It begins with you. 

We already present comprehensive and sound research and ratings. But it is a big world. Despite the wide net that we cast searching for, and as good as our rating research is, we may have missed  or may not have captured all the pertinent information for every potential overachieving service provider. Reader nominations supplement our research process in identifying deserving businesses and professionals. Your nomination triggers our review of the nominee, or a re-review if we had previously reviewed them.
Your nomination will never hurt a company’s evaluation, and if supported by pertinent, persuasive and verifiable information, it may result in an award-level rating!

INTEGRITY OF THE TALK AWARD AND RATINGS

Because we value the integrity and independence of our ratings and know that others rely on them, no number of nominations in and of themselves will lead to an award — we have to verify the award-worthiness of any nominee under our standards through multiple independent sources. However, in response to a nomination, the new information you provide in the nomination is first sought to be verified and then is included in the evaluation through our established evaluation protocols.