Telstra Best of Business Awards
This year’s Telstra Best of Business Awards has fewer doors and higher stakes. Last year, there were seven categories to choose from. This year’s been whittled down to four. Last year, if you were an eligible business under 200 staff, you could enter as many categories as fitted your story with seven categories to choose […]
Is any old business award worth entering?
Some business awards show up in your inbox telling you you’ve won or if you pay this much you get this…are they worthy it?
Hiring an award’s writer isn’t scandalous. It’s smart business
Nobody accuses a defendant of cheating because they hired a barrister. Nobody says a company’s annual report is inauthentic because a copywriter polished it. Nobody tells a novelist the book doesn’t count because an editor shaped it. But somehow with awards, there’s this strange fantasy that everyone is supposed to wing it armed with a […]
Australia punches above its weight at the 2025 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business
Australia was represented by a powerhouse of founders, executives, thought leaders and innovators in New York this week, after a record number of local women won gold, silver and bronze at the 22nd annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business, one of the most competitive global platforms recognising women shaping business, industry, and social change. […]
Don’t wing your business awards acceptance speech
It’s that time of the year when the awards entry has been submitted, the judges have made their decision, and the gala night is just around the corner. That means preparing your business awards acceptance speech.
Picking the right award for your business
There are thousands to choose from across industries, niches and company types. You could literally spend hours hunting awards down on search engines, pouring over categories and criteria to find ones that will meet your business objectives. Which ones have the most sway in terms of credibility? There are ways to work that out … but let’s start from the very beginning.
A very good place to start with awards is to work out WHY you’re entering.
How to write a fabulous award entry
Everyone’s a winner, that’s the truth … or is it? Not when it comes to business awards. Making the finals or winning an award is more than a decision to enter; the pathway to winning lies in the things you do before pressing ‘submit’.