TimeTrade® (http://www.timetrade.com), the world leader in online appointment scheduling for business, today announced that it recently received the 2012 Gold Medal Award for “Top Sales and Marketing Productivity Tool” from Top Sales World (TSW), an international online (community) organization dedicated exclusively to the profession of sales, drawing together the industry’s best known sales experts.

Joining TimeTrade on the victory stand for the Top Sales and Marketing Productivity Tool category were Postwire and InsideSales, who won Silver and Gold Medals respectively.

Masters of Ceremony, Gerhard Gschwandtner (founder/publisher of Selling Power Magazine and impresario of the annual Sales 2.0 Conferences) and Jonathan Farrington (CEO of Top Sales World) jointly announced TimeTrade’s accolade at the TSW Awards ceremony in December 2012, along with winners in 13 other sales and marketing categories.

“The annual Top Sales & Marketing Awards contest was created to hail ‘the heroes’ of the sales and marketing space,” said Jonathan Farrington, CEO of Top Sales World. “We laud those companies and individuals who have gone the extra mile; who have been unafraid to challenge paradigms; those who have had the courage to pioneer, when others remained wedded to the status quo,” he added.

In addition to the “Sales & Marketing Productivity Tools” category, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals were awarded to Top Thought Leaders; LinkedIn Groups; Social Media Sites; Resource Sites; eBooks; Data Providers; CRM Solutions; Books; Blog Posts; Blogs; Assessment Tools; and Articles. Winners in a special “Hall of Fame” category were also announced. View all details on all winners or download a recording of the 2012 awards ceremony here: http://topsalesworld.com/topsalesawards/

“At the awards ceremony the hosts commented that hundreds if not thousands of new sales applications were released in 2012. Thus, it is particularly gratifying that TimeTrade was selected for the Top Sales Awards Gold Medal for Top Sales and Marketing Productivity Tool,” said Gary Ambrosino, President of TimeTrade.

Receipt of the TSW 2012 Top Sales & Marketing Productivity Award, adds another prize to TimeTrade’s trophy chest of awards and recognition from industry-leading publications and organizations. Some of TimeTrade’s other recent accolades include being named one of “Ten Must-Have Sales and Marketing Applications” in The Huffington Post, and “2012 Service Provider of the Year” by the Association of Inside Sales Professionals (AA-ISP), whose founder/CEO Bob Perkins described TimeTrade with these words: "Simply the best virtual scheduling tool on the market. Easy to use and makes scheduling meetings or demos simple and easy for clients and prospects! A must have solution for any sales organization."

About Top Sales Associates
Top Sales World (www.topsalesworld.com) is a unique international online community dedicated exclusively to the profession of sales, drawing together the industry's best known sales experts who provide unparalleled - and free - information in the form of how-to-guides, articles, webinars, advice, and so much more. In addition to its annual Top Sales Awards, TSW is also home to: Top Sales Management, Top Sales Articles, Top Sales Influencers, Top Sales Blogs, and the monthly Top Sales Magazine. Our philosophy is: "Continued education enriches sales performance and personal growth."

About TimeTrade
TimeTrade is the world’s leading online appointment scheduling solution for business. To date over 80 million appointments have been booked through the TimeTrade Scheduling Cloud platform, generating over $2 billion of commerce annually. World-class companies who’ve deployed TimeTrade’s online self-service appointment scheduling also see significant improvements in customer satisfaction and loyalty in addition to increased sales. TimeTrade’s online appointment scheduling solution can be tailored or customized for the varying needs of retailers, large enterprises, large and small teams, and individuals. For more information visit http://www.timetrade.com.