ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 1, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GovDelivery, the leading provider of cloud-based public sector communication solutions, today announced the recipients of the 2014 Outreach & Impact Awards. Spanning several categories, the awards recognize federal, state and local, and European government organizations for outstanding achievement in digital communications that drive public engagement and action.
"This year's pool of nominees pushed digital communication limits in every way possible," said GovDelivery Vice President of Product Marketing, Meghan AuBuchon. "The dedication, ingenuity, and creativity shown by all of the award winners are truly outstanding, and we look forward to honoring their achievements."
The award winners were selected after careful consideration and review by the Outreach & Impact Awards Committee following an open call for nominations earlier this year. The outstanding agencies selected for recognition include:
Maximizer Award
The Maximizer Award honors organizations that substantially build audience reach and online communities by utilizing digital marketing best practices.
- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
- State of Michigan Office of Technology Management and Budget
- Nottinghamshire County Council
Designer Award
The Designer Award honors organizations that highlight creative use of design and messaging to drive stakeholder action by influencing behavior or building public trust.
- The Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Information Network
- Travel Wisconsin
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Department of Energy and Climate Change
Integrator Award
The Integrator Award honors organizations that integrate, streamline, or automate personalized messaging to increase departmental efficiency, ROI and influence behavior.
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
- Alameda County
Collaborator Award:
The Collaborator Award honors organizations that collaborate with others in the public sector to reach more people and incite action.
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
- U.K. Space Agency
U.S. award winners will be highlighted at GovDelivery's 8th Annual Federal Communications Summit in Washington D.C. on Oct. 14, where hundreds of federal employees will gather to learn about the latest trends in big and open data, and how they can use data to inform changes that better serve their community.
For more information about GovDelivery's Outreach & Impact Awards or to learn about the individual organizations' award winning campaigns visit http://bit.ly/GovDawards.
About GovDelivery
GovDelivery enables public sector organizations to connect with more people and get those people to take action. More than 1,000 organizations worldwide use the GovDelivery communications platform to reach over 70 million people. The result? Safer communities. Happier commuters. Healthier families. Better Government. GovDelivery is an Actua (Nasdaq:ACTA) company. For more information visit www.govdelivery.com. Follow the company on Twitter @GovDelivery.