Silver Stevie Winner Recognized in the 17th Annual American Business Awards
Tampa, FL – May 16, 2019 – Andrew Thomas, Kforce Chief Marketing Officer, has been named a Silver Stevie® Award winner for Marketing Executive of the Year in the 17th Annual American Business Awards®. As the premier business awards program in the United States, over 3,800 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration.
“I am humbled to receive this award,” says Thomas. “Any accomplishments related to the Kforce brand are team victories and the result of the partnership our field leaders and associates have with our marketing team. I’m truly grateful to all of our Kforce brand ambassadors who are striving to achieve the top recognition and best reputation in our peer group."
A judging panel of more than 200 professionals worldwide selected this year’s Stevie Award winners.
One judge commented, “Thomas' ability to impact Kforce in the way that he has is quite commendable. From the implementation of the brand refresh to the enhancement of the marketing channels through the content program, Thomas does a great job focusing on clients, customers and his associates. It shows a strong leader dedicated to their motto of ‘Uniting professionals to achieve success through lasting personal relationships®’.”
As Chief Marketing Officer of Kforce, a $1.4 billion professional staffing services and solutions firm, Thomas leads the firm’s marketing, training, employee recognition, human resources and compensation and benefits organizations. A 15-year member of the executive team, Thomas has evolved Kforce's marketing department since assuming responsibility in 2017. His teams have since implemented a social shareable content program, while driving brand recognition and media relations initiatives. Kforce has received 46 awards and the firm's media presence grew 15 times in just one year—this has already doubled in 2019.
The brand refresh initiative, which earned an honorable mention by Ragan’s Employee Communications awards, included the development of a new mission, vision, brand promise and tagline. The rollout, announced via internal webcast, leveraged over 2,300 Kforce employees as brand ambassadors by encouraging them to post the content sent to them in user-friendly templates. This ‘shareable content’ strategy has produced great results, such as a 496% increase of engagement on LinkedIn.
An overarching goal Thomas has for the firm is to earn the best recognition and top reputation in its peer group. Since this effort began, Kforce has been ranked as having the top brand recognition with IT consultants per Staffing Industry Analysts. In addition, Net Promoter Score increases have earned the firm repeat Best of Staffing awards and an increased Glassdoor rating by 43%.
“The nominations submitted to the 2019 American Business Awards were outstanding. They illustrate the continued vibrancy of innovation and high level of achievement across the American economic landscape,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” the awards will be presented to winners at a gala ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on Tuesday, June 11.
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