We’ll continue to feature some of this year’s most noteworthy MarCom Awards entries throughout the competition.

Organization: Drugwatch.com Location: Orlando, FL Title of Entry: “How Juul Created a Teen Vaping Epidemic” Category: Digital Media | Writing (Web) | 283. Other — feature article

A few years ago, teen vaping became an epidemic, and it wasn’t by accident. The industry took cues from Big Tobacco’s marketing playbook and inserted the habit into the fabric of American society. Marketing went far beyond adult demographics. In an investigative report, Drugwatch scoured company documents and alleges that Juul targeted kids as young as 8. Drugwatch is a national organization whose mission is to keep people safe from potentially harmful drugs and medical devices. The damning article says that Juul paid schools to allow their reps access to students. The article is well researched, well written, and very alarming.

The deadline for the 2020 MarCom Awards is October 22nd. Enter now, before it’s too late.

We’ll continue to feature some of this year’s most noteworthy MarCom Awards entries throughout the competition.

Organization: Atlassian Location: San Francisco, CA Title of Entry: “Teamistry: “Saving Fukushima” Category: Video/Audio | Audio/Radio | 316. Podcast Episode

From NASA to Dominos Pizza to Zoom, and 170,000 other companies around the world, Atlassian helps teams get aligned, stay connected, and do their best work through their innovative teamwork practices and industry-leading software. The company strongly believes how you work is just as important as the work you’re doing. To help teams unleash their full potential, Atlassian pioneers new ways of working for teams to assess and improve their work practices and build resilience in times of change.

Atlassian’s podcast, “Teamistry,” shares stories of unsung teams who work together in new and unexpected ways. Each episode highlights key lessons you can apply to your own team. In the episode “Saving Fukushima,” filmmaker and host Gabriela Cowperthwaite walks listeners through the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. It’s a riveting story that blends docu-style narration, interviews with workers, and emotional music into a harrowing account of how an unlikely team came together to support an entire community. Listen at: www.atlassian.com/teamistry.

The extended deadline for the 2020 MarCom Awards is October 22nd. Enter now, before it’s too late.