By Victoria “NIKE” De Dios
Indeed Communications matter, and this is what the Okada Manila Corporate Marketing and Communications proved after bagging the coveted two honors in the corporate communications plum of the International Business Communications Association’s (IABC) 18th Philippine Quill Awards.
With more than 800 entries from various industries in the public and private sectors, two of Okada Manila’s communications campaigns were selected by the IABC’s esteemed panel of judges.
This year’s IABC Quill Awards is themed “ARISE: Communications that uplift.” Both winning entries from Okada Manila CMC are for Division 1, Communication Management, which covers projects, programs, and campaigns that are guided by a communication strategy. The winning entries are for Category 8, Customer Relations, COVID Communications: 3T (True Clean. True. Safe. True Heart.) Campaign and Category 14, Corporate Social Responsibility, COVID Communications: Play Your Part.
The Okada Manila’s 3T (True clean. True safe. True heart.) The campaign communicates how Manila’s iconic integrated resort keeps its premises safe for its guests and team members during the pandemic. Drawn from the brand’s core values of “omotenashi” (true service) and “magokoro” (true heart), 3T aims to educate and inform guests and team members about all the measures Okada Manila is painstakingly taking to keep the resort virus-free while maintaining its five-star brand of service.
The integrated resort’s first communications campaign for CSR, “Play Your Part,” also highlights the brand’s core values through helping and empowering others during these trying times. With stories focused on providing aid for those in the forefront of battling COVID-19 (healthcare sector) and indigent communities, it also is a call to action for everyone to play their part. From carrying out and communicating CSR activities to sharing Okada Manila team members’ stories of volunteerism, “Play Your Part” underscores the importance of being a driving force for doing good.
The Okada Manila Philippine Quill CMC core team members are Joebert Lazarte, 3T concept lead; Samuel Evardone, 3T copy lead; Diana Francis Vallada; Play Your Part concept lead; Regel Ymalay, creative lead; Jeanalyn Barata, digital lead; and Donna Patricia Manio, PR & ESG and Quill Awards project lead.
The Philippine Quill is the country’s most prestigious awards program in the field of business communication. Marketing communications and public relations professionals participate in this annual recognition program. It has been bestowing the seal of approval to the most reputable organizations and corporations in the nation for almost two decades, emphasizing the use of excellent communication to achieve business goals and to make a difference in society.
The Philippine Quill honor exemplary communication research, programs, skills, and creative work. Each entry is evaluated using IABC’s highest global standard that measures and determines the finest, the sharpest and the brightest in the business communication industry among professionals.
Okada Manila’s inaugural Quill Awards come after the integrated resort’s recent verification from digital health leader Sharecare and Forbes Travel Guide’s second five star rating for Manila’s grand icon.
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