Grand Award Winners
NEW YORK, NY- March 10, 2023 - The Grand Winners for the 36th Annual MERCURY Awards honoring excellence in professional communications were announced today.
The trophy for BEST OF SHOW was awarded to ramp.space GmbH & Co. KG (Reutlingen, GERMANY) for their magazine ramp# 58 - Hot Wheels. The judges gave the auto enthusiast publication high praise for its clever and well-written feature articles, the snappy photography, as well as the eye-catching design and lay-out. Overall, the magazine earned the highest cumulative score in this year’s competition
In their respective categories, the 2022/23 Grand Award winners were:
Writing |
CLP Holdings Limited |
Design |
ramp.space GmbH & Co. KG |
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Annual Reports |
United Therapeutics |
Annual Reports |
Airport Authority Hong Kong |
Annual Reports |
3st kommunikation GmbH |
Annual Reports |
Storydaa. |
Annual Reports |
REF Financial Press Limited |
Brochures |
COPE Content Performance Group |
Custom Publications |
JAGER PR – Agentur |
Custom Publications |
muehlhausmoers |
Employee Publications |
Kammann Rossi GmbH |
Magazines |
ramp.space GmbH & Co. KG |
Magazines |
ramp.space GmbH & Co. KG |
Special Projects |
Airport Authority Hong Kong |
Social Media |
KPR & Associates |
Video |
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals |
Websites |
PURPOSE - Das Magazin |
Promotion/ Marketing |
Mindshare Hong Kong |
Special Events |
Above The Line Company Ltd |
Tourism/Travel |
Airport Authority Hong Kong |
Campaigns |
COPE Content Performance Group |
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Judging for the 2022/23 International MERCURY Awards represented the most illustrious, creative professionals from all over the world. Twenty-seven distinguished public relations, marketing, and advertising agencies, as well as corporate communications departments and public affairs offices participated in the judging process. Criteria included editorial quality; visuals and design; how well the material was communicated to the designated audience; use of imaginative and original solutions; and the overall expression of the message. Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honors awards were presented to the top 30%, based on averaged scores. Grand Awards were selected from the top scoring gold winners in each category.
This year over 400 entries were received from 14 countries: Argentina, Austria, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong SAR PRC, Mexico, People’s Republic of China, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Reni L. Witt, President and Founder of the MERCURY Awards stated, “The honor of the MERCURY award is an important tribute - a distinction to be proud of. It’s a privilege to be in the company of others regarded internationally as the best in communication excellence. To be selected by some of the world’s best communications specialists as the top work in public relations is a real honor, especially considering the hundreds of fine agencies, corporations, and non-profit organizations eligible for the awards.”
The annual award is named for the Roman god who was the messenger of the other gods. The MERCURY Award symbolizes the spirit of the message communicated. It is the creativity, originality, and talent of the individuals involved to whom the program is dedicated. The annual MERCURY Awards competition was established in 1987 by MerComm, Inc., the world’s only independent awards organization. The awards programs were founded to promote excellence in the various fields of communications.