ATLANTA — TAG Marketing, a society of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and Georgia’s premier organization for technology marketing events and networking, seeks entries for two prestigious annual award categories: the 2007 TAMY Awards and the Technology Marketing Executive of the Year Award. The deadline to submit entries is 5 p.m. on Friday, April 20.

Winners will be announced at the TAG Marketing breakfast on Thursday, May 17. For more information or for downloadable applications and nomination forms, visit www.tagonline.org/tamy-awards.php. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

This is the second year that TAG Marketing will name a Technology Marketing Executive of the Year, an award based on peer nominations for a marketing executive who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, either at a technology company or in a technology role within a non-technology corporation.

“TAG Marketing recognizes the importance of the efforts, leadership and foresight of the individuals who have made a positive impact not on only their own company’s results, but also on the advancement of technology marketing as a whole,” said Micky Long, president of TAG Marketing.

The 2007 TAMY Awards will recognize both small and large organizations that have demonstrated significant and measurable accomplishments in one of five specific categories. The company or its affiliate must be currently active in technology in Georgia, and the marketing program entered must have been managed entirely from Georgia. In addition, the programs/tactics submitted must have been carried out primarily during the 2006 calendar year.

“We continue to be amazed at the ingenuity and results achieved by our TAMY Award applicants,” said Ed Gandia, TAG Marketing awards chair. “Participation in the TAMY Awards hit a record last year, and we expect even more interest for our sixth annual awards in 2007.”

An award will be given to one emerging firm (revenues less than $10 million) and one large company (revenues over $10 million) in each of five award categories: Corporate Repositioning, Marketing for Growth, Marketing to the “C” Level, Customer Marketing and Marketing Tactic.|

Winners of the 2006 TAMY Awards included the following Georgia companies:

• TechDiscovery – Corporate Repositioning Award (Emerging Firm)
• Trusted Network Technologies – Marketing for Growth Award (Emerging Firm)
• Definition 6 – Marketing Tactic Award (Emerging Firm)
• Oversight Systems – Marketing to the “C” Level Award (Emerging Firm)
• KnowledgeStorm – Marketing Tactic Award (Large Firm)

Additionally, the winners of the Technology Marketing Executive of the Year Award were:

• Gary Brooks – Executive Vice President, Marketing and Alliances, Servigistics (Small/Medium Business Category)
• Ellen C. Marks – Global Marketing Director – Outsourcing and BPO, Accenture ( Enterprise Business Category)

The deadline to submit entries and nominations is 5 p.m. on Friday, April 20. Winners will be announced at the TAG Marketing breakfast on Thursday, May 17. For more information or for downloadable applications, visit www.tagonline.org/tamy-awards.php.

opportunities, TMA provides members with firsthand exposure to marketing tools, programs, resources and the people who lead our technology-driven economy.

About TAG Marketing
TAG Marketing is a society within the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). TAG Marketing helps technology pioneers and business leaders grow their companies and achieve greater financial success through marketing. In addition to networking and learning

About TAG
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support its members by generating opportunities for personal, professional and business growth. By forging strategic alliances, TAG serves as a primary catalyst to foster a rich environment for economic development in Georgia’s technology community.