Bronze Quill Winner Profile: Courtney Dobrow

Courtney Dobrow, Director of Communications at Morningstar Inc., earned an Award of Excellence in Digital Communication/Marketing in the 2013 IABC/Chicago Bronze Quill Awards. We asked her a few questions about her award-winning project, “Eureka, Morningstar’s Innovation Platform,” and the Digital Communication/Marketing field in general: What was the biggest learning you took from your project? We [...]

Join Us for the 2013 Bronze Quill Awards Celebration!

Share in our recognition of the best in Chicago business communications by attending the Bronze Quill Awards Celebration on Tuesday, June 4, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Wildfire. This event is a great networking and professional development experience!  The event will feature interactive presentations from award winners who will share insight and practical [...]

What’s the Value of Winning a Bronze Quill Award?

For Lisa Sodeika, EVP Corporate Affairs for HSBC North America, winning a Bronze Quill Award of Excellence in 2012 was a way to gain exposure for her communication team’s outstanding work. She reflects on her experience in this video. The 2013 IABC/Chicago Bronze Quill Award competition is open to all Chicago-area business communicators who completed a [...]

Membership ROI: Why am I paying for this?

Five years ago, I didn’t know IABC existed. I was working full-time, and taking night classes, with aspirations of becoming some type of communications manager. At the time, I was taking on small communications projects because I didn’t like my regular duties. I thought it might help me get a full-time communications opportunity. Looking back, [...]

Chicago-area Communicators Take Six IABC/PPR Silver Quill Awards

Each year, much like our IABC/Chicago Bronze Quill Awards, the IABC Pacific Plains Region hosts their annual Silver Quill Awards competition. The competition invites participation from communicators throughout our region, encompassing 19 states from Wisconsin to Hawaii and from Arizona to North Dakota. Seasoned communicators evaluated communication entries for their strategy, effectiveness and creativity. Chicagoans [...]

Chicago Communicators Convene for Bronze Quill Award Ceremony

IABC/Chicago celebrated the 2012 Bronze Quill Award winners during a gala on Thursday, June 7 at Petterino’s in downtown Chicago. The event recognizes this year’s Bronze Quill Winners, committee volunteers and board members. In addition, the board of directors presented the inaugural Karen Utterback Volunteer Award to veteran communicator and IABC advocate, Joanne Kitsos, ABC. The [...]

Mary Hills, ABC, Honored with IABC Chairman’s Award

Long-time IABC/Chicago volunteer Mary Hills, ABC, is one of two IABC members who will be honored during the 2012 IABC World Conference as winners of the IABC Chairman’s Award. Each year, the IABC chair honors one or more members who have worked selflessly behind the scenes to enhance the association’s image, facilitate member development and [...]

Free for IABC Members: Webinar Takes You ‘Backstage’ To Learn Winners’ Secrets

“Behind the Scenes of Three Award-Winning Engagement Programs” will be held from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Central Time on Thursday, April 19. It will be recorded for later rebroadcast. Thanks to the generosity of Balihoo, this webinar will be offered at no charge to IABC members, and will only cost $10 to anyone who is [...]

Bronze Quill submission deadline extended to Feb. 29!

Be Recognized! The 2012 IABC/Chicago Bronze Quill Awards Committee has extended the submission deadline to Wednesday, February 29. Visit the IABC/Chicago Awards website for submission guidelines and learn more about our 27 categories. You still have time to “Be Recognized!” as one of the best in Chicago-area communications. Submit for an IABC/Chicago Bronze Quill Award today! [...]

Announcing the 2012 IABC/Chicago Bronze Quill Awards Competition!

The IABC/Chicago Bronze Quill Award competition is open to all Chicago-area business communicators who completed a significant communication project in 2011, and embody excellence in communication management, communication skills or creative communication practice. Entrants do not need to be members of IABC. Early Bird submission deadline is February 10, while the final deadline for submission [...]

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