| Division 1: Communication Management |
| Category 1: INTERNAL COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| “Here 4” Trading Card Game |
Public Relations & Marketing Amy Lilja, Cathy Ziemann & Jennie Kim |
Hennepin Healthcare |
US |
Minnesota |
| Becoming One Team: Care1st-Blue Shield Integration |
Integration Change Management and Internal Communications |
Blue Shield of California |
US |
Los Angeles |
| Cox Automotive City Guides and Campus Exchange Program |
Janie Young Brooke Murray Katy Mallory |
Cox Automotive |
US |
|
| International Day of Happiness |
#loveyr |
The Regional Municipality of York |
CA |
Toronto |
| Making Leadership Communication and Engagement Greater at Greater Bank |
Greater Bank Internal Communication & Engagement Team |
Greater Bank |
AU |
Australia (NSW) |
| Move Your S#!T to the Cloud |
Mireille Farkouh |
ATB Financial |
CA |
Calgary |
| Stellar Recognition Program |
Stellar Project Team |
Health Care Service Corporation |
US |
Chicago |
| |
| Category 1: INTERNAL COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| #LiveSafely |
Tom Farrell, Jackie Fajt, East Region Communications Team |
UPS |
US |
Pittsburgh |
| “Workplace – make it your place” - Enterprise Collaboration Implementation at Energy Queensland |
Energy Queensland Internal Communications Team 2019 |
Energy Queensland |
AU |
Queensland |
| Bringing the PepsiCo One R&D Key Beliefs to Life |
Andrea Foote - PepsiCo R&D Tonia King, John Kidon and Lucy Heskin - ROI Communication |
ROI Communication and PepsiCo R&D |
US |
Central Florida |
| Compliance and Risk Awareness Week 2018 |
Mike Kerr Daisy Yu Bert Riviere Alexandre Provost |
Intact Financial Corporation |
CA |
Toronto |
| CSG Bangalore: On the Move |
Lisa McNally |
CSG |
AU |
Queensland |
| |
| Category 1: INTERNAL COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| HP's Well Beyond--Wellbeing Reinvented Launch |
Alight Solutions |
Alight Solutions |
US |
|
| Launching an Interactive, Biweekly Communications Tool for Operations Leaders |
LifeLabs Communications Team |
LifeLabs Medical Laboratory |
CA |
Toronto |
| Listen up - The ANZ Way podcast series |
Corporate Communications |
ANZ Banking Group |
AU |
Australia (VIC) |
| Navigate |
Navigate Project Team |
Westpac Banking Group |
AU |
|
| No on Proposition 127 Employee Activation Campaign |
APS Employee Communications |
Arizona Public Service |
US |
Phoenix |
| Standing with Women & Girls |
De Beers Canada External & Corporate Affairs Tom Ormsby, Terry Kruger, Candace Thomson |
De Beers Canada |
CA |
|
| Turning Up the HEAT at Electronic Systems |
BAE Systems HEAT Team |
BAE Systems Electronic Systems |
US |
|
| |
| Category 2: EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| #YRCARES – The 2017 York Region and York Regional Police Employee Campaign for United Way |
York Region's United Way Campaign Team |
The Regional Municipality of York |
CA |
Toronto |
| Stellar Recognition Program |
Stellar Project Team |
Health Care Service Corporation |
US |
Chicago |
| |
| Category 2: EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Becoming One Team: Care1st-Blue Shield Integration |
Integration Change Management and Internal Communications |
Blue Shield of California |
US |
Los Angeles |
| Bringing the Citrix Strategy to Life for Employees through SYNERGY |
Jason Vego, Veronica Nur Valdes & Julie Geer |
Citrix |
US |
|
| Sysco’s “Speak from the Heart” Engagement Survey Initiative |
Jamie Colvin, Erin Packwood, Chad Supan, Jackie Powell, Michelle Maloney |
SimplyConnect Consulting |
US |
Dallas |
| |
| Category 3: HUMAN RESOURCES AND BENEFITS COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Commercial Metals Employee Stock Purchase Plan Campaign |
