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Award-winning PR?

February 25, 2010 Leave a Comment

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Is your organisation a model of PR excellence? If you stand out from the crowd with some fantastic PR achievements, get your entry in to the 25th annual CIPR Excellence Awards.

There are more than two dozen categories available for entry this year, spread over three main areas:

Campaign Awards

  • Corporate and Business Communications
  • Investor Relations
  • Internal Communications
  • Consumer Relations
  • Public Sector
  • Corporate Responsibility
  • Public Affairs
  • Not-for-Profit
  • Healthcare
  • Integrated Campaigns
  • Media Relations
  • Best Use of Digital PR
  • Broadcast
  • Global Public Relations
  • Crisis Communications
  • Automotive Public Relations
  • Best Campaign £10k or Under
  • Best Campaign over £10k

Special Awards

  • External Newspaper or Magazine
  • Internal Newspaper or Magazine
  • Publication
  • Website, Microsite or Intranet
  • Event
  • Outstanding Young Communicator

Team Awards

  • Outstanding Small Consultancy
  • Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team
  • Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy

Standard entry costs £240 + VAT per entry, or £168 + VAT per entry for charities, local government and public sector entrants.

The closing date for applications is 26th February, although late entries will be accepted until 5th March, with an additional fee of £75 + VAT per entry.

To be eligible for entry, submissions must relate to work conducted between January 2009 and February 2010. The shortlisted entrants will be announced in April, and the awards dinner will be held on 25th June.

For further information, or to enter, visit CIPR Excellence Awards 2010.

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Ex(cellence) and the City

February 1, 2010 Leave a Comment

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Does your business excel in its operational and strategic activities? Do you stand out from the crowd in terms of customer service, leadership and growth? If so, get your entry in to the London Excellence Awards 2010.

London Excellence is a not-for-profit organisation whose vision is that “all organisations in London and beyond will be recognised as performing to world-class excellence standards”.

There are ten categories available for entry this year:

  • Results Focus
  • Customer Focus
  • Leadership
  • Management Systems
  • People Involvement and Development
  • Innovation and Learning
  • Making Partnerships Work
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Small Business Award
  • Ambassador’s Blue Riband

Businesses do not have to be London-based to enter but other criteria, such as company size, vary between award categories.

The closing date for entry is Friday 5th March, but applicants must register their interest by 5th February.

Entry for the awards costs between £195 and £395 + VAT. Entrants are encouraged to attend a free briefing to aid submissions.

For further information, or to enter the awards, visit the London Excellence Awards 2010.

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Are you the cream of the crop?

January 11, 2010 Leave a Comment

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Have you got what it takes to be the best of the best? If you’ve won an award for business excellence within the past twelve months and are looking for further ways to boost the profile of your organisation, The Creme de la Creme Business Awards could be for you.

The awards recognise the very best in business excellence, and will judge your organisation on four key factors:

  • Quality
  • Success
  • Customer Service
  • Innovation

Winning the award has numerous benefits. Aside from the media exposure successful entrants will enjoy, winners will also be invited to attend an exclusive lunch at the Ritz in London.

To be eligible for entry, applicants must have already won a recognised award for the category applied for within the past twelve months. Application is open on an international level, for private, public and third sector organisations.

The entry fee is £160 plus VAT and the closing date for applications is 31st March 2010. To apply, or for more information, visit The Creme de la Creme Business Awards.

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Have you heard of the Global Business Excellence Awards?

January 7, 2010 Leave a Comment

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The Global Business Excellence Awards look to highlight the work of public or private sector businesses who are giving themselves an edge over their competitors through excellence and innovation.

Awards are given on a monthly basis, with a submission deadline set on the final working day of every month. Judging and notification of winners then takes place in two weeks at the beginning of the each month. These winners retain their title for twelve months.

Entries must include a thousand word written description of the organisation’s work and how this allows it to stand out from its competitors. There are no constraints on the type, field, size or location of businesses wishing to enter, and it is not necessary to be trading internationally in order to qualify.

Entry to the Global Business Excellence Awards costs £150 + VAT, payable by cheque or BACS.

For further information, visit the Global Business Excellence Awards.

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Is your firm a model of excellence?

December 16, 2009 Leave a Comment

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How do you think your organisation would fare if judged against rigorous independent criteria? The Quality Foundation UK Excellence Awards could give you the chance to find out.

This national awards scheme evaluates companies against the Excellence Model, used across Europe since 1994 as a way of assessing businesses capabilities. It is designed to help companies improve through identification of role models, and to give recognition to excellent performance in management.

Awards are presented on an ongoing basis, so there are no categories or judgement criteria specific to field, department or individual. It is open to UK companies, and is entered via a system of evaluation based first on a paper explanation, followed by an on-site assessment to support the documentary evidence.

New applicants must create a fifteen page entry, to describe how they qualify for consideration based on their track record. The deadline for submission of this document is 18 December 2009. There follows a deadline for registration of intent to apply for the award on 29 January 2010, and the final submission of documentary evidence must take place by 31 March 2010.

For further information, visit The British Quality Foundation’s UK Excellence Awards.

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Are you challenging stereotypes in transport and logistics?

December 14, 2009 Leave a Comment

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If your business is one of the many in the transport and logistics sector that is challenging the stereotype of a mainly male workforce, you should enter the MAN Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards 2010.

The aim of these awards is to celebrate the talents, enthusiasm and dedication of the female portion of the workforce in the industry, and inspire others to consider it as an option.

There are seven categories available for entry this year:

  • Rising Star of the Year Award
  • Commercial Driver of the Year Award
  • Director of the Year Award
  • The Warehousing Award
  • Industry Trainer of the Year Award
  • Team of the Year Award
  • Woman of the Year Award

In order to make a nomination it is necessary to join the Everywoman network.

Nominations are free, but must be received by Wednesday 10th February 2010 in order to be counted.

Visit The Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards 2010 for more information.

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