Awards

The Excellence Awards team works proactively to discover market leaders, innovators, and rising start-ups, often driving nominations themselves to highlight those making significant strides in their industries.

All nominees are formally invited to accept their nomination. If any individual or organization chooses to decline, they are simply removed from consideration.

Our dedicated research team carefully reviews all materials submitted by nominees, ensuring that winners are chosen based on merit rather than popularity. In addition, the team conducts independent research using publicly available sources to gather further insights and make well-informed decisions.

Once the winners are selected, they are personally informed before any public announcement is made. This allows time for internal communication and coordination of marketing strategies before the news is shared with a wider audience.

We offer a variety of promotional options for Excellence Awards winners, ranging from inclusion in the free winners' directory to digital certificates and advertising opportunities. These packages are designed to help winners showcase their achievements and enhance their visibility across various platforms.

To encourage participation, we do not require nominees to disclose who nominated them. Often, we nominate candidates ourselves, and votes may come from colleagues or clients through direct invitations. Importantly, your award is based solely on merit, not on the number of votes. For fairness and security, we monitor our site to identify any suspicious activity, ensuring the integrity of the voting process.

To ensure we focus on motivated candidates, we ask all nominees to confirm their place on the shortlist. Those who accept will undergo an internal vetting process, where they can submit additional data to be evaluated alongside our own research. The review period for final assessments can take up to 8 weeks.

We have a completely impartial panel of three experts who oversee all research. Leading the panel is a seasoned academic with international expertise in research, fact-checking, and mediation. This two-tiered system, with a neutral mediator, ensures fairness and efficiency in determining which individuals and companies are most deserving of the award. This process has consistently earned us praise and recognition.

No, we do not host a celebratory event. While such occasions can be enjoyable, they don’t align with our philosophy of cost-effective marketing. Instead of investing in a ceremonial evening, we focus on providing a year’s worth of online exposure for winners. Announcements are made digitally across our platforms, reinforcing our role as digital publishers. Our goal is to equip winners with digital tools that deliver real-world value.

Once notified, a brief press embargo is placed while our program manager works with you to determine your preferred method of recognition. We typically offer digital coverage in a celebratory magazine, but also provide options such as digital certificates, etc. tailored to your needs.

There are no mandatory fees for accepting a nomination or winning an award with Excellence Awards. While we do offer a range of optional paid benefits, such as promotional packages, these are entirely voluntary. To demonstrate our commitment, every winner receives a complimentary promotional package. Our policy ensures that regardless of budget, winners can fully leverage the award’s value and our seal of approval. We offer a variety of promotional opportunities through our extensive network to maximize the business benefits of industry recognition.

Due to the large volume of emails we send, we separate campaign emails from transactional ones. This approach ensures that our team can respond quickly and efficiently. While the sending email address will always be recognizable, please contact us using the email provided on this page if you have any concerns.