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How to Lift Your Blue Monday Spirits

How to Lift Your Blue Monday Spirits

by | Jan 18, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised

How to Lift Your Blue Monday Spirits

Industry Insights

By Donna O’Toole

Win Awards to Improve Staff Wellbeing

Christmas has come and gone in a flash, the New Year is well and truly upon us, the days are still short and cold, and we have just experienced Blue Monday – the “most depressing day of the year”. However, fear not…

Now is the ideal time to give your staff a boost through the power of awards, as many of the most prestigious industry awards are either open now or in the near future. Seize this moment to plan and launch your awards strategy for 2022.

As well as raising your business profile, generating greater brand awareness and increasing turnover, awards such as the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards, British Business Excellence Awards, Customer Experience Awards, Employee Experience Awards, Scale-Up Awards, and Learning Awards will also provide outcomes that are linked to improving the wellbeing of your workforce.

From employee engagement and retention, to raising morale and lifting entire communities, awards play an essential role in creating the ʻbest place to workʼ. Award nominations and wins can considerably improve staff motivation, satisfaction and development.

When we conducted a customer survey in 2021, we asked what had changed since simply entering awards – 83% said that ‘Team Morale’ had increased. What’s more, a research study by Sapio revealed that 32% of businesses saw an improvement in ‘Staff Retention’.

As a result, employees will speak more positively about their workplace, which could be a draw for experienced candidates. An award-winning business has a distinct advantage when it comes to attracting new clients, whilst also impacting the local community with added credibility, trust and purpose.

 

Stop Waiting. Start Winning!

With so much to gain, it’s time to take action, banish those blues, and get in touch with the awards experts at August Recognition. If you would like to discover more about how we can support you to win awards, simply get in touch here.

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Awards Open in August 2021

Awards Open in August 2021

by | Aug 2, 2021 | Blog, Business Awards

August 2021 - Awards Open

Awards Open in August 2021

Awards News

By Donna O’Toole

It’s August and the Summer Holidays are in full swing. It’s the ideal time to stop waiting and start winning awards! Here’s your selection of awards that are currently open for entries:

AWARDS OPEN NOW

The SME National Business Awards

Now in its 5th year, the SME National Business Awards recognise the industrious, hardworking and enterprising SMEs nationally. Open to small and medium businesses with a workforce of 250 employees or less, these awards celebrate innovation and achievement across many sectors

Among the 21 categories available are ‘Positive Impact Award‘, ‘Employer of the Year‘ and the ‘Business Person of the Year‘.

Deadline: Wednesday 25 August 2021

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The Stevie Awards for Women in Business

The long-established Stevie Awards for Women in Business are one of the leading business awards for female entrepreneurs, executives, employees and the organisations they run.

Amongst the numerous categories offered in 2021 are ‘Female Entrepreneur of the Year‘, ‘Mentor or Coach of the Year – Business‘ and ‘Social Change Maker of the Year‘ (new for this year).

Deadline: Wednesday 25 August 2021

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The Drum B2B Awards

The highly regarded Drum B2B Awards celebrate the exceptional B2B marketers that bring creativity to their business campaigns. The awards are open to B2B agencies, clients and companies based anywhere in the world.

A wide range of categories can be entered – including 13 new categories for 2021, such as ‘Best Response to Change‘ and ‘Best B2B Solutions Provider‘ in addition to original categories like ‘Best PR Campaign‘ and ‘B2B Brand of the Year‘.

Deadline: Wednesday 1 September 2021

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The UK Coaching Awards

The UK Coaching Awards is a unique opportunity for the sport and physical activity industry to honour and reward the work of great coaching across all levels in the UK, recognising the contribution that coaches make in transforming lives in communities across the country.

Amongst the 11 categories available are ‘Changing Lives Award‘, ‘High Performance Coach of the Year‘ and ‘Coach Developer of the Year‘.

Deadline: Monday 13 September 2021

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The International Business Excellence Awards

These annual awards welcome initiatives from any organisation – from SMEs to large corporations, from B2B to B2C, private companies or public – no matter the size and scope of your organisation.

Amongst the 18 categories offered in 2021 are ‘Best Business Response to the Crisis‘, ‘Best Marketing or PR Agency‘ and ‘Best Sustainability Initiative‘.

Deadline: Friday 24 September 2021

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ARE YOU READY TO BECOME AN AWARD-WINNER?

To inspire you, we have curated lists of awards you could be winning in your industry or profession.

