Ragan's Employee Communications Awards Luncheon

Congratulations winners!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS AND THE TOP PLACES TO WORK AWARD WINNERS!

On Friday, April 28 honorees in our Employee Communications Awards and Top Places to Work were recognized at a special luncheon at the City Winery in Chicago. 

These organizations kept their employees engaged and inspired, championed a more diverse and equitable workplace, delivered powerful stories and so much more. 

Ragan Communications congratulates all of these amazing organizations.

Scroll down to see who won and to learn more about their winning work.

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Guest Presenters

Crystal Andrews Banks
Crystal Andrews Banks
Global Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Kraft Heinz
Eric Smith-Schellhorn
Eric Smith-Schellhorn
Director, Business Communications
Archer Daniels Midland Company

Presenters

Joyceann Garippa
Joyceann Garippa
Head of Content
Ragan Communications
Jon Minnick
Jon Minnick
Special Projects Manager
Ragan Communications and PR Daily

WINNERS

Grand Prize

Best Overall Intranet

Honorable Mentions

Best Overall Intranet

Honorable Mentions
  • Bethany Children's Health Center: BuzzCom - Bethany Children’s Health Center Intranet
  • CBRE: Employee Intranet
  • Chime: Chime Employee Comms
  • Mattress Firm: Mattress Firm Executes Strategic Internal Campaign to Take Employee Intranet to Cloud Nine
  • Seattle Children's Hospital: CHILD: Seattle Children's Intranet
  • symplr: symplr IQ
  • UKG: Global Employee Communications
Winner

Best Remote Work Experience/Culture

Honorable Mentions

Best Remote Work Experience/Culture

Honorable Mentions
  • Array Behavioral Care: Best Remote Work Experience in Behavioral Health
  • Businessolver: Workspace Anywhere
  • Chime: Chime Employee Comms
  • eXp Realty: eXp Realty
  • LIXIL Americas: LIXIL Americas FY23 Kickoff Event
  • Maximus: Customer Service Week
  • Muck Rack: Muck Rack’s Fully Distributed Work Culture
  • NVE Experience Agency: NVE Experience Agency
  • ServiceNow: Best Hybrid Work & Culture Environment and Events
Winner

Best Use of Technology

Honorable Mentions

Best Use of Technology

Honorable Mentions
  • Baker Tilly US: Slay the Digital Workplace
  • PayPal: Live Slacking
  • Q&D Construction: LINQD (by Speakap)
Winner

Employee Communication Campaign of the Year

Honorable Mentions

Employee Communication Campaign of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • ADM: ADM's Ukraine Communications
  • John Deere: Bringing John Deere Employees to CES 2022, Virtually: The Next Best Thing to Being There
  • Mastercard LAC: Mastercard's Copa América Femenina Employee Campaign
  • Mattress Firm: Mattress Firm Executes Strategic Internal Campaign to Take Employee Intranet to Cloud Nine
  • New York Power Authority: Powered from Within
  • PepsiCo: Global Business Services Awards Program
  • Pfizer: Conversation Leaders
  • T-Mobile US: Talking with Trailblazers
  • USAA: Centennial Celebration
  • Wolfspeed: Here's Your Shot at a Tesla
Winner

Employee Communication Campaign of the Year

Employee Communications Team of the Year

Honorable Mentions

Employee Communications Team of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • Advocate Aurora Health: AAH Employee Communications Team of the Year
  • FORVIS: Strategic Communications Team
  • ServiceNow: Employee Comms Team of the Year
  • Syngenta US: Syngenta North America Crop Protection Internal Communications Team
Winner

Content and Communications

Alignment with External Communications

Honorable Mentions

Alignment with External Communications

Honorable Mentions
  • Capital One: Car Buying Outlook
  • John Deere: Take the Tee for Me
  • London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG): LSEG@COP26 - Mobilising finance to go further, faster
  • SAS: The Batting Lab
Winner

Benefits Communication

Honorable Mentions

Benefits Communication

Honorable Mentions
  • KAMAX: Annual + Enrollment Campaign
  • NFP: Schurz Total Rewards Communications
Winner

Benefits Communication

Change Communication

Honorable Mentions

Change Communication

Honorable Mentions
  • Baystate Health: The Daily Management System
  • Delta Dental of California: Vaccine Information, Education and Incentive Campaign
  • FORVIS: Change Hub and Integration Communications
  • Lincoln Financial Group: Lincoln Financial Group CEO Transition
  • University Health: University Health UKG Launch
Winner

