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Award Categories 2026
Excellence in Communication FOR STAFFBASE CUSTOMERS ONLY!
Great communications don't just inform — they guide, align, and move an organization forward. This award honors communications professionals and teams who have delivered outstanding, strategic communication across their full ecosystem — whether during a crisis, a major transformation, a leadership transition, or a culture-shaping initiative.
We're looking for real, concrete use cases. How did you approach crisis communications with clarity and speed? How did you orchestrate messaging across multiple channels to ensure consistency and reach? How did you simplify complex information and make it actionable for every audience?
Show us your strategy: audience segmentation, channel mix, governance, leadership alignment, and measurement. How did you ensure transparency, build trust, and maintain credibility? What measurable outcomes demonstrate your success — from engagement and sentiment to behavior change or operational impact?
Tell us how your communications function didn't just support the business — but led it.
Excellence in Employee Experience FOR STAFFBASE CUSTOMERS ONLY!
Employee experience should be built for everyone — not just a select few. This award recognizes organizations that have intentionally designed a connected, inclusive experience across their entire ecosystem — app, intranet, email, signage, and more — to engage and support every employee group.
We're looking for real examples of impact: how you've made work simpler and more productive, strengthened connection and community across roles and locations, and created meaningful opportunities for employees to have a voice. How was the experience thoughtfully structured to reach frontline, hybrid, and desk-based teams alike? How did you integrate systems, knowledge, or workflows to make work easier? How did you drive culture and belonging?
Show us how you've designed an employee experience that truly works for everyone — and the tangible results it's delivering for your people and your organization.
Best Launch Strategy FOR STAFFBASE CUSTOMERS ONLY!
A great launch doesn't just introduce a new platform — it builds momentum, earns trust, and sets the foundation for long-term success. This award recognizes organizations that strategically launched their Staffbase solution — whether intranet, employee app, email, or a full ecosystem — with clear goals, strong cross-functional alignment, and measurable impact.
We're looking for real, behind-the-scenes insight into your approach. How did you plan and structure the implementation? How did Communications, HR, IT, and leadership collaborate to ensure success? What role did executives and managers play in driving adoption? How did you build excitement and prepare employees for change?
Most importantly, what happened after launch? What feedback did you receive from employees and leaders? How did you measure adoption, engagement, productivity gains, or time saved? What would you do again — or differently?
Show us how your launch was more than a moment. Show us how it was strategically designed to deliver lasting results.
Best Intranet FOR STAFFBASE CUSTOMERS ONLY!
Your intranet shouldn't just store information — it should power your organization. This award celebrates intranets that are intentionally structured, thoughtfully governed, and built to deliver real value to employees every day.
We're looking for clear, concrete examples of how you've designed your intranet to drive alignment, simplify navigation, reduce noise, and support how people actually work. How have you structured your content to provide clarity and orientation? How does your intranet improve collaboration across teams and departments? What governance model keeps it relevant and easy to use? What have you integrated, enhanced, or customized to make it truly sing for your people? How have you enhanced local culture and connection? And how are Communications, HR, and IT partnering to make it a true lighthouse in your digital workplace?
Show us the strategy behind your structure — and the measurable impact your intranet is having on productivity, engagement, and culture.
Best Frontline App FOR STAFFBASE CUSTOMERS ONLY!
Your frontline teams are the heartbeat of your organization — and when they're informed, empowered, and connected, your customers and business results see the difference.
This award recognizes organizations that are using their employee app as a mission-critical tool to reach, engage, and enable frontline employees. Whether you're streamlining daily operations, saving field managers time, increasing productivity, improving safety, or strengthening culture across locations and languages, we want to hear how your mobile strategy is making a measurable difference.
Show us how your app delivers great communication and more — how it drives action, simplifies work, and delivers real business impact for the people closest to your customers.
Best Use of Email FOR STAFFBASE CUSTOMERS ONLY!
Email isn't just another channel — it's one of the most powerful, direct ways to reach your employees at scale. This award recognizes organizations that use internal email with intention, strategy, and measurable impact.
Whether you're driving action through targeted campaigns, personalizing content by role or location, increasing open and click-through rates, or replacing outdated distribution lists with smarter segmentation, we want to see how email is working hard for your business.
Show us your real use cases. How have you structured your email strategy? How do you ensure relevance instead of overload? What campaign have you run that was successful? Or maybe it's a newsletter your employees can't get enough of? What results have you achieved — from improved engagement to time saved to stronger alignment?
Tell us how email has become a high-performing, indispensable part of your internal communications ecosystem — and the business outcomes it helps deliver.