World Mail Awards entry deadline extended to March 2
Have you made a big achievement in the business of mail over the past 12 months? Organisers of this year’s World Mail Awards have extended the deadline for entries until the end of this week (2nd March).
This year’s “Oscars” for the global mail industry will be handed out at a glittering ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 21.
As with part ceremonies, which have been held each year since the year 2000, prestigious recognition will go to the best projects and performances within the mail industry under categories including Corporate Social Responsibility, Customer Service, e-Commerce, Growth, Innovation, People Management, Retail Project, Security, and Technology.
There’s still time to register and fill out details of your achievement through the website mailawards.com.
Tom Joannou, the director of media and events at awards organiser Triangle Management Services, publisher of Post&Parcel, said: “At a challenging time for the global mail industry, operators around the world are looking for new ideas and innovative projects to maximise growth while keeping service standards high.
“The World Mail Awards is about applauding the best of the best in this industry, but also about highlighting these achievements so that others within this difficult sector can be inspired, finding new ways forward and new partners to continue transforming their postal services,” added Joannou.
Sharing in innovation
Swiss Post were among the World Mail Award winners in 2011
The World Mail Awards was created on the back of discussions within the industry suggesting there was a big need to promote good practice within mail around the world, to allow others to share ideas and partners in innovation.
Last year’s winners included some of the world’s most innovative postal operators and industry suppliers, including Correios de Portugal, Guernsey Post, InPost, Neopost, Post Danmark, PostNord, RPost and Swiss Post.
One of the big awards last year, the Retail Project award, went to Swiss Post for its significant progress in tapping the increasingly important mobile market.
The company produced a Swiss Post App for mobile smartphones that provides access to postal services and has seen 150,000 downloads, making it one of the “top ten” apps in Switzerland.
The awards category also saw judges bestowing “highly commended” recognition to Swiss Post for its post office location search tool, and also to Sri Lanka Post for its post office development programme, in which internal resources were used to significantly improve retail performance and customer service.
This year’s award ceremony is kindly supported by sponsors including Deloitte, Capgemini, DHL Global Mail, Intermec and PostEurop.
For additional details on the World Mail Awards, criteria for specific awards categories and how to enter, see the website www.mailawards.com, or call Natalie Ryan at Triangle on +44 1628-642-910.