Click here to take a look, or get in touch if you would like us to choose the categories you are most likely to win and do all the work for you.

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Awards Open in July 2021

Awards Open in July 2021

by | Jul 2, 2021 | Blog, Business Awards

July 2021 - Awards Open

Awards Open in July 2021

Awards News

By Donna O’Toole

It’s July, summer is here, and it’s the ideal time to stop waiting and start winning awards! Here’s your selection of awards that are currently open for entries:

AWARDS OPEN NOW

 

The Globee Awards

Created in 2003, the Globee Awards comprise 11 different business awards competitions, recognising the accomplishments and contributions of companies and business executives and professionals worldwide.

The Business Excellence Awards has a total of 11 category groups this year – each of which has a number of individual award categories. The groups include ‘Best New Business (Founded between 2016-2021)‘, ‘Diversity Awards Categories Group‘ and the ‘COVID-19 Business Response Awards Categories Group‘, where the categories are all FREE to enter.

Deadline: Friday 13 August 2021

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The Lending Awards

This is the only awards programme distinguishing and rewarding individuals, teams and businesses across Alternative Lending, Commercial Finance, Commercial Finance, and Mortgage Industries, celebrating and recognising excellence across the entire lending market.

Among the 34 categories available are ‘Best Challenger Bank‘, ‘Best Commercial Lender‘ and the ‘Business Leader of the Year‘.

Deadline: Friday 20 August 2021

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The Better Society Energy Awards

The Better Society Energy Awards are open to suppliers, distributors, innovators, users and financiers of clean energy to promote best in class strategies and celebrate the successes on the journey to net-zero and beyond.

The 18 categories available include ‘Green Energy Supplier of the Year‘, ‘Education Award‘ and ‘Community Energy Champion‘.

Deadline: Friday 20 August 2021

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The Drum Awards for Content

These highly regarded awards celebrate the work that cuts through in the branded content space – whether you are an individual, agency, brand or organisation producing effective content executions. As the awards are global, there are no barriers to entry.

A wide range of 28 categories can be entered, including ‘Most Innovative or Creative Use of Content‘, ‘Best Use of Content on Social Platform‘ and ‘Best Integrated Campaign‘.

Deadline: Wednesday 25 August 2021

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The National Fitness Awards

The National Fitness Awards recognise achievement and excellence in all corners of the fitness industry, and are open to any gyms which will have been operating for two years or more on the date of this year’s awards. Facilities that have been open or less than two years can enter the Newcomer of the Year category.

Amongst the 23 categories available are ‘National Gym of the Year‘, ‘Education Facility of the Year‘ and ‘Customer Service Award‘. A new category has been introduced for 2021 – the ‘Gym Team of the Year‘.

Deadline: Tuesday 31 August 2021

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The Health Tech Digital Awards

These annual awards recognise the best healthcare technology, how it’s been implemented in the healthcare setting, and the impact it has had on end users and customers.

Amongst the 39 categories offered in 2021 are ‘Best Communication Solution‘, ‘Best COVID-19 Solution for Mental Health‘ and ‘Best Innovation Project of the Year‘.

Deadline: Friday 3 September 2021

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ARE YOU READY TO BECOME AN AWARD-WINNER?

To inspire you, we have curated lists of awards you could be winning in your industry or profession.

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Awards Open in June 2021

Awards Open in June 2021

by | Jun 1, 2021 | Blog, Business Awards

June 2021 - Awards Open

Awards Open in June 2021

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By Donna O’Toole

It’s June, summer is on the way and the awards entry season is now in full swing – it’s the perfect time to stop waiting and start winning!

So, here is your selection of awards that are currently open for entries:

AWARDS OPEN NOW

 

The Growing Business Awards

Now in their 23rd year, the Growing Business Awards recognise UK business achievements over the past 12 months by honouring the UK’s most outstanding entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses.

A total of 25 categories are available this year, including ‘B2B Business of the Year‘, ‘Market Disruptor of the Year‘ and five different ‘Growing Business of the Year‘ categories – dependent on your company’s turnover.

Deadline: Friday 25 June 2021

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The UK Business Tech Awards

These highly regarded awards celebrate the finest tech businesses in the UK, and are seeking entries that have demonstrated innovative and exceptional use of technology to transform and grow companies.

Among the 29 categories available are ‘Tech Entrepreneur of the Year‘, ‘FinTech Innovator of the Year‘ and the ‘COVID Continuity Award‘. Three separate ‘Tech Company of the Year‘ awards are up for grabs, reflecting small, medium and large businesses.