Jamie Colvin, Kristi Long, Jonathan Powell, Eileen Bouthillet, Melissa Bradshaw, Michelle Maloney |
SimplyConnect Consulting |
US |
Dallas |
| Introducing Sprout at Work at York Region |
York Region's Wellness Team |
The Regional Municipality of York |
CA |
Toronto |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Empire CDHP Medical Plan Communication Campaign |
PartnerComm, Inc. and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
PartnerComm, Inc. |
US |
Dallas |
| RBC myBenefits Launch |
Tess Jhajj, Jim Kohler, Andrejka Massicotte, Nadine Orr, Jeff Pekar |
RBC and Willis Towers Watson |
CA |
Toronto |
| TD Bank Canada Benefits Communication Campaign |
The TD Bank Canada and Willis Towers Watson Benefits Communication Team |
Willis Towers Watson |
CA |
Toronto |
| |
| Category 3: HUMAN RESOURCES AND BENEFITS COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| A New Benefits Marketplace |
Farmers New Benefits Marketplace Communications Team |
Farmers Insurance |
US |
|
| BHGE “Fuel Your Future” Benefits Program Launch |
Jamie Colvin, Hemali Kothari, Robin Walker, Evelia Fritsche, Dan Webber, Amy Tellor, RebeccaAnderson |
SimplyConnect Consulting |
US |
Dallas |
| Cisco 2019 Benefits Enrollment Campaign |
PartnerComm, Inc. and Cisco |
PartnerComm, Inc. |
US |
Dallas |
| Hertz “Better New Hire Benefits” Initiative |
SimplyConnect Team and Paige Claus, Vicki Boyd, Anastasia Karlis, Cynthia Ramos |
Hertz Corporation |
US |
Dallas |
| Hertz “Start Your Benefits Engines” Enrollment Campaign |
Jamie Colvin, Rebecca Anderson, Hannah Turnage, Michelle Maloney, Paige Claus, Vicki Boyd |
SimplyConnect Consulting |
US |
Dallas |
| Houston Methodist 2019 Open Enrollment Campaign |
Houston Methodist and Willis Towers Watson |
Willis Towers Watson |
US |
|
| Newell Brands “We’ve Got You Covered” Benefits Program Launch |
The SimplyConnect Team and Pascale Thomas, Katy Maclaga, Marianne Lynch, Kristin Clauss |
SimplyConnect Consulting |
US |
Dallas |
| THIS is Buck! |
Buck Engagement Team THIS is Buck! Human Resources and Benefits Communication |
Buck |
US |
St. Louis |
| |
| Category 4: CHANGE COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| A New Prescription: Elevating Australia’s Leading Pharmacists |
Nick Sharp-Paul |
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) |
AU |
Australia (VIC) |
| Becoming One Team: Care1st-Blue Shield Integration |
Integration Change Management and Internal Communications |
Blue Shield of California |
US |
Los Angeles |
| Change to Unite Burns & McDonnell |
Kevin Garner, John Walter, Katie Gillespie, Marjie Goodman |
Burns & McDonnell |
US |
Kansas City |
| |
| Category 5: SAFETY COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Getting Cyber Savvy |
Laurie Stewart, Emily MacIntosh, Daniella Erwood, Hannah Allen, Jessica Gallagher |
Ryerson University |
CA |
Toronto |
| Knock on the Door |
Team SGI and Team Phoenix Group |
The Phoenix Group |
CA |
|
| Reinvigorating Global Safety Day; Asserting the primacy of Safety over company performance |
ERM's Global Safety Day Communications Team |
ERM |
GB |
|
| You Can Count on Me |
You Can Count on Me, Bruce Power, Safety Communication |
Bruce Power |
CA |
|
| |
| Category 5: SAFETY COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Respect Work Zones |
Karen Grant Creative Fire City of Saskatoon Communications |
City of Saskatoon |
CA |
|
| |
| Category 6: LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| BMO CEO Transition – Communications Strategy and Internal Plan |
BMO Financial Group |
Livewire Communications Inc |
CA |
Toronto |
| |
| Category 7: MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND BRAND COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| #IsIUCForMe - Unbranded IUC campaign for Bayer Inc. |
