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Entry Deadline: May 14, 2010
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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.

COMPETITION CLASSES
 Up to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion

Aerospace/
Aircraft

Full Results
Agriculture/
Biotechnology
Full Results
Automotive
& Related
Full Results
Business/
Industrial Equip.
Full Results
ChemicalFull Results
Consumer/
Retail
Full ResultsFull Results

Educational

Full Results
Energy/
Utilities
Electric & Gas
Up to 10,000 Employees
Electric & Gas
10,000+ Employees
Primarily ElectricWater & Power
Oil & GasOil & Gas
 Up to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion
FinancialBrokerage/Asset Management
Money Center Banks, S&LsMoney Center Banks, S&Ls
1,000+ Employees


Money Center Banks, S&Ls
Up to 1,000 Employees
Money Center Banks, S&Ls
Food & RelatedFull Results
Government
City/County/StateNational/International
Healthcare
Hospitals, Facilities & ServicesInstruments & SuppliesManagement

Hospitality, Lodging & Gaming

Full Results
Insurance
Full Results
Up to 1,000 Employees
Full Results
1,000+ Employees
Manufacturing/
Mining
Full ResultsUp to 10,000 Employees

10,000+ Employees
 Up to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion
Media/
Communications
Full Results
Non-ProfitFull ResultsFull ResultsFull Results
PharmaceuticalsFull Results

Real Estate/
REIT

Full Results
ServicesFull ResultsFull Results
Technology
Hardware & PeripheralsSemiconductors & Related
Software & Services
Software & Services
Up to 1,000 Employees
Software & Services
1,000+ Employees
Telecom & RelatedFull ResultsFull Results
TransportationFull Results
 Up to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion


Winners: Supplemental Categories


 

Platinum

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Dell Inc.

Gold

Peabody Energy
Obata Design, Inc.
Silver

Coca-Cola FEMSA
Paragraphs Design
Bronze

Lear Corporation
Campbell-Ewald

 

Platinum

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Caterpillar Inc.
Converse Marketing

Gold

Agrium Inc.
Nonfiction Studios Inc.
Silver

DIS AG
Bronze

Central Florida YMCA

 

Platinum

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Syngenta
Addison Corporate Marketing

Gold

Gables Residential
Corporate Reports, Inc.
Silver

The Stanley Works
Keiler & Co.
Bronze

Linde AG
KW43-brandbuilding and design

 

Platinum

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Commonwealth Industries
Paragraphs Design

Gold

NIC
modern8
Silver

BankCorp RI
The Link Agency
Bronze

International Rectifier Corporation

 

Platinum

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Transcontinental Inc.

Gold

Peabody Energy
Obata Design, Inc.
Silver

Edwards Lifesciences
Stoyan Design
Bronze

Devon Energy

 

Platinum

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General Electric
VSA Partners, Inc.

Gold

The Heritage Foundation
Silver

DOMTAR Inc.
Bronze

Emerson
Obata Design, Inc.

 

Platinum

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Merck KGaA
Buebery Park

Gold

Hormel Foods Corp.
Silver

MVV Energie AG
Anja Helm, Agentur für Gestaltung
Bronze

NW Natural

 

Platinum

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Southern Company
Lucid Partners

Gold

WPP Group PLC
Silver

Ameren
Obata Design, Inc.
Bronze

Caesars Entertainment

HOW THE COMPETITION WAS JUDGED

IntroductionCompetition ClassesScoringTop 100

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:

Point Scale

 


0-10


0-20


0-30

0-100
(Total Score)


Narrative Description

10

19-20

28-30

91-100

Superb – Among the Very Best Judged

9

17-18

25-27

81-90

Excellent – Outstanding, Strong Performance

8

15-16

22-24

71-80

Very Good – Positive Feedback by All Judges

7

13-14

19-21

61-70

Good – Acceptable with Room to Improve

6

11-12

16-18

51-60

Fair – Good Qualities But Problems as Well

5

9-10

13-15

41-50

Mediocre – Weaknesses Dampen Efforts

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.

