Communications Division awards

City of Bloomington

Two Savvy awards recently won by the City.

Bloomington's printed publications and staff-produced videos are among the best in the nation. Here are some of the awards the City's Communications Division has received.

City-County Communications and Marketing Association (3CMA)

Savvy Awards
- Internal Newsletter: Insider – 2009
- Special Events: Bloomington Sesquicentennial Celebration – 2009
- External Newsletter: Bloomington Briefing – 2007
- Internal Newsletter: Insider – 2007
- Internal Newsletter: Insider – 2006
- Internal Newsletter: Insider – 2005
- Annual Report: Corporate Report to the Community – 2005
Silver Circle Awards
- Annual Report: Corporate Report to the Community – 2007
- Special Events: Bloomington Civic Plaza Debut – 2004
- Intranet: CityBIZ – 2002
- Most Creative: Tech Team Report – 2001
- External Newsletter:Bloomington Briefing – 2000
- One-time Video: Bloomington: Where the Water Touches the Bluffs – 1999
Awards of Excellence
- Internal Newsletter: Insider – 2008
- External Newsletter: Bloomington Briefing – 2008
- Annual Report: Corporate Report to the Community – 2006
- External Newsletter: Bloomington Briefing – 2005
- External Newsletter: Bloomington Briefing – 2002
- TV/Video: At Your Service – 2001
- One-time Video: 2000 and Beyond – 2000

National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA)

First Place
- Public Affairs: A New Use for Old Town Hall – 2005
Second Place
- Public Affairs: Bloomington Today: 2004 Year in Review – 2005
- Public Education: Public Works: A Blueprint for Opportunity – 2003
- Public Education – 1999
Third Place
- Public Affairs: Bloomington Today: 2003 Year in Review – 2004
- Public Affairs: Bloomington Today: 2002 Year in Review – 2003
- Profile of a City/County: 2000 and Beyond: A Bloomington Odyssey – 2000
- Documentary-Profile – 1999

Minnesota Association of Government Communicators

Awards of Excellence
- Annual Reports: Corporate Report to the Community 2009* – 2010
- External Periodical: Bloomington Briefing – 2010
- Internal Periodical: Insider – 2010
- Annual Reports: Corporate Report to the Community 2008* – 2009
- Internal Periodical: Insider 2009
- Special Events: Bloomington Sesquicentennial Celebration* – 2009
- Websites: CityWEB Sesquicentennial Redesign – 2009
- Annual Reports: Corporate Report to the Community 2007 – 2008
- External Periodical: Bloomington Briefing – 2008
- Internal Periodical: Insider – 2008
- Annual Reports: Corporate Report to the Community 2006 – 2007
- External Periodical: Bloomington Briefing – 2007
- Internal Periodical: Insider – 2007
- External Periodical: Bloomington Briefing – 2006
- Internal Periodical: Insider – 2006
- Annual Reports: Corporate Report to the Community 2004 – 2005
- Local Programming Video: A New Use for Old Town Hall – 2005
- Internal Periodical: Insider – 2005
- Special Events: Bloomington Civic Plaza Debut – 2004
- *Best of Show nomination
Awards of Merit
- External Periodical: Bloomington Briefing – 2009
- Video: Where the Water Touches the Bluffs: A Sesquicentennial Edition – 2009
- Websites: CityWEB – 2008
- Instructional Video: Who Wants to be a Snowplow Driver? – 2005
- Public Service Announcements: Only on Cable – 2004
- Internal Periodicals: Insider – 2004

City Hall Public Information Awards

Award of Merit: Bloomington Briefing – 1998

IABC - District 4

Award of Merit, Special Events: Bloomington Civic Plaza Debut – 2004

League of Minnesota Cities

City Achievement Award, Communications: Bloomington Briefing and Insider – 2004

Twin Cities ITVA

Award of Merit, Special Budget: Bloomington: Where the Water Touches the Bluffs – 2000

Women in Communications, Inc. - Twin Cities Chapter

Award of Merit, Special Events – 2004

For more information, contact:

Janine Hill, Communications Administrator
PH: 952-563-8819; TTY: 952-563-8740, FAX: 952-563-8715
E-mail: jhill@ci.bloomington.mn.us