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American Marketing Association, Houston Chapter Names Weatherford International 2007 Marketer of the Year.


HOUSTON -- The AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call.  Houston Chapter announced today that it has awarded its 2007 Marketer of the Year honor to Weatherford International Ltd., a Houston-based oilfield services company.

In total, 61 firms were nominated from a broad range of industries. A panel of local, independent business executives selected finalists from the nominees that represented some of the Houston's best-performing organizations and institutions. Finalists from 18 leading Houston-area corporations were honored. Final judging was done by a panel of independent marketing executives from outside of the Houston market. From the slate of category finalists, Weatherford was selected as Houston's Marketer of the Year.

"This is a tremendous honor for Weatherford and our marketing team, both of which have adapted to our fast-paced growth by developing marketing programs that not only reflect Weatherford's ability to raise the bar beyond traditional oilfield marketing, but also across industry lines," commented Christine McGee, Vice President of Marketing for Weatherford.

The award was presented at a ceremony held on February 7, 2007 at the Alley Theatre in downtown Houston. After a speech on creating a winning culture given by Tim Purpura purpura

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, General Manager of the Houston Astros, the Weatherford team was announced as this year's recipient of the Marketer of the Year award.

"AMA Houston is dedicated to supporting Houston's vibrant marketing community by recognizing excellence in marketing planning, execution and results. While each finalist displayed excellence in marketing achievement, Weatherford's marketing team demonstrated a superior and successful strategic approach to integrated marketing and brand development. Weatherford, and each of the finalists, provides an outstanding example to all Houston marketers of how to elevate the marketing profession within our own organizations," stated Michelle Acosta, president of AMA Houston.

Finalists for the 2007 Marketer of the Year Award included (in alphabetic order):

Amegy Bank

Cemex

Continental Airlines

CordAa Restaurants

DeMontrond Group

Gallery Furniture

Houston Astros

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The Houston Chapter of the American Marketing Association The American Marketing Association, one of the largest professional associations for marketers, has 38,000 members worldwide in every area of marketing. For over six decades the AMA has been the leading source for information, knowledge sharing and development in the marketing profession.  is the area's premier marketing professional organization that provides marketers the ability to remain competitive in today's business environment through networking events, special interest groups and real-world educational programs. Named Chapter of the Year in 2005-2006 and 2003-2004, the AMA Houston serves more than 800 members with diverse marketing expertise from a variety of industries. For scheduled luncheons, meetings and membership information, please visit www.amahouston.org.
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