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The 32nd AnnualCompetition Honoring International Achievement in Design Communications

ENTRY DEADLINE: JANUARY 31st, 2022

BEST CREATIVES • BEST CONCEPTS • BEST COMPETITION

BEST DESIGN

MerComm Inc. was founded in 1987 with the principal purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of communications in an international arena. MerComm strives to establish and promote high standards of individual and collective achievement.

MerComm’s award programs are now celebrating thirty-five years, with entries from around the world:

Our mission is to honor the individuals whose work has made an outstanding contribution to their organization, corporation, or client.

MISSION STATEMENT

ENTRYINFORMATION

IMPORTANT DATES

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WHAT TO SUBMITThe following must be included with your entry:

• Completed Entry Form• 3 Copies* of Printed Entries• Entry Fee

* Online entries, submit only Entry Form and URL.

IMPORTANT: Send originals if at all possible. Judges cannot always evaluate your work properly in PDF or poor quality copies. An original printed piece certainly has a better impact on the judges!

ELIGIBILITYAny material produced or dated from January 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022 is eligible to be entered.

NOMINATORThe person submitting the entry will be our permanent contact throughout the course of the competition. The nominator will receive acknowledgement that the entry was received, all information and announcements, as well as any prizes received.

AWARD CERTIFICATESShould your entry place as an award winner, your certificate will be personalized in the following format:

Nominating CompanyCLIENT COMPANY

“Title of Entry”

If you would prefer any variation of this format, you must let us know in writing on the entry form.

Deadline for entries/ Date of posting: January 31, 2022

Jurying: February/March 2022

Winners notified: April 12, 2022

Best of CategoryWinners announced: May 10, 2022

Additional entry information can be seen at:

www.mercommawards.com

Reni L. Witt, President & Founder

Award Season Begins with ASTRID.

For over 30 years, the ASTRIDs have valued the

challenges of creation, discovering solutions, and

transforming a concept into a unique finished product.

The competition honors good design:

innovative and classic, aesthetic and practical,

honest and understandable.

In our third decade, the ASTRIDs continue to celebrate

the world’s best creative professionals who elevate

the standards of design.

Begin The Year With A Win!

P.S. Enter your superlative work in the first – and best – design competition of the decade!

Deadline: January 31, 2022

AfghanistanAntigua West Indies Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Bermuda Brazil Canada Cayman Islands ChileColombia CroatiaCzech Republic Denmark Dominican RepublicEcuador EgyptFinland France

French West Indies Germany GreeceGuam Hong Kong Iceland IndiaIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItaly Japan Korea Kosovo Kuwait Liechtenstein Luxembourg Macau Malaysia Malta Mexico

Monaco MongoliaMorocco Netherlands New Zealand NorwayPakistan People’s Republic of China Peru PhilippinesPoland PortugalPuerto RicoQatarRepublic of KazakhstanRussiaSan SalvadorSaudi ArabiaScotlandSingapore

SloveniaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSultanate of Oman Sweden SwitzerlandTaiwanThailandTrinidadTurkeyUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States VenezuelaVietnamYugoslaviaZimbabwe

BEST OF EMPLOYEE PUBLICATIONSBissinger+ GmbH EVONIK INDUSTRIES AGFolio(GERMANY)

BEST OF GRAPHIC DESIGN LLYCGLOBALVIAGlobalvia’s Corporate Rebranding(SPAIN)

BEST OF VIDEO Hong Kong Trade Development Council“Upgraded Platform. Greater Success.” Brand Video(HONG KONG)

BEST OF SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS Kerry Communication LimitedKERRY PROPERTIES LIMITEDSustainability Report 2019(HONG KONG)

BEST OF ADVERTISEMENTSAlways Marketing Holdings Limited CHEUNG KONG PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITEDEl Futuro (HONG KONG)

2021 ASTRID GRAND WINNERS

BEST OF CALENDARS Airport Authority Hong KongCorporate Calendar 2021(HONG KONG)

BEST OF ANNUAL REPORTS – ONLINECLP Holdings LimitedCLP 2019 Annual Report(HONG KONG)

