Magazine’s Corporate Excellence Awards Honors Executives Who Innovate, Grow Respective Industries
PHILADELPHIA – MAY 2, 2019 – SmartMark Communications, a global leader in strategic communications and the parent company of SmartEnergy IP™, announced today that founder and CEO Juliet Shavit has been named the “Most Influential CEO of the Year” in strategic communications for 2019 by Corporate Vision (CV) Magazine’s Corporate Excellence Awards.
Shavit was awarded for her innovative approach to communications and market positioning, working with companies and organizations to help understand the role of how emerging technologies improve customer experience. Her areas of expertise include smart grid, smart city, smart home and the integration of music in customer experience.
SmartMark Communications was recently named top utility solutions provider to watch in 2019 by CIOReview magazine.
Shavit is considered an expert on the importance of customers in the adoption of new technologies. She recently authored a smart cities roadmap for the American Public Power Association and is the founder of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Smart Grid Customer Engagement Working Group. Her firm also hosts the Smart Grid Customer Education Symposium annually.
“This award comes at an exciting milestone for SmartMark Communications, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary of delivering public relations and strategic communications to businesses and communities worldwide,” Shavit said. “This honor wouldn’t be possible without the support of my clients, who every day trust me and my talented, dedicated staff to bring their news and thought leadership to market. They are the ones moving their industries forward with meaningful business solutions, and I’m happy to play a role in guiding them.”
Annual winners of the Corporate Excellence Awards are handpicked following a comprehensive analysis and qualitative and quantitative research by CV Magazine, ensuring those who innovate, grow and improve their respective industries are awarded.