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    Celebrating your company’s achievement                                     01   04
    Designation title and logo                                                 02
    Showcasing your achievement                                                03   05

    - Going Global                                                             04   06
    - Share and celebrate with employees                                       05
    - Company website                                                          06   07

    - Recruitment                                                              07   08
    - Social Media                                                             08
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    - Advertising                                                              09
    - Events, sales and marketing collateral                                   10   10
    - Useful tools                                                             11
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    - Specify your Award Level                                                 12
    - How fellow Ireland’s Best Managed winners are leveraging the brand       13   12
    Logo guidelines                                                            15
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Celebrating your company’s achievement                                                                                         02

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Congratulations on        Whether your company is a first time winner         Winner Level                                     04
                          or a requalifying winner who has successfully       Year 1       Ireland’s Best Managed
being awarded as one of                                                                    New Winner
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                          maintained the Ireland’s Best Managed
Ireland's Best Managed    Companies status for a number of years, a           Year 2 & 3   Ireland’s Best Managed              06
                                                                                           Requalifying Winner
Companies 2021.           key benefit of winning is the exclusive access
                                                                              Year 4       Ireland’s Best Managed              07
                          to use the Ireland’s Best Managed Companies                      Gold Standard Winner
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                          designation – a global symbol of corporate          Year 5 & 6   Ireland’s Best Managed
                          success.                                                         Gold Standard Requalifying Winner   09
                                                                              Year 7       Ireland’s Best Managed
                                                                                           Platinum Standard Winner (New       10
                          This document has been prepared to provide
                                                                                           Member)
                          some practical tips on how to amplify your win as                                                    11
                                                                              Year 8+      Ireland’s Best Managed
                          one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies. It is an                Platinum Standard Winner            12
                          achievement that can be highlighted year-round –
                          not only on the evening of the awards ceremony!                                                      13

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Designation title and logo                                                                                                                             02

The programme is referred to as ‘Ireland’s Best Managed Companies’ or                                                                                  03
‘Best Managed Companies’
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                                                   Logo Usage                                         use the Ireland’s Best Managed Companies
                                                   Permission to use the Ireland’s Best Managed       designation on the date that the new cohort of   06
                                                   Companies designation is granted to current year   winners are announced.
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                                                   winners for a period beginning the day of the
                                                   public announcement of winners until the next      Please see winner level table on page 01.        08
 Primary Ireland’s Best Managed                    year’s winners are officially announced. Should
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 Companies logo                                    a Ireland’s Best Managed Companies company
                                                   choose not to re-apply to the programme or                                                          10

                                                   should they be unsuccessful in maintaining their                                                    11
                                                   Ireland’s Best Managed Companies status, they
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                                                   relinquish the right to
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 Platinum Gold standard Ireland’s Best                                                                                                                 17
 Managed Companies winner logos
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Showcasing your               05
achievement                   06
Here are some                 07
helpful tips for              08
promoting your win
to clients, customers,
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prospects, employees          10

and stakeholders, at          11

home and abroad.              12

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Going Global                                                                                                                                                                                                    01

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Best Managed Companies is a globally recognised mark
of excellence and is a valuable asset for winners who are                                                                                                                                                       03
                       Global program map
expanding their business into new territories.                                                                                                                                                                  04

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The programme is active in 21 countries with                                                                       NORWAY               SWEDEN             DENMARK

more launches planned.                                                                                                                                                                                          06
                                                                                                           THE NETHERLANDS
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                                                                                                                                                 GERMANY                                CHINA
                                                                                                       IRELAND
                                                                       CANADA
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                                   UNITED STATES
                                                                                                                 BELGIUM                          TURKEY                                                        11
                                                                                                                                                                       THAILAND
                                                                                           CARIBBEAN
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                                                MEXICO                                                                          ITALY

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Share and celebrate with employees                                                                                                                                                        02

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                                                                             First and foremost, your company’s win should          • Display your Ireland’s Best Managed Companies       04
               Winner
               Best Managed                                                  be celebrated with your employees. After all, the        Award or certificate in a prominent place in your
               Companies 2021
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               This is to certify that

