VIZIO Wins Multiple 2020 Stevie® Awards for Customer Service, Marking the Company's 105th Recognition in Nine Years

IRVINE, Calif., March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- VIZIO, Inc. is proud to announce that its customer service team was honored at the 14^th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service with wins in four award categories. The team took home a Silver award for "Best Use of Technology in Customer Service" and Bronze wins for "Back-Office Customer Service Team of the Year", "Innovation in Customer Service", and "Contact Center Professional of the Year." The recognition highlights VIZIO's dedication to providing strong value and great experiences for consumers throughout the entire customer journey.

"We are honored to have VIZIO recognized with four more awards this year for a total of 105 wins for customer service over the past nine years," said Scott Patten, Sr. Vice President of Operations & Technical Support, VIZIO. "VIZIO always puts our customers first, and creating strong consumer value and experiences is ingrained in everything we do. We are proud to have the hard work of our customer service teams recognized by the Stevie Awards this year, because their work is a large part of who we are as a brand."

The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world's top honors for customer service, contact center, business development and sales professionals.  The Stevie Awards organizes eight of the world's leading business awards programs, also including the prestigious American Business Awards^®  and International Business Awards®.  The awards were presented to honorees during a gala banquet on Friday, February 28 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.  More than 600 executives from the U.S.A. and other nations attended. 

More than 2,600 nominations from organizations in 48 nations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were evaluated in this year's competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 180 professionals worldwide on seven specialized judging committees. Entries were considered in more than 90 categories for customer service and contact center achievements, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service, and Customer Service Department of the Year; more than 60 categories for sales and business development achievements, ranging from Senior Sales Executive of the Year to Sales Training or Business Development Executive of the Year to Sales Department of the Year; and categories to recognize new products and services and solution providers.

VIZIO customer support was recognized with the following awards for 2020:

Silver Stevie Award
SMS Messaging
Category: Best Use of Technology in Customer Service - All Other Industries

Bronze Stevie Awards
The Puzzling Case of VIZIO's William Kranig
Category: Contact Center Professional of the Year

VIZIO's Quality Team
Category: Back-Office Customer Service Team of the Year - All Other Industries

Contact Deflection: COVEO - What gets measured gets managed
Category: Award for Innovation in Customer Service - All Other Industries

Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Stevie winners in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/sales. 

About VIZIO
VIZIO, the #1 American-based TV brand¹ and #1 Sound Bar Brand² in America, delivers innovative entertainment solutions and value for millions of connected consumers. Formed in 2002 and quickly established as a daring leader, VIZIO has built a portfolio of industry-leading products that provide brilliant, awe-inspiring experiences while incorporating seamlessly with the smart home. The company designs a collection of televisions, sound bars, and the SmartCast smart TV platform with the consumer's desires in mind, and has been rated America's Fastest Growing TV Brand with Quantum Dot³ and America's Fastest Growing Sound Bar Brand with Dolby Atmos⁴. VIZIO product leadership is consistently highlighted by industry reviews and awards, and most recently received 30 Best of CES 2020 accolades.

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About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, 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 Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

Sponsors of the 14th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include HCL Technologies, Sales Partnerships, Inc., and ValueSelling Associates, Inc.

¹ Source: The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Weekly Retail Tracking Service, LCD TV, Based on units, Jan. 6, 2019 – Nov. 30, 2019 combined.
² Source: The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Weekly Retail Tracking Service, Sound Bars, Based on Units, Dec. 24, 2017 – Apr. 20, 2019 Combined
³ Source: The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Weekly Retail Tracking Service, LCD TV, Quantum dots included, Based on units, Jan. 6, 2019 – Nov. 30, 2019 vs. Dec. 31, 2017 – Nov. 24, 2018 combined.
⁴ Source: The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Weekly Retail Tracking Service, Sound Bars, Dolby Atmos, Jan. 6, 2019 – Sep. 28, 2019 vs Dec. 31, 2017 – Sep. 22, 2018 Combined.

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