We’re showcasing some of this year’s competitions stand-out entries. 

Organization: Aflac Location: Columbus, GA Title of Entry: “Aflac 2017 Open Enrollment Media Relations Campaign: Empowering Consumers to Make Smart Benefits Choices” Category: 174. Strategic Communications | Media Relations/Publicity |Media Coverage

One of the biggest decisions American workers face is choosing employee benefits. The wrong choice of insurance could not only threaten your health but also your bank account. A faulty retirement benefits decision could result in a cash shortage in your retirement years.

Aflac surveyed America and found 76 percent of the workforce is making key employee benefits decisions without overall knowledge of their plans. Armed with comprehensive statistics, Aflac initiated a nationwide media push to educate workers. Utilizing traditional and social media, Aflac secured placements in top-tier newspapers and networks along with generating millions of impressions.

To view Aflac’s project’s findings, visit here.

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Organization: IBM Location: New York, NY Title of Entry: “Outage” Category: 297. Video/Audio| Video/Film | Marketing Product or Service

In a marriage of video and technology, IBM created an immersive experience allowing viewers to participate in a blackout, or outage, and make decisions instantaneously.  IBM’s interactive video experience, “Outage,” presented a situation in a city where electricity is down and chaos ensues—elevators are stuck, traffic is gridlocked, vital equipment shutdown.

“Outage” was presented at Mobile World Congress, where hundreds of attendees were presented with options and asked to make split-second decisions to resolve the outage.  The decision-based storylines elevated the viewing experience by immersing viewers in the video, instead of presenting facts and figures surrounding a typical outage.

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We’re showcasing some of this year’s competitions stand-out entries. 

Organization: Progress Lighting Location: Greenville, SC Title of Entry: “Experience Progress” Category: 60. Print Media | Publication | Consumer

Lighting provides more than illumination. It sets the mood, tone, and style. Progress Lighting of Greenville, South Carolina provides everything from chandeliers to sconces to wall lanterns. The company’s annual publication, Experience Progress, presents designers and builders with a multitude of lighting choices for the coming year.

The 2018 edition combines highly stylized graphics with artfully staged pictures that not only captures the full array of lighting products but entices readers to stroll through an award-winning home to see how the fixtures interact with the environment.

To view Progress Lighting’s full publication, visit here.

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We’re showcasing some of this year’s competitions stand-out entries. 

Organization: Microsoft Location: Redmond, WA Title of Entry: “The Brad Anderson Lunch Break Series” Category: 257. Digital Media | Web Video | Other – Multi-part Web Video Series

The key to any successful interview is establishing a rapport with the interview guest. If guests are uncomfortable, the interview will feel stilted and only cover surface information. Brad Anderson, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft, demonstrates the importance of establishing a relationship with interviewees in Microsoft’s ongoing video series “Brad Anderson’s Lunch Break.”

The series follows Anderson as he interviews tech leadership from various companies on his lunch break. The videos are a corporate spin on other transportation-based videos, such as Carpool Karaoke and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

Throughout the series, Anderson interviews guests to Microsoft’s Redmond, WA campus as they go to lunch. The interviews not only touch on the guests’ professional accomplishments but also personal interests and lives outside the office. Anderson’s rapport with video guests creates an approachable atmosphere, so the series has the feeling of casual conversations between two friends, instead of formal interviews.

To watch Microsoft’s full Brad Anderson’s Lunch Break series, visit here.

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We’re showcasing some of this year’s competitions stand-out entries. 

Organization: Stash Location: New York, NY Title of Entry: “Stash Banking Campaign Video” Category: 297. Video/Audio | Video/Film | Marketing Product or Service

Stash, a financial services platform, is pioneering the future of mobile banking by partnering with Green Dot Bank and offering quick access to financial information.  To promote their futuristic banking message to the masses, Stash created an animated commercial that resembles a video game.

The stylistic graphics and detailed backdrop channel Blade Runner’s alternate universe. The video’s sophisticated graphics and video game qualities mesh to create an unforgettable video.

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We’re showcasing some of this year’s competitions stand-out entries. 

Organization: Creative-Lee Location: Waterloo, Ontario Title of Entry: “Human” Category: 114. Print Media – Print Creativity – Poster

The old adage “one picture is worth a thousand words,” has lost some of its meaning in the digital age. “One picture,” has been replaced with multiple photo sharing options, polished graphics, high-resolution video and both VR and 3D filming capabilities. But one picture can still tell a story if it’s the right image.

Homeless and Housing Umbrella Group, a non-partisan group based in Kitchener, Ontario, is committed to reducing homelessness in their area. The group approached Creative-Lee, a Waterloo-based creative agency, to produce a poster that would allay the emotion of their mission. The agency created an unforgettable scene featuring a homeless man on a bench and a child showing the man compassion, with compelling copy.  The poster combines poignant artwork and to-the-point copy to make a lasting impression.

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We’re showcasing some of this year’s competitions stand-out entries. 

Organization: TriCom B2B Location: Dayton, OH Title of Entry: “RVTV Video Series” Category: 256. Digital Media – Web Video – YouTube Video

If you’re taking an RV trip, there are a few choices to make, including if you’d prefer regular gas or diesel.  If you don’t know what fuel is the best for you, TriComB2B’s video for their client, Cummins, will explain. This video compares the two fuels on a cross-country road trip. The subject matter may sound a bit boring, but the way the information is presented it is anything but.

Through sharp dialogue delivered by sensational talent, the road trip is a fun romp through the countryside. Well directed and written, the video also cleverly edited and shot.  It moves along at a pace quicker than the RV rolling down I-35. As for the answer to the question: gas or diesel, you have to watch the video to find out.

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We’re showcasing some of this year’s competitions stand-out entries. 

Organization: Federal Grid Company Location: Moscow, Russia Title of Entry: “Federal Grid Company: Towards Digital Energy” Category: 89. Print Media – Print Creativity – Annual Report/CSR

Annual reports, by nature, include very dry financial information about a company’s status each year. Just because the subject matter is dry and often colorless, doesn’t necessarily mean that the report has to be.

Federal Grid Company of the Unified Energy system is a Russian company that supplies energy transmission services. Their annual report finds new and creative ways of explaining mission, goals, and data to stakeholders.

The report is filled with intricate graphics in vivid colors with concise headings wrapped with a laudable layout. The infographics are not only well designed, but easily readable. The final product is a visually engaging report that entices readers, instead of a dry, text-heavy publication.

To see EM’s full project, visit here.

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We’re showcasing some of this year’s competitions stand-out entries. 

Organization: Rice University Location: Houston, Texas Title of Entry: “Unconventional students at Rice University” Category: 292. Video/Audio – Video/Film – Educational Institution

We’re kicking off our 2018 competition by featuring Rice University’s entry, “Unconventional students at Rice University.”

Rice shot a series of videos following various “unconventional” students around their daily lives. The profiles include the students’ academics and extracurricular activities, as well as their interests, aspirations and reasons for attending Rice.

The well-produced series captures the beauty of Rice’s campus while showcasing each student’s unique story. The featured students’ various backgrounds and future goals highlight the university as an eclectic home for students of all backgrounds, interests and talents.

To see Rice University’s full Unconventional Students project, visit here.

Our 2018 competition is in full swing and accepting entries. Send in your best work today.