Vaughan Wins Three Awards of Excellence in Communications

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City of Vaughan

​June 24, 2014

The City of Vaughan’s Corporate Communications department has received three APEX 2014 Awards of Excellence, including one for its first comprehensive communications strategy which focuses on delivering citizen-focused two-way communications.
 
The awards are in the categories of Government Campaigns, Programs and Plans for the City of Vaughan’s Corporate Communications Strategy – the Way Forward; Electronic Media – Apps for Corp Comm Connects, a mobile application developed for distributing information internally; and Best Single Blog Post for an interview with a Vaughan war veteran.
 
APEX 2014 – the 26th annual Awards for Publication Excellence – is an international competition that recognizes outstanding publications from newsletters and magazines to annual reports, brochures and websites.
 
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“The City of Vaughan is committed to enhancing its communications with residents, the business community and City employees. These Awards of Excellence reflect the strides we are making to open up the channels of communication at City Hall, and recognize the good work our staff are doing each day to take Vaughan to the next level. I offer my congratulations to the Corporate Communications department on this outstanding achievement.” 
- Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua

QUICK FACTS
  • The APEX Awards of Excellence are based on the ability to achieve communications excellence and are judged by some of the industry’s leading professionals, including John De Lellis, a noted publishing executive, and Kenneth Turtoro, marketing director with the New York PR firm of Shain+Oringer.
  • This year, awards were given in 122 individual categories within 11 main categories: newsletters; magazines, journals and tabloids; annual reports; print media; electronic media; social media; websites; campaigns, programs and plans; writing; design and illustration; and one-of-a-kind publications.
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