APRIL 9, 2025 | 6:00- 8:30 PM CT | HYATT REGENCY, CHICAGO

CONGRATULATIONS TO RAGAN’S EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS FINALISTS!

Join us for Ragan’s Employee Communications Awards Dinner on April 9 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, where we honor the brightest minds and boldest initiatives in internal communications. This prestigious event celebrates outstanding campaigns, initiatives, individuals and teams that are shaping the future of internal communications.

Being named a finalist is a testament to the creativity, strategy and dedication that drive success. We congratulate all finalists for earning a place on this distinguished shortlist and for the lasting impact their work has made within their organizations.

This memorable evening will be filled with networking, celebration and recognition. You’ll have the chance to connect with peers, industry leaders and innovators—all while raising a glass to the transformative work being done in internal communications.

The Awards Dinner kicks off the first night of Ragan’s Employee Communications & Culture Conference. We encourage you to make the most of your time by attending both the dinner and conference, where you’ll gain valuable insights and actionable strategies for creating meaningful communication experiences within your organization. The conference is April 10-11, also at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago.

Don’t miss this unforgettable night of recognition, networking and knowledge-sharing. Join us as we celebrate excellence, honor achievements and inspire future innovation in employee communications.

CELEBRATE WITH YOUR TEAM

FINALISTS

Awards of Distinction

Finalists:

  • Burger King: Burger King UK launches BK Hub with Oak Engage
  • Citi: Citi Hub: Gateway to a Modern Experience
  • Comcast: Comcast Reimagines Intranet Experience
  • Cox: CoxOne: Powerful Digital Workspace
  • King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Best Overall Intranet entry: Kingsweb
  • Mazda North American Operations: OneMazda Intranet
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals: "RON" Colleague Intranet: The Hub Intranet Redesign
  • Schneider Electric: Redefining Digital Workplace Experience, Launch of New Intranet SPICE+
  • University of Iowa Health Care: The Loop: University of Iowa Health Care's intranet

Finalists:

  • DHL Supply Chain: Step Up for Safety
  • EY: EY.ai EYQ generative AI ecosystem
  • GE Aerospace: Launch Day
  • Pfizer: The Spark
  • Seattle Children's Hospital: Seattle Children's Hospital Strategic Plan
  • The Walt Disney Company: Disney100
  • Workday: Rock Star Campaign

Finalists:

  • Cisco: Cisco Global Employee Communications FY24 Strategy
  • DHL Supply Chain: NORAM Internal Communications & Engagement Team
  • Love's Travel Stops: Love's Best Team of the Year
  • Merck: Global Employee and Leadership Communications Team
  • ServiceNow: Global Employee Communications and Engagement

Communications Campaigns/Initiatives

Finalists:

  • ALSAC: Announcement of historic Domino’s commitment to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • Thumbtack Inc.: Procrasti Nator, Deadline Negotiator
  • Transamerica: Building connections to communicate our community impact

Finalists:

  • Intrepid Travel: Intrepid's Integrated Annual Report 2023 - 'The World Needs More Intrepid People'
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Transforming Lives – 2023 Annual Report
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: FY23 Annual Report: A Leading Light

Finalists:

  • Aflac: The Aflac Hub Connections
  • Alkermes: Fostering Connection and Empowerment through our Employee Profiles & Stories
  • Fifth Third Bank: Gone Fishin'
  • Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD): I am SMUD

Finalists:

  • Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.: Chipotle 2025 Open Enrollment Campaign
  • Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.: Pixar 2024-2025 Open Enrollment Campaign
  • Guardian: Guardian 2024 Annual Enrollment Campaign

Finalists:

  • Cisco Systems: Purpose Blog
  • SK tes: SK tes Engage

Finalists:

  • Compassus: Compassus Partnership Integration Communications
  • Honeywell Building Automation: Access Solutions Acquisition
  • Liberty Military Housing: Microsoft 365 Change Communication Campaign
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Transition of Subspecialty Care for Off Therapy Patients
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Our organizational strategy framework
  • University Health: University Health: Say Hello to our Women's & Children's Hospital Internal Campaign

Finalists:

  • Providence: Providence Communication Team
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Social Crisis Communications Framework

Finalists:

  • Gibson Energy: GEI - Communications Team
  • Guardian: Guardian 2024 Annual Enrollment Campaign
  • Infineon Americas: Demo Day & OktoberTech™ Silicon Valley 2023
  • International Monetary Fund: “G2K: Get to Know” Series
  • Ogletree Deakins: Ogletree Deakins: Modern, Scalable Client Portal
  • Santander: Santander US Corporate Communications: A Catalyst for Collaboration
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Our organizational strategy framework

Finalists:

