Vodafone CEO Muriel Anton has become the queen of Czech business. She ranked first in the "25 Women of Czech Business" chart presented every year by Hospodářské noviny.
Our service, Student SMS Grátis, which allows for free sending of SMS in exchange for a mobile ad, won ‘Best Product 2007’ from Mobility Magazine and the MobilMania server.
The VIA Bona prize for its innovative approach to corporate giving.
Of course, we all know that we have a great website. But now the information is out because our external website has jumped on the award circuit. People have been singing it’s praises and for the second year running we have won the prestige Crystal magnifying glass. It cannot be random. We must just accept that we’re simply the best. That should give you something to smile about.
Nutcracker 2006 - Vodafone was Client of the Year and won a silver for its Fake Reindeer campaign
Once again we were excited to receive our envelope from the guys at the 2006 International Business awards (otherwise known as the Stevies). Our Learning and Growth department won the highest Best Human Resources Organisation award for their innovative in house employee training courses. We were also finalists in the Best Creative Organisation category for our recent campaigns.
Love is all around! (or All you need is love!) Last year's annual report brought us pure gold! Based on a love theme, the report survived three exhaustive competition phases and wooed a top prize out CIB judges in the Annual Report and Accounts for shareholders and employees - private sector category. So you can see, love changes everything!
We notched up another award, this time we got third place for our UNI project in the HR specialist award category from Winterthur Employer of the year 2006 . We've already started ordering masseurs from Thailand for our HR department, after all it looks like they might have to do quite a bit of overtime sifting through all those new job applications.
This time the Golden Semicolon was really precious to Vodafone. The ČILICHILI magazine swept into first place in the Best B2C magazine category. And not only did they give us an award for being great but ČILICHILI was also given a special best front page prize for being the best looking magazine.
A trophy was also presented in this years Nutcracker competition. The award answers those who wondered if Vodafone could continue to uphold the quality and wittiness found in the old Oskar advertisements. The instrument sitting on our shelf because of the Christmas campaign 'Attack of the Minutes', is made of bronze.
If you are from Prague, you'll definitely remember tram number 77, where you didn't need to pay your fare. One wagon carried you through the town free of charge while the other was stuffed to the brim full of big numbers. What was the idea behind it? Firstly - we wanted to made you smile before Christmas, and secondly we wanted to find a new way to publicise our great Christmas offer. And it worked. This tram won us a prestigious Duhový paprsek award in the mobile advertisement category of the best signmaking competition for 2005.
It seems fitting that now that her term at Vodafone has drawn to a close, Karla Stephens has won a prestigious Stevie Award for women entrepreneurs. Our Chief Operating Officer is now officially recognised as The Best Executive in Europe, the Middle East and African regions. A great way to celebrate all of her passion and hard work.
Vodafone is proud to be deemed the third (equal!) best company in the Czech Republic for equal opportunities, a position we share with PricewaterhouseCooper. This is the first such contest organized by Gender Studies o.p.s., in association with the Ministries of Industry and Trade and Labour and Social Affairs, to select the best corporate environment and structure for men and women to succeed. You go girls and boys; maybe next year we'll take the number one spot from Hewlett-Packard.
We'll try not to get too vain, but Vodafone has been awarded the Re-inventing the Retail Experience prize from the London based Design Business Association (dba) Design Effectiveness Awards. We, with the global brand agency Enterprise IG, created the perfect embodiment of our vitality and growth for each shop, from trees to live phones to all-in-one pods. Sales are up, customers are astounded, and we are thrilled. It's nice to be told you look good, isn't it?
A hat trick for Vodafone Czech Republic in the Rhodos company image awards. This year we've scooped gold in the Telephone Operator category 2005 and have won an award in this category for three years running. Independent industry professionals from across the country nominated us, making the taste of success even sweeter.
For the fifth consecutive time, Vodafone has been nominated for Best Mobile Operator (Europe and the Near East) in the prestigious World Communication Awards (WCA). These prestigious awards are recognized across the globe, and we're thrilled to be so regularly recognized as well...
Have you read our 2004 Annual Report? If not, you've missed an award-winning experience! That's right, it was so impressive that it received a special prize for the Best Annual Report from the Czech Top 100 Association. It's hard to succeed among so many talented competitors, but when you're as driven by passion as we are, you cannot fail!
