New Hope Natural Media Honored as a Silver Stevie® Award Winner in the 2015 American
Business AwardsSM
Winning Video Provides Overview of the Natural Products Industry and NEXT Trend
Boulder, CO, June 24, 2015 -- New Hope Natural Media today announced it has won a silver
Stevie® Award in the “Video: Sales Technology” category for its business intelligence solution,
NEXT Trend. The award program was produced by the American Business AwardsSM. With a
memorable voice over and modern, alluring imagery the NEXT Trend video sets the stage for the
burgeoning natural products industry, provides a compelling overview of the technology and
offers an engaging demo of how the solution works.
The American Business Awards are the nation’s preeminent business awards program. All
organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, forprofit and non-profit, large and small. More than 3,300 nominations from organizations of all sizes
and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of
categories. More than 200 executives worldwide participated in the judging process to select this
year’s Stevie Award winners.
“We are extremely impressed with the quality of the entries we received this year. The
competition was intense and every organization that won should be proud,” said Michael
Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. “To those outstanding individuals and
organizations that received Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards, the judges and I are honored
to celebrate your many accomplishments. You are setting a high standard for professionals
nationwide.”
NEXT Trend is an online business intelligence solution that provides proprietary early-stage
natural products data, advanced analytics, future trend insights, consumer segmentation, an
innovation lab, and industry expertise that helps companies quickly recognize and act on
emerging market opportunities. It helps consumer products companies, retailers, suppliers,
distributors and investment firms identify key market drivers; predict which products and
ingredients are poised for widespread adoption; develop targeted, localized go-to-market
strategies; and minimize risk and accelerate speed to market with a fast, affordable, early product
idea filter.
NEXT Trend’s exclusive pre-shelf data includes: 37 top trends, 85,000+ products, 2,193
ingredients & nutrients, 1,000+ product categories, 14 certifications and 19 marketing & health
claims.
Several customers benefiting from NEXT Trend include: TwinLab, MetaBrand, Lundberg Family
Farms, General Mills Small Planet Foods, Clorox Open Innovation Network, Kellogg’s Kashi,
Quinoa, PepsiCO’s Naked Juice, Purina’s 9 Square Ventures, Boulder Brand’s Earth Balance,
Kyowa Hakko, Ancient Harvest and Sterling-Rice Group.
Bill Tuohig, Vice President and Product Leader of New Hope Natural Media said, “This award
validates our commitment to the natural products marketplace and our innovative approach to
developing data and insight solutions for our customers. We are thrilled to have been recognized
in this competitive awards contest.”
Earlier this year, NEXT Trend won a gold AVA Digital Award in the “Video Production/Marketing
(Product)” category.
For more information about NEXT Trend, visit www.nexttrend.com.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in six programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie
Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards
for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards
competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60
nations. 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 http://www.StevieAwards.com.
About New Hope Natural Media
New Hope Natural Media is the leading media resource and information provider for the natural,
organic and healthy products industry, with print, in-person/event, and e-business products and
services.
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CONTACT:
Heather Smith
New Hope Natural Media
Telephone: 303 998 9232
Email: hsmith@newhope.com