European Excellence Awards

Next Submission Deadline 02 November 2020

The European Excellence Award submission portal is now open for submissions – see our How to Enter page for more information. You can enter your projects until the extended deadline of 02 November.

The European Excellence Awards honour outstanding campaigns and projects in the field of PR and communications. With categories covering everything from employer branding to crisis, the Awards are a celebration of the most exceptional campaigns in European corporate communications and PR.

Established in 2007, the Excellence Awards are hosted by Quadriga, the Berlin-based knowledge hub for education, information, networking and business IT solutions.

This year, the Awards will also highlight extraordinary work related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has caused dramatic upheavals across the globe, with massive repercussions felt by organisations, businesses, NGOs and political parties – creating unprecedented challenges for PR and Communications professionals. That’s why, alongside our regular roster of categories, we’ve opened seven new categories specifically designed for work created in direct response to the COVID-19 crisis.

What our participants say

This award is like the European Championship in the field of Public Relations. The fact that we have received the award for our Goethe Guerrilla Campaign shows that you can compensate for a lack of budget with creativity.

Prof. Dr. Martin Ludwig Hofmann , Schleiner + Partner Kommunikation

It is great to have an award that honours the terrific insights, creativity and sheer hard work that go into good communications.

Leslie Beatriz Crawford, Director International Communications, Acciona

It was great and inspiring to see the most important faces of Europe's PR scene in one place and at the same time see the faces of people behind some of the campaigns that I was able to see in the media in 2015. The whole event was arranged professionally and we had a great time.

Andrej Bosanac, Account Manager, AMI Communications

It’s inspiring to see so many smart and creative campaigns from all over Europe, and it’s an honour to be acknowledged with such a prestigious award.

Camilla Westman, ANR BBDO

We are very honoured and pleased. This award is the recognition of three years of investment and hard work in promoting a new way to boost employer brands and hire talent.

Stéphane Wajskop, Managing Director , Careers International

Hundreds of PR experts, more than one thousand incredible campaigns, indescribable emotions when they announce your name as a winner; this is the European Excellence Award - a super stimulus for our job and creativity.

Andrea Polo, Communication Director, Facile.it

Receiving such a reputable prize is the best possible reward for the hard work of the whole team. We never dreamed of successfully competing against some of the biggest European, even global, consumer brands - the award raises our profile within the organisation and motivates us to push boundaries even further.

Alexander Knorn, Global Head of Digital, TRW Aftermarket

We feel deeply honoured to be recognized for our work among many brilliant cases from all over Europe. The European Excellence Awards is a great platform to show our industry's most innovative and creative work.

Team, Burson-Marsteller Stockholm

Edna Ayme-Yahil

Senior Director, Head of Communications, Brand & Sustainability

Sita

Rúben Bicho

Deputy Director of Communications

EDP

Alexander Bilgeri

Vice President Corporate Communications Strategy, Messaging, Communication Channels

