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CorpComms Awards 2008 - How to enter
Who can enter?
Entries are accepted from in-house departments and the individuals who work within them. We also encourage agencies to enter on behalf of their clients and, while the accolades go to the in-house corporate communications people, we make sure any agency involvement is recognised at the event and in associated print.
All work entered must have been carried out in the UK. If an entry involves overseas work it must have been initiated, coordinated and evaluated by a UK office.
Qualifying time
Strategies or schemes that were running at any time between August 2007 and July 2008 are eligible for entry.
Please note, however, that to facilitate effective judging we need to have clearly defined project results within the submission, so schemes launched shortly before the deadline may not be suitable.
Websites, annual reports and any other documentary submissions must relate to the period from August 2007 to July 2008.
Copyright and confidentiality
Information provided within your entry may be used in issues of CorpComms and during the awards ceremony.
Copyright clearance should be secured. Please ensure you have obtained permission to feature materials from external suppliers where necessary.
Closing date
The deadline for entries is Friday, July 11. Entries received after this date will incur a late-entry charge. No entries will be accepted after Thursday, July 31.
1. Read the 2008 category details
The categories and entry process have been updated since 2007, so please review the latest information to ensure you are entering the most suitable category/ies.
2. Download the entry form
You’ll need to complete one form per entry even if the same scheme is being entered for multiple categories. However, payment details need to be filled in only once for the combined total of all your entries.
3. Write your executive summary
Maximum 500 words excluding title information, company names and budgets. This is the outline of your whole entry and will be the only part the judges see prior to the judging session. It must include information under the following headings:
● Category entered
● Title of project
● Company/client name
● Agency/consultancy/adviser name
● Budget of project (please select one of the bands below)
- Below £10,000
- £10,000-£25,000
- £25,001-£50,000
- £50,001-£75,000
- £75,001-£100,000
- Over £100,000
(Please note: for entries in the best corporate website, best annual report and best corporate publication categories, a further budget breakdown is preferred. In these categories, the judges are looking for the cost of design and implementation rather than postage or maintenance.)
● Objective/brief
● Strategy
● Target audience
● Implementation methods
● Defi nition and measurement of success
● Outcome
● Relation to objectives and cost-effectiveness
● Creativity/originality
Young achiever category
This requires only the following within the executive summary:
● Biography
● Supporting statement
(maximum 250 words)
Corporate communications officer of the year category
This category cannot be entered directly – the shortlist will be selected from the successful CorpComms 100 nominees.
For more details, please visit www.corpcomms100.com.
4. Compile two copies of all supporting material
Supporting material will be available to the judges only on the final
judging day. Any of the following material may be supplied:
Media coverage
Photographs
Research
Media evaluation
Sales figures
Market share figures
Printed communications material
All electronic work including CDs must be PC-compatible.
VHS videos and DVDs may be submitted, but as time is limited at the judging you are urged to mark on the DVD or video the content that should be watched (a maximum of one minute per entry will be watched).
All supporting material (each item) must be clearly labelled and sent in a single A4 or smaller box file per entry. Supporting material will not be kept for collection unless requested at the time of entry. All other material will be destroyed after judging is complete.
5. Deliver your entry/entries to
CorpComms Awards 2008, c/o Jeremy Lankshear, Cross Border
Ltd, Churchill House, 142-146 Old Street, London EC1V 9BW,
before July 11.
Please note that each entry needs to be clearly distinct,
ideally contained within a separate box file per entry.