IPRA Golden World Awards Deadline Is 6 May
London – 22 April 2013 – The 21st annual IPRA Golden World Awards, the top international public relations awards competition, has issued a call for entries. The entry deadline is 6 May.
The entry kit for the 2013 GWA is available online. Late entries will be accepted through 20 May with payment of a £50/entry late fee.
The IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence offer world-wide recognition and acclaim to world-class public relations programmes. The 2013 competition, conducted by the International Public Relations Association, is open to local, regional, national or international public relations programmes carried out or completed in 2012/2013.
Entries submitted to the Golden World Awards competition will be judged by an international panel of senior practitioners. In considering entries, the judges may grant one, several or no awards in each category. Entrants may submit any number of nominations to any number of categories, which include:
- Community Relations
For community relations campaigns not conducted by government / local authorities. - Corporate Communications
For excellence in enhancing a company’s overall reputation through corporate communications. - Crisis Management
Example of excellent communications management during a crisis. - Digital Media Relations
For the successful use of digital media relations in a PR campaign. - Event Management
For the planning and delivery of a successful event with a public relations dimension. - Internal Communications
For a creative internal communications campaign that engaged and informed personnel. - Launch of a New Product
For well-planned PR activities around the launch of a product. - PR on a Shoestring
For an imaginative PR campaign done on a small budget. - Publications
For PR publications such as newsletters or magazines that showed excellence and imagination in communicating with stakeholders. This can be in a print or electronic format. - Social Media for PR
For excellence in the use of social media as a public relations tool. - Technology
For the effective use of public relations in the technology sector, including business-to-business and consumer campaigns.
For a full list of categories, visit the GWA website at www.ipra.org/gwa.
The 2013 GWA are managed on behalf of IPRA by the Stevie® Awards, which organizes the world’s premier business awards programs including The International Business Awards and The American Business Awards. Questions about IPRA’s Golden World Awards may be directed to GWA@thestevies.com.
About IPRA
IPRA strives to be the world’s most relevant, resourceful and influential professional association for senior international public relations executives. The association provides both intellectual leadership in the practice of international public relations and makes available to its members the services that will help them meet their professional responsibilities and to succeed in their careers, thus enabling the association to increase membership, grow financially and create a virtuous circle of success.
IPRA works at the academic level with universities as well as with global organizations such as the United Nations. Learn more at www.IPRA.org.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. A fifth program, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, will debut later this year. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.
