The Annual Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) competition celebrates the best business publications from corporate, nonprofit, agency and independent settings. With awards given in 110 communication categories, the APEX awards recognize professionals who write, edit and manage business communications for a living.
The Astrid Awards is an international competition honoring outstanding achievement in design communications. Entries are judged by international panels of design professionals on the basis of concept creativity, clarity and production quality. Only the top 30% of entries win awards, with only one Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honors award given in each category.
The Communicator Awards is an international awards competition that recognizes outstanding work in the communications field. Entries are judged by industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry.
The Communicator's prestigious Award of Excellence is presented to those entrants whose ability to communicate places them among the best in their field.
In conjunction with the Missouri School of Journalism, the pioneering Magnum Opus Awards are dedicated exclusively to custom publishing and recognizing strategic, editorial and visual excellence. The Magnum Opus Awards recognize excellence not only for entire publications, but for the best elements of those publications.
The Pearl Awards demonstrate custom publishing's growth, development and credibility as an integrated marketing tool. Through these awards, the Custom Publishing Council (CPC) celebrates excellence in journalism, graphic design, publication packaging, and the development and execution of integrated marketing strategies built around custom publishing.
Presented each year by the Yellow Pages Association (YPA), the Industry Excellence Awards recognize outstanding innovations in creative marketing ideas, plans and communication tools. Judging is based on program innovation, execution and results.