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Gold Quill Awards: 2012 Winners

 

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Congratulations to the 2012 IABC Gold Quill Award winners!

Division 1: Communication Management

CATEGORY 1: GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

There were no Category 1 winners this year.

CATEGORY 2: COMMUNITY RELATIONS

MERIT

U-Pass BC: How to Get Students Out Early
Tracy Bains
UBC, Campus and Community Planning
Vancouver, British Columbia

CATEGORY 3: CUSTOMER RELATIONS

MERIT

How Rogers Communications turned Its Harshest Critics into Brand Ambassadors
Mary Pretotto, Melanie Masson, Keith McArthur, Terrie Tweddle
Rogers Communications
Toronto

CATEGORY 5: MEDIA RELATIONS

MERIT

APCOR 'Real Cork Floors' Campagin
Sharon Hayward, James Loftus, Erin Bodley
DDB Public Relations, APCOR
Toronto

Best Conversation Ever
Lindsay Mattick-Davidson
Narrative, WIND Mobile
Toronto

Staying on Course Through a Storm
Raquel Maurier and Quinn Phillips
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta

What Lies Beneath: Uncovering the Legacy of Environmental Lead in Residential St. John's
Martha D. Muzychka, ABC
Praxis Communications, LeadNL Biomonitoring Project
St. John's, Newfoundland

CATEGORY 6: MULTI-AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION

MERIT

Four Steps to Driving Employee Engagement Through a Powerful Internal Brand
Rodney Jordan and Emilie Scott
Coca-Cola Enterprises
London

Knowledge@ASB: Tailoring Business Intelligence for Audience Segments
Marie Kelly
Australian School of Business
Sydney

CATEGORY 7: MARKETING COMMUNICATION

MERIT

APCOR 'Real Cork Floors' Campagin
Sharon Hayward, James Loftus, Erin Bodley
DDB Public Relations, APCOR
Toronto

Bonnefield: Farmland for Farming
Lisa Courtney Lloyd
Bonnefield Financial
Ottawa, Ontario

Wood Buffalo Curbside Recycling Pilot Project
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and The DAGNY Partnership
Edmonton, Alberta

CATEGORY 8: ISSUES MANAGEMENT & CRISIS COMMUNICATION

EXCELLENCE

Becton Property Group Pty Ltd - June 2011 Group Capital Restructure
Monika Lancucki
Becton Property Group
East Melbourne, Australia

CATEGORY 9: EMPLOYEE/MEMBER COMMUNICATION

EXCELLENCE

Are You Ready? Vancity Launches a New Intranet
Jane Nunnikhoven
Vancity
Vancouver, British Columbia

Beyond the Blue Can: Changing Perceptions of PepsiCo from the Inside Out with Employee Ambassadors
Sharon Phillips, Stephanie Peterson, Beth Porter; Tamara Snyder, Abigail Rethore
PepsiCo; Edelman
Chicago

Helping Employees Make Good Financial Decisions
The Smart Saving Team
Towers Watson, American Express
New York City

Iron Mountain - Keepers of the Trust
Mary Hettinger & Susan Corliss
Iron Mountain
Boston, MA

MERIT

ABCFP Seeks a Revenue Increase
Amanda J. Brittain, ABC
Association of BC Forest Professionals
Vancouver, British Columbia

Making Strides in Bosch Associate Health: The Half-a-Million Steps Challenge
Laurie Cosgrove & Lindsay Stortz
Robert Bosch LLC & Towers Watson
Chicago

RTI International Messaging Campaign
Public Relations & Corporate Communications
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Stick It to the Flu
Dave Bourne
The Scarborough Hospital
Scarborough, Ontario

The Big Conversation
Mike Pounsford and Hilary Scarlett
TUI UK & Ireland
London

UPS My Choice
Kim Krebs and Julie Greenwell
UPS
Atlanta

Inspired to Care Campaign
APP Pharmaceuticals / Fresenius Kabi USA
Debra Lynn Ross, ABC
Schaumburg, IL

CATEGORY 10: HUMAN RESOURCES & BENEFITS COMMUNICATION

EXCELLENCE

Transocean's "Your Benefits Destination" HSA Campaign
Erin Packwood & Jamie Colvin
Transocean & SimplyConnect Consulting, LLC
Houston, Texas

MERIT

Apollo Group Benefits Enrollment Campaign
Joe H. Ricciardi, ABC
Apollo Group
Phoenix, Arizona

Creating a New Culture of Financial Health at American Express
The Smart Saving Team
Towers Watson, American Express
New York City

