Award CC: "pr suisse" is now a sponsor

The takeover is the result of the continuous development and profiling of the award. On the basis of the new, long-term support from the representative professional association, the award is set to gain further profile and appeal to the industry and an interested public in the coming years. Daniel Bieri will continue to be responsible for the operational implementation and the care of the partners and sponsors, thus ensuring continuity and security of realization. Daniel Bieri is the son of Award founder Roland Bieri, who will continue to be primarily available to the Supporters' Association, and the organizers and organizing committee have succeeded in further developing the Award in a targeted manner in recent years. This primarily concerns the sharpening of the - transparently communicated - assessment criteria and the further development of the judging process by high-caliber, independent experts from academia and practice in the corporate and agency world. The communications and PR industry now has an annual benchmark for outstanding quality in corporate communications. The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences also joined the project in 2017 as a valuable knowledge partner.

For stronger anchoring in the industry

For Peter Eberhard, President of "pr suisse"This commitment is entirely in line with the association's objectives, namely to promote awareness and recognition of the profession both within and outside the industry: "We have been supporting the award financially since 2015, as well as by having a member of the Board of Directors on the expert jury and the organizing committee. Over the past three years, the award has been further professionalized in various ways and has gained recognition - so we were happy to take on the sponsorship so that the award can become even more firmly anchored in the industry. Our professional association has always been committed to promoting quality in corporate communications, and the award gets to the heart of this concern."

In the interest of the quality of corporate communication

This is also key for jury president Prof. Dr. Peter Stücheli-Herlach: "The quality discussion is thus gaining momentum. In view of the upheavals that the industry is experiencing, this could be very exciting." Urs Frei, Chairman of the Supporters' Association of the award: "Companies and supporters are delighted about these sustainable prospects, as communication will become even more important for society and the economy in the future." And award initiator Roland Bieri adds: "I am delighted that our development work over the last thirteen years is now being honored in this way. Thanks to the transfer to the new sponsorship, I can look to the future of the award with confidence. "As part of the future development of the award, discussions are also underway with other industry organizations with the aim of supporting the award even more broadly in the Swiss communications landscape. 14th award ceremony 2018:April: Start of submission period, June 29: End of submission period, Thursday, September 6: Award ceremony in ZurichAbout "pr suisse" - Swiss Public Relations Association SPRV:pr suisse is the Swiss professional association of PR and communications professionals with around 1,500 members. It is the only industry organization comprising representatives of agencies, companies, organizations and administration and is the representative of the interests of the Swiss PR industry. Its main tasks include promoting the reputation of the profession, the acceptance of public relations, public recognition of the industry and high-quality training and further education.About the Corporate Communications AwardThe only Swiss prize for corporate communication stands for networked and effective corporate communication and has been awarded annually since 2005. The projects are judged by an independent and honorary jury of experts from science and practice, chaired by Prof. Dr. Peter Stücheli-Herlach (ZHAW), and are open to project teams or individuals from companies, agencies and NPOs. The award presents nomination and main prizes at an annual public event. Since 2017, the IAM Institute for Applied Media Science at the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences has been the new sponsor.