BMW

Rainer Bock

Head of Content and Platform, Tomorrow Unlocked

Kaspersky Lab

Robin Boon

Head of Corporate Communication

Van Lanschot Kempen

George Coleman

CEO

Current Global

Leslie Crawford

Director for International Communications

Acciona

Salvador da Cunha

CEO

Lift Consulting / Lift World

Rose de la Pascua

Chair, Weber Shandwick Spain and EVP, Continental Europe

Weber Shandwick

Kristina Ebenius

Founder & Senior Advisor

Remedy Communication

Kerstin Flotner

SVP Global Comms

Pierre Goad

Group Managing Director, Group Head of Communications

HSBC Holdings Plc

Dr. Lutz Golsch

Member of the EMEA Leadership & Head of Germany

FTI Consulting

James Kelliher

CEO

Whiteoaks International

Cecile Missildine

EVP and Executive Consultant

Archetype

Michael Murphy

Senior Partner

Michael Murphy & Ltd

Atte Palomäki

Executive Vice President Communications, Branding & Marketing

Wärtsilä Corporation

Ellen Pinchuck

Deputy CEO

Mikhailov & Partners. Communications Advisors

Florence Ranson

Founder

REDComms

Catalina Rousseau

President and CEO

BDR Associates Communication Group

Sarah Scholefield

CEO Europe, UK & Ireland

Grayling

Thomas Schultz-Jagow

Senior Director, Public Engagement and Growth

Amnesty International

Bogdan Tomoiaga

Chief Executive Officer

GraffitiPR

Martina Tydecks

Executive Director, International and Member of Global Leadership Team

APCO Worldwide

Arnau Vidal

Creative Director

Hill+Knowlton Strategies Spain

Núria Vilanova

President

ATREVIA

Marco Vollmar

WWF Germany

Andres Wittermann

Chief Client Officer

LEWIS Communications GmbH

Caroline Wunnerlich

Chair, Brussels Advisory Board

FleishmanHillard Brussels

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Categories

Here are just some of the 60 categories available to choose from. To see the complete list, click on See All Categories below

01. Agency of the Year (Small and Mid-Sized)

02. Agency of the Year (Large)

03. Purpose-Driven Communications (COVID-19)

04. Stakeholder Communications (COVID-19)

05. Crisis Communications (COVID-19)

06. Transport & Logistics

07. Energy & Environment

08. Technology & Consumer Electronics

09. Chemicals & Industrials

10. Telecommunications

11. Finance

12. Health & Pharma

13. Retail

14. Sports & Lifestyle

15. Entertainment & Culture

16. Science & Education

17. Travel & Tourism

18. Food & Beverage

19. Sustainability & Environment

20. Government Agencies & Parties

21. NGOs & Associations

22. Change Communications

23. Change Communications (COVID-19)

24. Internal Communications

25. Internal Communications (COVID-19)

26. Event & Experiential Marketing

27. Event & Experiential Marketing (COVID-19)

28. Issues & Reputation Management

29. Issues & Reputation Management (COVID-19)

30. Multi-Channel Communications

31. Storytelling

32. Content Marketing

33. Brand Relationship

34. Influencer Communications

35. Launch

36. Employer Branding & Recruiting

37. Corporate Social Responsibility

38. Public Affairs

39. Data Driven Communications

40. Annual Report & CSR Report

41. Internal Publication

42. External Publication

43. Film and Video

44. Internal Channel (Intranet, Digital Workplace & App)

45. Website & Microsite

46. Social Media

47. Digital Publishing (Blog, Podcast, Magazine, App)

48. United Kingdom, Ireland

49. Benelux & France

50. Spain, Portugal

51. Italy, Malta

52. Germany, Switzerland, Austria

53. Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland

54. Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia

55. Poland, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova

56. Russia, Belarus

57. Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia

58. The Balkans

59. Greece, Cyprus

60. Turkey

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The European Excellence Awards are Europe’s leading PR and Communications awards. For more detailed information on how to enter please check out the FAQs, the “How to Enter” page or get in touch with the awards team.

Step 1

Step 2

Choose the right category for your project

Step 3

Fill out your application online

Step 4

Upload supporting material

Step 5

Submit your application online

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It is great and inspiring to see the most creative communications and PR projects at the EEA. Every year our team is looking forward to receiving your applications. We are always happy to help you finding the right category and finishing your application.

We are looking forward to a great 2020 competition and getting to know you and your projects!

Anna Augsburger & Cheila Pyritz

Tel +49 30 84859 -231 or -148
Mobile +49 (0) 179 26 11 67 3

team@excellence-awards.com

We are looking forward to a great 2020 competition and getting to know you and your projects!

Anna Augsburger & Cheila Pyritz

Tel +49 30 84859 -231 or -148
Mobile +49 (0) 179 26 11 67 3

team@excellence-awards.com

Anna, ♥ watching football & TV series, baking and knitting

Cheila