MADISON, Wis. – The CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council is now accepting entries for the 2016 Diamond Awards, its annual celebration of marketing achievements in the credit union industry. Final submissions for the awards are due Jan. 8, 2016.
“The credit union movement is comprised of talented, creative, boundary-pushing individuals who deserve to be recognized for their achievements,” says Amber Scott, Diamond Awards committee co-chair and vice president of marketing, 1st MidAmerica Credit Union. “The Diamond Awards are our opportunity to celebrate credit unions that demonstrate excellence, break new ground and achieve results.”
The most prestigious annual competition in the credit union industry, the Diamond Awards recognize achievements in 30 diverse categories of marketing and business development, including branding, campaigns, direct mail, social media and—new to 2016—video. Entries are judged on five criteria: creativity, design and production, copy and communication, strategy and results.
Winners will be recognized online and onsite at the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council Conference in Anaheim, Calif., during a dedicated awards dinner on March 22, 2016.
For more information about the 2016 Diamond Awards and to submit an entry, visit http://www.cunacouncils.org/events-recognition/mbd-awards/.
Separately, submissions are also now being accepted for the CUNA Human Resources & Organizational Development Council’s 2016 awards. In addition to the Excellence Awards, the Council will present awards in two new categories, the Rising Star of the Year Award and the Professional of the Year Award.
“Credit unions face a number of imposing staff and organizational challenges that require finesse, intelligence and unconventional strategy to overcome,” says Jennifer Huggard, VP of administration at Northwest Credit Union Association and Awards Committee Chair of CUNA HR & Organizational Development Council. “These awards are our opportunity to recognize true feats of human resources, training and organizational development that inspire the entire movement.”