Company selected in the category of website copy and writing out of 4,000 entries Southborough, Mass. and Dublin, Ireland - December 14, 2009 - Globoforce, a leading provider of global strategic employee recognition solutions, today announced that The International Academy of Visual Arts has selected the company as a 2009 Silver International Davey Award Winner in the category of website copy and writing. With more than 4,000 entries from across the US and around the world, the Davey Awards honors the finest creative work from the best small firms, agencies and companies worldwide. "We are excited to receive this award, which recognizes the quality, educational content we strive to deliver on our website to our clients and prospects," said Derek Irvine, CMO and Head of Strategic Consulting, Globoforce. "Through white papers, webcast series, podcasts, blogs and other thought leadership pieces, Globoforce has created an online destination that helps Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies gain a better understanding of the value strategic employee recognition programs bring to today's forward-thinking organizations. We thank the IAVA for acknowledging our efforts with this award." The Davey Awards is judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), a 200+ member organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. Current IAVA membership represents a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms including: Sotheby's Institute of Art, Yahoo!, Estee Lauder, Wired, Insight Interactive, The Webby Awards, Bath & Body Works, Brandweek, Polo Ralph Lauren, ADWEEK, Alloy, Coach, iNDELIBLE, MTV, Victoria's Secret, HBO, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Myspace.com, and many others. Please visit www.daveyawards.com to view the full winners list.

ABOUT THE DAVEY AWARDS

The Davey Awards honors the "Davids" of creativity, the smaller agencies, companies, or organizations with annual billings or revenues below certain levels. Each year, The Davey Awards honors winners who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than big budgets. The Davey Awards is judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only organization consisting of top-tier media, advertising, and marketing professionals from the world's leading organizations and firms.