Early Bird Deadline: Friday 2 July 2021
Deadline: Friday 9 July 2021

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The Learning Technologies Awards

The sought-after Learning Technologies Awards recognise the commitment, enthusiasm and passion for learning technologies across the world. Finalists are selected by an independent judging panel organised by the eLearning Network.

There are 20 categories available, including ‘Most Innovative New Learning Technologies Product‘, ‘Best Learning Technologies Project – Commercial Sector‘ and ‘The Best Digital Learning Transformation Programme Implemented in Response to COVID-19‘.

Deadline: Friday 30 July 2021

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The HR Excellence Awards

These awards celebrate the outstanding work that HR teams and individuals have done within organisations to make their businesses shine and push the boundaries of people strategy through diversity, inclusion, equality and positivity.

A total of 18 categories are available, including ‘HR Team of the Year‘, ‘Best Learning and Development Strategy‘ and ‘Best Crisis Management Strategy‘ (a new category for 2021 that takes into account the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic).

Deadline: Friday 13 August 2021

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The International Customer Experience Awards

Connecting participants, partners and judges from around the globe, Awards International’s awards events give them the chance to compete for the highest accolades in the world of customer experience.

Amongst the 15 categories offered in 2021 are ‘Customer Experience in the Crisis‘, ‘CX Team of the Year‘ and ‘Best Digital Customer Experience‘.

Early Bird Deadline: Friday 16 July 2021
Deadline: Friday 13 August 2021

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The SME National Business Awards

These awards raise the profile of industrious, hardworking and enterprising SMEs nationally, and provide a veritable endorsement of success in business which offers exceptional marketing and PR opportunities.

A total of 21 categories are available, including ‘Best New Business‘, ‘Community Business of the Year‘ and ‘Young Business Person of the Year‘.

Deadline: Wednesday 25 August 2021

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Increasing Awareness of Mental Health & Wellbeing

Increasing Awareness of Mental Health & Wellbeing

by | May 13, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorised

Increasing Awareness of Mental Health & Wellbeing

Industry Insights

By Donna O’Toole

MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS

At this time – more than ever before – mental health and wellbeing is of particular importance as we recover from the global pandemic, which has severely affected millions of people across the world.

The current climate of uncertainty and doubt has impacted most of us in different ways and now, during Mental Health Awareness Week, we have the perfect opportunity to raise the profile of mental health and ensure that this message is spread as far and wide as possible.

In acknowledging this, the awards industry has reacted with the introduction of more dedicated awards and categories that recognise individuals and businesses that have launched effective, engaging mental health programmes.

POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE

One such example is the Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards, which have recently been launched to champion the outstanding steps taken by employers, service providers and individuals in response to our global wellbeing crisis. Categories such as ‘Best Support for Furloughed Workers’, ‘Best Support for Remote Workers’ and ‘Best Covid-19 Company Response’ identify specific circumstances that have been directly influenced by the pandemic. Other categories celebrate more general mental health-related accomplishments like ‘Lifetime Commitment to Wellbeing’ and ‘Best Wellbeing Service Provider’.

In addition to awards themselves, the team at the Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards has organised a series of events for business leaders to explore workplace wellbeing hot topics including ‘Maintaining a wellbeing culture post-pandemic’. These are a great way to learn and discover new strategies for approaching this hot topic.

The Mental Health Awards are purely focused on recognising exceptional wellbeing initiatives that have transformed lives and had a huge positive impact. Entries can be made for categories including ‘Innovative proactive wellbeing activity, ‘Support During the Pandemic’ and ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Mental Health Sector’.

Other awards outside the wellbeing sphere have added new categories for 2021 to reflect the challenges that many businesses have faced with regards to looking after their employees’ mental health. For example, the European Contact Centre & Customer Service Awards now feature ‘Best Health and Wellbeing Programme’ and ‘Best Flexible Working Approach’ as part of their awards programme.

WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU

If you have implemented a successful mental health and wellbeing programme within your business or organisation, we would love to hear your story as it could well be an award-worthy project. With extensive experience at getting recognition for our clients – in all sectors – we are well-placed to look after your awards needs. If you would like to find out more and get in touch with us, simply click here.

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We are all in this together and it’s vital that we can look after our peers – whatever they might be going through.

For more mental health information and access to a wealth of resources, head over to the Mental Health Foundation website.

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