After an intense judging period featuring 2,163 entries from 33 countries, the Town of Orangeville has been named as a Gold Winner in the 2021 NYX Marcom Awards for the 2021 Budget document. The winning work was a collaboration of information of all municipal divisions, along with a budget team from Finance and a design team from Communications. The budget document is enhanced with the addition of vivid imagery and community profile articles.
“The 2021 budget and forecast are built using long-term funding strategies and tools to manage the vast volume of priorities in a thriving community like Orangeville,” said Treasurer Nandini Syed. “We are changing the culture of budgeting, moving toward a more performance-focused budget template allowing for an efficient and effective allocation of public funding.”
The International NYX Marcom Awards program was open to all marketing communications professionals, whose fresh ideas and creative expertise impressed the jury panel. “All the amazing individuals, agencies, and companies who joined the NYX Awards this year prove that creativity never dies, even in these trying times”, said Kenjo Ong, CEO of the International Awards Associate (IAA). “This win by the Town of Orangeville is a testament to their unbridled talent!”
The winning entries are judged impartially by a panel of 40 professionals of various disciplines from 22 countries. Entries are evaluated based on creative proficiency and the ideation of the final work, plus the ability to meet competition criteria. The 2021 award recipients can be viewed on the NYX website at https://nyxawards.com/marcom.
The Town’s 2021 Budget document also received a Gold Award in the international AVA Digital Awards in the category of digital marketing/content marketing e-annual report.
AVA (Audio Visual Arts) Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design, and production of media that is part of the evolution of digital communication. AVA Digital Awards is sponsored and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP).
Winners were selected from over 200 categories in audio, video, and web-based production. A list of Platinum and Gold Winners can be found on the AVA Digital Awards website at www.avaawards.com.
Orangeville’s 2021 budget document can be viewed on the municipal website.