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2003 Vision Awards Competition Results
 The 2003
Vision Awards Annual Report Competition drew
an unprecedented number of submissions representing a broad range of
industries and organizational sizes. More than 1,200 entries were
entered, so competition was exceptionally tough.
Annual Reports were judged in peer-level competitions,
which are described in the classes below. To view the winners for
each competition, simply click on the class name. A winners'
gallery profile is available for winning annual reports whose entry form
indicated participation.
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Winners:
Supplemental Categories |
HOW THE COMPETITION WAS JUDGED
INTRODUCTION
The competition was judged by a field of communications
professionals affiliated with LACP. Their expertise spans a
broad spectrum of PR functions ranging from corporate, executive,
and internal communications for Fortune 500 organizations to
product, service, and non-profit publicity expertise. Judges
are screened to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest.
COMPETITION CLASSES
Award results are based on the judging of submissions within
peer-level competition classes. Competition classes are
established to create the most level playing field possible between
entries. They are determined according to company size, annual
revenue, and other pertinent factors included on the entry form.
SCORING
Scoring is derived according to a proprietary judging system
developed by LACP, which assigns point values to various criteria of
an entry. The Competition Scorecard provides further
details on these criteria as well as the scores earned. A composite
score, based on a 100-point scale, is then determined by summing the
results of all judging criteria.
Narrative descriptions can be correlated to an entry’s scores
according to the following chart:
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Point Scale |
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0-10 |
0-20 |
0-30 |
0-100
(Total Score) |
Narrative Description |
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10 |
19-20 |
28-30 |
91-100 |
Superb – Among the Very Best Judged |
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9 |
17-18 |
25-27 |
81-90 |
Excellent – Outstanding, Strong Performance |
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8 |
15-16 |
22-24 |
71-80 |
Very Good – Positive Feedback by All Judges |
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7 |
13-14 |
19-21 |
61-70 |
Good – Acceptable with Room to Improve |
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6 |
11-12 |
16-18 |
51-60 |
Fair – Good Qualities But Problems as Well |
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5 |
9-10 |
13-15 |
41-50 |
Mediocre – Weaknesses Dampen Efforts |
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0-4 |
0-8 |
0-12 |
0-40 |
Poor – Re-Evaluation Strongly Recommended |
The entry with the highest total score within its competition
class is presented with the Platinum Award. The entries with
the second-, third-, and fourth-highest total scores within their
competition class garner the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards,
respectively. In the event of a tie, multiple awards are
distributed per award level.
Honorable Mentions are earned by entries not scoring within the
top four award levels of any given competition class but achieving a
minimum score of 75.
TOP 100
Top 100 awards are given to the highest-scoring entries regardless
of competition class. Ties are broken by weighting various judging
criteria according to overall importance. |
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Top 100
Annual Reports of 2003 |
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1. |
Caterpillar Inc. /
Converse Marketing |
| 2. |
General Electric /
VSA Partners, Inc. |
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3. |
Southern Company /
Lucid Partners |
| 4. |
Syngenta / Addison Corporate Marketing |
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5. |
Transcontinental Inc. |
| 6. |
WPP Group PLC |
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7. |
Agrium Inc. /
Nonfiction Studios |
| 8. |
DIS AG |
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9. |
Gables Residential /
Corporate Reports |
| 10. |
Dell Inc. |
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11. |
Peabody Energy /
Obata Design, Inc. |
| 12. |
The Heritage Foundation |
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13. |
Coca-Cola FEMSA /
Paragraphs Design |
| 14. |
Edwards Lifesciences / Stoyan Design |
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15. |
DOMTAR Inc. |
| 16. |
Ameren /
Obata Design, Inc. |
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17. |
The Stanley Works /
Keiler & Co. |
| 18. |
Caesars Entertainment |
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19. |
Lear Corporation /
Campbell-Ewald |
| 20. |
Merck KGaA /
Buebery Park |
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21. |
Vossloh AG /
creativ partner |
