July 23, 2013
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The Business Journals named both UPS and The UPS Store as Top 25 Brands in its tenth-annual American Brand Excellence Awards. In addition to being named as a top overall brand, UPS came in first in the Business Services category.
Over 2,200 small-to-mid-sized businesses owners and managers participated in the study. The winners were chosen as the brands who best met the needs of small and mid-sized businesses. The criteria used to select the winners include "easy to do business with," "industry leader," forward thinking," "for growing companies," "behaves ethically," "growing in popularity" and "has a good price for what you get."
UPS was recognized as one of the top 100 global brands, according to Interbrand. The research firm evaluated each company's financial strength, and how the company's brand influences consumer demand, as well as the brand's ability to secure ongoing customer demand.
UPS ranked #10 on Harris Interactive's latest Reputation Quotient (RQ) Study.
The 13th annual study scored U.S. companies based on six dimensions that influence reputation and consumer behavior: social responsibility, emotional appeal, financial performance, products and services, vision and leadership, and workplace environment. UPS ranked in the Top 10 this year and got the third highest score of all companies for "emotional appeal." The results are based on surveys of more than 17,000 members of the American general public.
The full list of the top 60 companies and other findings are at www.harrisinteractive.com.
UPS was again named to FORTUNE Magazine's list of "World's Most Admired Companies," ranking among the Top 50 in brand recognition around the world (#30) and #1 in the Delivery category.
For the ninth consecutive year, UPS was recognized as the premier business services brand for small- to midsized businesses. More than 250 business brands were rated by more than 2,000 small business owners and managers.
The UPS Circle of Honor media campaign highlighted safe professional drivers across the U.S. and not only showed that there is a face behind the wheel, but why the industry is essential.
UPS ranked #2 in customer satisfaction by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, a national economic indicator of consumer opinions on products and services.
UPS was ranked #16 among the 100 most valuable global brands, according to Millward Brown Optimor in its fifth annual study. The BrandZ Top 100 ranking recognizes global companies for their demonstrated success in business and brand management, and identifies the world’s most valuable brands by their dollar value.
UPS Poland (also known as UPS Polska) was named the largest courier by two media publications in Poland, based on separate survey results. The survey sponsored by the daily newspaper "Rzeczpospolita" ranked UPS #1 based on income, the range of services offered and the company's pace of development within Poland. The other survey, sponsored by trade magazines "Eurologistics" and "Truck&Biznes," ranked the company #1 based on an assessment of management efficiency and earnings.
For more information, read the UPS press release.
UPS was among the Top 10 Most Reputable Companies in America, based on the Reputation Institute's 2010 survey. Close to 25,000 general consumers were asked about their perception of the nation's largest 150 companies (by revenue) and rated them on key performance factors: products and services, innovation, workplace, governance, citizenship, financial performance and leadership. UPS ranked No. 9.
UPS again was among the World's Most Reputable Companies, ranking No. 28, according to the Global Pulse 2010 study by the Reputation Institute. The private consulting firm conducts an annual online survey of the general public to assess the strength of the world's 600 largest companies by revenue, then rates them by the following key performance dimensions: products and services, innovation, workplace, governance, citizenship, financial performance and leadership.
UPS ranked #19 on Harris Interactive's latest Reputation Quotient (RQ) Study.
The eleventh annual study scored U.S. companies based on six reputational dimensions that influence reputation and consumer behavior: social responsibility, emotional appeal, financial performance, products and services, vision and leadership, and workplace environment. UPS got the highest positive scores of all companies for "excellent customer service." UPS also ranked in the Top 10 among all companies for seven areas of corporate communications.
The full list of the top 60 companies and other findings are at www.harrisinteractive.com.
UPS was again named to FORTUNE Magazine's list of "World's Most Admired Companies," ranking among the Top 50 in brand recognition around the world (#33) and #1 in the Delivery category.
This is the fifth year of the survey, which evaluates companies based on their corporate reputation in nine key attributes: Management Quality, People Management, Quality of Products & Services, Global Competitiveness, Financial Soundness, Innovation, Use of Corporate Assets, Long-Term Investment and Social Responsibility.
UPS ranked in the Top 10 among all companies in the world on eight of those attributes, including No. 1 for its commitment to social responsibility.
For more information on the list or read the press release.
UPS earned the top spot for Supply Chain Management Outsourcing in Datamonitor's The Black Book of Outsourcing. UPS also received top honors from the business information and market analysis company for several other categories in the supply chain business process outsourcing area, including Global Sourcing Design & Engineering, Support and Customer Care, and Supply Chain Warehousing.
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UPS was ranked #13 of 1,100+ companies around the world surveyed in the Best Companies for Leaders study, conducted by Business Week and Hay Group.