Sarah Spence, Jessica Swan, Denise Roy, Sandra Da Silva, Farzana Bhatty, Rebecca Roberts |
Narrative (agency) and Bayer Inc. (client) |
CA |
|
| Advisory Ambition Campaign |
Aurecon Marketing & Communications Team |
Aurecon |
AU |
Australia (VIC) |
| Essentra - A Brand Built from the Inside Out. |
Lucy Yank |
Essentra & Untamed London |
GB |
|
| Game Changers Youth Retention Action Plan |
Brittany Warren |
Halifax Partnership |
CA |
Maritime Canada |
| Getting Ready for Cannabis Legalization: Thought Leadership Campaign |
Maliha Aqeel & Sarah Shields |
EY |
CA |
Toronto |
| Nokia Software Build Up Program |
Claire Watson ABC, MC, APR Cropley Communication and Nokia Software Business Group |
Cropley Communication |
CA |
Regina |
| Polishing Gold |
Shane McClelland |
Salmat Limited |
AU |
Australia (NSW) |
| SaskPower Smart Meter Pilot |
Janelle Cannon |
SaskPower |
CA |
Regina |
| SGI "People Shouldn't Disappear" Impaired Driving Awareness Campaign |
Kelley Brinkworth and Team SGI |
Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) |
CA |
Regina |
| Tetley Super Tea Break |
Craft Public Relations |
Craft Public Relations |
CA |
|
| The électrON Expedition |
Élise Proulx Dominique Cornellier Gary Ravaz |
Hydro-Québec |
CA |
|
| |
| Category 7: MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND BRAND COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| #KwentongJollibee Valentine Series: True Stories of Love that Broke Hearts and Shattered Records |
Jollibee Foods Corp. and Stratworks, Inc. |
Jollibee Foods Corp. / Stratworks, Inc. |
PH |
|
| ACC’s Levy Consultation Campaign |
Rhys Hurd Olivia Cramond David Schnellenberg |
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) New Zealand |
NZ |
|
| Canada Army Run 2018 Social Media Campaign |
Banfield & Canada Army Run |
Banfield Agency |
CA |
Ottawa |
| Empowered: Women and retirement |
Sammons Financial Group |
Sammons Financial Group (dba Midland National and North American) |
US |
Iowa |
| Hydro Ottawa/CHEO 'Go Paperless' Strategic Partnership |
Hydro Ottawa |
Hydro Ottawa |
CA |
Ottawa |
| Light Up the FIFA World Cup |
AB InBev Efes (brand BUD) - Client PromoAge - Primary agency |
AB InBev Efes (BUD) |
RU |
|
| M-11: A Road to a New Experience |
Avtodor Russian Highways State Company |
R.I.M. Communication Agency |
RU |
|
| Making Peanut Allergies History: Driving Parents to Be the Change |
Ryan Lepicier and Golin Chicago & Atlanta |
National Peanut Board |
US |
Atlanta |
| Sagip Pelikula (Save our Films): Saving Films, Preserving Heritage |
ABS-CBN Film Restoration |
ABS-CBN Corporation |
PH |
|
| Tangible Words & Haliburton Forest: Inbound Marketing Agency Makes a Tourist Product More Visible |
Tangible Words |
Tangible Words |
CA |
|
| Teaching Chefs to Go Whole Hog for Prosciutto di Parma |
Teaching Chefs to Go Whole Hog for Prosciutto di Parma |
Padilla |
US |
|
| |
| Category 8: CUSTOMER RELATIONS |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Elephant in the Room |
Mari Lee, Lize Brand, Maryka Ludik, Wilma Bezuidenhout, Ruaan Kriel |
DevCom |
ZA |
Member-at-Large |
| |
| Category 8: CUSTOMER RELATIONS |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| iLobola Nge Bhubesi |
DNA Brand Architects |
DNA Brand Architects |
ZA |
Member-at-Large |
| Paramedics Television Series |
Paramedics TV Project Team |
Ambulance Victoria |
AU |
Australia (VIC) |
| Teaching Chefs to Go Whole Hog for Prosciutto di Parma |
Teaching Chefs to Go Whole Hog for Prosciutto di Parma |
Padilla |
US |
|
| |
| Category 9: MEDIA RELATIONS |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Flying High at YVR |
Brock Penner, Chris Devauld, Tess Messmer, Zoe Weber |
Vancouver Airport Authority |
CA |
|
| |