  • Alkermes: Alkermes in Action: Empowering Employees to Make a Difference
  • Cisco Systems: FY23 Purpose Report
  • Orlando Utilities Commission: OUC CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
  • SK tes: SK tes Engage

Finalists:

  • ARUP Laboratories: 40th Anniversary Celebration
  • Gallagher: Gallagher+NetApp: Live Well Email Campaign
  • Optus: CEO note
  • Warner Music Group (WMG): Top Stories

Finalists:

  • PepsiCo Beverages North America: Celebrating Our Female Frontline Employees
  • Prologis: We’re a Real Estate Company, Let’s Make the Best Use of Our ONLINE Real Estate!
  • RGE: Modern Voices for a Traditional Field

Finalists:

  • Allan Myers: Weekly Wrap Up
  • Cisco: The Byte Employee Newsletter
  • City and County of Denver: Denver Employee Bulletin
  • Pence Contractors: Pence Post-Its

Finalists:

  • Merck: Sync Social
  • REI Co-op: Co-op News Employee Essays
  • Seattle Children's Hospital: A ‘Beautiful, Challenging, Emotional’ Job: A Day in the Life of a Cancer Care Nurse

Finalists:

  • Amgen: Capturing Amgen’s Commitment to Patients
  • Delta Dental of California: Employee Value Proposition (EVP) Rollout
  • Included Health: Included Health Employer Brand Launch
  • LAIKA: Walk A Different Path: Creating a Multi-Channel Employer Branding Campaign that Connects and Inspires
  • Liquid Agency: Ernest Internal Brand Launch
  • National Tank Truck Carriers: See Yourself in a Tank Truck
  • TE Connectivity: Life at TE
  • Viettel Group: Thao Tran

Finalists:

  • Colorado PERA: CEO/ED Search and Onboarding Campaign
  • Delta Dental of California: Sarah Chavarria’s CEO Transition and New Strategy Rollout
  • Johnson & Johnson: The Red Couch Conversations by Vanessa Broadhurst
  • Merck: Executive Communication Strategy
  • Mount Sinai Health System: Carr Talk
  • Optus: Leader Exchange
  • Prologis: We’re a Real Estate Company, Let’s Make the Best Use of Our ONLINE Real Estate!

Finalists:

  • Aflac: Aflac Cares on Purpose
  • Baystate Health: Looking Up with Courage: Ashley Piccirilli’s Story
  • Seattle Children's Hospital: How You Can Save Seattle Children's $90.8M
  • Transamerica: Employees Crave Connection with Leaders
  • Xperi: Showcasing the Turbocharged Teamwork Behind the Launch of Xperi’s Technology in the BMW 5-Series

Finalists:

  • CBRE: Building Resilience: Employee Emergency Notification System Test
  • Infoblox: Thriving in a Hybrid Workplace
  • MSU Federal Credit Union: Flexible Workspace Strategy

Finalists:

  • CBRE: Innovation in Motion: Driving Data Privacy at CBRE
  • Chase: Decode Learning Series
  • Ernst & Young LLP (EY US): EY WeVerse
  • European Wax Center: Elevating Our Connection
  • INDOSAT OOREDOO HUTCHISON: Employee Carbon Offset (ECO)
  • Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry Katch Up
  • Pfizer: The Spark
  • Prologis: "AI for Everyone"
  • ServiceNow: Global Employee Communications and Engagement
  • Viettel Group: Thao Tran

Finalists:

  • Allan Myers: Footprints Magazine
  • Muscoge Nation Gaming Enterprises: POME Team Member Magazine
  • PDS Health (formerly Pacific Dental Services): PDS Life Magazine
  • Perkins Eastman: The Narrative

Finalists:

  • Amgen: Capturing Amgen’s Commitment to Patients
  • Ernst & Young LLP (EY US): EY SHINE
  • Lundbeck: What’s Your Why? Purpose Connection Activation
  • Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric Impact Maker Campaign
  • University Operations, Events, and Safety - University of Notre Dame: Experience Notre Dame, Mission Moment

Finalists:

  • Anywhere Real Estate Inc.: The Corporate Newsletter that Gets Fan Mail
  • Carnival Cruise Line: The Current
  • Colorado PERA: PERA Phrase Newsletter and TV
  • Compassus: The Power of Us Integration Newsletter
  • Michigan State University: InsideMSU
  • PwC: Digital Communications & Corporate Affairs
  • Spartannash: People First Digest
  • U.S. Postal Service: LinkSyner-G: Inspiring News Newsletter

Finalists:

  • Guardian: Guardian 2024 Annual Enrollment Campaign
  • Merck: Enterprise Leadership Skills
  • Transamerica: Bridging Teams, Building Trust: The Power of Communications in Organizational Restructuring

Finalists:

