WANTED: Exceptional communicators looking to be celebrated for their accomplishments |
You’ve worked hard, and now’s the time to be recognized for it! An IABC/Toronto OVATION Award celebrates communication excellence, adding prestige to your organization and standing out proudly on your resume. It may just help you get that dream position, well-deserved raise, budget increase, or next piece of business you’ve been waiting for. Last chance to enter is February 26th and tomorrow is the last day to save by submitting an on-time entry by 5 p.m.
DOWNLOAD THE 2010 OVATION CALL FOR ENTRIES!
2010 OVATION Key Dates and Deadlines
- OVATION On-Time Entry Date February 19, 2010
- OVATION Last-Minute Entry Date February 26, 2010
- Judging of 2010 OVATION Awards March 2010
- Notification of 2010 OVATION Winners March 31, 2010
- OVATION Awards Gala May 6, 2010
Questions/Comments about IABC/Toronto's OVATION Awards Call for Entries? Please send them to our VP, Awards at toronto-awards@iabc.com. All inquiries are kept confidential. |
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With so many categories, there is an OVATION Award category that’s right for you! |
This is your opportunity to be recognized for your outstanding work in Social Media; Social Responsibility Initiatives; Media Campaigns; Print and/or Electronic Publications; Writing; Special Events and so much more… if you have done excellent work in the field of communications…we have a category ideal to celebrate your accomplishments!
Not sure where to start? Consider this: In the last three (3) years, have you done any of the following?
- Launched and/or redesigned a publication (internal/external) with the objective of increasing readership?
- Achieved media awareness and or a specific Media Relations Points (MRP) score?
- Informed readers/audience of new and/or rebranded initiatives?
- Incorporated a new communications tool to increase participation/knowledge/readership of a target audience?
- Made use of communications to change/improve a behavior of a target group?
- Written or created creative copy to entice readers/media to find out more about product/service/client?
- Enlightened a community about a social responsibility program/initiative and increase awareness and participation?
If yes, you could become an award winning communicator by entering the 2010 OVATION Awards Program.
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NEW FOR 2010!
OVATION Awards are easier to enter |
That’s right, this year the entry process has been simplified, so entering is easier than ever before, Work Plans and Work Samples can be entirely submitted on CD or DVD. We are even offering an entry discount for submissions submitted completely on disk. Find out more by downloading the 2010 OVATION Call for Entries.
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Who can enter the OVATION Awards? |
From junior to veteran practitioners, the OVATION Awards encourages all levels of the profession to excel in their work and to garner the praise of their colleagues, their clients and their organizations.
OVATION is open to all IABC/Toronto members AND non-member communication professionals located in the Greater Toronto Area. Join strategists, managers, independents, practitioners; corporate, government and not-for-profit communicators; agency executives; photographers; graphic artists; creative conceptualists; tacticians and students to be part of Toronto’s best practices. |
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Looking to talk to someone to find out more about submitting your work for a 2010 OVATION Award? |
You can email toronto-awards@iabc.com with your contact information, and a member from the IABC/Toronto OVATION Awards Team will be in touch.
Please note that ALL entries into the 2010 OVATION Awards are kept COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL, with only winners being announced. Winners are determined by using an established scorecard – the number of winners is based on the number of entries that surpass a minimum score. Entries do not compete against each other.
IABC/Toronto OVATION Award of Excellence winners receive an elegant glass sculpture designed by Canadian glass blower Kelly Lowe. IABC/Toronto OVATION Award of Merit winners will be awarded a plaque or certificate of recognition. All 2010 OVATION Awards will be presented at a gala event, held the evening of May 6, 2010. |
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