WOMEN HELPING WOMEN AWARD

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WEBSITE OF THE YEAR

 Loyalty Factor Offers Strategies to Successfully:
Multiply Productivity and Profitability,
Reformulate Existing Business Strategies and Processes,
Improve Employee, Customer and Brand Loyalty 

Portsmouth, NH – October 22, 2010 – Loyalty Factor™, LLC, a leading employee, customer and brand loyalty consulting and training firm, announced today that the company and its founder, Dianne Durkin, have been named finalists in two categories of the 7th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Categories include “Women Helping Women” and “Website of the Year”.

“It’s a great honor to be recognized as a finalist in two categories,” said founder, Dianne Durkin. “Loyalty Factor has helped many businesses with processes and programs that have increased corporate profitability by providing individually tailored consulting and training services that enhance employee, customer and brand loyalty.  These Stevie Award nominations are proof points that our strategy is on target.”

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide.  The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” winners will be announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York on Friday, November 12.  Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S.A and several other countries are expected to attend.   The presentations will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S.A. by the Business TalkRadio Network.

More than 1,200 entries ― a record for the competition ― were submitted this year for consideration in 54 categories, including Best Executive, Best Entrepreneur, and Best Community Involvement Program. 

For 14 years, Loyalty Factor’s multi-national, international and entrepreneurial customers  which include IKEA International, SeaChange International, PerkinElmer, Kronos, Netezza, Catholic Medical Center, and Telwares, have enjoyed increased ROI and tangible results in customer satisfaction and corporate profitability while the company’s training and consulting services have helped businesses:

• Quickly assess core business issues within an organization
• Design engagement processes to influence positive change with employees and operational issues across the organization
• Help companies differentiate themselves in their marketplace
• Develop customized high impact training programs to address key business issues
• Implement programs to increase employee and customer satisfaction and retention

Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among the finalists during final judging.

“It was harder than ever to be recognized in the Stevie Awards for Women in Business this year,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards.  “Receiving a high score from the judges this year illustrates how well many women in business are doing despite the stiff challenges they face.”

Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/women 

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors of the 7^th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business (as of October 11) include the Business TalkRadio Network and KeyBank.  Localization partner of the 2011 Stevie Awards is Lionbridge.

About Loyalty Factor, LLC

Loyalty Factor, LLC., is a globally recognized consulting and training firm that develops customized programs to increase corporate productivity and profitability Loyalty Factor has provided consulting and training services at such companies as IKEA International, Pergo, PerkinElmer, Kronos, Netezza, Hologic, Catholic Medical Center and Telwares, among many others. Its processes fuel momentum in an organization to create employee, customer and brand loyalty, and innovation and creativity for differentiation in the marketplace. Loyalty Factor is known for taking vision to reality.

Loyalty Factor is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with additional offices in Greenwich, Connecticut. For more information, visit http://www.loyaltyfactor.com.

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For More Information:
Jackie Abramian
BridgeView Marketing (for Loyalty Factor, LLC)
207-439-0963
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