CATEGORY 11: STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION PROCESSES

EXCELLENCE

City of Kelowna Communications Audit & Departmental Organizational Review
Glenna Cross, ABC, MC & Elaine Dixson, ABC, MC
Cross Wise Communications & Key Concepts
Calgary, Alberta

MERIT

City of Mississauga: Communications Master Plan
Daniel Tisch, APR, Roanne Argyle, Sarbjit Kaur, Debra Chan, Ivana Di Millo, Sonja Banic
Argyle Communications, City of Mississauga
Toronto

Novo Nordisk Way Communications Program
Susan O'Connor, Lisa Centifanti-Gates, Lori Moore, Ambica Singh
Novo Nordisk
Princeton, New Jersey

CATEGORY 12: BRAND COMMUNICATION

EXCELLENCE

Remember Memorex? It’s Back and Streaming Live!
Padilla Speer Beardsley, Memorex
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sveta vladar (The Ruler of the World)
Petra Muth Zupanc
Pristop d.o.o., Nova KBM d.d.
Ljubljana, Slovenia

CATEGORY 13: SPECIAL EVENTS

EXCELLENCE

Anglo American's Local Procurement and Enterprise Development Trade Fair
Ann Farndell
Anglo American
Johannesburg

The BIG Save, Ontario's Single Largest Blood Donor Clinic
Janet Wong
Canadian Blood Services
Toronto

Union Gas Centennial Celebration
Communications and Community Investment Team
Union Gas Limited
Chatham, Ontario

World’s Largest Mac & Cheese
Deveney Communication, RAS Associates
Cabot Creamery
New Orleans, Louisiana

MERIT

Capitec Bank Swapping Mall
Atmosphere Communications
Cape Town, South Africa

Humana’s 50th Anniversary Campaign
Humana’s 50th Anniversary Campaign team
Humana Inc.
Louisville, Kentucky

Itak Dzafest 2011.
Ula Spindler
Pristop d.o.o., Telekom Slovenije, d.d.
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Official “Ground Breaking” Launch for Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Daniel Tisch, APR, Roanne Argyle, Debra Chan, Misty Meeks, Sarbjit Kaur, Caroline De Silva, Carmela Antolino
Argyle Communications, Ripley Entertainment
Toronto

Red X-mas Party
Ula Spindler
Black Pony
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Subaru Brings Sexy Back To The AutoShow
Greg Vallentin and James Loftus
DDB Public Relations, Subaru Canada
Toronto

Virtuoso Gala 2010: A Sparkling Affair
Melissa Beilhartz, Ericka Greenham & Allison Stevenson
IABC London Location
London, Ontario

CATEGORY 14: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

EXCELLENCE

A Farewell to Featherwagons
Beckie Jas, Brandon Koepke, Anna Larson, ABC; Halton Region Picture Book Committee, Creative Services
Halton Region
Oakville, Ontario

MERIT

(“Every Day Is Yours!”)
Sanofi Russia together with SPN Ogilvy
Moscow

Absorbent: A SpongeBob Exhibit in support of the Naked Heart Foundation
Vladimir Vinogradov
Pro-Vision Communications, Nickelodeon, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN)
Moscow

Building a Chemtastic Community
Sujit Patil
Tata Chemicals
Mumbai

Donate Energy For Life!
Aleksander Salkic, Ziga Fišer
Petrol d.d., Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia

YOUR AD HERE Road Safety Contest
Kate A. Pasieka, ABC
ICBC, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Burnaby, British Columbia

CATEGORY 15: MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION

MERIT

Colgate Live Better Global Healthy Activity Challenge Campaign
Eiji Nakagawa, Marty Collins; Amy Breen, Scott Turner
Colgate-Palmolive; Mercer
New York City

CATEGORY 16 : ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION - MANAGEMENT

MERIT

New Transit for Toronto: The Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown
Daniel Tisch APR, Roanne Argyle, Misty Meeks, Taryn Wismer
Argyle Communications, Toronto Transit Commission
Toronto

Responsible Gambling training program
Social Responsibility and Corporate Communications
Atlantic Lottery
Moncton, New Brunswick

School A to Z Online School Community
Corporate Communication
NSW Department of Education and Communities
Sydney

SMART U Social Media Training
Sharon R. McIntosh
PepsiCo
Purchase, New York

CATEGORY 17: SOCIAL MEDIA

EXCELLENCE

Builiding a Community One Peeve at a Time
Robert Willis
TransLink
Burnaby, British Columbia

