Paycom Wins Stevie® Award For Sales Department Of The Year

Online, February 25, 2010 (Newswire.com) - MIAMI, FLORIDA - February 26, 2010 - Paycom was presented with a Stevie® Award in the Sales Department of the Year- Financial Services category in the fourth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The awards are presented by the Stevie Awards, which organizes several of the world's leading business awards shows including the prestigious American Business Awards.

More than 500 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted to this year's competition. There are 41 categories for sales professionals, ranging from Global Sales Leader of the Year to Sales Training Program of the Year to Sales Department of the Year. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists. Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging.

Nominated customer service and sales executives from the U.S.A. and several other countries attended. Jeff York, Paycom's EVP of Sales, was in Miami, Florida on Monday, February 22, to accept the award on behalf of the hundreds of members of the Paycom team located across the nation.

"We are extremely proud of every member of the Paycom team," said York. "They are successful because they understand a sell is not a success unless they have trained their customer on using our programs and followed them through their first payroll. After that, they ensure there is a seamless transition to a dedicated payroll specialist leaving them free to pursue new clients. Our 99% customer retention can be attributed to this type of follow through and dedication."

Paycom attributes much of their success to their solid, well-tuned hiring, training and compensation practices. They start by hiring college graduates with a minimum GPA and strong business acumen. Many have already proven their sales success at previous companies. After a series of tests and interviews, the cream of the crop is selected, given world-class training and very competitive compensation based on their results.

"Our company currently processes payroll for almost 8,000 midsized and large businesses and adds about 500 customers each month," said Chad Richison, Paycom's CEO. "And all of this success originates from a first contact with Paycom's hand-picked and well-trained sales force. This Stevie Award is wonderful, but they were already winners in our eyes."

"This year's honorees demonstrate that even in challenging economic times, it's possible for organizations to continue to shine in sales and customer service, the two most important functions in business: acquiring and keeping customers," said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards.

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

About Paycom
Oklahoma City-based Paycom pioneered the Internet payroll market in 1998 as the first 100% online payroll provider. Now the largest exclusively online provider of full-service payroll in the U.S., Paycom serves customers in all 50 states from offices in Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Irvine, Phoenix, Tampa and Tulsa. For more information visit www.paycomonline.com.

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. 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 www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors of the 4th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include official publications Sales & Marketing Management (SMM) and Training magazines, as well as the Sales Association, SalesLabs, and ValueSelling Associates.

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