We bet you've already seen the Vodopád TV show hosted by Tomáš Hanák. Well, did you know its website (www.vodopadtv.cz) is as cool as the show is? So cool in fact that it is now an award-winning website. That's right; vodopadtv.cz has just been awarded the 2005 Golden Stone for Best Multimedia and Internet Presentation. The award is given by the Czech Advertising Agencies and Marketing Communication Association. You should have seen the party!
Before our ČILICHILI magazine even celebrated its 1st anniversary, the fresh lifestyle monthly had already harvested awards from around the media world. Its latest success was securing 1st place among Czech business-to-customer periodicals in the Corporate Medium of the Year 2004/2005 contest. ČiliChili left 25 company magazines behind in a tough competition organised by the Association of Dynamic Relations and GoodCom agencies, TypoDesignClub and the event's guarantor - the Chamber of PR Agencies. No wonder we were smiling when we heard the news!
This is called a hat trick! For the 3rd time in a row Oskar received the prestigious Golden LACP Vision Award for the Best Annual Report in 2004. Our annual reports topped the charts again, despite the fact that more and more entries are submitted to the contest each year. This time the jury had exactly 1,400 Annual Reports to choose from!
Oskar has once again been awarded the title Most Dynamic Company of the Year by the Czech Top 100 association. Oskar regards this award with great esteem as we consider it almost more difficult to defend a title than win it for the first time! And now that Oskar has joined the global phenomenon that is Vodafone, we believe that we'll continue this dynamic pace and remain ahead of the pack next time too.
It seems that Oskar isn't only appreciated in its home country - the rest of the world thinks it's pretty special too! Oskar scooped “the business Oscar” - the international Stevie Award in the Most Creative Company category for its 2004 “Obsessed With Coverage” campaign to promote network coverage. The New York based jury were particularly impressed with our idea to cover Prague's Nusle Bridge with red plastic foil - a move that also secured a place in the Guinness Book of Records for the longest advertisement.
Oskar's magazine ČILICHILI has won two awards in its first year! In the Golden Semicolon awards ČILICHILI won 1st place in the “Best Magazine Cover” category and 3rd place for the “Best B2C Magazine” out of 21 other highly competitive entrants.
In the prestigious Czech creative awards show Nutcracker (Louskáček), hosted by the Art Directors Club CR, Oskar snatched two more awards to add to its collection. The TV spots “Speak Your Mind” and “O” were presented with two bronze Nutcrackers. That makes a total of 20 awards from this competition alone in the last five years.
For the second consecutive year Oskar has been awarded Best Mobile Phone Operator in the Czech Republic. The survey polled www.mobilmania.cz visitors and readers of the magazine Mobility on service, selection and quality of the three mobile phone operators in the Czech Republic. The overall result: Oskar has pulled even further ahead of the competition in 2004. In total 9,785 respondents took part in the 2004 survey.
In the prestigious domestic competition Golden Stone Philips 2004, organised by the Association of Czech Advertising Agencies and Marketing Communications, Oskar received one of the main prizes for the image spot “Speak your Mind” that was used in February 2004 for our new brand image campaign.
At the 11th annual New Europe International Advertising Festival in Portorož, Slovenia, the international panel Golden Drum awarded Oskar one of the main prizes, a Golden Watch, for Best Advertising Coverage. Appropriately, the winning campaign was “Obsessed With Coverage.” Another image campaign “Speak your mind” also reached the finals.
Oskar's 2003 Annual Report won Gold at the LACP Vision Awards in San Diego. This was the second consecutive year Oskar succeeded in this category. Over 1,200 entries were submitted to the competition.
Due to its successful growth, Oskar tops the list of the Czech Republic's most significant companies. Oskar was recognized as the Most Dynamic Company, a new category of the “100 Most Significant Companies in the Czech Republic” survey organized by the CZECH TOP 100 Association. The new category was compiled based on comparison of economic indicators over the past few years.
In the 8th annual Rhodos national contest, Oskar was recognised by the general public as the company with the best image for the second consecutive year. The prize is awarded based on a public vote on www.idnes.cz. When asked “Which company on the Czech market do you think has the best image?” over 24% of all respondents in the online survey named Oskar.
