The 2006 Spotlight Awards Print, Video & Web Communications Competition drew an unprecedented number of submissions representing a broad range of industries and organizational sizes. More than 900 entries were received, so competition was exceptionally tough.

Communications materials 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.

Special Achievement Category Winners   Platinum Peabody Energy  Obata Design “Think Big” Brochure Gold Coldwell Banker  Coldwell Banker Web Site Silver Fosters Wine Estates Americas  Ruder-Finn, Inc. Beringer Vineyards Executive Chef -- Iron Chef Submission Video Bronze Peabody Energy  Obata Design www.coalcandothat.com   Platinum Yellow Pages Group  G Branding & Design Yellow Pages Group Annual Report Gold Peabody Energy  Obata Design www.peabodyenergy.com Silver Community Hospice of Northeast Florida  Case Statement for Community of Care Capital Campaign Bronze Cedarshed Industries  Graham & Associates Do-It-Yourself Backyard Office Kit Release   Platinum Rothstein Kass  Rothstein Kass' Mission: Identity Gold Ernst & Young  “The Branding Zone” Silver Salt River Project  “Building a Legacy” Booklet Bronze Boost Mobile  Boost Bulletin   Platinum FIFA  Can Communicate “FIFA's Hidden Story” Gold National CASA Association  Gable Design Group National CASA Association 2005 Annual Report: “One Child's Story” Silver Weizmann Institute of Science  “Simple Dreams” Organizational Film Bronze Weizmann Institute of Science  “Partners in Hope” Organizational Video   Platinum Cognis  XEO GmbH Cognis - “A Day in the Life” Gold RR Donnelley  Jason & Jason Visual Communications RR Donnelley 3-D Pop-Up Art Silver Adobe Systems, Inc.  A&R - Edelman “The Greenest Office in America” Bronze Peabody Energy  Obata Design Conveyor Magazine   Platinum Cox Enterprises  Thinkhouse Creative “Inside Cox - Best of Cox” - Summer 2006 Gold Dietrich Rünger  XEO GmbH “Painted Jazz” Brochure Silver Department of Defense  “Answering the Call” Bronze Office Depot  JKG Group Office Depot Sustainable Value Report   Platinum Domtar  Nolin Branding & Design Domtar Annual Report Gold Cox Enterprises  Thinkhouse Creative “Inside Cox” - Spring 2006 Silver Weizmann Institute of Science  “A Model Life” Organizational Video Bronze Peabody Energy  Peabody Energy Investor Forum   Competition Class Winners PRINT Up to $10 Million $10 Million - $100 Million $100 Million - $1 Billion $1+ Billion Advertisement / Ad Series Full Results Annual Report Full Results Full Results Article / Article Series Full Results Book / Booklet Full Results Brochure Full Results Full Results Full Results Calendar Full Results Guide / Toolkit Full Results Full Results Magazine / Newsletter Full Results Full Results Full Results Mailer Full Results Full Results Presentation / Speech Full Results Press / Media Kit / Release Full Results Various Full Results VIDEO Up to $10 Million $10 Million - $100 Million $100 Million - $1 Billion $1+ Billion Commercial / Ad / PSA Full Results Internal Organizational Full Results Organizational Video Full Results Full Results Full Results Product / Service Video Full Results Testimonial / Case Study Full Results WEB Up to $10 Million $10 Million - $100 Million $100 Million - $1 Billion $1+ Billion Newsletter / Magazine / E-mail-Based Feature Full Results Multimedia / Interactive Full Results Web / Intranet Site Full Results Full Results Full Results Full Results OTHER Up to $10 Million $10 Million - $100 Million $100 Million - $1 Billion $1+ Billion Multi-Format Comms. Materials Full Results Full Results   Up to $10 Million $10 Million - $100 Million $100 Million - $1 Billion $1+ Billion

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:

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 85.

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.

NOTES
* These two categories are linked as one.