UPS China was named one of the 16 most valuable firms recognized for their contributions to China's economy. The honor was announced at the ninth China Annual Management Assembly, a leading management forum. UPS China was one of three non-Chinese companies to be honored, along with LG Electronics and Intel Corp. UPS is the first and only transportation company to receive this recognition. The forum's theme was "Create a Competitive Advantage" and focused on five key attributes: competitive advantage, optimized structure, quality growth, priority to the development and optimized responsibility.
UPS was included on Inbound Logistics' list of Who's Who in Air Cargo, defined as "companies that are taking airfreight shippers to new heights of innovation and collaboration." The magazine's market survey solicited more than 50 airlines, airfreight forwarders, expeditors and third-party logistics providers to provide feedback. The non-ranking list cited UPS for value-added services and specialties like UPS Air Freight ConsolidatedSM, Trade Direct®, and ground freight/LTL.
UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis was among the top 5 CEOs in the Airfreight & Surface Transportation sector, according to a study by Institutional Investor magazine. The publication surveyed 900 analysts and portfolio managers who identified the best CEOs in the industry sectors in which they invest for being transparent with shareholders and "smart with their companies' balance sheets."
UPS again was named to Barron's magazine's list of World's Most Respected Companies, ranking #11. Professional money managers across the country were asked to give their opinion of the 100 largest companies in the world, based on total stock-market capitalization, and to assess survey statements with responses ranging from "Highly Respect" to "Don't Respect".
UPS again was recognized one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute. Companies were chosen based on best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability.
UPS Brazil won the "2008 Supplier of the Year" award and "Top Performance" recognition by businesses for effective warehouse management for the GE Healthcare Company.
UPS ranked second in Institutional Investor's list of the top airfreight and surface transportation companies at investor relations. Over 650 analysts and portfolio managers were asked to name the best U.S. companies in terms of various investor relations attributes in the sectors in which they invest.
UPS was recognized as the winner of the American Brand Excellence Award in the Business Services category. The UPS Store received the same honor for the Retail category. More than 1,400 business owners and managers of small and mid-sized businesses chose brands that they felt best met the needs of their businesses.
UPS ranked #1 on the Journal of Commerce's list of trucking companies.
UPS ranked third in the Reputation Institute's Global Pulse 2009 study of the most reputable companies in the U.S. UPS followed Johnson & Johnson and Kraft Foods. The study surveyed 30,000 consumers in 29 countries who rated companies based on overall respect, trust, esteem, admiration and "good feelings."
UPS again was named to Barron's magazine's list of World's Most Respected Companies, ranking #11.
Professional money managers across the country were asked to give their opinion of the 100 largest companies in the world, based on total stock-market capitalization, and to assess survey statements with responses ranging from "Highly Respect" to "Don't Respect".
UPS was recognized as one of the top 100 global brands, according to Interbrand. The research firm evaluated each company's financial strength, and how the company's brand influences consumer demand, as well as the brand's ability to secure ongoing customer demand.
UPS was cited for its expansion in online, supply chain and freight services, focus on international markets, and aggressive marketing strategies, such as the sponsorship of the Beijing Olympics and U.S. ad campaigns.
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An annual reputation quotient survey by Harris Interactive showed that UPS again is among the most visible companies in the eyes of American consumers. The company ranked No. 13 based on reputation in six categories: emotional appeal, products and services, social responsibility, vision and leadership, workplace environments and financial performance. Learn more.
UPS ranked #2 for the Inbound Logistics 2008 Top 100 3PL Excellence Awards. More than 300 companies participated and those service providers selected were among those that offered diverse operational capabilities and experience to meet readers' unique supply chain and logistics needs.
According to the magazine, UPS was chosen based on criteria, including responsive to customer needs and its ability to offer strategic solutions designed to drive business process improvement and change.
For the fourth consecutive year, Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index ranked UPS #1 in the Parcel Delivery category, citing brands best able to engage consumers and create loyal customers.
UPS has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a research-based group dedicated to identifying and sharing best practices in business ethics, compliance, corporate social responsibility and corporate governance. The Institute cited UPS for using ethics as a corporate business strategy.
UPS was again named one of the most reputable global companies, according to the third annual survey by the Reputation Institute and reported by Forbes magazine. The company ranked No. 15 of the 600 largest companies in the world and No. 6 on the U.S. listing for having the best corporate reputation. The Reputation Institute indicated that a company's reputation is built on seven pillars: products/services, innovation, workplace, citizenship, governance, leadership, and performance.
UPS was cited as having the best commercial fleet by Light & Medium Truck magazine. The 100 companies on the list were ranked based on the number of trucks, regardless of size, owned or leased.
UPS ranked No. 24 on the 100 Most Powerful Brands list, published by global market research and consulting firm Millward Brown and the Financial Times newspaper. The ranking combines the financials with solid measures of consumer sentiment derived from a repository of brand equity data.
UPS was named the winning brand of the City Business Journals Network's fifth annual American Brand Excellence Awards, Business Services category. Business decision makers across the country chose leading national brands that best serve the needs of small- and mid-sized businesses
UPS was recognized by the National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA) and the VA's Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) for our efforts in supporting veteran suppliers. The company was applauded for veteran supplier diversity program specifics, assets allocated to veteran outreach and overall results in usage of veteran suppliers.
