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 2004 Vision Awards Competition Winners
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The 2004 Vision Awards Annual Report Competition drew an unprecedented number of submissions representing a broad range of industries and organizational sizes. More than 1,400 entries representing 17 countries were received, 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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FULL RESULTS

Competition-Wide, Quality-Specific Winners


 

Platinum

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Fresenius Medical Care 
Colours ec GmbH

Gold

Syngenta International 
Addison Corporate Marketing
Silver

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. 
Obata Design, Inc.
Bronze

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 

 

Platinum

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WPP 

Gold

Rational AG 
First Rabbit GmbH
Silver

Deutsche EuroShop AG 
IR-One AG & Co. KG
Bronze

Tyson Foods, Inc. 
Critt Graham + Associates

 

Platinum

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Hormel Foods Corp. 
The Nance Kivell Group

Gold

Infosys Technologies 
Silver

QUALCOMM 
Baker Brand Communications
Bronze

D. Logistics AG 
First Rabbit GmbH

 

Platinum

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BAA plc 
Addison Corporate Marketing

Gold

DIS AG 
Silver

SUSS MicroTec AG 
IR-One AG & Co. KG
Bronze

NIC 
modern8

 

Platinum

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Devon Energy Corporation 

Gold

Textron Inc. 
Inergy Group
Silver

Caterpillar 
Converse Marketing
Bronze

Constellation Energy 
Mike Klodnicki & Associates

 

Platinum

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IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. 

Gold

Metropolitan Water District 
Silver

Procter & Gamble 
Bronze

Constellation Energy 
Mike Klodnicki & Associates

 

Platinum

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General Electric 
VSA Partners

Gold

Transcontinental Inc. 

 

Silver

Henkel KGaA 
Kirchhoff Hamburg
Bronze

Husky Energy, Inc. 
The Design Centre of Canada

 

Platinum

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KTF 
PAOS Inc.

Gold

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. 
Silver

Cognex 
Bronze

XTO Energy Inc. 
Sibley Peteet Design - Dallas
 

Competition Class Winners

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

Aerospace, Aircraft, Defense & Related

Full Results
Automotive
& Related
Full Results
BiotechnologyFull ResultsFull Results
Chemicals / AgribusinessFull Results
Conglomerates, Holding Companies & Diversified InvestmentsFull Results
Consumer/
Retail
Full ResultsFull Results

Educational

Full Results
Energy/
Utilities
ElectricityElectricity
Electricity & Gas
Natural Gas & Industry Solutions
Oil & Gas
Water/Water & Power
 Up to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion
Equipment, Machinery & InstrumentsFull ResultsFull Results
FinancialAsset Management & Mortgage Investment
Full ResultsFull ResultsUp to 10,000 Employees

10,000+ Employees
Food & RelatedFull ResultsFull Results
Government
City / County / StateNational / International

Healthcare

Full ResultsFull Results
Insurance & RelatedFull ResultsFull Results
Materials / Natural Resources / MiningFull Results
Media / CommunicationsFull Results
Non-ProfitFull ResultsFull ResultsFull Results
Paper Products & RelatedFull Results
PharmaceuticalsFull Results
 Up to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion
Real Estate / REITFull Results
Restaurants & RelatedFull Results
ServicesAdvertising, Marketing & Communications
Business & Personal ServicesBusiness & Personal Services
IT Services

Technology

Full ResultsFull ResultsFull Results
Telecommunications
Up to 10,000 Employees10,000+ Employees
TransportationFull ResultsFull Results
 Up to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion


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 from Judging Staff

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 80.

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.

LEGAL NOTICE
Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 are registered trademarks of Fortune Magazine.

