Demand Gen Report Unveils Winners Of Inaugural B2B Innovator Awards

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J., Sept. 28, 2017 -- Demand Gen Report has announced the winners of its inaugural B2B Innovator Awards, which recognize some of the most forward-thinking practitioners in the B2B industry.  

Demand Gen Recognizes 34 B2B Executives With Inaugural B2B Innovator Awards

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Garnering more than 100 nominations from B2B executives across verticals, the Demand Gen Report team assessed and selected 34 final winners in 11 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. In addition to being featured in the B2B Innovator Awards special report publishing today, winners will also be recognized at the B2B Marketing Exchange, to be held February 19-21, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

"We are really proud to feature and honor such a diverse group of executives for our inaugural B2B Innovator Awards — from companies large and small and from titles ranging from Directors to CMOs,” said Andrew Gaffney, President of G3 Communications, a digital media firm and publisher of Demand Gen Report. “The profiles of different executives prove there is a great amount of experimentation and creativity being applied to B2B marketing, and these data-driven marketers are consistently using insights available to create more relevant and compelling experiences for buyers and buying groups in complex categories."

The complete list of winners includes:

Account Targeting & Strategy

• Bill Karpowicz, Trifacta
• Danny Nail, SAP
• Bryant Lau, HighSpot
• Shari Johnston, Radius

B2B Technologists

• Kate Cindric-Federhar, CenturyLink
• Joshua Ren, Nutanix

B2B Vanguards

• Jane Cook, American Express
• Lauren Vaccarello, Box
• Kirsten Smith, Glassdoor

Buyer-Focused Marketers

• Heather MacKinnon, Cardinal Health
• Bill Tompkins, SAP Americas

C-Suite Strategy

• Susan Wall, Oracle + Bronto
• Michelle Huff, Act-On Software
• Peter Isaacson, Demandbase

Content, Creative & Education

• Ana Villegas, Dell EMC
• Christine Woodhouse, Eaton
• Paula Puess, Rockwell Automation
• Barbara Reitz, vAuto

Cross-Channel Champions

• Rishi Dave, Dun & Bradstreet
• Mervyn Alamgir, TIBCO Software
• Paul Hart, Thomson Reuters

Data Scientist & Operations Optimizers

• Linlin Li, FireEye
• Rich Copenhagen, Nimble Storage
• Jack Johnson, K2
• Michael Colon, TD Ameritrade Institutional

Trailblazers

• Brandee Sanders, Blackline
• Eric Spett, Terminus

Marketing Mentors

• Amber Stevens, Curata
• Guclu Ozsayin, Samsung Electronics France
• Jeanne Hopkins, Ipswitch
• Leslie Cozatt, Optum

Sales Drivers

• Muhammad Yasin, PERQ
• Kyle Hilbrenner, Zoro
• Greg Gendron, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Those interested in learning more can view the complete B2B Innovator Awards report here.

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 four targeted educational tracks: B2B Content2Conversion Conference, Demand Gen Summit ABM In Action Live, and Sales Impact Summit.

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 Report, ABM In Action, Retail TouchPoints, Channel Marketer Report, Marketing ID 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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