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2002 Inspire Awards Competition Results

The 2002 Inspire Awards Employee Newsletter/Web Site Competition drew an unprecedented number of entries representing a broad range of industries and organizational sizes. More than 300 entries were submitted, so competition was exceptionally tough.

Publications 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' showcase profile is available for winning publications whose entry form indicated participation.

COMPETITION CLASSES

 

Print Publications

  Up to
1,000 Employees
1,000 - 10,000 Employees More than 10,000 Employees
Weekly/
Bi-Weekly/ Semi-Monthly
Full Results
Monthly Full Results

Full Results

Full Results
Bi-Monthly Full Results

Full Results

Full Results
Quarterly Up to $10 million in revenue/ND/NP
More than $10 million in revenue

Up to $100 million in revenue/ND
$100 million - $1 billion in revenue
More than $1 billion in revenue

Up to $1 billion in revenue
More than
$1 billion in revenue
Semi-Annually/ Annually/ Special Ed. Full Results

Electronic Publications

  Up to
10,000 Employees
More than 10,000 Employees
Semi-Daily/Daily Full Results Full Results
Weekly Full Results
Bi-Weekly/
Semi-Monthly
Full Results
Monthly/
Bi-Monthly
Full Results
Quarterly/
Special Edition
Full Results

 

Top Winners: Supplemental Categories



EOG Resources, Inc.



Agilent Technologies



Rock-Tenn Company



Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.



Kraft Foods International

HOW THE COMPETITION WAS JUDGED

Introduction Competition Classes Scoring Top 50

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 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 (enclosed) 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:

Point Scale

 


0-10


0-20


0-30

0-100
(Total Score)


Narrative Description

10

19-20

28-30

91-100

Outstanding – Among the Best Ever

9

17-18

25-27

81-90

Excellent – Among the Competition’s Best

8

15-16

22-24

71-80

Very Good – Extraordinary Performance

7

13-14

19-21

61-70

Good – Strong Performance

6

11-12

16-18

51-60

Slightly Above Average

5

9-10

13-15

41-50

Average

0-4

0-8

0-12

0-40

N/A

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 achieve a minimum score of 75.

TOP 50

Top 50 awards are given to the highest-scoring entries regardless of competition class. Ties are broken by weighting various judging criteria according to overall importance.

Top 50 Employee Publications of 2002

1. Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.
2. EOG Resources, Inc.
3. Irving Oil
4. Rock-Tenn Company
5. Seabulk International
6. Office Depot, Inc.
7. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
8. General Cable Corporation
9. Boys & Girls Clubs of America
10. Metropolitan Water District
11. MasterCard International
12. Agilent Technologies
13. Hearst Corporation
14. Eric Mower and Associates
15. Allison Transmission/ Borshoff Johnson Matthews
16. Schlumberger
17. Fairmont Hotel - Toronto
18. Kraft Foods International
19. Lexmark International
20. Dynamex
21. Seabulk International
22. Varian Medical Systems
23. Bombardier
24. WellPoint
25. Radisson Hotels & Resorts
26. Purdue Pharma
27. RealtyUSA
28. VA Central California Healthcare System
29. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Asia-Pacific Division
30. Delaware Investments
31. i-flex solutions
32. Six Sigma Academy
33. Hearst Corporation
34. Pediatrix Medical Group
35. Washington Mutual, Inc.
36. City of Irvine
37. Entergy
38. Pfizer
39. Children's Hospital, Alabama
40. Cox Enterprises, Inc.
41. Raytheon Missile Systems
42. The Peabody - Orlando
43. Kodak Polychrome Graphics
44. Long Beach Water Department
45. City of Irvine
46. Flowers Foods/Cohesion Public Relations
47. American Board of Trial Advocates
48. Marsh, Inc.
49. Solectron
50. Henkel

ND - Not Disclosed
NP - Non-Profit


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