| Category 9: MEDIA RELATIONS |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| GE Appliances: National Laundry Day 2018 |
Lisa Pasquin Melissa Retty Ali Azzopardi |
Craft Public Relations |
CA |
|
| iLobola Nge Bhubesi |
DNA Brand Architects |
DNA Brand Architects |
ZA |
Member-at-Large |
| La Maison Maille Media Relations 2018 |
The PR Department |
The PR Department |
CA |
|
| Unique Financial Institution Creates Brand Awareness in the Media |
Armita Seyedalikhani and Liane Salo |
BlueShore Financial |
CA |
|
| Volkswagen Canada Arteon Project |
Strategic Objectives |
Strategic Objectives |
CA |
Toronto |
| |
| Category 10: COMMUNITY RELATIONS |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Evraz Place 2.0 REAL Conversation |
REAL Marketing & Communications Team |
Regina Exhibition Association Limited |
CA |
Regina |
| In Their Own Words: How a pilot program succeeded by empowering its participants |
Heather Young with Lindsay Ringuette, Ariane Madden, and Rachael Maxwell |
Mitacs |
CA |
BC |
| The Sappi Mountain Biking Project |
Zelda Schwalbach, Andre Oberholzer, Kathryn Fourie, Matthew Drew |
Sappi Southern Africa |
ZA |
Member-at-Large |
| |
| Category 10: COMMUNITY RELATIONS |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| 2017-2018 Annex Communications Plan |
The Annex Project Team |
Regional Municipality of York |
CA |
Toronto |
| Better Together (Phase One) |
Mairi Barton, Kate Bradstreet, Roberto Venturini, Joel Marley, Jenny Wales, Natalie Cullen |
Ambulance Victoria |
AU |
Australia (VIC) |
| DVBIA’s Mandate Renewal Engagement Strategy |
The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association |
Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association |
CA |
|
| Emerald Health Therapeutics #DiscussCannabis |
DDB Canada |
DDB Canada |
CA |
Toronto |
| Omaroro Water Reservoir Community Engagement Programme |
Dan Ormond, Director Latitude Strategy & Communications Beca and Wellington Water |
Latitude Strategy & Communications; Beca; Wellington Water |
NZ |
Wellington |
| Picture Your Health: Your Future |
Communications and Engagement Team |
North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) |
CA |
Manitoba |
| |
| Category 12: Financial Communication |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Mental Health & The Financial Advice Relationship |
Bridgehouse Asset Managers Carol Lynde President & CEO Marketing & Sales Departments |
Bridgehouse Asset Managers |
CA |
|
| |
| Category 13: ISSUES MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| BC Hydro's Most Damaging Storm |
BC Hydro Communications |
BC Hydro |
CA |
|
| Our Stories—Digital Media Campaign |
Katie Malone, Greg Smolen, UPS Employee Communications |
UPS |
US |
Atlanta |
| |
| Category 13: ISSUES MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS COMMUNICATION |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Strike Communication Project |
Juliet Pitman, Netanja Turner, Sven Lunsche |
Gold Fields Ltd |
ZA |
|
| When Words Matter - Opioid Overdose Communications |
Communications & Public Affairs |
Fraser Health |
CA |
BC |
| |
| Category 14: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Cashmere Collection 15th Anniversary |
Strategic Objectives |
Strategic Objectives |
CA |
Toronto |
| Noble Bakers: Bakery Management Training and Equipment Donation |
Aboitiz Foundation & AEV External Relations Team |
Aboitiz Group |
PH |
Philippines |
| Together For Road Safety |
Ana Cergolj Kebler, Luka Pušnik, Polona Škrbec, Anja Kerin, Andrej Brglez |
Zavarovalnica Triglav |
SI |
|
| TruceTO: Boosting Harmony on our Streets |
APEX Public Relations and RSA Canada |
APEX Public Relations |
CA |
|
| |
| Category 14: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Good Energy in Action - Workplace Giving Program |