               Name of company
                                                                             Ireland’s Best Managed Companies accolade                office buildings.
               has been honoured as one of Ireland’s Best
               Managed Companies 2021.
                                                                             recognises the efforts of the entire organisation      • Host information about your win and photos          06
               Harry Goddard, CEO
               Deloitte Ireland LLP
                                         Tom Hayes, Chief Executive
                                         Bank of Ireland Corporate Banking
                                                                             and this is something that your staff at all levels      from the awards on your company’s intranet.         07
                                                                             should take enormous pride in. By sharing the            Note the official programme description in the
                                                                             glory, employees will feel that they don’t just work                                                         08
                                                                                                                                      ‘Useful Tools’ section of this document.
                                                                             for a winner, they are winners themselves. Make        • Reference your Ireland’s Best Managed               09
                                                                             sure they know they are part of the winning team.        Companies status in new employee starter
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                                                                                                                                      packs.
                                                                             These are only a few ideas demonstrating how           • Reference your win in any internal newsletters      11
                                                                             you can spread the winning spirit internally:            or communications.
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                                                                             • Ask staff to include the Ireland’s Best Managed      • Produce a short internal video interview with
                                                                               Companies logo in their email signatures.              your CEO, thanking staff for their valuable         13

                                                                             • Include details of your achievement on your            contribution in achieving this designation.         14
                                                                               company website.
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Company website                                                         02

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                  Your company website is probably the                  04
                  most important channel to showcase your
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                  achievement. This is usually the first port of call
                  for clients, customers, prospects and employees       06
                  to learn more about your company.                     07

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                  We would encourage you to display the
                  Ireland’s Best Managed Companies logo on              09
                  your homepage or on relevant sections of your
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                  website to highlight
                  your win.                                             11

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                  You can also use the official programme
                  description, found in the ‘Useful Tools’ section      13

                  of this document.                                     14

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Recruitment                                                       02

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              Being awarded as a Ireland’s Best Managed           04
              Companies Company, is a strong marketing
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              tool for attracting and hiring new talent to your
              company.                                            06

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              • In role descriptions, reference that your
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                company is one of Ireland’s Best Managed
                Companies.                                        09
              • Reference or apply the Ireland’s Best Managed
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                Companies logo on any recruitment advertising
                campaigns.                                        11
              • Include the Ireland’s Best Managed Companies
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                logo on the jobs section of your website.
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Social Media                                                                                                            02

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               Due to broad audience reach, social media             • Use one of the official ‘Proud to Be…’ visuals   04
               channels offer significant opportunities to amplify     that Deloitte has produced for social media.
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               your win as an Ireland’s Best Managed Company.          To access these visuals, please email
                                                                       iebmc@deloitte.ie                                06
               There are many ways to promote your win                                                                  07
               on social channels right across the year. Tag
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               your content with the official global hashtag
               #BestManaged to follow and connect with fellow                                                           09
               winners around the world.
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               • Reference being a Ireland’s Best Managed                                                               11
                 Companies Company in social posts or videos.
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               • Display the Ireland’s Best Managed Companies
                 logo on the banners of your social media pages                                                         13

                 or reference it in your company profile.                                                               14
               • Apply the Ireland’s Best Managed Companies
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                 logo to your social media visuals.
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              For advertising campaigns, consider applying the   04
              Ireland’s Best Managed Companies logo to your
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              Please refer to the logo guidelines document for   07
              all the information you need to reproduce the
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Event, sales and marketing collateral                                       02

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                         • In this new world of virtual events, reference   04
                           your Ireland’s Best Managed Companies status
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                           in webinar invites or presentations.
                         • When delivering a tender or sales pitch,         06
                           reference Ireland’s Best Managed Companies in    07
                           the presentation.
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                         • Include the Ireland’s Best Managed Companies
                           logo in corporate video content.                 09
                         • For trade shows or events, apply the logo to
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                           your event collateral.
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               Logo                                                                                                    04
               Please ensure that you are using the logo for
                                                                    Ireland’s Best Managed Companies, is the           05
               Ireland’s Best Managed Companies.                    premier business programme run by Deloitte
                                                                    that recognises excellence in privately owned      06
               Winners Pack                                         and managed companies across the island
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               As part of your Winners 2021 pack, you will          of Ireland. Since the programme launch in
                                                                    2008, hundreds of companies have competed          08
               recieve logos, a press release and social media
                                                                    for this designation in a rigorous process that
               visuals. If you require any of these items, please   evaluates their management skills and practices.   09
               email the programme team at iebmc@deloitte.ie        Those who are successful are acknowledged for
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                                                                    mastering their growth strategies across all key
               Authorised programme description/                    management functions.                              11
               Ireland’s Best Managed Companies
                                                                    Once a company is awarded as a Best                12
               boilerplate                                          Managed, they must reapply on an annual
               This boilerplate is the standard description of      basis. Programme milestone years include Gold      13

               the programme – and helps to ensure everyone         Standard – companies who have successfully         14
               knows how it works. Please use this description      maintained their Ireland’s Best Managed
                                                                    Companies status for four consecutive years        15
               when explaining the programme in any of your
                                                                    while those who successfully reach seven
               materials.                                           consecutive years and beyond become part of        16
                                                                    the prestigious Platinum Club. Best Managed
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                                                                    Companies is a globally recognised designation,
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Specify your Award Level                                                                                                                    02

