New award for SMEs from the DACH region
On November 18, the first Digital Medium-sized Business Award, or DIMA for short, will be presented, a new award launched by Visable. It honors special digital projects by small and medium-sized enterprises in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. SMEs with up to 250 employees can apply with their contributions to digital transformation until October 10, 2021.
With the Digital SME Award, Visable, the operator of the B2B platforms wlw and Europages, creates a stage for SMEs and their ideas and innovations. The award is intended to honor groundbreaking digital projects by small and medium-sized enterprises in the DACH region that make a significant contribution to making their own company more future-proof. "The Digital SME Award pursues the same goal that we have dedicated ourselves to as a company: more visibility for SMEs on the Internet and now also on the DIMA stage," explains Peter F. Schmid, CEO of Visable and jury board member. "We are convinced that innovative small and medium-sized enterprises are faster and more successful than many of their large competitors. With the award, we are putting these hidden champions in the spotlight."
New award with four categories
Until October 10, SMEs in the DACH region can submit their digital projects free of charge in one or more of a total of four categories. In the "Customer Experience" category, projects can be submitted that manage to pick up customers online and take them on a digital journey.The decisive factors here are ideas that invite interaction with the brand, product or service in B2B business. The "Solutions in Sales" category looks for smart digitization measures that give sales new impetus and customers.In particular, this includes well thought-out digital approaches that create added value - e.g. in the sales process, in marketing or in customer loyalty. The core of the "Sustainability in the company" category is the digital development and implementation of ideas that promote and advance the topic of sustainability in the company. The "Innovation" category evaluates the development and implementation of new digital projects that are particularly surprising and convincing due to their high degree of innovation.
Top-class jury of experts awards digital achievements
The jury, which examines each of the submitted projects for its innovative character, its digital character and its impact in the corporate context, is made up of six renowned experts from business, research and digital media. As head of the jury, Peter F. Schmid contributes his expertise in online retail and B2B business. He is assisted by Miriam Wohlfarth, founder and CEO of the financial technology company Ratepay, business journalist Dr. Holger Schmidt, Jenny von Podewils, founder and co-CEO of the startup Leapsome, Prof. Dr. Reiner Kurzhals from Münster University of Applied Sciences and founder of Westphalia DataLab, and marketing and trend expert Oliver Leisse.
The jurors are hoping for lively Swiss participation: "We are looking forward to receiving numerous applications from Swiss SMEs at the award," says Peter F. Schmid. "Switzerland is a very innovative country and I am convinced that there are many Swiss digital projects that serve as role models," says Schmid. The announcement of the winners can be followed free of charge in a livestream on November 18 after prior registration. In addition to the actual award ceremony, the online event will include exciting presentations on current developments in digitization. In addition to an official award, the winners will also receive a company profile on wlw and Europages worth a total of 25,000 euros.
More information: www.visable.com/dima