  • Athena: Athena Expands Its Talent Pool Through Authentic Storytelling
  • DHL Supply Chain: Opportunities Without Boundaries
  • HII - Mission Technologies Division: Mission Starts at Home Campaign
  • TouchPoint Support Services: Points in My Career

Finalists:

  • Cisco: Building Brand Ambassadors Through Cisco’s Intern Rewards Program
  • Honeywell Process Solutions: Viva Engage Re-Launch Strategy
  • Prologis: We’re a Real Estate Company, Let’s Make the Best Use of Our ONLINE Real Estate!
  • TouchPoint Support Services: Points in My Career
  • Vibrantz Technologies: Vibrantz Technologies has strong social presence after just two years as a company

Finalists:

  • Alkermes: Fostering Connection and Empowerment through our Employee Profiles & Stories
  • Harris Health: Trauma Survivors
  • ServiceNow: Global Employee Communications and Engagement
  • The Walt Disney Company: Disney100 Employee Experience Photo Gallery and Disney100 Global Choir Video

Finalists:

  • Chase: Decode Learning Series
  • Pfizer: The Spark

Employee Experience

Finalists:

  • ARUP Laboratories: 40th Anniversary Celebration
  • Infoblox: Thriving in a Hybrid Workplace
  • Luck Companies: 100th Anniversary Celebration
  • Mountain America Credit Union: Team Member Experience (TMX) Blueprint
  • SCAN Health Plan: SCAN Workplace Culture

Finalists:

  • Cisco: Building Brand Ambassadors Through Cisco’s Intern Rewards Program
  • Fifth Third Bank: Swap, Snap, and Sharing our way into the hearts and minds of our community
  • City and County of Denver Marketing & Communications Team, Office of Human Resources: Brand Champion Program

Finalists:

  • AAA Northeast: Women's Equity Challenge
  • Amgen: Moving at the Speed of Trust: Amgen’s Progress in Black Representation in Clinical Studies
  • Children's Hospital Colorado: DHE&I Commitment
  • European Wax Center: Deidra Green
  • Risk Strategies: DE&I BeHeard Series

Finalists:

  • AAA Northeast: Women's Equity Challenge
  • Chase: Decode Learning Series
  • Energame: gENERation
  • Inovalon: Inovalon Management & Leadership Academy
  • Merck: Communicate to Connect
  • Signature Aviation & Promova: Promoting Employee Education – Signature University’s Drive for “The Most Miles”

Finalists:

  • AstraZeneca: The Power Is Within You
  • BVI Medical: Centre of Excellence in Krakow
  • CVS Health: From Store to Enterprise: Unifying and Engaging CVS Retail Colleagues with Heartbeat
  • DHL Supply Chain: Step Up for Safety
  • NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises: 2024 Paris Olympics Internal Communications Campaign: KW23
  • Pfizer: The Spark
  • Renown Health: Elevating Employee Engagement Through a Shared Goal
  • TE Connectivity: TE Manager Communications
  • Telecom Argentina: Telecom's TECO KM Tour
  • Vibrantz Technologies: Listening and partnering to engage every voice

Finalists:

  • Cognizant: 2024 Impact Awards
  • TouchPoint Support Services: HumanKIND
  • Wells Fargo: Well Life Employee Appreciation Week Campaign

Finalists:

  • AAA Northeast: Women's Equity Challenge
  • Altus Group: People & Culture
  • Mars, Incorporated: Maximizing Business Impact with Global Associate Resource Groups
  • Seattle Children's: Inclusion Network and Connection Group Program

Finalists:

  • ALLSTARSIT: Well-Being Retreat: Supporting Teams in War-Affected Areas
  • Altus Group: People & Culture
  • Fifth Third Bank: Helping employees be their best: Wellness programs launch
  • NBCU Telemundo Enterprises: Health & Wellness: Tu Bienestar
  • The Lifetime Value Company (LTVCo.): Elevating Remote Work Culture: The Lifetime Value Company's Commitment to Employee Well-Being and Innovation

Finalists:

  • Cisco: Empowering Engagement: Cisco's C-BEAM Event Team's Approach to Inclusive Events and Experiences
  • Cognizant: 2024 Impact Awards
  • Disney Entertainment Television: CONNECT Week 2024
  • Eaton: LiveWire 2024
  • EY: EY.ai Experience internal campaign
  • Grant Public Utility District: Safety Day
  • HII-Mission Technologies Division: Extreme Ownership Leadership Summit
  • Holt Renfrew: Holts Brand Spirit Roadshow
  • Intrepid Travel: Global Summit 2024
  • TransUnion: The We Make a Difference Show

Finalists:

  • Altus Group: People & Culture
  • PAN Communications: PAN Onboarding Strategy

Innovation and Technology

Finalists:

