2012 Exporter of the Year^® Award

Nomination Form

 

ThinkGlobal Inc. is seeking nominations for the 2012 ThinkGlobal Exporter of the Year awards.

ThinkGlobal Inc. is publisher of Commercial News USA, the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Commerce Department. Commercial News USA is a catalog-style magazine distributed to a quarter million readers in 178 countries worldwide.

Awards will be given to U.S. companies in all of the categories included in the magazine.

Winners in each industry will be chosen by the ThinkGlobal publishing team based on the total number of documented export deals completed in 2010, total percentage increase in sales in 2009 compared to 2009, exports as percentage of total sales, the company's commitment to exporting, the company's commitment to customer service, and the company's innovation and originality in marketing products or services. To be eligible for the award, the nominee must be a company that is exporting from the United States. Companies may nominate themselves for the award.

Nominator Information:

Company Name
Contact Name
Title
Street Address
City
State
Zip
Telephone
Fax
Email
Website Address

Please provide the following information:

Total export sales (in dollars) in 2010
Percentage increase in export sales between 2009-2010
Exports as a percentage of total sales in 2010
Year company was formed
Total number of employees
Primary product or service
Industry Sector*	Select a Sector Agricultural Automotive/Aviation/Marine Building/Construction/Hardware Business Services Consumer Goods Electrical/Electronics Environmental Franchising Health & Beauty/Fashion Hotel & Restaurant Equipment, Food/Food Processing Industrial Equipment, Services and Supplies Information Technology/Telecommunications Materials Medical/Scientific Product and Equipment Safety and Security Sports and Recreation Trade Shows Special Sections

4-digit HS number
Type of company:	C Corp	S Corp
	LLC	Sole Proprietor
Is the company publicly held?	Yes	No
Has the nominee or its officers ever been the subject of an investigation by a government body?	Yes	No
Is the company currently a party to any civil or criminal court proceeding or federal investigation?	Yes	No

Please provide an overview of how exporting fits into the company's sales strategy. Limit 250 words

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Nominee Certification: I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, all of the information provided on the form is true, accurate and complete. I understand that all financial information contained on this form will remain confidential unless I authorize its release. If my company is selected as an Exporter of the Year award winner, I authorize the use - in conjunction with the ThinkGlobal Exporter of the Year Award - of my name and title, my company's name, my photograph and/or my company's logo. I agree that no compensation shall be expected or due to me or my company for use of this information.

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Deadline for responses is September 30th, 2011. Winners will be announced in the March-April 2012 issue of the magazine.