SAEON eNews ranked among top four in SA Publication Forum Awards

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For the sixth year running, SAEON eNews was selected as one of South Africa’s top online newsletters in the Best Electronic Publication category of the 2018 SA Publication Forum Awards.

The publication received a Certificate of Merit for scoring more than 80% in the categories of writing, communication and design.

The judges’ comments were as follows:

• Design: The newsletter has an attractive design with pleasing elements.
• Communication: SAEON eNews communicates clearly with its target audience.
• Writing: Due attention is paid to spelling, grammar and writing style.
• Consistency: There is consistency in the brand follow through between different pages.
• Social media integration: The newsletter seamlessly integrates with social media and attention is paid to sharing and archiving.
• Image: The newsletter projects a positive image of SAEON and is very much attuned with its readership.
• Substance, newsworthiness and viewpoints: Well done on this score. The publication lends itself to increasing depth of knowledge amongst its readers.
• Headlines, captions and introductions: The intros are short and to the point. Headlines are functional and creative.

The organisers remarked: “The competition is now in its 17th year. The aim is to reward excellence in internal and external corporate communication media.

´The thorough feedback by our expert judges makes the competition an excellent training opportunity.

“In the region of 150 entries are received every year. Entries are received across the board, from government to corporates to agencies. The competition grows in stature annually and the SA Publication Forum strives to continuously fine-tune and streamline the competition to meet the needs of corporate communicators.”