Change Communication

Community Relations

Honorable Mentions

Community Relations

Honorable Mentions
  • ING: ING Americas
  • John Deere: Make A Wish X John Deere
  • McGroarty & Co Consulting, LLC: McGroarty & Co. Consulting
  • Walt Disney World Resort: Walt Disney World Cast & Community
Winner

Community Relations

COVID-19 Communication

Honorable Mentions

COVID-19 Communication

Honorable Mentions
  • Advocate Aurora Health: AAH COVID-19 Communication
  • Bloomberg Industry Group: Helping Employees Navigate Covid-19 Workplace Changes
  • Child Care Resource Center: CCRC News Update
  • DXC Technology Philippines: Our multi-dimensional COVID-19 response
  • PayPal: COVID-19 Communications
  • Wolfspeed: Here's Your Shot at a Tesla
Winner

Crisis Response

Honorable Mentions

Crisis Response

Honorable Mentions
  • Ochsner Health: Reaching Employees During Hurricane Ida
  • Providence: My Mental Health Matters
Winner

Data-Driven Communication

Honorable Mentions

Data-Driven Communication

Honorable Mentions
  • NFP: EdChoice Data-Driven Employee Communications
  • Seattle Children's Hospital: InHouse Article Engagement Score Calculator
Winner

Data-Driven Communication

Email Communication

Honorable Mentions

Email Communication

Honorable Mentions
  • Batelco: "The Weekly" Digital Newsletter
  • Hackensack Meridian Health: Email Communication Connects Team HMH
  • Medela: New Hire E-Mail Series
  • Warner Music Group: Warner Music Group Corporate Brand Refresh
Winner

Employee-Generated Content

Honorable Mentions
  • Child Care Resource Center: CCRC News Update
  • Infineon Americas: Infineon Americas Employer Brand Campaign
Winner

Executive/Leadership Communication

Honorable Mentions

Executive/Leadership Communication

Honorable Mentions
  • 3M Communications: Plant & Distribution Leader Digest
  • Canadian Tire Corporation: CTC Employee Share-out CEO Speech
  • Daiichi Sankyo: President's Message: Post ASCO Excitement
  • Delta Dental of California: Sarah Chavarria’s 90-Day Operations Transition
  • Fifth Third Bank: Connecting with Leaders in a Human Way
  • Payoneer: Introducing New co-CEO to the Organization
  • Samuel, Son & Co: Enabling effective two-way comms
  • Southern Nuclear: Real Leaders. Real Messaging.
Winner

Innovation in Internal Communications

Honorable Mentions

Innovation in Internal Communications

Honorable Mentions
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.: Cisco Employee Check-Ins
  • Delta Dental of California: 2022 Operations Communications
  • LIXIL Americas: LIXIL Americas FY23 Kickoff Event
  • London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG): A poem for LSEG
  • Warner Music Group: Warner Music Group Corporate Brand Refresh
Winner

Innovation in Internal Communications

Manager Communications

Honorable Mentions

Manager Communications

Honorable Mentions
  • Capital One: People Leader Digest
Winner

Manager Communications

Mission and Values Communication

Honorable Mentions

Mission and Values Communication

Honorable Mentions
  • Allogene Therapeutics: One Allogene
  • Atrium Health: Culture Commitments
  • Coast Capital Savings: The Coast Way
  • Food Lion, LLC: My Story of Belonging
  • New York Power Authority: Powered from Within
  • Paycom Internal Communications: New Paycom values campaign
  • ServiceNow: Leadership Video & Communication
Winner

Mission and Values Communication

Partnership with Human Resources

Honorable Mentions

Partnership with Human Resources

Honorable Mentions
  • AIR Communities: Annual Engagement Survey
Winner

Partnership with Human Resources

Podcast

Honorable Mentions
  • Syngenta US: Syngenta North America Crop Protection Internal Communications Team
  • Tacoma Power: Power Internal Communications Team
Winner

Pulse Survey

Honorable Mentions
  • Hello Benefits: Mental Wellness Employee Survey
  • John Hancock Wealth and Asset Management, U.S. and Europe: Mission Feedback Group
Winner

Rebranding Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Rebranding Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • Maximus: You & Our Brand
Winner

Recruitment Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Recruitment Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • Guthrie: Your Career in Full Color
Winner

Use of Social Media

Honorable Mentions

Use of Social Media

Honorable Mentions
  • McGroarty & Co Consulting, LLC: McGroarty & Co. Consulting
  • Retail Business Services: Retail Business Services – National Compliment Day
Winner

