LONDON, August 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
The shortlist for The Corporate Engagement Awards 2013 has been announced today and with a doubling in entry numbers this year, the competition has been exceedingly tough.
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The winners will be revealed at a fantastic gala dinner on 26 September at the Hotel Russell in central London.
Andrew Thomas, publisher of Communicate magazine says, "The awards this year saw 102% growth. More importantly the quality of entry has improved dramatically, not only in terms of the strategy and implementation of the campaigns entered but also in the care and the time companies have taken in developing their entries. If it wasn't for the fact that we had such an impressive panel of judges, the process of selecting the winners would have been virtually impossible."
Over the last three years of the event, The Corporate Engagement Awards has grown to become Europe's benchmarking awards programme for sponsorship, partnerships and corporate social responsibility.
The award specifically recognises and showcases the collaborative efforts of companies and agencies to engage with partners, communities, stakeholders and sponsors. Amongst the nominations this year are some of the corporate world's biggest and most recognisable names, such as BT, O2 and McDonalds.
The shortlist also includes work from branding, PR and communications agencies like Ketchum and brandmeetsbrand, whose Hyde Park Winter Wonderland and Ice Age 4 project has been nominated for two awards.
The categories for the 2013 awards include 'Best partnership in sports and leisure', 'Most effective long-term philanthropic scheme, foundation or programme' and 'Best activity relating to the London 2012 Olympics'.
The full 2013 awards shortlist is as follows:
Sector
Best arts and culture partnership
Aberdeen Asset Management Partnership with Jazz FM
Lansons Communications and HighTide Partnership
National Portrait Gallery BT Road to 2012
Late Shift
The Southwold Concert Series
Best charity collaboration
20 Years of War Child Exhibition
CMS Charity Partnership
Summer of Sport
Best partnership in sports and leisure
McDonald's Grassroots Football Programme: Ten Years of Teamwork
TCS Amsterdam Marathon: Running with Business Impact
UPS and London 2012
Best combined partnership
Aviva #1every5
Creative Pioneers Challenge
Mencap's Little Noise Sessions in association with Toshiba
Summer of Sport
Strategy
Best open-ended partnership
MasterCard, WFP campaign
PopUp Britain
Best collaboration for a single event
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland meets Ice Age 4
IBM and Ketchum - Winning at Wimbledon
Mencap's Little Noise Sessions in association with Toshiba
UPS and London 2012
Best pro bono work for charitable, social or ethical cause
BRIGHT
Increasing the Bandwidth for the 30% Club programme with BNY Melon
Industry and Education Engagement
Shelter Programme
The Southwold Concert Series
Most effective long-term philanthropic scheme, foundation or programme
Rural Broadband Working Group
TelecityGroup and multiple charities
The Southwold Concert Series
Waitrose Community Matters
Most innovative collaboration
20 Years of War Child Exhibition: Slinkachu Collaboration
The water-food-energy nexus live debates
The Transform Programme
Objective
Best programme to raise brand awareness
Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open 2013
MasterCard, WFP campaign
TCS Amsterdam Marathon: Running with Business Impact
Best alignment with brand values through partnership or collaboration
Bringing us all together for London 2012
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland meets Ice Age 4
Late Shift
Working Together to Improve People's Lives through Technology
Best employee engagement programme
Games Maker Orientation Events
IWitness Global Citizens Programme - The IKEA Foundation
UPS and London 2012
Best foundation programme
Minigrants
The British Gas Energy Trust
Best PR and external communication during an engagement programme
Aviva #1every5
IBM and Ketchum - Winning at Wimbledon
Best execution during an engagement programme
Aviva #1every5
IBM and Ketchum - Winning at Wimbledon
Shelter Programme
UPS and London 2012
Best community involvement in a coporate engagement programme
BRIGHT
McDonald's Grassroots Football Programme: Ten Years of Teamwork
TCS Amsterdam Marathon: Running with Business Impact
Best activity relating to the London 2012 Olympics
Bringing us all together for London 2012
Coca-Cola Great Britain and StreetGames
Games Maker Orientation Events
Sensory Rooms
Summer of Sport
For sponsored organisations
Best collaborative approach
Maximising the Commercial Potential for the What Car? Awards
The Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award
Summer of Sport
For more information about the event, please call +44-20-7498-7008, visit corporatenegagementsawards.com or contact Hannah Hodges.
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