CATEGORIES & CLASSIFICATIONS

2021 BEST OF SHOW

BEST OF CUSTOM PUBLICATIONSUlled Asociados COSENTINOC-TOP Restaurants by Cosentino (SPAIN)

BEST OF ANNUAL REPORTS – COVER DESIGNCLP Holdings LimitedCLP 2019 Annual Report(HONG KONG)

BEST OF ANNUAL REPORTS – TRADITIONALAirport Authority Hong KongBuilding for the Future(HONG KONG)

BEST OF MAGAZINES3st kommunikation GmbHENERGIEVERSORGUNG MITTELRHEIN AGEVM CSR Sustainability Magazine (GERMANY)

BEST OF ANNUAL REPORTS – NON-TRADITIONALUnited Therapeutics / Lab 4UNITED THERAPEUTICS2019 Annual Reportfolio(USA)

BEST OF WEBSITES muehlhausmoers corporate communications gmbhTÜV SÜD AGABOUT TRUST Online magazine(GERMANY)

BEST OF ANNUAL REPORTS– NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONSTerritory Content to Results GmbHGENOSSENSCHAFTSVERBAND –VERBAND DER REGIONEN E.V.#neuewegegehen | Annual Report 2019(GERMANY)

A. ADVERTISEMENTS 01. Campaign 02. Single Ad 03. Other/Misc.

B. ANNUAL REPORTS Covers 01. Artistic 02. Die-Cut 03. Graphics & Text 04. Illustrations 05. People & Portraits 06. Special Treatment 07. Unique Format 08. Other/Misc.

C. ANNUAL REPORTS Corporate - Traditional 01. Asia/Pacific 02. Europe 03. Germany 04. Hong Kong 05. The Americas 06. Non-English Annual Reports

D. ANNUAL REPORTS Corporate - Non-Traditional Format 01. Boxed/Sleeve 02. Dual Language 03. Extraordinary Presentation 04. Horizontal/Landscape 05. Mixed Media 06. Non-English Annual Reports 07. Special Printing Techniques (Die-Cuts, Special Paper, Spot UV, Textured Effects, etc.) 08. Unique Format 09. Other/Misc.

E. ANNUAL REPORTS Not-for-Profit Organizations 01. Co-Operative Association 02. Government 03. Humanitarian Organization 04. Non-Traditional

(Horizontal, Die-Cuts, Wraps, 2-Parts, Oversize, etc.)

05. Racing Club 06. Traditional 07. Vocational Training 08. Other/Misc.

F. ANNUAL REPORTS Online 01. Design/Graphics 02. Home Page 03. Interactive 04. Non-Profit Organizations 05. PDF 06. Other/Misc.

G. ANNUAL REPORTS Specialized - Print 01. Combined Annual & Sustainability Report 02. CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility Report 03. Environmental, Social

and Governance Report 04. Integrated Annual Report 05. Non-Traditional Format 06. Social and Public Responsibility 07. Sustainability Report 08. Other/Misc.

H. ANNUAL REPORTS Specialized - Online 01. Interactive 02. PDF 03. Other/Misc.

I. BOOKS Hardcover 01. Anniversary Edition 02. Special Project 03. Other/Misc.

J. BROCHURES 01. Corporate 02. Special Purpose 03. Other/Misc.

K. CALENDARS 01. Corporate 02. Self-Promotion 03. Other/Misc.

L. CAMPAIGNS 01. Corporate Social Responsibility Practices 02. Employer Branding 03. Festival Celebration 04. Tourism/Destination 05. Other/Misc.

M. COVERS Books, Magazines, Publications 01. Automobile 02. Illustration/Graphics 03. People/Portrait 04. Other/Misc. N. CUSTOM PUBLICATIONS

01. Beauty/Hair 02. Business-to-Business 03. Cooking/Recipes 04. Educator’s Guide 05. Insurance 06. Non-Profit Magazine 07. Special Edition 08. Travel/Entertainment 09. Other/Misc.

