda Dyson, JDA Software  
  • Sudeep Misra, Hortonworks 
  • Louis Vega, The Dow Chemical Company 

More on each winner can be found in the complete 2018 B2B Innovator Awards

About Demand Gen Report
Demand Gen Report, a G3 Communications brand, is a targeted online publication that uncovers the strategies and solutions that help companies better align their sales and marketing organizations, and ultimately, drive growth. A key component of the publication’s editorial coverage focuses on the sales and marketing automation tools that enable companies to better measure and manage their multi-channel demand generation efforts.

About B2B Marketing Exchange
Hosted by Demand Gen Report and ABM In Action, the B2B Marketing Exchange is a multi-day educational event focused on improving B2B marketing and sales strategies and results. The event includes six targeted educational tracks: B2B Content2Conversion, Demand Gen Summit, ABM In Action Live, Sales Impact Summit, Channel Marketing and Digital Strategy.

About G3 Communications
Founded in 2007, G3 Communications is a digital media firm specializing in B2B marketing. With an expertise in publishing content across traditional and emerging channels, G3’s brands include Demand Gen ReportABM In ActionRetail TouchPointsChannel Marketer Report  and Content4Demand. An end-to-end marketing firm, G3 Communications helps B2B organizations develop revenue-producing, comprehensive campaigns by providing content ideation, creation and distribution services. Its growing clientele includes Oracle, Marketo, SAS, FIS, Citrix, NCR, HubSpot, Salesforce and a number of other B2B solution providers large and small.

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