Learn how to Enroll in Shortlister's Top Vendor Program
Shortlister has many featured snippets on Google listing our Top Vendors in a wide range of products. Based on how Google views Shortlister’s authority, Google’s search results prominently serve up Shortlister’s website as a top result when an active employer buyer searches for the “top” or “best” vendors in a specific product category, resulting in hundreds of thousands of impressions for vendors featured on these lists.
A wide range of criteria is evaluated when determining which organizations to include. Those criteria include but are not limited to how long the organization has been in business, number of clients, number of lives covered, Shortlister system data (win/loss ratio, RFP inclusions, etc.), and customer feedback (ratings/reviews).
Shortlister invests a substantial amount of time and energy to compile these lists and evaluate vendors that have applied, so a $50 fee per quarter is charged when a vendor is selected for a Top Vendor list. The fee is waived for vendors in our Professional package.
Note: This is not a $50 application fee. You may not be selected unless you meet the criteria, in which case no fee would apply.
Business Information and Stability
- How long the organization has been in business
- Number of clients
- Number of lives covered
- Number of employees
- Recency of information in the Shortlister platform
Shortlister System Data
- Bid Inclusion
- Wins vs. Losses
- Finalist Meeting Scores
- Quality Survey Ratings (post-implementation)
- Recency of Ratings and Comments
Buzz Factor
- Myshortlister.com profile page views
- Number of Ratings collected from vendor’s clients
- Recency of Ratings collected from vendor’s clients
- Quality of Ratings and Reviews collected from vendor’s clients
- Social Presence (Twitter, LinkedIn)
- “Look ups” in the Shortlister platform
You are eligible for consideration as a Top Vendor for each product in your account.
Make Your Elections ahead of time to ensure your solution is evaluated for Top Vendor.
- Log in to your Shortlister account
- Go to the Marketing section and select Top Vendors
- Click the check-box in the Eligible column for all desired Products
- Click Submit Elections
- Add a credit card to your account if you haven’t yet
Congratulations for rising to the top! Expose your spot on Shortlister’s Top Vendor list by activating your participation in this program.
- Log in to your Shortlister account
- Go to the Marketing section and select Top Vendors
- Select Past Elections
- Click on the blue “enroll” button in the selected as winner column
- In the popup, select the products to accept their top vendor award(s)
- If necessary, add a credit card to your account to pay the fee ($50 per product)
- Click submit
- Download the Promotional Guide and your badge and start spreading the news!
Shortlister’s Top Vendor program is billed to the credit card on file on a quarterly basis or at the time the award is accepted. If you need a statement for your records, follow these steps:
- Log in to your Shortlister account
- Go to the Marketing section and select Top Vendors
- Select Past Elections
- Access the Download statement drop down and select the quarterly statement.
- Once a date is selected, your statement will automatically download.
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