ZONDERVAN NAMED SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AT IMPACT AWARDS

Wednesday, 30 June 2004 08:00 PM America/New_York

The supplier of the year is Zondervan, according to CBA's Impact Awards, held last night in Atlanta.

Zondervan won five of the six supplier categories, including sales and marketing, product quality, sales team of the year, service and distribution, and overall supplier of the year. This is the second consecutive year the publisher has been named the overall top supplier.

Barbour Publishing won the final supplier award for telemarketing.

The 2004 Jim Carlson CBA Store of the Year Award was divided into three categories this year:

Grace Books in Auburn, Wash., won for sales under $500,000.

The Ark Christian Bookstore in Yuma, Ariz., won for sales between $500,000 and $1 million.

Logos bookstore in Dallas won for sales exceeding $1 million.

Booth winners included Word Distribution, Kerusso, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Bridge-Logos and First Christmas Projects. Bob Siemon Designs took top honors in the category with the total exhibitor award.