It is very easy to enter for a Peer Award for Excellence.
The whole submission and judging process takes place online, and is clearly explained at each stage.

How to Enter
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The 2016 Categories

As an in-house department you could have entered any of these awards, and some submissions could have suited more than one award or category.
As a vendor or supplier in the category’s area you could have submitted client entries and gained recognition for your own brand by association.
As an agency (communications, pr etc.) you could have submitted client entries but also have gained recognition for your brand with your own Communicating Excellence Award entry.

Each award offered a selection of ten categories
You assigned your entry to an award category when you submitted it. You could have submitted the same initiative (each time with a different focus) for more than one award and for more than one category, and you could have submitted different initiatives for the same or different awards and categories.

For the 2017/18 Peer Awards
We expect all of the above to still apply, but with some improvements to the model which will provide greater scope. Some of the awards listed below and categories offered will remain, and some will change.

CORPORATE
RESPONSIBILITY

delivering economic, social and environmental benefit for the community

RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
an organisation committed to its community, customers and people

BUSINESS AWARENESS
helping people onto the entrepreneurial or employment ladders

CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES
confronting a fixed image/idea of a type of person or thing.

DEVELOPING POTENTIAL
enabling people to be the best they can be, and to reach their full potential

EDUCATING.THE.COMMUNITY
developing skills and knowledge of adults that are denied the opportunity

EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE
helping prepare young people for important practical aspects of adult life

GIVING.TO THE.COMMUNITY
donating time, money, facilities or skills to people without these resources

SUSTAINABILITY
present/future generations to exist in productive harmony with nature

ON A SHOESTRING
achieving success with limited funds/budget; doing more for less

GLOBAL FOCUS
international in scope and requiring geographic and cultural diversity

CUSTOMER
ENGAGEMENT

delivering and maintaining an exceptional customer experience

A CUSTOMER BRAND
your brand associated in minds with customer experience excellence

OMNICHANNEL
a seamless customer experience whether online, on a mobile or in a store

THE CUSTOMER JOURNEY
the experiences customers go through when interacting with your brand

CUSTOMER SERVICE
customers experiencing that products and services meet or exceed expectations

CUSTOMER.SERVICE.TRAINING
developing customer service staff to excel in customer interactions

THE CONTACT CENTRE
a centralised office for receiving or transmitting enquiries from customers

VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER
listening for and responding to the requirements and feedback of customers

TECHNOLOGY
communicating via mobile and internet etc. to build customer relationships

ON A SHOESTRING
achieving success with limited funds/budget; doing more for less

GLOBAL FOCUS
international in scope and requiring geographic and cultural diversity

PEOPLE &
PERFORMANCE

nurturing an engaged workforce that supports the organisation’s ideals

THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE
how the employee “experiences” things that the organisation does

MANAGING CHANGE
transitioning an organisation, its people and services to another state

RECRUITMENT
effectively attracting and employing the right people for the right positions

NURTURING TALENT
efficiently nurturing and developing the right people in the right positions

DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP
expanding the capacity of individuals to perform in leadership roles

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
your people enthusiastically furthering your organisation’s interests

STAFF DEVELOPMENT
your people discovering and developing required skills and competencies

TECHNOLOGY
e-learning, mobile and intranet for communication or development

ON A SHOESTRING
achieving success with limited funds/budget; doing more for less

GLOBAL FOCUS
international in scope and requiring geographic and cultural diversity

COMMUNICATING
EXCELLENCE

of People & Performance, Customer Engagement, Corporate Responsibility

MEDIA MIX
a strategy that blends a number of different communications formats

DIGITAL
communicating on website, microsite, blog, search engine, forum, email or text

SOCIAL MEDIA
campaigns designed for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yammer, Jive etc.

VIDEO/AUDIO
communicating by film or talk via online video or podcast or on TV or radio

PUBLICATIONS
communicating via external or internal reports in print or digital format

EVENTS
publicity from speaking or exhibiting at your own or external events

WORD OF MOUTH
identifying influencers and ambassadors, promoting viral marketing

MEDIA RELATIONS
campaigns that interact with and engage the interest of the press/media

ON A SHOESTRING
achieving success with limited funds/budget; doing more for less

GLOBAL FOCUS
international in scope and requiring geographic and cultural diversity