- May 7, 2016
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Special Awards recognising outstanding approaches to business issues and the use of research have been won by Australian communicators from Cabrini Health and ANZ (Australia).
Business Issue Award: Awarded to the entry that best used strategic communication to address a critical business issue that may have threatened the well-being of an organization.
Winner: Cabrini Health (Australia) Louise Gates
Entry: “Let’s Go Cabrini: Accreditation 2015”
Description: Cabrini Health is required to satisfy independent accreditation involving a five-day process, which assesses quality and safety performance against National Standards. The communication challenge was to create staff awareness and understanding of all the new Standards, without causing confusion, stress and added work pressures to employees.
The Jake Wittmer Award: Awarded to the entry that showed the most outstanding approach to research in addressing a communication issue or opportunity.
Winner: ANZ (Australia) Paul Edwards, Amanda Gome, Francesca Rizzo, Stella Walsh, Melissa McCann, Darren Sibson, Shane White
Entry: “Notable Women”
Description: The Notable Women program was created to position ANZ female leaders as experts who can create content, share expertise with customers and stakeholders as well as to add value and help realize ANZ’s vision.
In addition to the winners of these Special Awards, regional communicators are finalists in the following categories.
Boutique Agency of the Year (five or fewer employees)
- JAW Communications, Victoria, Australia
- Metzger Communications, Otago, New Zealand
Small Agency of the Year (six to 20 employees)
- Glass Tower Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand
Corporate Communication Department of the Year
- HSBC, Hong Kong/London, Hong Kong
In total, IABC has in 2016 recognized 223 Gold Quill Award entries as world class
with 85 Excellence Awards and 138 Merit Awards announced. Winners come from all parts of the world, with 12 countries represented in the winners’ list. They represent a cross-section of public and private sector organizations, both large and small.
For more than 40 years, IABC’s Gold Quill Awards have recognized and awarded excellence in strategic communication worldwide. The Gold Quill Awards honor the dedication, innovation and passion of communication practitioners on a global scale with a focus on achieving solid business outcomes.
All the Special Awards, Best of the Best Awards and “Of The Year” Awards will be presented at the IABC Excellence Gala at the 2016 World Conference.
In addition, the IABC Victoria chapter are hosting a Gala to recognise Australian winners and Victorian Bronze Quill winners on 19 May 2016.
In total, IABC has in 2016 recognized 223 Gold Quill Award entries as world class
with 85 Excellence Awards and 138 Merit Awards announced. Winners come from all parts of the world, with 12 countries represented in the winners’ list. They represent a cross-section of public and private sector organizations, both large and small.
Read the full release from IABC https://www.iabc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IABC_Gold-Quill_Press-Release-Final.pdf
More information on the Gold Quill Awards program, including the full list of
winners: http://gq.iabc.com/
More information on World Conference (#IABC16): http://wc.iabc.com/
