COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators recognized businesses from across the state for communications excellence at its 2016 Palmetto Awards ceremony held Nov. 4 in Columbia.
The Palmetto Awards recognize demonstrated excellence in communication strategy, planning and execution. Entries were evaluated independently by IABC judges from chapters in Arkansas, Atlanta, Dallas, Edmonton, Nashville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Omaha, Oregon, Regina and St. Louis. The South Carolina chapter presented 23 Awards of Excellence and 17 Awards of Merit during the ceremony at Nexsen Pruet. Flock and Rally took home the Star of the Show award for its Famously Hot New Year marketing communications as the single highest-scoring entry in the competition.
Star of the Show
- Flock and Rally
Awards of Excellence
- AARP South Carolina
- AFL Marketing Communications Team (three winning entries)
- Avtec Marketing Communications Team
- BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina (three winning entries)
- Complete Public Relations
- Farm Bureau Insurance Corporate Communications (two winning entries)
- Flock and Rally
- I.deas Abound Brandwriting
- Municipal Association of South Carolina (three winning entries)
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
- Push Digital
- S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Office of Communications
- South Carolina Association of CPAs
- South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
- South Company
- The Real Marketers of Softdocs
Awards of Merit
- AFL Marketing Communications Team
- BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina (two winning entries)
- City of Columbia Public and Media Relations Department
- Colonial Life Corporate Communications
- Complete Public Relations
- Farm Bureau Insurance Corporate Services
- Little Black Rocking Chair (two winning entries)
- Municipal Association of South Carolina
- Nexsen Pruet
- NP Strategy
- Palmetto Health
- Softdocs
- South Carolina Emergency Management Division Emergency Response Team
- The Real Marketers of Softdocs (two winning entries)
See photos from the event on IABC/SC’s Facebook page.
About IABC/SC
IABC/SC links organizational, business communicators to a global network of communication professionals that develop, establish and adhere to the highest professional standards of quality and innovation in organizational/business communication. IABC/SC members gain access to a diverse network of 15,000 communication professionals in more than 80 countries worldwide, for unmatched networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities at events and online. Learn more at sc.iabc.com.
