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2021 Best of the Best 

Recommended by evaluators and reviewed by the Gold Quill Awards chair, vice chair and past chair, the Best of the Best winners represent the very best entries seen across the globe. 

Division 1: Communication Management, Category 1: Internal Communications
Wemersion - "We not I"
Woolworths Group

Division 1: Communication Management, Category 7:  Marketing, Advertising and Brand Communication
PARKER. A premium gift for one's nearest and dearest
Pro-Vision Communications

Division 1: Communication Management, Category 8:  Customer Relations
How a pandemic pivot turned into long-term strategy
Mitacs

Division 1: Communication Management, Category 14B: COVID-19 Response & Recovery Management and Communication
Recovery & Resilience: COVID-19 Business Continuity Plan
Fix Network World

Division 1: Communication Management, Category 16:  Nonprofit Campaigns
ASD: Rockin' the Spectrum
Jake’s House with Edelman

Division 1: Communication Management, Category 17:  Diversity and Inclusion
Dear Everybody anti-stigma campaign
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Division 4: Communication Skills, Category 22:  Audio/Visual
Thuma Mina
University of Cape Town


2021 Special Award Winners

Jake Wittmer Research Award: Presented to the entry that shows outstanding research that was commissioned or developed by a communicator and was instrumental in ensuring the success of a communication program.
Speech Therapy Fairy Tales
Tatjana Kos, Nina Šiler, Katja Vidovič, Anja Bogataj
A1 Slovenija, d. d.

Business Issue Award: Presented to an entry that addresses a critical business issue that threatened the well-being or viability of an organization and shows strategic involvement while presenting and effective, innovative resolution with measurable results.
GoodLife @ Home & The GoodLife Standard
GoodLife Fitness & Edelman

Sharon Berzok Student Award: Presented to the student achieving the highest standard of communication excellence in the student categories. The winning entrant receives a US$500 scholarship to use for professional development, education or training.
Asbury University 2020 Highbridge Film Festival Social Media Campaign
Asbury University Highbridge Film Festival
 

2021 "Agency/Team of the Year" Award Winners

The “Agency/Team of the Year” awards highlight the highest-scored entries in the program submitted by an agency or organization. The awards are evaluated based on the number of winning submissions from a particular entrant.

Boutique Agency of the Year: Presented to an outstanding agency with five or fewer employees.
Cropley Communications

Small Agency of the Year: Presented to an outstanding agency with six to 20 employees.
Craft Public Relations 

Mid-Size Agency of the Year: Presented to an outstanding agency with 21–50 employees.
ROC Group 

Large Agency of the Year: Presented to an outstanding agency with 51 or more employees.
PartnerComm, Inc

Corporate Communication Department of the Year
PwC Australia

Not-for-Profit Communication Department of the Year
Sheridan College

   

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  • 2015-2019

STATISTICAL DATA

Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Location of Gala San Diego, USA Chicago, USA New York, USA Toronto, Canada San Francisco, USA New Orleans, USA Washington, D.C., USA
Gold Quill Chair Melissa Dark, ABC Dave Meyer Timothy R Buckley Amanda Hamilton-Atwell, ABC Priya Bates, ABC, MC Monika Lancucki, ABC Lynn Barter, ABC, MC
Total number of winners 100 78 288 281 313 223 231
Awards Excellence: 34
Merit: 65
Student: 1
Excellence: 24 Merit: 53
Student: 1
Excellence: 105
Merit: 182
Student: 1
Excellence: 108 Merit: 171
Student: 2
Excellence: 124 Merit: 186
Student: 3
Excellence: 85 Merit: 135
Student: 3
Excellence: 77 Merit: 153
Student: 1
Number of winning countries 14 8 17 13 15 12 16
Number of entries from each country Australia: 8
Canada: 43
Hong Kong: 1
Ireland: 1
Italy: 1
Mexico: 3
New Zealand: 1
Philippines: 2
Russia: 1
Singapore: 1
Slovenia: 1
UAE: 1
UK: 1
USA: 34
Australia: 3
Canada: 38
India: 1
Russia: 2 Slovenia: 5
South Africa: 3
UK: 2
USA: 24
Argentina: 1
Australia: 10
Brazil: 2
Canada: 125
China: 1
Germany: 1
India: 2
Mexico: 1
New Zealand: 3
Philippines: 7
Russia: 1
Slovenia: 5
South Africa: 8
Switzerland: 2
UK: 14
USA: 103
Venezuela: 1
Australia: 12
Botswana: 1
Canada: 79
Italy: 2
New Zealand: 6
Philippines: 11
Russia: 6
Singapore: 1
Slovenia: 7
South Africa: 11
Switzerland: 2
UK: 8
USA: 108
Australia: 18
Canada: 106
Croatia: 1
Hong Kong: 1
India: 1
Italy: 2
Mexico: 1
New Zealand: 9
Philippines: 9
Russia: 14
Singapore: 4
Slovenia: 8
South Africa: 6
UK: 4
USA: 128
Australia 17
Canada: 83
Denmark: 1
Hong Kong: 1
India: 2
Israel: 1
New Zealand: 8
Philippines: 3
Russia: 10
South Africa: 3
U.K. 4
USA: 95
Argentina: 1
Australia: 26
Brazil: 3
Canada: 86
Denmark: 2
India: 4
Italy: 2
Lithuania: 2
New Zealand: 3
Philippines: 5
Russia: 7
Slovenia: 3
South Africa: 13
Switzerland: 1
U.K.: 1
USA: 71

STATISTICAL DATA

Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Location of Gala Montreal, Canada  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Chicago, Illinois, USA Virtual New York, New York, USA    
Gold Quill Chair Cindy Schmieg, ABC, IABC Fellow  Gabrielle Loring Ed Kamrin, SCMP Ritzi Villarico- Ronquillo, APR, IABC Fellow Maureen Healey, ABC    
Total number of winners 258  202 203 166 125    
Awards Excellence: 94
Merit: 165
Excellence: 8
6 Merit: 116
Excellence:
Merit:
Student:
Excellence: 73
Merit: 93
Student: 1
Excellence: 43
Merit: 82
Student: 3
Excellence:
Merit:
Student:
Excellence:
Merit:
Student:
Number of winning countries 18  10 11 13 11    
Number of entries from each country Australia: 46
Botswana: 2
Canada: 233
New Zealand: 9
Philippines: 4
South Africa: 29
USA: 265
Russia: 19
Slovenia: 12
India: 7
Singapore: 3
Brazil: 3
Denmark: 1
Dominican Republic: 2
Hong Kong: 1
UK: 16
Germany: 4
Mexico: 4
    Australia: 24
Botswana: 2
Canada: 60
New Zealand: 2
Philippines: 4
South Africa: 17 South Sudan: 1
USA: 43
Russia: 7
Slovenia: 3 Serbia: 1
India: 1
UK: 1

 

 

Australia: 24
Canada: 60    India: 2 Philippines: 2
Saudi Arabia: 60 
Slovenia: 2
South Africa: 4 Switzerland: 2
United Arab Emirates: 4
USA: 43

 

   

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