Kraft Foods DessertCentre.ca Festive Blogger Program
Jennifer Brown, Sandra D’Ambrosio, Jennifer Zed, Robyn Adelson
Edelman
Toronto

Remember Memorex? It’s Back and Streaming Live!
Padilla Speer Beardsley, Memorex
Minneapolis, Minnesota

MERIT

Idejnica – Brainstorming Place for Employees

Igor Medved
Medis, d.o.o.
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Division 2: Communication Skills

Category 18: ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION - SKILLS

EXCELLENCE

SMART U Social Media Training
Sharon R. McIntosh
PepsiCo
Purchase, New York

MERIT

Intel GoMyBen Mobile
M. James, J. Moffett, M. Newgard, D. Kenedy, B. Wallace, G. Teague, J. Plumb, K. Wilbur, L. Worth
Intel Corporation and HB Design
Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Making it Click at ontarioshores.ca
Susan Nakhle, Maureen Patterson, Jennifer Bastarache, Krista Luxton
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Whitby, Ontario

CATEGORY 19: AUDIOVISUAL

EXCELLENCE

The Decision
Phoenix Group, SGI
Regina, Saskatchewan

MERIT

Five Feet of Fabulous Video
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
AXS Biomedical Animation Studio
Toronto

Get a Grip on Winter Safety
Slips, Trips & Falls Team
Suncor Energy Inc
Fort McMurray, Alberta

Operation Rhino
Simon Edelman
Resolute Consulting, Chicago Zoological Society
Chicago

CATEGORY 20: PUBLICATIONS

EXCELLENCE

TELUS 2010 Annual Report
Miriam Trottier, Dianne Trach, ABC
TELUS Corporation
Edmonton, Alberta

CATEGORY 21: WRITING

EXCELLENCE

Unplugged: Electric Vehicle Realities vs. Expectations
Andrea Lekushoff & Bruce Geddes
Broad Reach Communications, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
Toronto

We Are Here: The TransCanada Journey 1998–2010
Jennifer Wah, ABC, MC, Allan Jenkins, Heather Opseth, ABC, Shela Shapiro,
TransCanada Corporation, Forwords Communication, Inc.
North Vancouver, British Columbia

MERIT

NLMA Members Reject Government Contract Offer
Lynn Barter, ABC
Newfoundland & Labrador Medical Association
St. John's, Newfoundland

DIVISION 3: COMMUNICATION CREATIVE

CATEGORY 22: PUBLICATION DESIGN

MERIT

Gautrain History Book - From Dreams to Reality
Barbara Jensen
Gautrain Management Agency
Johannesburg

Great Minds Think Differently: President's Report 2011
Marketing and Communications Department
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland

Newell Rubbermaid Code of Conduct and Ethics
Robyn Farmer, Lindsay Wilson, Jay Thomas, Elizabeth Lewis, Beth Sutton, Brian Christian, Diane Walters
Newell Rubbermaid, The Network
Norcross, Georgia

We Are Here: The TransCanada Journey 1998–2010
Brandon Brind, Matt Warburton, MGDC, Jennifer Wah, ABC, MC, Heather Opseth, ABC, Shela Shapiro
ImageStudio, Forwords Communication, TransCanada
Bowen Island, British Columbia

CATEGORY 23: OTHER GRAPHIC DESIGN

EXCELLENCE

“Experience the Spirit of Union College" Exhibit
Janet Denison
Vision Exhibits
Lincoln, Nebraska

MERIT

Get a Grip on Winter Safety
Slips, Trips & Falls Team
Suncor Energy Inc
Fort McMurray, Alberta

MERIT

Teamster-UPS Increasing Contributions Self-Mailer
Teamster - UPS
Prudential Retirement, Teamster-UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan
Atlanta, GA

CATEGORY 24: INTERACTIVE MEDIA DESIGN

MERIT

T.Y. Lin International Group Website
Maribel Castillo, Pauline Lee, Pam Ching / Caroline Gouin, Kenn Fine, David Handlong, Josh Kelly, Mark Hoffmann
T.Y. Lin International / FINE Design Group
San Francisco

CATEGORY 26: PHOTOGRAPHY

MERIT

The White Cashmere Collection 2011: Fashion with Compassion
Deborah Weinstein
Strategic Objectives, Kruger Products
Toronto

CATEGORY 27: ADVERTISING (CONVENTIONAL MEDIA)

EXCELLENCE

The Decision
Phoenix Group, SGI
Regina, Saskatchewan

Student Division

CATEGORY 1: SOCIAL MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY

The Social Strategist Project
John D. Trybus
Georgetown University's Center for Social Impact Communication
Washington, D.C.

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