ABM ANNOUNCES 14TH ANNUAL CEBA AWARDS CALL FOR ENTRIES
New online entry process and categories reflect industry's diversity

NEW YORK, May 27, 2009 - American Business Media is proud to announce that its 2009 CEBA Awards competition, celebrating Creative Excellence in Business Advertising, is now accepting submissions. The Call for Entries is available at www.CEBA-Awards.com; all submissions must be received by June 30, 2009. 

In an effort to embrace the digital nature and new directions of the b-to-b industry, ABM has taken the entry process online through a partnership with mBLAST and added two new categories, Custom Media and Business Information.

Honoring outstanding business advertising achievements in b-to-b publications, digital media and face-to-face events, the CEBAs are business media’s most coveted creative award, enhancing relationships among advertisers, agencies and publishers. 

Advertisers are encouraged to celebrate the strength of their brand (past winners include GE, IBM and 3M Dental); agencies will be recognized for their excellence in creative business advertising (past winners include BBDO, Ogilvy One and Carmichael Lynch); and publishers have the opportunity to showcase and honor their advertisers (past winners include Nielsen Business Media, Reed Business Information and Crain Communications).

For more information, visit www.CEBA-Awards.com. 

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About American Business Media:
Founded in 1906, American Business Media is the association of business information companies, delivering business intelligence to industry professionals worldwide, including Madison Avenue, Wall Street and the Beltway. Its 300-plus member companies reach an audience of more than 100 million professionals and represent nearly 6,000 print and online titles and over 1,000 trade shows, with well over $33 billion in annual revenues. For more information, visit www.AmericanBusinessMedia.com.

Contact:
Kate Patton
Managing Editor, ABM
k.patton@abmmail.com