Stateside Affairs Named Winner of Silver Stevie^® Award in The 2023 International Business Awards^® for a Small Business Within the Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations Company of the Year Category

Stateside Affairs Also Credited for Developing the Gold Stevie^® 

Award-Winning Nomination for its Client 

MANASQUAN, NJ – August 15, 2023 – After receiving a series of accolades from the Stevie Awards programs over the past year, Stateside Affairs is honored to win a Silver Stevie^® Award in the Small Business subcategory of the Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations Company of the Year category of The 2023 International Business Awards^® (IBAs). Stateside Affairs was the only award winner representing a New Jersey company in this category and subcategory. The government affairs and public relations company’s award submission was in regard to its past performance and achievements since the beginning of 2021. Over 60 nations and territories submitted nominations in this year’s competition.

Winners will be celebrated during a gala banquet at the Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in Rome, Italy on Friday, 13 October.

Since Stateside Affairs was honored with an award, the firm is now a nominee in the voting round for the People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies. The firm greatly appreciates the opportunity to be showcased through this program and invites the public to support Stateside Affairs by voting as often as they would like at peopleschoice.stevieawards.com, now through September 15. Nominees must receive at least 100 public votes to be eligible to win a People’s Choice Stevie Award and winners will be announced at the IBA award ceremony.

This is the first time Stateside Affairs has submitted nominations to the International Business Awards^® and subsequently the first time the company has been named a winner of a Silver award. Judges commented on the submission, “Stateside is doing phenomenal work and also gaining recognition for it as their growth shows.” The judges also remarked, “Stateside communicates a very focused agency positioning and clearly delivers based on the accolades that they have received.”

Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 230 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process in June and July.

Stateside Affairs is also credited for developing a nomination for its client. The firm shared in the excitement upon news that the client was honored with the Gold Stevie^® Award for that category. This accomplishment will set the client apart within its industry.

“We are truly honored and grateful to the Stevie Award judges for recognizing our company with a 2023 International Business Award^® for a Small Business within the Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations Company of the Year Category,” Stateside Affairs President and CEO Cristina Pinzon exclaimed. “We value our clients and the work we produce for each of them. This honor is bestowed to our dedicated staff and their vision that transforms ideas into products that take meaning and generates return on investment.”

“Nominations to the IBAs get better every year, and this year’s class of Stevie winners is the most impressive yet,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller.  “The winners have demonstrated that their organizations have set and achieved lofty goals.  We congratulate them on their recognized achievements, and look forward to celebrating them on stage in Rome on 13 October.” Learn more about The International Business Awards^® at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

About Stateside Affairs
Stateside Affairs is an award-winning, bilingual, woman and minority-owned government affairs and public relations company based in New Jersey. Founded in 2015, the company’s reputation for success has garnered both state and regional recognition for its work in public affairs as well as print and digital communications. As industry leaders, the Stateside Affairs team prides itself in delivering plans that are beautifully designed and skillfully executed, gaining its clients nationwide recognition for quality work. For more information about Stateside Affairs, visit www.statesideaffairs.com.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards^®, The International Business Awards^®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevie recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

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