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 2004 Magellan Awards Competition Results

The 2004 Magellan Awards Publicity Campaign Competition drew an unprecedented number of submissions representing a broad range of industries and organizational sizes. More than 300 entries were submitted, so competition was exceptionally tough.

Projects were judged in peer-level competitions, which are described in the classes below.  To view the winners for each competition, simply click on the class name.  A winners' gallery profile is available for winning projects whose entry form indicated participation.

COMPETITION CLASSES
PRODUCT/SERVICE COMMUNICATIONSUp to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion

Business-to-Business

Full ResultsFull Results
ConsumerFull ResultsFull Results
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATIONSUp to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion
Corporate/For-ProfitFull ResultsFull Results

Government/Educational

Full Results

Non-Profit/Foundation

Full Results
SPECIALIZED
COMMUNICATIONS
Up to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion

Financial/Employee/Crisis

Full Results
COMMUNITY RELATIONSUp to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion

Corporate/For-Profit

Full Results
Non-Profit/GovernmentFull Results
 Up to
$10 Million
$10 Million -
$100 Million
$100 Million -
$1 Billion
$1+ Billion


Winners: Supplemental Categories


 
Bally Total Fitness
MWW Group

Bally Total Fitness Communications Campaign

 
Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau
Goodman Media International

Memphis Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll Campaign

 
Clear Channel Exhibitions
Weber Shandwick

“SPACE: A Journey to Our Future” Exhibit Launch

 
Cognis
XEO GmbH

Cognis Textile Technology Campaign

 
Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp.
Rock Turner

2004 OP Public Relations Campaign

 
Saint Paul Festival & Heritage Foundation
Padilla Speer Beardsley

Saint Paul Festival & Heritage Foundation Communications Campaign

 

ESPN


ESPN's 25th Anniversary Campaign


 
Kodak Polychrome Graphics
AD Communications/Eric Mower Associates

KPG at drupa Communications Campaign

HOW THE COMPETITION WAS JUDGED

IntroductionCompetition ClassesScoringTop 100

INTRODUCTION

The competition was judged by a field of communications professionals affiliated with LACP.  Their expertise spans a broad spectrum of PR functions ranging from corporate, executive, and internal communications for Fortune 500 organizations to product, service, and non-profit publicity expertise.  Judges are screened to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest.

COMPETITION CLASSES

Award results are based on the judging of submissions within peer-level competition classes.  Competition classes are established to create the most level playing field possible between entries.  They are determined according to company size, annual revenue, and other pertinent factors included on the entry form.

SCORING

Scoring is derived according to a proprietary judging system developed by LACP, which assigns point values to various criteria of an entry. The Competition Scorecard provides further details on these criteria as well as the scores earned. A composite score, based on a 100-point scale, is then determined by summing the results of all judging criteria.

Narrative descriptions can be correlated to an entry’s scores according to the following chart:

Point Scale

 


0-10


0-20


0-30

0-100
(Total Score)


Narrative Description

10

19-20

28-30

91-100

Superb – Among the Very Best Judged

9

17-18

25-27

81-90

Excellent – Outstanding, Strong Performance

8

15-16

22-24

71-80

Very Good – Positive Feedback by All Judges

7

13-14

19-21

61-70

Good – Acceptable with Room to Improve

6

11-12

16-18

51-60

Fair – Good Qualities But Problems as Well

5

9-10

13-15

41-50

Mediocre – Weaknesses Dampen Efforts

0-4

0-8

0-12

0-40

Poor – Re-Evaluation Strongly Recommended

The entry with the highest total score within its competition class is presented with the Platinum Award.  The entries with the second-, third-, and fourth-highest total scores within their competition class garner the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards, respectively.  In the event of a tie, multiple awards are distributed per award level.

Honors are earned by entries not scoring within the top four award levels of any given competition class but achieving a minimum score of 80.

TOP 50/100

Top 50/100 awards are given to the highest-scoring entries regardless of competition class. Ties are broken by weighting various judging criteria according to overall importance.

Top 50 Publicity Campaigns of 2004

1.Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau /
Goodman Media
2.Bally Total Fitness /
MWW Group
3.Clear Channel Exhibitions /
Weber Shandwick
4.ESPN
5.Cognis /
XEO GmbH
6.The PGA of America
7.Georgia-Pacific Corp. / Edelman Communications
8.Allergan, Inc. /
Chandler Chicco Agency
9.Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp. /
Rock Turner
10.Saint Paul Festival & Heritage Foundation / Padilla Speer Brdsly
11.Altria Group, Inc. /
Flowers Comms. Grp
12.Kodak Polychrome Graphics / AD Comms / Eric Mower Assoc.
13.Miller Brewing Co. /
Flowers Comms Group
14.PARADE Magazine
15.ESPN
16.Hershey Foods Corp. /
Edelman Communications
17.Volvo Cars of North America / Haberman and Associates
18.Cognis /
XEO GmbH
19.Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower /
Preferred PR
20.Children's Museum of Indianapolis / BJM
21.Volvo Cars of NA /
Haberman & Assoc. / Fitzgerald Brunetti
22.Volvo Cars of North America
23.Hershey Foods Corp. /
Edelman Communications
24.Lockheed Martin
25.Cognis /
XEO GmbH
26.Arizona Department of Transportation
27.Christiana Care Health System
28.Christiana Care Health System
29.AMD /
Waggener Edstrom
30.Arrowsight, Inc. /
Vineberg Communications
31.Center for Child Prot. & Family Support /
IPRA
32.Xerox Corp. /
Text 100
33.Xerox Corp. /
Text 100
34.Kenexa /
The Devon Group
35.Myogen, Inc.
36.Cisco Systems, Inc.
37.Xerox Corp. /
Text 100
38.Sybase /
Citigate Cunningham
39.IPASS /
The Hoffman Agency
40.US Pharmacia /
On Board PR
41.Resources for Senior Living / Goldman & Associates PR
42.Delmarva Foundation
43.Texas Association Against Sexual Assault / Web. Shan.
44.LexisNexis
45.Colorado State University
46.Primacy Relocation /
inferno
47.TRICARE /
TRICARE Management Activity
48.National Prostate Cancer Coalition
49.Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation
50.Pedernales Electric

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