Irving Oil Ltd |
Irving Oil |
CA |
Maritime Canada |
| OpenText Lights the Night for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society |
Corporate Employee Communications, OpenText |
OpenText |
CA |
|
| The Opioid Epidemic: A Call to Action |
Leidos |
Leidos |
US |
|
| |
| Category 15: GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| #loveyr |
The Regional Municipality of York |
The Regional Municipality of York |
CA |
Toronto |
| “We Pledge to Protect Children” – Child Protection Recruitment Campaign |
“We Pledge to Protect Children” – Child Protection Recruitment Campaign |
3AC and Department of Health and Human Services |
AU |
Australia (VIC) |
| HEAL - Health Education and Literacy |
Kathryn Kranenburg Dana Hay Janet Mezzarobba Derek Shimozawa |
Alberta Health Services |
CA |
Calgary |
| I Count. I’m Not Just a Number. – Homeless Enumeration Campaign |
C Abankwa, M Bryce, J Cappell, N Lennox, K Marshall, H Russell, B Sangster, S Taurasi, N Thivierge |
The Regional Municipality of York (York Region) |
CA |
Toronto |
| |
| Category 15: GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Alberta Cannabis Framework |
Jennifer Mitok, Kim Capstick, Janice Tuff, Ryan Heise, |
Communications and Public Engagement, Government of Alberta |
CA |
|
| CIRA Internet Performance Test |
Sarah Kucharski |
Municipality of the District of Lunenburg |
CA |
Maritime Canada |
| City of Hamilton 'Own Your Throne' Flushables Campaign |
Own Your Throne Flushables Campaign Project Team: City of Hamilton and eSolutionsGroup Ltd. |
eSolutionsGroup Ltd. and City of Hamilton |
CA |
Toronto |
| Telling the Story of International Education in New Zealand |
Kate Barlow and Carole van Grondelle |
Education New Zealand |
NZ |
|
| The City of Calgary’s Approach to Cannabis Legalization |
Sheryl Larson, Sandra Sweet, Jodie Lush Jason Morelyle, Kristen Brown, Colleen Johnson, Devin Purdy |
The City of Calgary |
CA |
|
| Victoria Police (Australia) Be a Force For Good Recruitment Marketing Campaign |
Media and Corporate Communications Department Human Resources Department |
Victoria Police |
AU |
Australia (VIC) |
| |
| Category 16: NONPROFIT CAMPAIGNS |
| Award of Excellence |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Centennial Celebration Week |
Marketing and Communications Team |
Save the Redwoods League |
US |
|
| Dear Everybody Anti-stigma Campaign |
Dear Everybody anti-stigma campaign project team |
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital |
CA |
|
| Dine with Heart |
Adrian Cropley, Sia Papageorgiou & Andy Grant |
Cropley Communication |
AU |
Australia (VIC) |
| Launching FRRR's Impact Report |
JAW Communications |
JAW Communications |
AU |
Australia (VIC) |
| TAVI Campaign Ontario |
Colleen Ryan, Michael Edwards, Fraser Lockerbie, Brett James |
Heart Valve Voice Canada / Sussex Strategy Group |
CA |
Golden Horseshoe |
| “You are not alone”: Empowering young people to take action against youth suicide |
Barbara Pesel, Rebecca Giarrusso, Caitlin Evans, Amanda Cirillo |
Pesel & Carr |
AU |
Australia (VIC) |
| |
| Category 16: NONPROFIT CAMPAIGNS |
| Award of Merit |
| Title |
Winner |
Company |
Country |
Entrant's Chapter |
| Fayette County Education Foundation Employee Giving Campaign Increases Donations |
Melinda Berry-Dreisbach |
Fayette County Public School System |
US |
Atlanta |
| GDHH: The Next Steps For a Zero Open Defecation Philippines |
PAGEONE Group and Center For Health Solutions and Innovations Philippines, Inc. (CHSI) |
PAGEONE Group and Center for Health Solutions and Innovations Philippines, Inc. |
PH |
Philippines |
| New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards (NZSEA) |
James Barnett |
Land Information New Zealand |
NZ |
Wellington |