Please see below for the Best in Biz Awards 2020 winners press release template. For judging panel quotes, which may also be incorporated into your press release, please see the judges’ quotes page.

Feel free to use any parts of the press release and edit as necessary; you do not have to use the template in its entirety. However, when editing the template or writing your own press release, please be sure to note the full correct spelling of the awards program’s name: it is ‘Best in Biz Awards’. It is NOT ‘Best in Biz’, ‘Best-in-Biz,’ ‘Best in the Biz’ or ‘the Best in Biz Awards’ and as such, it should not be made singular/plural as in ‘won three Best in Biz awards’ or ‘was honored with a Best in Biz award’. Such singular/plural uses as in the above two examples are incorrect and should be rephrased with e.g. ‘won two awards in Best in Biz Awards’ or ‘was recognized in three categories in Best in Biz Awards’ instead. The name should only be used in full, with the correct spelling: ‘Best in Biz Awards’. Thank you in advance for your adherence to the guidelines.

Press release template

[City, State] – December 9, 2020 – [Company/Product name] has been named a [gold/silver/bronze] winner in [category name] in Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged each year by prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications in North America.

[Paragraph about the award-winning nomination(s) specifically and/or the honored company in general.]

2020 marked the 10th annual Best in Biz Awards and – with a continuing global pandemic – was also a year like no other in the program’s 10-year history. Despite the global challenges, the 10th annual program saw a particularly strong field of entries from public and private companies of all sizes and spanning all geographic regions and industries in the U.S. and Canada, ranging from some of the most recognizable and admired global brands to the most innovative start-ups and nimble local companies – proving North American business’ resilience and continuing innovation and growth despite the odds. The judges were impressed with this year’s winners’ agility and adaptability that allowed their businesses to thrive, their willingness to always go the extra mile to help their customers in these unusual times and particularly, many winners’ efforts to maintain their commitment to the environment and to prioritize helping others in their communities.

[Quote from company spokesperson about winning Best in Biz Awards 2020.]

Since the program’s inception in 2011, winners in Best in Biz Awards have been determined based on scoring from independent judging panels assembled each year from some of the most respected newspapers, TV and radio outlets, and business, consumer, technology and trade publications in North America. Combining top editors’ and reporters’ unparalleled expertise and experience with the objectivity inherent in the journalistic ethos and further enhanced by the variety of outlets represented, Best in Biz Awards judging panels are uniquely able to determine the best of the best from among the hundreds of competitive entries. The 2020 judging panel included, among others, writers from Barron’s, Consumer Affairs, USA Today and Wired.

[Optional: Quote from one of Best in Biz Awards 2020 judges, as appropriate.]

Best in Biz Awards 2020 honors were conferred in more than 90 different categories, including Company of the Year, Most Resilient Company, Fastest-Growing Company, Most Innovative Company, Best Place to Work, Customer Service Department, Executive of the Year, Operations Executive, Most Innovative Product, Enterprise Product, Best New Product, App, CSR Program, Crisis Management Program, Marketing Program and Annual Report of the Year. For a full list of gold, silver and bronze winners in Best in Biz Awards 2020, visit: http://www.bestinbizawards.com/2020-winners.

About [Company name]
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About Best in Biz Awards
Since 2011, Best in Biz Awards has been the only independent business awards program judged by a who’s who of prominent reporters and editors from top-tier publications from North America and around the world. Over the years, judges in the premier awards program have ranged from Associated Press to the Wall Street Journal and winners have spanned the spectrum, from blue-chip companies that form the bedrock of the global economy to some of the world’s most innovative start-ups and nimble local companies. Each year, Best in Biz Awards honors are conferred in two separate programs: North America and International, and in 90 categories, including company, team, executive, product, and CSR, media, PR and other categories. For more information, visit: http://www.bestinbizawards.com