UPS was recognized as the 2008 Best 3PL for High-Tech and Electronics during the Best 3PL Awards North America 2008 gala dinner, held at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on June 24th. Entries were nominated solely by 3PL customers across North America, and this year saw a record number of votes for the best 3PL providers in each category.
UPS was named the winning brand of the City Business Journals Network's fifth annual American Brand Excellence Awards, Business Services category. The organization recognizes leading national brands that best serves the needs of small and mid-sized businesses.
The winners are selected through a nationwide survey of 1,700 business decision-makers.
UPS ranked #1 on Transport Topics' Top 50 Logistical Companies. The company also ranked top of the list for the magazine's Less-Than-Truckload Carriers, Contract/Logistics Providers, and Package/Courier Companies lists.
Rankings were based on the companies that have been at the forefront of the logistics and transportation industries.
The UPS Store was named one of the Top 40 Most Competitive Companies by W Ratings, an independent competitive research firm. The first annual ranking by U.S. consumers identifies the best performing companies based on its ability to achieve higher economic profit than rivals and sustain that competitive advantage through moats or barriers to entry.
For the second consecutive year, UPS landed on BusinessWeek's list of Best Places to Launch a Career. The magazine bases its ranking on a survey of more than 37,000 U.S. employees who rate their companies on pay, benefits, retention and training programs.
UPS is among the 100 Best Places to Work in IT, as listed by ComputerWorld magazine. The survey includes companies based on organizations' average salary and bonus increases, the percentage of IT employees receiving promotions, IT staff turnover rates, training and development opportunities, and the percentage of women and minorities in IT staff and management positions.
Forbes recognized UPS as one of the Platinum 400: America's Best Big Companies, passing the business magazine's benchmarks for financial growth rates and returns, corporate governance, accounting standards and background checks.
UPS recently received the 2007 Superbrands Award in Hungary. Superbrands recognizes, rewards, and reinforces leading brands from all over the world and provides a comprehensive package of brand building and strengthening services. Superbrands was established in London where it published the first Superbrands book more than a decade ago. Since then, Superbrands has expanded its operations to over 50 countries, gained a wide-range of recognition as the world's largest and leading independent arbiter of branding, and worked with over 3,000 of the world’s leading brands.
Now in its 8th edition, South Africa's Top Performing Companies is an annual publication that inspires growth, success, and achievement across the South African economy. According to this organization, UPS SCS South Africa epitomizes success by meeting the entry criteria based on turnover, quality of operation, triple bottom line performance, SED spend, ISO Accreditation, and growth.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has selected UPS as the Best Small Package Carrier of the Year.
The annual award recognizes one small package carrier based on a variety of criteria, including on-time performance, billing accuracy, ease of doing business, claims performance, management team communication, flexibility, dependability, technology integration and overall exceptional customer service.
"UPS is extremely honored to receive this prestigious award from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for two consecutive years," said Brian Atterberry, UPS Director of Strategic Accounts. "This reflects the commitment of our entire organization to deliver industry best performance & value-added services to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc."
The award, based on 2006 performance, was announced August 27 in Bentonville, Ark at Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters.
UPS' outstanding performance as a multi-faceted transportation provider has been acknowledged by its winning Logistics Management's 24th annual "Quest for Quality" award. The award is given based on survey where shippers are asked to grade a company's performance, value, information technology, customer service, equipment and operations. Quest for Quality recognizes expedited motor, air express, freight forwarders, surface package and multi-regional less-than-truckload carriers.
UPS Senior Vice President Bob Stoffel was named winner of the 3PL Executive Excellence Award at the June 2007 North American 3PL Summit coordinated by eyefortransport, a global provider of logistics and transportation information and services. Stoffel was cited for his leadership in building the expanded supply chain capabilities of UPS.
UPS CFO Scott Davis, now Chairman and CEO, was named Best Chief Financial Officer in the Airfreight and Surface Transportation Industry by Institutional Investor magazine. Portfolio managers and brokerage firm research analysts were asked to choose the best American CFOs in 62 industries.
Business Week included UPS in the Top 10 of its first-ever ranking of "Customer Service Champs."
The magazine ranked UPS No. 1 in the shipping industry and No. 8 overall out of the Top 25 "client-pleasing brands" that stand out as the best providers of customer service.
UPS was cited for its delivery reliability, training of drivers and managers and its embrace of advanced technology to improve efficiency and customer service at the same time.
A panel of 160 consumer goods company executives ranked UPS Supply Chain Solutions as the top logistics providers according to the 2007 Consumer Goods and Technology Magazine Best In Class edition. UPS was noted for its international cross border movement of goods through technology innovations including Trade Direct. As for Supply Chain Services overall, the magazine stated that the sector is strong heading into 2007 in terms of customer satisfaction in core areas of concern.