O. EMPLOYEE PUBLICATIONS 01. Automobile 02. Corona Virus Related 03. e-Newsletter 04. Energy 05. Insurance 06. Magazines 07. Newsletter 08. Real Estate 09. Specialty Chemicals 10. Other/Misc.

P. GRAPHIC DESIGN 01. Corporate Design/Identity 02. Greeting Card 03. Illustrations 04. QR Code 05. Other/Misc.

Q. MAGAZINES General 01. Automotive 02. Beauty/Hair 03. Business-to-Business 04. Communications 05. Corporate 06. Customer 07. Energy Provider 08. Financial Services 09. Healthcare Technology 10. Holding Company 11. Luxury/Lifestyle

12. Public Relations 13. Technology 14. Travel/Lifestyle 15. Other/Misc.

R. MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER 01. (Please describe on Entry Form.)

S. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

01. Custom Publication 02. NGO Charitable Organization 03. Special Project 04. Vocational Training 05. Other/Misc.

T. PHOTOGRAPHY Interior 01. Annual Reports 02. Brochures 03. Custom Pubs. 04. Food & Beverage 05. Other/Misc.

U. PROMOTION 01. Event/Opening 02. Shopping Mall 03. Tourism 04. Other/Misc.

V. SELF-PROMOTION 01. Anniversary 02. Social Media Pages 03. Souvenir 04. Other/Misc.

W. SPECIAL PROJECTS 01. Anniversary Celebration 02. Anniversary/History 03. Consumer Venue 04. Content Marketing Campaign 05. Corporate Social Responsibility Practices 06. Exhibit Booth 07. Holiday Event 08. Integrated Campaign 09. Outdoor Exhibition 10. Poster 11. Summer/Seasonal Promotion 12. Tourism Campaign 13. Venue Design 14. Other/Misc.

X. TOURISM/TRAVEL 01. Advertising 02. Brochure 03. Campaign 04. Design 05. Holiday 06. Magazine 07. Promotion/Marketing 08. Special Events 09. Video 10. Website 11. Other/Misc.

Y. VIDEO/DVD,ONLINE & USB 01. Automotive 02. Internal Video Series 03. Marketing Communication 04. Newsletter 05. Promotional 06. Stakeholder Communication 07. Trucks 08. Other/Misc.

Z. WEBSITES 01. App 02. Corporate 03. Customer Magazine 04. Employee – Internal 05. Investor Relations 06. Microsite 07. Multi-channel Communications 08. Redesign/Relaunch 09. Other/Misc.

ENTRY FORM

33 Visual – MEXICO5D Factory – KOREA A. Plus Financial Press Ltd – HONG KONGAddison – USAAIR Health – USAAkademie Deutscher Genossenschaften ADG – GERMANYArmacell International S.A. – LUXEMBOURGArtists Estate Studio – USAAtrevia – PORTUGALAtrevia – SPAINAvila Creative – USABank of China – HONG KONGBerenberg – GERMANYBGA Publishing – USABrandsOnSpeed GmbH – GERMANYBring, LLC. – USABurgess Strategic Marketing Services – USAC3 Creative Code & Content – GERMANYCD Corporate Reports SDN BHD – MALAYSIA CHC Enterprises – USAChina Communications Services Corporation Limited – HONG KONGChina Telecom Corporation Limited – HONG KONGChina Unicom Limited – HONG KONGChristian Rahofer GmbH – AUSTRIA

CITIC Limited – HONG KONGCitizens Development Business Finance PLC – SRI LANKAC.J. Graphics – CANADAColonial First State Global Assets Mgmt – AUSTRALIAComfortDelGro Corporation – SINGAPOREconcept c media – GERMANYContent Performance Group GmbH – GERMANYCoolgrey Design Workshop Limited – HONG KONGCre8 – HONG KONGCSR Consulting & Design – KOREACurran & Connors, Inc. – USADaimler AG – GERMANYDaiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. – JAPANDevon Title – USADiehl Aviation – GERMANYDNA Komunika – INDONESIADonnelley Financial Solutions – HONG KONGDOTPLUS Communications SDN BHD – MALAYSIAEDICO Financial Press Services – HONG KONGEngage Media Pte. Ltd. – SINGAPOREEquity Financial Press – HONG KONGExcel Communication and Perception Management – TURKEYFast Retailing Co., Limited – JAPAN