Oskar has been awarded Gold in the Telephone Operators category by an expert jury panel. The contest for the Most Impressive Image is held by the Rhodos Association, comprising GfK Praha, OgilvyCID and Economia publishing house and is now in its 7th year. Companies may not enter the contest themselves - to participate, a company must be nominated by at least 30 participants in a survey of 500 randomly selected managers in companies throughout the Czech Republic.
Oskar scored another victory in a public vote for Best Company Image on the internet news server www.idnes.cz, receiving the iDnes Award. This year was the first time the prize was awarded as part of the prestigious Rhodos contest evaluating the image of leading Czech companies. A total of 2,800 people voted online.
For the third consecutive year, Oskar has been nominated for the Best Mobile Operator - EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) in the prestigious World Communication Awards (WCA) contest in London. Launched in October 1999, the WCA has been designed as a unique and prestigious way of recognizing excellence in the high-profile communications industry. The WCA is widely renowned as being the most trusted global industry event of its kind in the communications sphere.
Oskar's 2002 Annual Report won Gold at the LACP Vision Awards in San Diego. Over 900 entries were submitted to the contest.
Oskar won 1 Silver and 3 Bronze awards for its web advertising and TV spots in the Louskáček awards. Louskáček is a prestigious competition for the best and the most creative Czech advertisements. It is organised annually by the Art Directors Club Czech Republic in cooperation with the Association of Producers in Audiovision. Louskáček is a part of the Art Directors Club of Europe Awards, as the winning advertisements automatically advance to the prestigious European competition, which takes place in London.
Oskar developed a direct marketing campaign promoting the Switcher's Toolkit, which addressed a total of 4,000 leads. The campaign intended to attract business customers to switch to Oskar it was recognized by Strategie magazine and scored victory in their survey called "DM Campaign Evaluation January - April 2003."
Oskar was evaluated as one of the Top 10 Czech Employers of the Year 2003.
Oskar was awarded the Platinum Award (First Place) for its unique and well presented Executive Biographies at the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) awards in San Diego, California. More than 300 entries were received for all categories. LACP is an organisation that encourages excellence in the practice of industry communication. It is the LACP's goal to facilitate discussion of best-in-class practices in communications and to recognise those who demonstrate exemplary communications behaviours.
Oskar was nominated for the Best Mobile Operator - EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). Oskar keeps its position on the WCA shortlist for the second consecutive year for Best Mobile Operator. Launched in October 1999, the WCA has been designed as a unique and prestigious way of recognising excellence in the high-profile communications industry. The WCA is widely renowned as being the most trusted global industry event of its kind in the communications sphere.
Oskar has been evaluated as one of the Top 100 Best Employers Worldwide for IT (Information Technology) professionals. This list is published by the US magazine Computer World. For the past nine years, Computer World has conducted an annual survey to identify the top employers for IT professionals in the US and worldwide. To determine this Top 100 ranking, a variety of factors are evaluated, including company retention strategies, benefit options, staff diversity and career development plans for IT workers.
Oskar's first ever Annual Report brings home an Honorable Mention award from this tough American competition held in San Diego, California. Oskar was the only Central and Eastern European telecommunications company from the 600 applicants to receive this award from LACP. Oskar ranked in the top 30% in its category. The League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) is an organisation that encourages excellence in the practice of industry communication.
Oskar Mobil has been voted as one of the Top 100 Most Admired companies in the Czech Republic for 2002. CZECH TOP 100 remains the leader in evaluating companies in the Czech Republic and was ranked on the prestigious European charts of the most important companies in the 90s. CZECH TOP 100 has become a sought-after source of information and an important indicator for foreign investors and business partners.
Oskar Mobil won in four out of ten categories in the Company Image Sensor opinion poll. The general public sees Oskar as the most progressive, most customer oriented and the most dynamic company with the greatest development in the Czech Republic. The opinion survey is conducted by RCA Research on a representative sample of 1.000 Czech respondents aged 16 and over. The survey is held periodically in May and November each year. RCA Business Image Sensor is a barometric tool to measure the image of enterprises and companies as perceived by the general public.
Oskar wins 3 Silver and 4 Bronze in the Louskáček awards. Louskáček is a prestigious competition for the best and the most creative Czech advertisement. It is organized annually by the Art Directors Club Czech Republic in cooperation with the Association of Producers in Audio-vision. Louskáček is a part of the Art Directors Club of Europe Awards, as the winning advertisements automatically advance to the prestigious European competition, which takes place in London.