  • Allan Myers: UpTo App
  • CVS Health: Heartbeat Mobile: Empowering CVS Health Colleagues on the Go
  • REi Co-op: Co-op News
  • The Learning Experience: The Happy Hub

Finalists:

  • Abbott: Abbott myHR Redesign
  • Atana: Uncomfortable Conversations
  • CF Industries: Reimagining Total Rewards

Finalists:

  • Energame: The Energame Portal
  • Ivanti: Ivanti Vision Story
  • Love's Travel Stops: Love's: Best Intranet 2024
  • Mazda North American Operations: OneMazda Intranet
  • Ogletree Deakins: Ogletree Deakins: Modern, Scalable Client Portal
  • PwC: Digital Communications & Corporate Affairs
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals: "RON" Colleague Intranet
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC: Redefining Digital Workplace Experience, Launch of New Intranet SPICE+
  • Xperi: Empowering Xperi’s Workforce with the Launch of a New Intranet

Finalists:

  • Cisco: Editing Process for the News Now Bot
  • Pfizer: The Spark

Remote Culture

Finalists:

  • AAA Northeast: Women's Equity Challenge
  • Operation Homefront: OH Teams
  • Vibrantz Technologies: The Vibrantz Virtual 5K: Uniting a Global Workforce

Finalists:

  • Athena: Athena Insider: Fostering Connection, Engagement, and Transparency in a Remote World
  • Bright Horizons: Bright Horizons Staff Meetings
  • Town of Cary, North Carolina: Town of Cary, North Carolina, Virtual Town Hall - Oct. 18, 2023
  • Workday: Workday Town Hall

Video

Finalists:

  • Brasfield & Gorrie: Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Rafael
  • Gallagher: Gallagher+Anywhere Real Estate: Informational Video
  • Meow Wolf: The Meow Wolf Work Experience
  • Pfizer: The Spark
  • ServiceNow: Global Employee Communications and Engagement
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: I'm Just a Drug: A Schoolhouse Rock-Inspired Informational Video
  • Xperi: Xperi Employee Video Explains Financial Terms by a Non-Financial Person

Finalists:

  • CF Industries: Jack’s Day One – A Welcome to the New Office Video
  • UnitedHealth Group: Comms Central Live
  • University Operations, Events, and Safety - University of Notre Dame: Experience Notre Dame
  • Xperi: Xperi Employee Video Explains Financial Terms by a Non-Financial Person
  • Xperi: Xperi Teases New Intranet While Getting a Laugh from Employees

Finalists:

  • MidPen Housing: 2024 Annual Meeting: Happy, Healthy & Housed
  • Pfizer: The Spark
  • SAS Institute: People Behind the Project (SAS saves the sea turtles)
  • The Walt Disney Company: Disney100 Employee Sizzle
  • UC Davis Health: The Values Tour Kindness Video

Finalists:

  • Bright Horizons: From Ukraine to BH
  • CF Industries: FOSSI Student Profile Video Series
  • City and County of Denver: Brand Champion Video Series
  • Merck: [Off]Script
  • The Walt Disney Studios: The Walt Disney Studios Internal Communications

Finalists:

  • Allan Myers: Pave Your Future: Careers in Paving
  • Church Pension Group: Building a Career at CPG
  • Grant Public Utility District: Customer Strategist Promo
  • LAIKA: Walk A Different Path: Creating a Multi-Channel Employer Branding Campaign that Connects and Inspires

Seating is limited, reserve your spot today!

A limited number of tables of 10 are available, along with individual tickets.

BEST OPTION

Table of 10

$9,999 Per Table

Includes:

  • 10 reserved seats for your colleagues and team
  • Priority seating at the front of the room
  • Networking reception
  • 3 course meal
  • Awards ceremony
  • Crystal award to commemorate your recognition
  • 2 bottles of champagne
  • Photo opportunities with your colleagues, team and industry peers

Conference + Awards Dinner

$3,550 Per Person

Includes:

  • Registration for Ragan’s Employee Communications & Culture Conference on April 10-11
  • Awards ceremony on April 9th
  • Awards networking reception
  • 3 course meal
  • Crystal award to commemorate your recognition
  • Photo opportunities with your industry peers

Individual Tickets

$799 Per Person

Includes:

  • Networking reception
  • 3 course meal
  • Awards ceremony
  • Crystal award to commemorate your recognition
  • Photo opportunities with your industry peers

If you have any questions or need help registering, or you would like to purchase a table of 10 and conference tickets for your team at a discounted rate, please contact Barbara Kanady at barbarak@ragan.com.

LOCATION

Hyatt Regency


151 EAST WACKER DRIVE
Chicago, IL 60601

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