Sponsorship Opportunities 2007 American Business Awards SM

The American Business Awards The Only National, Independent, All-encompassing, Business Awards Show “The Business World’s Own Oscar Awards”* Governed by a Board of Top Executives, Association Leaders, Business Press, and Business Academics Sponsored by Leading Business Publishers and Marketers Opportunities for Sponsors to Benefit from a 12-month Cycle of National Media and Exposure * The New York Post, April 27, Oscar is a trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences

Mission of The Stevie® Awards The Stevie Awards were created to honor and generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide. Beginning with the introduction of The American Business Awards in 2002, The International Business Awards in 2003, and The Stevie Awards for Women in Business in 2004, our mission is to raise the profile of exemplary companies and individuals among the press, the business community, and the general public.

Sponsors of The 2006 American Business Awards Included: Premier Sponsors Media Sponsors

Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors The awards are overseen by this prestigious body, which also conducts the Final Judging to determine the Stevie Award winners. Leading members of the Board include: Gary Hamel Tom Peters Tony Robbins Donald Trump

Entrants Compete in Dozens of Categories Individual: Best Executive, Best Marketer, Best Salesperson, etc. Team: Best Human Resources Team, Best Customer Service Team, etc. Organization: Best Support Organization, Best Product Development Organization, etc. Company: Best Overall Company, Best Business Turnaround, Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program, etc. Media: Best Investor Relations Program, Best Corporate Web Site, Best TV Ad Campaign, etc.

2007 Schedule January 2007: 2007 Awards Begin and Call for Entries Issued January – March 2007: Outbound Publicity, Direct Marketing, Advertising March 31: Entry Deadline April-May: Judging Mid May: Notification and Announcement of Finalists May - June: Pre-Awards Show Publicity Late June: Awards Show in New York Late June - July: Post-Awards Show Publicity

2007 Sponsorship Deadlines To Take Advantage of Sponsor Opportunities, You Must Commit By  December : Logo and copy about your company included in Call for Entries mailer  December 15 (Right of First Refusal): Opportunity to place welcome letter from executive in Call for Entries mailer  December 15: Logo included in initial magazine ad  Ongoing: Logo included in Call for Entries HTML campaign  Ongoing: Logo and description featured on Web site  Ongoing: Opportunity to place executive on Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors  March : Offer complimentary entries to your clients  May 1: Sponsor an honorary Stevie Award and select the recipient  June 1: Receive an ad in the awards show program, and have your executive present awards in sponsored categories

2006 Awards Dinner Attended By More Than 630 Executives Videocast Live on the Internet to 20,000+ Broadcast Live on Radio to 800,000+ View Photos and Video Clips of the Presentations at

Paid Sponsorship Benefits Include: Opportunity to confer one or more honorary Stevie Awards upon your customers Entry fees waived for your customers Up to 100,000 display advertising impressions on the ABA web site during 2007 Co-registration for an offer from your company on the ABA web site during 2007 Identification as a sponsor in all press releases issued by The Stevie Awards and ABA Finalists and Stevie Award winners during 2007 Dedicated ing to all 2007 entrants on behalf of your company Inclusion of a supplied giveaway in the tote bag that all 2007 awards dinner attendees will receive Your logo and web site address included as a sponsor in any magazine or newspaper ads Full-page ad in the awards dinner program book Opportunity for one of your executives to speak at the awards dinner and present a number of awards Table for 10 at the awards dinner

Paid Sponsorship Packages Each Package Includes Branded Sponsorship of Awards in a Number of Associated Categories A Variety of Price Points Multi-year Sponsorships Available As a Sponsor You Will Have the Right of First Renewal to Sponsor the 2008 Awards

Media Sponsorship Benefits Include Continued Exposure Over 12-month Cycle (January - December) to Hundreds of Thousands of Businesses Nationwide Logo Identification in All Online and Offline Marketing Communications Up to 100,000 Advertising Impressions on ABA Web Site Co-registration Offer on ABA Web Site Representation on Board of Judges & Advisors Opportunity to Present Awards at Awards Dinner Ad in Awards Dinner Program

Marketing Plan Highlights Direct Mail (Postal and ) of Call for Entries to 100,000+ Businesses Nationwide Print and Online Advertising Through Media Sponsorships of Leading Business Publishers Nationwide Six-Month Publicity Campaign

The Stevie® Award Created by the Makers of the Oscar, Emmy, and Clio Awards 16-1/4” Inches High Hand-cast and Gold-plated Individually Engraved

Thank You To receive a complete package about sponsorship opportunities, contact: Michael Gallagher Office: (703) Cell: ( 571)