This special edition honors the most creative and forward-thinking campaigns created by this year’s applicants. We’re excited to recognize the recipients of Ragan’s 2017 Employee Communications Awards. The Ragan Communications staff congratulates all our winners.
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Communications
Benefits Communications
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- 2018 Open Enrollment Campaign, Kforce
- #BHBenefits2018 (Open Enrollment), Bright Horizons
- Know Your Numbers—ERG conference, FleishmanHillard with AT&T Your Health Matters and Your Money Matters
- Go Hilton, Hilton
- Open Enrollment 2017, UL LLC
Blog
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- VA Careers Blog, JWT INSIDE with Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
- Pension Solution Blog, California State Teachers' Retirement System
Executive Communications
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- GoDaddy Story Slams, GoDaddy
- March Cisco Beat with Allianz, Cisco Systems
- Inside Sales, Microsoft
- Defining Principles, PPD
- Rapid Fire Interviews, CGI
Mobile App
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- Virgin Media Digital Transformation Project, Ocasta with Virgin Media
- Avaya CX Mobile App: Employee and Partner Communities, Avaya
- Arrow Brand Am, Arrow Electronics with a Vital Few
- @BlueOvalNow,Ford Motor Company
Re-branding Campaign
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- Visual-Communication Facility Enhancements, Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
- Expanding and Sustaining Arrow’s Brand Internally, Arrow Electronics
- Made for More Brand & Activation, JWT INSIDE with General Motors
- Welcome to Oath, Oath
- Igniting a Workforce: Internal Communication and Launching a Brand, Alight
Use of Social Media
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork and #MayThe4th Be With You, Cisco
- Taco Bell Internal Snapchat, Taco Bell
Employee Experience
Corporate Social Responsibility
WINNER
Honorable Mention
- Spread the Cheer, AT&T
Employee Advocacy
WINNER
Employee Education
WINNER
Honorable Mention
- Miami Office Move Campaign, MasterCard
Employee Engagement
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- Our Future is Bright, Brighton Health Plan Solutions
- Yammer Launch, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Bayer in 6: Building on Bayer Employee Pride: Real Stories. Real People, Bayer
- Roving Reporter Contest, Honeywell
- Year End Exhibition, Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
Wellness Program
WINNER
Honorable Mention
- FGL Sports Ltd., FGL Sports Ltd.
Intranet
Intranet Design
WINNER
Social Intranet
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- Yammer Time, Epicor Software Corp.
- Get Connected * Get Informed * Get Inspired, BlueScope
Value to Employees (Intranet)
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- Yammer Launch, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- A New Look for Liberty Mutual Finance, Liberty Mutual
- Enabling Colleagues to Connect, NBS
Publications
Annual Report
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- 2015-16 Corporate Annual Report, British Columbia Pension Corporation
- Inspired by Progress. Powered by People, LMI
Article Series
WINNER
Honorable Mention
- People of PYPL, PayPal
Honorable Mention
- #LivingProtiviti: Protiviti Houston Rallies to Help UK Family Stranded by Hurricane Harvey, Protiviti
Interview or Profile
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- Inspired and Inspiring—The Story of an HRA Associate Who Had the Guts to Take on Sparta, Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
Magazine
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- TN Magazine, Texas Department of Transportation
- Freight Quarterly, FedEx Freight
- Novartis Live Employee Magazine, Novartis
- Novartis Live Employee Magazine June 2017, Novartis
Most Improved Design
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- Total Compensation Journal, JWT INSIDE with General Motors
- NFL Player Benefits Secure Site Redesign, Cloudberry Creative with NFL Player Benefits Office
- The Scoop 2.0, ASPCA
- Crossroads Redesign, MUFG
Newsletter
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- S3 Weekly Update, Sutter Health, Sutter Shared Services
- The Pulse, Spacelabs
- TOPLINE, NBCUniversal
- Taco Bell Internal Newsletters, Taco Bell
- Employee eNews, Renown Health
Visual Communications
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- Community Giving Infographic, Tri-State G&T
- Mastercard Office Move Campaign, MasterCard
- Safe T. Cat, ArcBest
Video
Humorous Video
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- 2016 Operations Holiday Greeting, Rockwell Collins
- Environmental, Safety & Health FY17—Refresher Training Video, Rockwell Collins
- Check Out Check-Ins, Genentech
Informational Video
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- Better Because of Bayer—Building on Bayer Employee Pride: Real Stories. Real People, Bayer
- #innovATTion: Irwin Gerszberg—Project AirGig, AT&T
- It’s Our Time Video, SAP Latin America and Caribbean
- Reflections on the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Defining Principles, PPD
- Tunnel Tango, Con Edison
Recruitment Video
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- Awilda Bregand Fulfills a Lifelong Dream, University of Southern California
- Imagine a Job You Love, In a Place You Love, California State Teachers’ Retirement System
- VA: Make the Difference, JWT INSIDE with Department of Veterans Affairs
- Representing America in a Career that Matters, JWT INSIDE with U.S. Department of State
Grand Prize
Grand Prize: Employee Communications Campaign of the Year
WINNER
Honorable Mentions
- Launching Arconic, Arconic
- SAP: Super Awesome People. Our Journey to Becoming an Employer of Choice, SAP Asia Pte Ltd.
- Breaking Ground: Communicating The New Hulu Experience, Hulu
- The Network. Intuitive. Launch, Cisco Systems
- A Vision and Mission for Growth: Frito-Lay Makes Delighting Consumers its Business, Frito-Lay
- On-Time Performance, JetBlue