FGI Design – USAFiducia & GAD IT AG – GERMANYFinar Kurumsal – TURKEYFronius International GmbH – GERMANYFuhrmann Films – GERMANYGenNex Financial Media Limited – HONG KONGGraffiti – TURKEYGreat Thinks – GERMANYGrupo Insud – ARGENTINAHeterMedia – HONG KONGHGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG – GERMANYHong Kong Broadband Network, Ltd – HONG KONGHong Kong Society for the Aged – HONG KONGHouse of Communications – USAi.LINK Group Limited – HONG KONGIdeas On Purpose – USAINBRAX – CHILEInc Design – USAInforma PLC – UNITED KINGDOMInsight Creative – NEW ZEALANDInternational Finance Corporation (IFC) – USAiOne Financial Press Ltd. – HONG KONGIT & mehr – AUSTRIAIZ Iletisim – TURKEYJohn Madere Photography – USAJolly Good Films – NEW ZEALAND

Karin und Walter Blüchert Gedächtnisstiftung – GERMANYKD1 Designagentur – GERMANYKerry Properties – HONG KONGKorteMaerzWolff Kommunikation – GERMANYKW Communications – GERMANYLLYC – COLOMBIALLYC – SPAINloved GmbH – GERMANYLuke Communications Group – USAM-1 Studios – USA M&M Consultancy – HONG KONGMarco – SPAINMedia Genesis – USAMensalia GmbH – AUSTRIAmensemedia – GERMANYMerchantCantos – ENGLANDMerchantCantos – USAMetaFusion Pte Ltd – SINGAPOREMichigan Door – USAMilenio 3 Genera – MEXICOMiramar Group – HONG KONGMM Partners – KOREAMS Optics R&D – JAPANMSI – LUXEMBOURGMubadala Investment Company – UAENewport3 Communications – GERMANYNova Fusion – MALAYSIAOMV Aktiengesellschaft – AUSTRIAParagraphs Design – USAParcel Design – CANADAPauffley & Company – UNITED KINGDOM

People’s Leasing & Finance PLC – SRI LANKAPETRANIX Corporate and Financial Communication – SWITZERLANDPlan P. GmbH – GERMANYPRATT Institute – USAPRH Hamburg Kommunikation GmbH – GERMANYProfilwerkstatt GmbH – GERMANYProtop Financial Press Limited – HONG KONGPT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk – INDONESIAPublik.Agentur Für Kommunikation GmbH – GERMANYq30 design inc. – CANADAREF Financial Press Limited – HONG KONGRethink – MALAYSIAringzwei – GERMANYS/O Project – KOREASedgwick Richardson – HONG KONGSEQUEL – USAShian Inc. – JAPANSigni Design – MEXICOSilicon plus Communications PTE Limited – SINGAPORESinoMedia Holding Limited – CHINASmart Media – SRI LANKASolomon Financial Press Limited – HONG KONGSS Digital Media – USAStagg & Friends GmbH – GERMANY

Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc. – USAStudio 210, LLC – USAsuden ad agency – GERMANYSven Ruhs – GERMANYSydinvest – DENMARKTayburn – TURKEYTerritory Content to Results GmbH – GERMANYThe Charles NYC – USAThe Dubs – AUSTRALIAThe Hong Kong Society for the Aged – HONG KONGThe Open University of Hong Kong – HONG KONGToppan Merrill Limited – HONG KONG Toyoko Inn Nagano – JAPANTroy Chamber of Commerce – USATwice Graphics – HONG KONG United Therapeutics – USAUSA WRITING SERVICES – USAVOK Dams Events & Live Marketing – GERMANYWachovia Securities – USAWendy’s Bloggers – USAWILO SE – GERMANYWynk Design Inc. – USAX_Design – MEXICOXanadu Communications – USAYellow Creative (HK) Limited – HONG KONGYesTogether – IRAN

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