Sundance Vacations - Stevie Award Finalists

[Wilkes-Barre, PA] – November 15, 2006 – Sundance Vacations and some of their employees were named as Finalists in various categories in The 2006 Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards.

The new awards are jointly presented by Selling Power magazine, the leading sales management publication with 145,000 subscribers in 67 countries, and The Stevie® Awards, which have been hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” by the New York Post (April 27, 2005).

Winners will be announced during a gala banquet on Monday, December 4 at the Westin Casuarina Hotel, Spa & Casino in Las Vegas. Nominated sales executives from around the world are expected to attend.

More than 300 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories. Sundance Vacations is a Finalist in the Timeshare Sales Organization of the year category while the King of Prussia office’s Roger Johnson is a Finalist as Sales Representative of the Year. In addition, the Chicago Sales Team received Finalist recognition for Sales Team of the Year and manager Steve Decker is a Finalist in the Sales Director of the Year category.

Roger Johnson has been an exceptional asset to the King of Prussia sales team over the years. In fact, on October 15th, he became the first member of Sundance Vacations Million Dollar Club. Roger says, “I try to make every person I see feel like they are the most important person I know and I treat them as such.” He also adds, “We do this as a team effort.”

Steve Decker and his Chicago sales staff have had a very successful year in 2006 and have already exceeded their yearly goals. Steve explains, "For Chicago to have become a finalist for the Office of the Year award is really great. If I had to pick the reasons why, I'd say that our office had a well defined objection at the start of the year and everybody - from the people who clean the office on up - was expected to do their part.”

Steve, nominated for Sales Director of the Year, shares, “I felt it was vital for me as director not only to set goals but also to create a training plan that focused on exactly what we needed from day to day. Winning attitude starts at the top and I tried to instill that way of thinking in every employee at our center."

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners this week from among the Finalists. Business professionals worldwide chose the finalists during preliminary judging.

The elegant Stevie trophy was designed by R. S. Owens, the same company that makes the Oscar and the Emmy.

“Being named a Finalist in The Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards is an important achievement,” said Gerhard Gschwandtner, founder and publisher of Selling Power. “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of international recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.”

“We strive to maintain high standards in every division of our company. In addition to the 2006 Stevie Award nominations, we were honored to be the recipient of the 2005 Northeast Pennsylvania Better Business Bureau Torch Award for our business practices and marketplace ethics. To be publicly recognized two years in a row for our commitment to excellence is especially gratifying,” adds John Dowd, President of Sundance Vacations.

Details about The Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/sales.




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		Press Release SUNDANCE VACATIONS, EMPLOYEES NAMED AS FINALIST IN: 2006 SELLING POWER SALES EXCELLENCE AWARDS 1^st annual awards will be presented on December 4 in Las Vegas

[Wilkes-Barre, PA] – November 15, 2006 – Sundance Vacations and some of their employees were named as Finalists in various categories in The 2006 Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. The new awards are jointly presented by Selling Power magazine, the leading sales management publication with 145,000 subscribers in 67 countries, and The Stevie® Awards, which have been hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” by the New York Post (April 27, 2005). Winners will be announced during a gala banquet on Monday, December 4 at the Westin Casuarina Hotel, Spa & Casino in Las Vegas. Nominated sales executives from around the world are expected to attend. More than 300 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories. Sundance Vacations is a Finalist in the Timeshare Sales Organization of the year category while the King of Prussia office’s Roger Johnson is a Finalist as Sales Representative of the Year. In addition, the Chicago Sales Team received Finalist recognition for Sales Team of the Year and manager Steve Decker is a Finalist in the Sales Director of the Year category. Roger Johnson has been an exceptional asset to the King of Prussia sales team over the years. In fact, on October 15th, he became the first member of Sundance Vacations Million Dollar Club. Roger says, “I try to make every person I see feel like they are the most important person I know and I treat them as such.” He also adds, “We do this as a team effort.” Steve Decker and his Chicago sales staff have had a very successful year in 2006 and have already exceeded their yearly goals. Steve explains, "For Chicago to have become a finalist for the Office of the Year award is really great. If I had to pick the reasons why, I'd say that our office had a well defined objection at the start of the year and everybody - from the people who clean the office on up - was expected to do their part.” Steve, nominated for Sales Director of the Year, shares, “I felt it was vital for me as director not only to set goals but also to create a training plan that focused on exactly what we needed from day to day. Winning attitude starts at the top and I tried to instill that way of thinking in every employee at our center." Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners this week from among the Finalists. Business professionals worldwide chose the finalists during preliminary judging. The elegant Stevie trophy was designed by R. S. Owens, the same company that makes the Oscar and the Emmy. “Being named a Finalist in The Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards is an important achievement,” said Gerhard Gschwandtner, founder and publisher of Selling Power. “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of international recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.” “We strive to maintain high standards in every division of our company. In addition to the 2006 Stevie Award nominations, we were honored to be the recipient of the 2005 Northeast Pennsylvania Better Business Bureau Torch Award for our business practices and marketplace ethics. To be publicly recognized two years in a row for our commitment to excellence is especially gratifying,” adds John Dowd, President of Sundance Vacations. Details about The Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/sales.

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