| 22. |
Emerson /
Obata Design, Inc. |
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23. |
Linde AG /
KW43-brandbuilding |
| 24. |
Devon Energy |
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25. |
Assoc. for Supervision & Curriculum Dev. |
| 26. |
Hubert Burda Media /
Schell & Partner |
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27. |
Cox Enterprises, Inc. /
Corporate
Reports |
| 28. |
Parents as Teachers National Center |
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29. |
Nordson Corporation |
| 30. |
Fresenius Medical Care / Colours |
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31. |
Scholastic Inc. |
| 32. |
WellPoint / Baker | Brand Comms |
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33. |
IndyMac Bank /
Baker | Brand Comms |
| 34. |
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. |
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35. |
Central Florida YMCA |
| 36. |
CKE Restaurants /
Baker | Brand Comms |
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37. |
Home Properties |
| 38. |
KPMG Foundation |
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39. |
Hormel Foods Corp. |
| 40. |
MVV Energie AG /
Anja Helm |
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41. |
Manitowoc Company, / Meta4 Design, Inc. |
| 42. |
D. Logistics AG /
First Rabbit GmbH |
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43. |
CH Energy Group |
| 44. |
Pfizer Inc /
VSA Partners, Inc. |
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45. |
NW Natural |
| 46. |
Advancis Pharm. /
Planit |
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47. |
Infosys Technologies |
| 48. |
Nemours /
Holland Creations |
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49. |
Henkel KGaA /
Kirchhoff, Hamburg |
| 50. |
The Sharper Image |
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51. |
FelCor Lodging Trust |
| 52. |
Infonet Services /
Pondel Wilkinson Inc. |
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53. |
Umpqua Bank /
Leopold Ketel & Prtnr |
| 54. |
Accenture / EAI |
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55. |
U.S. Dept of State |
| 56. |
Bear Stearns |
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57. |
Bunge Limited /
Edelman Design |
| 58. |
E.ON Energie AG /
Multi-M GmbH |
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59. |
Fluor Corporation |
| 60. |
Stantec Inc. |
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61. |
CCC Info Services /
Citigate Fin. Int. |
| 62. |
EPB |
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63. |
Hibbett Sporting Goods / C.I.A. - C.C.I. |
| 64. |
Exelon Corporation /
Paragraphs Design |
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65. |
Dominion Resources, / Graphic Expression |
| 66. |
Nextel Communications |
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67. |
Lockheed Martin /
Carter Cosgrove + Co. |
| 68. |
Big Lots, Inc. |
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69. |
FEMSA /
Curran & Connors |
| 70. |
Sensient Technologies |
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71. |
Alcon /
Cahan & Associates |
| 72. |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe / Methodol. |
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73. |
Kean University |
| 74. |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
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75. |
Rational /
First Rabbit GmbH |
| 76. |
Great Lakes Chem. /
Falk Harrison Creative |
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77. |
Alliance Data Sys. / Financial Dynamics |
| 78. |
Yellow Roadway /
LAK |
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79. |
Mutual of Omaha |
| 80. |
UPMC Health Plan /
AMS |
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81. |
DFW International Airport |
| 82. |
Oskar /
Monte Cristo |
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83. |
Paramount Resources / Nonfiction Studios |
| 84. |
Polycom /
viadesign |
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85. |
Cavell Energy Corporation |
| 86. |
CO-OP Network /
Pacific Comms Group |
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87. |
Boeing /
Meta4 Design, Inc. |
| 88. |
Jack in the Box /
viadesign |
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89. |
Power Financial /
Ardoise Design |
| 90. |
KTF /
PAOS Inc. |
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91. |
Antigenics |
| 92. |
NADB /
Jeffrey Heinke Design |
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93. |
United Technologies / Bertz Design Group |
| 94. |
QUALCOMM /
Baker | Brand Comms |
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95. |
Charles Schwab /
Cahan & Associates |
| 96. |
Constellation Energy/ Klodnicki & Assoc. |
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97. |
Citizens Banking Corp. / Olmsted Assoc |
| 98. |
Canadian Natural /
Nonfiction Studios |
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99. |
Husky Energy, Inc. |
| 100. |
Southwest Bank of Texas |
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