From Start-ups and SMEs, to huge global organisations, most businesses will have a marketing strategy. But despite their effectiveness, awards are often overlooked when it comes to marketing. A strategic awards strategy can really help to boost your business and brand awareness, working hand-in-hand with your marketing, all at a low cost with big impact….
September marks the end of the summer, the end of Q2, and the start of awards ceremony season. At the end of every quarter, we come together as a team to reflect on what we’ve achieved, and make plans to go even further in the next quarter. We also take this time to recognise the…
We’re halfway through the year and fast heading towards the tail end of the entry period for many major award programmes. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t ample opportunity to enter some of the world’s leading awards and get recognition in 2025. Take a look at just some of the awards open that you can…
The Learning Awards are open for entries! The awards recognise innovation and achievements in workplace learning from organisations across the globe. They receive hundreds of entries every year, in 2023 the awards received entries from 56 countries. Celebrating their 30th year, the Learning Awards have continually adapted to align with significant trends in L&D, and…
Why this prestigious recognition can transform your business growth, credibility, and future. Why Do the King’s Awards Matter So Much? It’s not just another business award.It’s a mark of excellence from the King, and a seal of approval reserved only for the most outstanding UK organisations. The King’s Awards for Enterprise are among the most…
How well do you know your customers? And how well do they know you? These are some of the questions that awards judges want to know when you’re entering customer experience awards. And that’s because winning an award for your customer experience has become one of the fastest and most effective ways to build your…
When entering awards, the strength of your evidence can make or break your chances of winning. From being recognised for your corporate social responsibility to gunning for entrepreneur of the year, presenting compelling, well-documented evidence is important for winning over the judges. Here’s what evidence you might need for your award submission. Why is evidence…
If you provide an exceptional employee experience, there are a number of credible awards that recognise your work in this space.
The 1 Degree Rule is a concept that shows the profound impact that even a small deviation in our plans, actions and goals can have over time.
The ECCCSAs recognise organisations across Europe that are leading the way in delivering exceptional service to customers.
Research shows that award entrants with the highest win rates demonstrate three key things, get these right and you’re sure to achieve success.
This Mental Health Awareness Week we’re shining a light on the award programmes and categories whose aim is to highlight the organisations supporting their employees through mental health initiatives.
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To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
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Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
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Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to