We are proud to announce that Mark Jackson has won the prestigious 2010 SPOTYA award in conjunction with USP magazine
On seeing the article, Simone Hindmarch-Bye, sales director and co-founder said:
"Can I say it's wonderful to see one our fabulous staff featured and recognised with such a great award. A huge well done to Mark..... He has done and amazing job over the past 24 months and is an absolute asset to our company."
The full story is below and is publish with kind thanks to USP and IMS:
Last month we celebrated the Salesperson of the Year at Gordon Ramsay's London restaurant. Matt Jane was there to present the award
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| Jackson receives the SPOTYA trophy |
Last year may have been an annus horribilis in many walks of life: the re-emergence of swine flu, the collapse of the Irish economy and the snow-enforced halt to civilisation as we know it. But for a selection of satisfied salespeople, 2010 proved that every cloud can have a silver lining.
The Salesperson of the Year Award 2010 was a typically close run competition, with some very strong candidates across the board. Indeed, our judging panel had the difficult task of choosing a winner from all the worthy candidates, but they did manage to narrow it down to a top three, with Mark Jackson from Commercial, sponsored by Nestle, scooping the top spot. In second place was Neil Forge from Proactive Business Supplies, sponsored by Brother, while Steve Crocker from CTS Sales and Service, sponsored by BlackDog, came third.
The SPOTYA ceremony took place in the heart of London's trendy Camden Town at Gordon Ramsay's York and Albany restaurant. While the Scottish chef is best known for his four-letter outbursts and reducing hardened culinary experts to tears, his minions do produce some incredibly tasty food and the lunch was exceptional. The USP team was joined by winner Mark Jackson, who was accompanied by his nominator, Katrina Webb from Nestle Professional, and everyone present had an excellent afternoon.
In true celebratory style, the wine flowed and the food kept coming. It was certainly a great way to end 2010 and begin the New Year party season in style.
"I am very honoured to win the USP magazine Salesperson of the Year Award and would like to dedicate it to every employee of Commercial Limited, our fantastic supplier base (including most notably Nestle, who kindly nominated me), and my whole client base, especially Claire Ellis and the team at IDH who I was delighted to quote from in my pitch," said Jackson.
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Mark Jackson from Commercial,
USP editor Matt Jane and Katrina
Webb from Nestle Professional |
"My final thanks go to my family and my daughter, who at the age of only five has already used the award for a show and tell at school. I think she is very proud! Thanks also to the judging panel and all the team at USP for the fantastic magazine and most marvelous lunch."
Crocker, who came third in this year's awards said: "My thanks to USP and my sponsor BlackDog and everyone involved in the SPOTYA competition for recognising my achievements throughout 2010.
"I think that everyone who entered has done well to be noticed and it's always nice to be rewarded for something we love doing. Last year was a very tough year for business so it's fantastic to know there are dealers out there going that extra mile: well done everyone," he added.
The SPOTYA offers a unique opportunity for salespeople in this sector to get some well-deserved recognition for their efforts throughout the year, and USP is always proud to support this worthy cause. We will be running the awards throughout 2011, so keep an eye out for some more inspiring achievements on these pages. Who knows, it could be you that we take out for a boozy awards dinner at the end of the year.
Well Done Mark, we at Commercial are very proud of you!