Visual Storytelling

Honorable Mentions

Visual Storytelling

Honorable Mentions
  • Fifth Third Bank: A Season to Remember
Winner

Visual Storytelling

Employee Experience

Amazing Workplace Culture

Honorable Mentions

Amazing Workplace Culture

Honorable Mentions
  • Allogene Therapeutics: One Allogene
  • Array Behavioral Care: Best Remote Work Experience in Behavioral Health
  • CarParts.com: Customer Focused, Safety First, and a Commitment to Excellence
  • Cohen Veterans Network: CVN: Integrity, Community, Excellence
  • OM1: Amazing OMies
Winner

Corporate Social Responsibility/ESG Initiatives

Honorable Mentions

Corporate Social Responsibility/ESG Initiatives

Honorable Mentions
  • Department of Culture and Tourism: Corporate Social Responsibility Unit
  • TEAM LEWIS: Boosting Culture By Giving Back
Winner

Corporate Social Responsibility/ESG Initiatives

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment

Honorable Mentions
  • Bazaarvoice: DE&I Taskforce
  • Curaleaf: Curaleaf's "People First" Culture
  • Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: DEI Organizational Transformation
  • Ethos Creative Group: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Intent to Impact
  • Office of the Chief Information Officer at the Department of Labor: 508 Matters
  • T-Mobile US: 365 Black History Month
  • UKG Global Employee Communications: UKG creates a culture centered around DEI&B
Winner

Employee Education/Training Program

Honorable Mentions

Employee Education/Training Program

Honorable Mentions
  • Stein IAS: Learn for Your Life
  • Worten - Equipamentos para o lar, SA: Unlock Your Power
Winner

Employee Education/Training Program

Employee Engagement

Honorable Mentions

Employee Engagement

Honorable Mentions
  • AIR Communities: Annual Engagement Survey
  • Array Behavioral Care: Best Remote Work Experience in Behavioral Health
  • Mastercard LAC: Mastercard's Copa América Femenina Employee Campaign
  • New York Power Authority: Powered from Within
  • Pfizer: Conversation Leaders
  • Q&D Construction: LINQD (by Speakap)
  • The Kroger Co.: @KrogerFamily Instagram Page
Winner

Employee Recognition or Reward Program

Honorable Mentions

Employee Recognition or Reward Program

Honorable Mentions
  • Canidae: Canidae Top Dog Award
  • Samuel, Son & Co.: Fostering a culture of appreciation and connection
Winner

Employee Recognition or Reward Program

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Honorable Mentions

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Honorable Mentions
  • ING: ING Americas
Winner

Employee Well-Being Program

Honorable Mentions

Employee Well-Being Program

Honorable Mentions
  • Infineon Americas: Infineon Americas InFit Walking Challenge
  • Innovecs: InnoClub Community
  • PepsiCo: Move for Good
  • Providence: My Mental Health Matters
Winner

Employee Well-Being Program

Internal Event Strategy

Honorable Mentions

Internal Event Strategy

Honorable Mentions
  • AbbVie: Bay Area, AbbVie, Bay Area, Grand Opening
  • Aflac: Aflac Employee Engagement Week 2022
  • Alexion: Uniquely Alexion Celebration 2022
  • BAE Systems: BAE Systems: Extraordinary Executive Communications
  • Honeywell: Safety Week Campaign
  • Mastercard: Mastercard's First Town Hall of 2022 for LAC
Winner

Intranet Collaboration & Innovation

Employee Engagement

Honorable Mentions

Employee Engagement

Honorable Mentions
  • Sunrise Banks, N.A.: Life@Sunrise
Winner

Employee Engagement

Employee Recognition

Honorable Mentions
  • Checkmarx: Checkmarx Human Resources
Winner

Internal Social Network

Honorable Mentions

Internal Social Network

Honorable Mentions
  • G&S: The Gist
  • North Texas Food Bank: Using 'Community' to Engage Food Bankers
Winner

Internal Social Network

Launch or Relaunch

Honorable Mentions
  • Capital One: Pulse Intranet Launch
  • Flagship Pioneering: Curie: Flagship Pioneering's Intranet
  • G&S: The Gist
  • Guthrie: Intranet Redesign
Winner

Intranet Content

Best Feature/Section

Honorable Mentions

Best Feature/Section

Honorable Mentions
  • Baker Tilly: More to My Story
  • Integral: Lam Intranet Series
  • John Deere: John Deere Ukraine Relief Efforts
  • Prudential Communications: Giving a coworker the gift of life
Winner

Instructional or Educational Content

Honorable Mentions

Instructional or Educational Content

Honorable Mentions
  • Baker Tilly US: Slay the Digital Workplace
  • Mizuho Americas: The Sustainability Hub
  • Stein IAS: The Universal Knowledge Foundation
Winner

