The 2013/14 Spotlight Awards Global Communications Competition drew one of the largest number of submissions ever, representing a broad range of industries and organizational sizes. More than 800 entries representing upwards of five countries were received, so competition was exceptionally tough.  Materials were judged in peer-level competitions, which are available for review under the "Winners by Format" tab above.  The following table details the winners of the 2013/14 Spotlight Awards' Special Achievement Categories.  These competition-wide categories judge communications materials purely on their merits and regardless of organizational size, industry, revenues, or any other metric.  To view details about each honoree within the Special Achievement category, simply click on the winning company's name.

Top-Ranked Special Achievement Winners   Bentley Motors Ltd.  KircherBurkhardt GmbH "Bentley — The Book"       Bentley Motors Ltd.  KircherBurkhardt GmbH "Bentley — The Book"     Akbank T.A.S.  The Akbank 2012 Annual Report     Volkswagen AG  KircherBurkhardt GmbH "Das Auto. Magazine" — "Paralympics — der schnellste Weg zur Freiheit"     KircherBurkhardt GmbH  KircherBurkhardt GmbH The KircherBurkhardt Website       Allianz Deutschland AG  KircherBurkhardt GmbH "Allianz 1890" — Tablet Edition     Volkswagen AG  KircherBurkhardt GmbH "Das Auto. Magazine" — Crossmedia Edition     Hyundai Engineering & Construction  Killing Mario "Origin" — The Hyundai E&C Corporate Brochure     Booz Allen Hamilton  "In Sight Firmwide eNewsletter Redesign "     Allianz Deutschland AG  KircherBurkhardt GmbH "Allianz Customer Report"