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The ARC Awards , established by MerComm, Inc. in
1987, were created to honor overall excellence in annual reports,
and to encourage noteworthy and vital writing, as well as
imaginative and original design.
This year, over 1,900 entries in 12 major
categories were submitted by some 800 different companies from 26
countries representing over 200 industries. During a
three-week period, the distinguished international panels of judges
read and evaluated the annual reports.
Judges ranked the annual reports with a score between one and
one hundred. The top 25% scoring annual reports won
Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honors Awards. Entries with
average scores above 92 received Gold Awards. Only 6% of
entries were classified as Golds. These Gold
Award annual reports were then passed on to the Final Round of
Judging, who selected the BEST OF CATEGORY Winners.
Criteria used to choose winners included Cover Design, Chairman's
Letter, Writing, Interior Design, Financial Presentation, and
Overall, how well the spirit of the company is reflected in the
annual report.
Preliminary and final judges represent top level investor
relations executives, financial executives, writers, designers, and
photographers from over 70 different agencies and corporations in
the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Mexico,
Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
In accordance with the global stature of the ARC Awards
, all winners will be exhibited at the Museum für Kunst und
Gewerbe (Museum of Art and Commerce) in Hamburg,
Germany, opening October 23rd.
The ARC Awards is sponsored by MERCOMM, INC.,
the world's only independent awards organization, founded with the
mission to advance the standards of excellence in the fields of
corporate communications. The MerComm Awards Programs
are free from advertising, membership dues, or outside sponsorships.
Entrants may review the judges' evaluations, and are guaranteed
fairness and impartiality. As such, the ARC
Awards is considered the most highly respected and
prestigious competition in the industry.
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