Oskar takes home a First Prize (Image Ads in Daily) and a Second Prize (Product Ads in Magazines) for its creative and unique works. Zlatý Štoček is a competition for the best advertisement in periodical press. It is announced and organised annually by the Union of Editors (UVDT). The competition honours advertisements published in periodical press with the aim to support the level and effectiveness of printed advertising and to show its creative potential. The jury evaluates the advertisements by their presumptive effectiveness of impact and by their level of conception and originality.
Oskar has won a 1st and 2nd prize for its innovative advertising campaigns at the Moscow International Advertising Festival in Russia. This is the 11th annual Moscow Festival. The winners of the Moscow Festival determine an advertising standard that is not only Russian but also global. Visitors to the festival can get acquainted with some of these winning works in an exhibition and there's a retrospective show of advertising rollers from 1992 to today.
Oskar has been nominated in two categories, Best Wireless/Mobile Operator and Best Branding Campaign at the WCA awards in London, England. Oskar is advancing as a major competitor in the mobile market and continues to prove itself as a mainstay in the industry as it competes with various well-established and successful companies in the WCA awards. Launched in October 1999, the WCA has been designed as a unique and prestigious way of recognizing excellence in the high-profile communications industry. The WCA is widely renowned as being the most trusted global industry event of its kind in the communications sphere.
Oskar wins Silver for its Billboard Campaign at the Golden Drum in Slovenia. The Golden Drum awards take place on Slovenia's stunning Adriatic coast, in Portorož. At least 1,500 entries will compete for the acclaim of the juries. The TV Ads, Print Ads and Posters, Packaging Design and Radio categories as well as the Media Awards of the Golden Drum competition are open only to New Europe and its 400 million inhabitants. However, the Internet and the Ad Campaign categories are open to the entire world. The winners of the Golden Drum Festival are included in The Gunn Report, considered a benchmark of excellence in advertising today.
Oskar takes home three First Prizes. One for its Corporate Identity Print Ads in Magazines, one for its Corporate Identity Print Ads in Newspapers and the 3rd for its Product Print Ads in Newspapers. Zlatý Štoček is a competition for the best advertisement in periodical press. It is announced and organised annually by the Union of Editors (UVDT). The competition awards advertisements published in periodical press with the aim to support the level and effectiveness of printed advertising and to show its creative potential. The jury evaluates the advertisements by their presumptive effectiveness of impact and by their level of conception and originality.
Oskar wins three 1st prizes, one 2nd prize, one 3rd prize and one 4th prize at the Louskáček competition. Louskáček is a prestigious competition for the best and the most creative Czech advertisements, organised annually by the Art Directors Club Czech Republic in cooperation with the Association of Producers in Audio-vision. Louskáček is a part of the Art Directors Club of Europe Awards, as the winning advertisements automatically advance to the prestigious European competition, which takes place in London.
Oskar wins 2nd and 3rd prize for its Radio Campaigns at the Zlatá Pavučina Advertising Awards. The Zlatá Pavučina Awards is a competition for the most creative advertising radio spot ordered and broadcasted on RadioNet. The first Golden Spider's Web in history was awarded on 24 June 1999.
Oskar wins six 2nd place awards for its innovative Advertising Campaign. This is the 10th annual Moscow Festival. The winners of the Moscow Festival determine an advertising standard that is not only Russian but also global. Visitors to the festival can get acquainted with some of these winning works in an exhibition and there's a retrospective show of advertising rollers from 1992 to today.
Oskar wins one 1st and one 2nd prize for TV and Outdoor Image and Billboard Campaings at the Golden Drum Advertising Awards in Slovenia. The Golden Drum awards take place in on Slovenia's Adriatic coast, in Portorož. At least 1,500 entries will compete for the acclaim of the juries. The TV Ads, Print Ads and Posters, Packaging Design and Radio categories as well as the Media Awards of the Golden Drum competition are open only to New Europe and its 400 million inhabitants. However, the Internet and the Ad Campaign categories are open to the entire world. The winners of the Golden Drum Festival are included in The Gunn Report, considered a benchmark of excellence in advertising today.
Oskar wins the Sympathy Prize for its radio spot at the Zlatá Pavučina Advertising Awards. The Zlatá Pavučina Awards is a competition for the most creative advertising radio spot ordered and broadcasted on RaidioNet. The first Golden Spider's Web in history was awarded on 24 June 1999.
