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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 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       Best Managed New Winner
being awarded as one of                                                                                                 05
                          maintained the Best Managed status for a            Year 2 & 3   Best Managed Requalifying
Ireland's Best Managed    number of years, a key benefit of winning is                     Winner                       06

Companies 2021.           the exclusive access to use the Best Managed        Year 4       Best Managed Gold Standard
                                                                                           Winner                       07
                          Companies designation – a global symbol of
                                                                              Year 5 & 6   Best Managed Gold Standard   08
                          corporate success.                                               Requalifying Winner
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                          This document has been prepared to provide          Year 7       Best Managed Platinum Club
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                          some practical tips on how to amplify your win as
                          one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies. It is an   Year 8+      Best Managed Platinum Club   11
                          achievement that can be highlighted year-round –
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                          not only on the evening of the awards ceremony!
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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
                                                   Permission to use the Best Managed designation         use the Best Managed designation on the date     06
                                                   is granted to current year winners for a period        that the new cohort of winners are announced.
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                                                   beginning the day of the public announcement of
                                                   winners until the next year’s winners are officially   The black and green version of the logo is for   08
 Primary Best Managed Companies logo               announced. Should a Best Managed company               all Best Managed winners up until Year 7 when
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                                                   choose not to re-apply to the programme or             companies enter the Platinum Club Level.
                                                   should they be unsuccessful in maintaining their       Platinum Club members (years 7+) are permitted   10

                                                   Best Managed status, they relinquish the right to      to use the specific Platinum member logo.        11

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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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                                                                                                       IRELAND
                                                                       CANADA
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                                   UNITED STATES
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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 Best Managed Award or certificate   04
               Winner
               Best Managed                                                  be celebrated with your employees. After all, the       in a prominent place in your office buildings.
               Companies 2021
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               This is to certify that

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

                                                                             • Include details of your achievement on your                                                            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 Best
                  Managed logo on your homepage or on relevant          09
                  sections of your website to highlight
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                  your win.
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                  You can also use the official programme
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                  description, found in the ‘Useful Tools’ section
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Recruitment                                                       02

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              Being awarded as a Best Managed Company, is         04
              a strong marketing tool for attracting and hiring
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              new talent to your company.
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              • In role descriptions, reference that your         07
                company is one of Ireland’s Best Managed
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                Companies.
              • Reference or apply the Best Managed logo on       09
                any recruitment advertising campaigns.
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              • Include the Best Managed logo on the jobs
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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 a Best Managed.                             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 Best Managed Company in                                                              11
                 social posts or videos.
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               • Display the Best Managed logo on the banners
                 of your social media pages or reference it in                                                          13

                 your company profile.                                                                                  14
               • Apply the Best Managed logo to your social
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              For advertising campaigns, consider applying the   04
              Best Managed logo to your creative.
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              Please refer to the logo guidelines document for   06
              all the information you need to reproduce the      07
              logo accurately.
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Event, sales and marketing collateral                                       02

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                         • In this new world of virtual events, reference   04
                           your Best Managed status in webinar invites or
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                           presentations.
                         • When delivering a tender or sales pitch,         06
                           reference Best Managed in the presentation.      07
                         • Include the Best Managed logo in corporate
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                           video content.
                         • For trade shows or events, apply the logo to     09
                           your event collateral.
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               Logo                                                                                                    04
               Please ensure that you are using the logo for Best
                                                                    Ireland’s Best Managed Companies, is the           05
               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/Best                management functions.                              11
               Managed boilerplate
                                                                    Once a company is awarded as a Best                12
               This boilerplate is the standard description of      Managed, they must reapply on an annual
               the programme – and helps to ensure everyone         basis. Programme milestone years include Gold      13

               knows how it works. Please use this description      Standard – companies who have successfully         14
               when explaining the programme in any of your         maintained their Best Managed status for four
                                                                    consecutive years while those who successfully     15
               materials.
                                                                    reach seven consecutive years and beyond
                                                                    become part of the prestigious Platinum            16
                                                                    Club. Best Managed is a globally recognised
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                                                                    designation, with presence in 21 countries.
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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 Best          04
    • I need to get onto the server   as New Winners enter the network, Year 4 when        Managed Company since 2012.”
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      to get these logos              companies qualify for Gold Standard and Year 7    • “Proud be one of Ireland’s Best Managed
                                      when companies enter the Platinum Club.              Company (Gold Standard) having maintained        06
                                                                                           our Best Managed status for the past four        07
                                      Add more weight to your win by specifying the        years.”
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                                      award level that your company has achieved. For   • “Proud be one of Ireland’s Best Managed
                                      example:                                             Company for the ninth year running and to be a   09
                                                                                           member of the Platinum Club.”
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                  The Best Managed Companies logo is used by            Use with your company’s logo                       04
                  New Winners, Requalified members, Gold and
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                  Platinum Standard members for advertising or          Placement
                  marketing purposes for a period of one year. The      The Best Managed Companies logo should             06
                  logo and its options, as outlined in this document,   be in a place of prominence. Please follow the     07
                  were designed with flexibility in order to meet a     recommended placements of the logo, as follows:
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                  variety of applications and accommodate your          • for advertisements and business stationary -
                  needs.                                                  place it in the bottom left of the page layout   09
                                                                        • for special occasions such as promotional
                  The logo has been developed to work across all                                                           10
                                                                          materials, building signage and company
                  sizes and formats. Please ensure the following
                                                                          vehicles - follow the clear space rule and       11
                  principles apply when using the logo on your
                                                                          position the logo appropriately
                  communication pieces:                                                                                    12
                                                                        • if your company’s brand standards cannot
                  • always use the master logo artwork and follow                                                          13
                                                                          accommodate this, please refer to ’Non-
                     the instructions attached to the logo files
                                                                          standard background’                             14
                  • do not attempt to re-create the logo
                  • reproduce in full colour whenever possible. If      Incorrect usage of the Best Managed logo           15
                     the application is black and white, please refer   It is essential the appearance of the logo is
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                     to ‘Reproduction options’                          consistent and easily recognisable in order to
                                                                        ensure prestige and integrity.                     17

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                            • Pantone, CMYK specifications are used in the
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                              printing process
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                            • RGB colours are set for on-screen applications
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     Pantone   Rich black
                                                                               Pantone 368      Rich black
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                              accuracy for projection                          C55 M0 Y100      C50 M40 Y0 K100
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                            • Hex colours are set for web use only             R134 G188 B37    R0 G25.1B25.1
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Primary Best Managed        Platinum member Best Managed                       Hex b2b2b0       Hex 004040
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                              To protect the integrity and clarity of the Best      In printed applications, the logo should never
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                              Managed Companies Awards Programme brand,             appear smaller than 30mm in width.
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                   X height
                              positioning the logo:                                                                                  07
                              • the minimum clear space around the logo is
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Clear space rule                Managed Companies’ wording (X=the height of                                                          09
                                the words “Best Managed Companies”)
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                              • no other graphic element may appear within
                                this area. Always allow for more clear space                                                         11
                                wherever possible
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                              • do not combine the Best Managed Companies
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                                logo with any other logo, text or graphic (Please                                                    13

                                refer to ‘Incorrect usage of the Best Managed                                                        14
                                Companies logo’)
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