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                                      Milestone years of the programme include Year 1   • “We are proud to be recognised as a Ireland’s     04
    • I need to get onto the server   as New Winners enter the network, Year 4 when        Best Managed Companies Company since
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      to get these logos              companies qualify for Gold Standard and Year 7       2012.”
                                      when companies enter the Platinum Club.           • “Proud be one of Ireland’s Best Managed           06
                                                                                           Company (Gold Standard) having maintained        07
                                      Add more weight to your win by specifying the        our Ireland’s Best Managed Companies status
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                                      award level that your company has achieved. For      for the past four years.”
                                      example:                                          • “Proud be one of Ireland’s Best Managed           09
                                                                                           Company for the ninth year running and to be a
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                                                                                           member of the Platinum Club.”
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                  The Ireland’s Best Managed Companies logo is             Use with your company’s logo                        04
                  used by New Winners, Requalified members,
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                  Gold standard and Platinum Standard members              Placement
                  for advertising or marketing purposes for a              The Ireland’s Best Managed Companies logo           06
                  period of one year. The logo and its options, as         should be in a place of prominence. Please follow   07
                  outlined in this document, were designed with            the recommended placements of the logo, as
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                  flexibility in order to meet a variety of applications   follows:
                  and accommodate your needs.                               • for advertisements and business stationary -     09
                                                                              place it in the bottom left of the page layout
                  The logo has been developed to work across all                                                               10
                                                                            • for special occasions such as promotional
                  sizes and formats. Please ensure the following
                                                                              materials, building signage and company          11
                  principles apply when using the logo on your
                                                                              vehicles - follow the clear space rule and
                  communication pieces:                                                                                        12
                                                                              position the logo appropriately
                  • always use the master logo artwork and follow                                                              13
                                                                            • if your company’s brand standards cannot
                     the instructions attached to the logo files
                                                                              accommodate this, please refer to ’Non-          14
                  • do not attempt to re-create the logo
                                                                              standard background’
                  • reproduce in full colour whenever possible. If                                                             15
                     the application is black and white, please refer      Incorrect usage of the Ireland’s Best
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                     to ‘Reproduction options’                             Managed Companies logo
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                                                                           consistent and easily recognisable in order to
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                           • Pantone, CMYK specifications are used in the
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                             printing process                                   Pantone          Rich black
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                           • RGB colours are set for on-screen applications                                        06
                                                                               Pantone 368       Rich black
                             (eg, PowerPoint) to ensure better colour          C55 M0 Y100       C50 M40 Y0 K100
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              Rich black
    Pantone                                                                    R134 G188 B37     R0 G25.1B25.1
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                             accuracy for projection                           Hex K0#86BC25     Hex 004040
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                                                                                Cool gray        Rich black
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                                                                               Hex b2b2b0        Hex 004040

Primary Ireland’s Best                                                                                             13

Managed Companies logo                                                                                             14

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                           Platinum and Gold standard Ireland’s Best Managed                                       16
                           Companies logos                                     PANTONE 10128 C
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                              Clear space rule                                        Print Version                                    04
                              To protect the integrity and clarity of the Ireland’s   In printed applications, the logo should never
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                              Best Managed Companies Awards Programme                 appear smaller than 30mm in width.
                              brand, a minimum clearance space is required                                                             06

                   X height
                              when positioning the logo:                                                                               07
                              • the minimum clear space around the logo
                                is equal to two times the cap height of the                                                            08

Clear space rule                ‘Ireland’s Best Managed Companies’ wording                                                             09
                                (X=the height of the words “Ireland’s Best
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                                Managed Companies”)
                              • no other graphic element may appear within                                                             11
                                this area. Always allow for more clear space
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                                wherever possible
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                              • do not combine the Ireland’s Best Managed                                                              13

                                Companies logo with any other logo, text or                                                            14
                                graphic (Please refer to ‘Incorrect usage of the
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                                Ireland’s Best Managed Companies logo’)
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