Top 100 Annual Reports of 2003

1.Caterpillar Inc. /
Converse Marketing
2.General Electric /
VSA Partners, Inc.
3.Southern Company /
Lucid Partners
4.Syngenta / Addison Corporate Marketing
5.Transcontinental Inc.
6.WPP Group PLC
7.Agrium Inc. /
Nonfiction Studios
8.DIS AG
9.Gables Residential /
Corporate Reports
10.Dell Inc.
11.Peabody Energy /
Obata Design, Inc.
12.The Heritage Foundation
13.Coca-Cola FEMSA /
Paragraphs Design
14.Edwards Lifesciences  / Stoyan Design
15.DOMTAR Inc.
16.Ameren /
Obata Design, Inc.
17.The Stanley Works /
Keiler & Co.
18.Caesars Entertainment
19.Lear Corporation /
Campbell-Ewald
20.Merck KGaA /
Buebery Park
21.Vossloh AG /
creativ partner
22.Emerson /
Obata Design, Inc.
23.Linde AG /
KW43-brandbuilding
24.Devon Energy
25.Assoc. for Supervision & Curriculum Dev.
26.Hubert Burda Media /
Schell & Partner
27.Cox Enterprises, Inc. /
Corporate Reports
28.Parents as Teachers National Center
29.Nordson Corporation
30.Fresenius Medical Care / Colours
31.Scholastic Inc.
32.WellPoint / Baker | Brand Comms
33.IndyMac Bank /
Baker | Brand Comms
34.Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.
35.Central Florida YMCA
36.CKE Restaurants /
Baker | Brand Comms
37.Home Properties
38.KPMG Foundation
39.Hormel Foods Corp.
40.MVV Energie AG /
Anja Helm
41.Manitowoc Company, / Meta4 Design, Inc.
42.D. Logistics AG /
First Rabbit GmbH
43.CH Energy Group
44.Pfizer Inc /
VSA Partners, Inc.
45.NW Natural
46.Advancis Pharm. /
Planit
47.Infosys Technologies
48.Nemours /
Holland Creations
49.Henkel KGaA /
Kirchhoff, Hamburg
50.The Sharper Image
51.FelCor Lodging Trust
52.Infonet Services /
Pondel Wilkinson Inc.
53.Umpqua Bank /
Leopold Ketel & Prtnr
54.Accenture / EAI
55.U.S. Dept of State
56.Bear Stearns
57.Bunge Limited /
Edelman Design
58.E.ON Energie AG /
Multi-M GmbH
59.Fluor Corporation
60.Stantec Inc.
61.CCC Info Services /
Citigate Fin. Int.
62.EPB
63.Hibbett Sporting Goods / C.I.A. - C.C.I.
64.Exelon Corporation /
Paragraphs Design
65.Dominion Resources, / Graphic Expression
66.Nextel Communications
67.Lockheed Martin /
Carter Cosgrove + Co.
68.Big Lots, Inc.
69.FEMSA /
Curran & Connors
70.Sensient Technologies
71.Alcon /
Cahan & Associates
72.Burlington Northern Santa Fe / Methodol.
73.Kean University
74.Vanderbilt University Medical Center
75.Rational /
First Rabbit GmbH
76.Great Lakes Chem. /
Falk Harrison Creative
77.Alliance Data Sys. / Financial Dynamics
78.Yellow Roadway /
LAK
79.Mutual of Omaha
80.UPMC Health Plan /
AMS
81.DFW International Airport
82.Oskar /
Monte Cristo
83.Paramount Resources / Nonfiction Studios
84.Polycom /
viadesign
85.Cavell Energy Corporation
86.CO-OP Network /
Pacific Comms Group
87.Boeing /
Meta4 Design, Inc.
88.Jack in the Box /
viadesign
89.Power Financial /
Ardoise Design
90.KTF /
PAOS Inc.
91.Antigenics
92.NADB /
Jeffrey Heinke Design
93.United Technologies / Bertz Design Group
94.QUALCOMM /
Baker | Brand Comms
95.Charles Schwab /
Cahan & Associates
96.Constellation Energy/ Klodnicki & Assoc.
97.Citizens Banking Corp. / Olmsted Assoc
98.Canadian Natural /
Nonfiction Studios
99.Husky Energy, Inc.
100.Southwest Bank of Texas

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