Instructional or Educational Content

Publications (Electronic and Print)

Annual Report or CSR/ESG Report

Honorable Mentions

Annual Report or CSR/ESG Report

Honorable Mentions
  • Allogene Therapeutics: Allogene's Inaugural ESG Report
  • Chugach Alaska Corporation: Chugach Annual Report: Honoring the Past, Navigating the Future
Winner

Annual Report or CSR/ESG Report

Article Series/Blog

Honorable Mentions

Article Series/Blog

Honorable Mentions
  • MUFG Union Bank: Inside U.S. Bank Series
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Energy Sciences Center Profiles
  • symplr: Blog Content Production Process
Winner

Article Series/Blog

Feature Article

Honorable Mentions
  • Fifth Third Bank: Living a Dream, Recalling a Nightmare
  • Seattle Children's Hospital: InHouse Article
  • USAA: Fate - Feature Article
Winner

Internal Email Campaign

Honorable Mentions

Internal Email Campaign

Honorable Mentions
  • Ethos Creative Group: Caring for Each Other
Winner

Interview or Profile

Honorable Mentions
  • Baker Tilly: More to My Story
  • John Hancock Investments: 6 questions for ...
Winner

Newsletter

Honorable Mentions
  • Accolade Inc.: In Case You Missed It
  • Canidae: Canidae Crew News
  • Cisco, Executive Communications: Enterprise Networking & Cloud
  • EvolveMKD: EvolveMKD Quarterly Newsletter
  • Mastercard: Mastercard's LAC Insider
  • New York Power Authority: Inside Operations
  • NVE Experience Agency: NVE Experience Agency
  • Tacoma Power: Power Internal Communications Team
Winner

Remote Culture

Virtual Employee Engagement

Honorable Mentions

Virtual Employee Engagement

Honorable Mentions
  • Array Behavioral Care: Best Remote Work Experience in Behavioral Health
  • Cisco: Executive Communications, Enterprise Networking & Cloud
  • Curaleaf: Curaleaf's "People First" Culture
  • Maximus: Customer Service Week
  • Tutor.com/The Princeton Review: Workplace Engagement and Experience
Winner

Virtual Employee Engagement

Virtual Events/Celebrations

Honorable Mentions

Virtual Events/Celebrations

Honorable Mentions
  • Canadian Tire Corporation: Employee Share-Out
  • Coast Capital: One Coast and Leaders Forum
  • Maximus: Juneteenth Carnival
  • Teradata: Together LIVE!
  • Warner Music Group: Warner Music Group Corporate Brand Refresh
Winner

Virtual Executive Communication

Honorable Mentions

Virtual Executive Communication

Honorable Mentions
  • Advocate Aurora Health: AAH Virtual Executive Communications
  • Canadian Tire Corporation: Employee Share-Out
Winner

Virtual Onboarding

Honorable Mentions
  • Tacoma Power: Power Internal Communications Team
Winner

Virtual Town Hall

Honorable Mentions
  • LIXIL Americas: LIXIL Americas FY23 Kickoff Event
  • Mastercard: Mastercard's First Town Hall of 2022 for LAC
  • Notre Dame International: NDI Global Town Hall
  • PepsiCo: GBS Mytaverse Town Hall
  • The Regional Municipality of Durham: Durham Region CAO Town Halls
  • Warner Music Group: Warner Music Group Corporate Brand Refresh
Winner

Technology

Technology

Honorable Mentions
  • Cresco Labs: Lighting Up The Joint
  • Q&D Construction: LINQD (by Speakap)
  • Worten - Equipamentos para o lar, SA: Employee App myWorten
Winner

Video

DE&I Video

Honorable Mentions
  • Exelon: IT DE&I Dialogue
  • The Regional Municipality of Durham: Durham Employee Census – Internal Video
Winner

Humorous Video

Honorable Mentions
  • Checkmarx: Checkmarx Human Resources
  • Flagship Pioneering: The Office (SLT Mockumentary)
Winner

Inspirational Video

Honorable Mentions
  • New York Power Authority: Eureka! Innovation Challenge Launch Video
  • Mastercard LAC: What happens when the ball starts rolling? Video
Winner

Recruitment Video

Honorable Mentions
  • FHLBank of Chicago: Buddy Program Spotlight
  • Mizuho Americas: A Day in the Life at Mizuho: An Analyst’s Perspective
  • Tacoma Power: Power Internal Communications Team
Winner

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QUESTIONS

If you have any questions, please email Brendan Gannon at brendang@ragan.com.