Top 100
Annual Reports of 2004

1.Denbury Resources /
Eisenberg & Assoc.
2.KTF /
PAOS Inc.
3.Fresenius Medical /
Colours ec GmbH
4.Syngenta Intl /
Addison Corp. Mktg.
5.IDEXX Laboratories
6.Metro. Water District
7.Daiwa House Industry
8.General Electric /
VSA Partners
9.WPP
10.SAP /
Kuhn Kammann
11.Hormel Foods Corp. /
Nance Kivell Group
12.Rational AG /
First Rabbit GmbH
13.BAA plc /
Addison Corp. Mktg.
14.DIS AG
15.Devon Energy Corporation
16.Deutsche EuroShop /
IR-One AG & Co. KG
17.SUSS MicroTec AG /
IR-One AG & Co. KG
18.Cognex
19.U.S. Dept. of State
20.Tyson Foods, Inc. /
Critt Graham + Assoc.
21.Procter & Gamble
22.Textron Inc. /
Inergy Group
23.Watercare Service
24.Cadbury Schweppes /
Addison Corp. Mktg.
25.Transcontinental Inc.
26.Volkswagen Fin. /
CAT CONSULTANTS
27.NIC /
modern8
28.QUALCOMM /
Baker Brand Comms
29.MEMC Elect. Mat. /
Obata Design, Inc.
30.Cognis /
XEO GmbH
31.RGA
32.FEMSA /
Curran & Connors
33.D. Logistics AG /
First Rabbit GmbH
34.National University
35.E.W. Scripps Co. /
ProWolfe Partners
36.Caterpillar /
Converse Marketing
37.CJ Corp. /
UCC Inc.
38.PT Antam Tbk
39.Kimberly-Clark /
Robinson Kurtin
40.Boeing Company /
Meta 4 Design, Inc.
41.Henkel KGaA /
Kirchhoff Hamburg
42.Constellation Ener. /
Mike Klodnicki & As.
43.Husky Energy, Inc. /
Design Centre of CA
44.San Diego Water /
Mentus
45.CeWe Color Holding /
First Rabbit GmbH
46.McCormick & Co., /
Adler Design Group
47.GFT Technologies  /
IR-One AG & Co. KG
48.Thiel Logistik AG /
First Rabbit GmbH
49.XTO Energy Inc. /
Sibley Peteet Design
50.Korean Airlines /
UCC Inc.
51.Citigroup
52.InBev /
Four IV
53.Power Financial /
Ardoise Design
54.CKE Restaurants /
Baker Brand Comms.
55.CO-OP Network /
Pacific Comms Group
56.NW Natural
57.Peabody Energy
58.Heritage Found. /
Bremmer & Goris
59.Cox Enterprises, Inc. /
Corporate Reports
60.Vossloh AG /
XEO GmbH
61.Lockheed Martin /
Carter Cosgrove + Co.
62.Johnson & Johnson /
Etheridge & Co.
63.IndyMac Bank /
Baker Brand Comms
.
64.The Stanley Works /
Keiler & Co.
65.Concentra /
Eisenberg & Assoc.
66.swb AG /
IR-One AG & Co. KG
67.Conn. /  BumbleBee /
Mentus
68.Regency Centers /
Michael Burns & As.
69.Neurocrine BioSci. /
Mentus
70.Hypo Real Estate /
First Rabbit GmbH
71.Countrywide Financial
72.MetLife, Inc.
73.1-800-FLOWERS /
Michael Pucci AdvPR
74.PacifiCare Health Sys
75.Masco Corporation
76.Korea Exchange Bk /
PAOS Inc.
77.Georgia Pacific /
Thinkhouse
78.Pitney Bowes /
Hill Holliday
79.Oskar Mobil a.s.
80.Dominion Resources /
Graphic Expression
81.Bunge /
Edelman Des. Com.
82.Turkcell Iletisim /
Paralel Tasarim
83.Puget Energy /
Thinkhouse
84.Infosys Technologies
85.Hankook Tire /
UCC Inc.
86.Hyundai Heavy Ind. /
UCC Inc.
87.Citigroup
88.First American Corp. /
Ervin Bell Advertising
89.Televisa /
Signi
90.PartnerRe Ltd. /
Corporate Agenda
91.MassMutual Financial Group
92.Perot Systems /
Eisenberg & Assoc.
93.Progress Energy Inc.
94.Emerson /
Obata Des. / Flei-Hill
95.RAND Corporation
96.Tyler Technologies /
Eisenberg & Assoc.
97.Paprican
98.Anglo American /
Addison Corp. Mktg
99.AtheroGenics
100.Leggett & Platt Inc.

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