Do awards make a good incentive?

Awards and trophies have been used as an incentive for hundreds of years with evidence dating back to the 1600’s of trophies for sporting events. It’s hard to imagine an event without awards and trophies. What would happen at the end of the FA Cup final without a trophy? What would the Pride of Britain TV programme look like without the award giving? Although these are both high profile examples, the same can apply for industry awards and corporate incentives, the award becomes the visual and physical representation of the achievement of success.

Nordoff Robbins Opens 'Best Live Act Award' to Public Vote

The UK's leading music therapy charity, Nordoff Robbins, are asking the public to vote for the Best Live act of the year for the 2013 O2 Silver Clef Awards. A panel of music industry experts have taken the top 100 rated shows from Tickmaster's UK website and created a shortlist of 30 of the finest live acts in the country.

Integrating the Award Design with your Event Branding

Having a bespoke award commissioned is a great way to push your branding and ensure that it is consistent across everything you’re doing. Most events change theme every year and update their branding, staging, website and literature to reflect the theme, but often the awards themselves are neglected.

Finest in Architecture Rewarded at AJ100 Awards

The Architects Journal AJ100 Awards took place at the stylish 8 Northumberland Avenue in London on Wednesday to recognise the best architecture practices in the UK. The AJ100 remains the authoritative survey of the largest architecture practices in the UK and the awards recognise and celebrate the most innovative and successful practices in what has been another challenging year for the industry.

Next Generation of Nurses Honoured at the Student Nursing Times Awards

The winners of the Student Nursing Times Awards were announced last week at a glitzy ceremony held at The Grange in London. The event, now in it's second year, was attended by over 400 inspirational nurses, education providers and mentors. 17 custom designed awards were handed out to students, mentors and lecturers who excel and go the extra mile.