Lithium Opens Voting For 2017 Lithy Awards

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lithium Technologies today announced it has kicked off voting for its annual Digital CX Excellence Awards, affectionately known as "The Lithys". The awards honor Lithium customers who have gone above and beyond in delivering stellar digital CX (customer experience). This year's Lithy Award submissions surpassed last year's record-breaking number, reaching a new high of 130 submissions from 72 global brands. The winners will be announced live on June 14 at the 2017 Lithy Awards Ball, taking place at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center in San Francisco.

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Lithium customers, partners and fans are encouraged to vote for their favorite submissions on the Lithium Community now through May 19, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. PT. To vote for your favorite 2017 Lithy Awards submissions, visit the Lithium Community.

"The Lithys are our favorite time of the year as we get to shine a light on our customers that are reaching new levels of results in digital customer experience," said Dayle Hall, SVP of Marketing at Lithium. "This year's record-breaking number of submissions demonstrates remarkable business outcomes from global brands, and we look forward to celebrating their successes this year."

Now in their seventh consecutive year, the Lithy Awards recognize excellence in using the Lithium engagement platform to deliver awesome digital customer experiences. This year's awards feature an impressive group of entries from around the globe, spanning across five continents and numerous industries including travel and hospitality, communications service providers, technology, financial services, media and retail.

The selection of winners will be a two-step process: first a popular peer vote on the Lithium Community, and then a final selection by the judging panel who will examine the spirit of the story and compelling results and evidence to support the submission. This year's Lithy Awards feature a prestigious panel of judges, consisting of Social Care Expert and Thought Leader, Dan Gingiss, SVP and Digital Lead of Avanade, Jason Hunt, and Chief Digital Officer of Nasdaq, Josh Machiz.

All Lithy Awards nominees will have guaranteed entry to the 2017 Lithy Awards Ball:

The 2017 Lithy Awards Ball 
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
505 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94105
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

The winners of the Regional Star – Europe and Regional Star – Asia Pacific awards will be announced and celebrated at LiNC Local London and LiNC Local Sydney, respectively.

For more information on how to vote, visit the Lithium Community.

About Lithium:
Lithium delivers awesome digital customer experiences at scale for the world's biggest brands including Airbnb, AT&T, Sephora and Spotify.

Comprising Social Media Management and Communities, the Lithium engagement platform enables brands to manage multiple digital touchpoints, facilitate millions of conversations, and drive smarter decisions through data – connecting customers, content and conversations at the right digital moment.

Lithium has a massive digital footprint with approximately 480 million new digital interactions analyzed daily, 100 million monthly visitors across its Online Communities, and 850 million online profiles scored through Klout.

Learn more at www.lithium.com, join our community at community.lithium.com, or follow us on Twitter @LithiumTech. Lithium is a privately held company based in San Francisco.

The Lithium® logo is a registered Service Mark of Lithium Technologies. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE Lithium Technologies