What’s Up, USANA? & Social Media Honors

2013

Hermes Creative Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? received a Platinum Award in the 2013 Hermes Creative Awards, Blog (Corporate/Organizational) category. It’s the second consecutive year this blog has been honored with a platinum Hermes award.

Communicator Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? earned a Silver Award of Distinction in the 19th Annual Communicator Awards for the fifth straight year.
• Our efforts at #USANA12 (USANA’s 2012 International Convention) earned us a Silver Award of Distinction for Marketing Effectiveness: Social Media in the 19th Communicator Awards.

PR News Social Media Icon Awards

• USANA received honorable mentions for two inaugural PR News Social Media Icon Awards — Best Social Media Team and Best Corporate Blog. Winners and honorable mentions “took chances, made incredible strides and understand the power of social media in public relations.”

AVA Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? earned Platinum recognition in the Creativity (Web Design)/Social Media Site category in the 2013 AVA Digital Awards, an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design, and production of media.

2012

Summit Emerging Media Award

• USANA’s social media team earned a Summit Emerging Media Award for its efforts on a variety of platforms, including this blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, and LinkedIn. It’s the second straight year USANA’s social media has been honored with Summit EMA “leader” recognition.

W3 Award

• What’s Up, USANA? earned a W3 Silver Award — Best Business Blog.

Davey Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? won Silver in the 2012 Davey Awards in the best website/blog category. For its efforts at the USANA 2011 International Convention, the social media team won a Silver award for marketing effectiveness/integrated campaign.

PR News PR People Awards

• USANA’s Dan Macuga, Chief Communications Officer, was a finalist in the 2012 PR News PR People Awards — PR Professional of the Year (Corporate).
• USANA’s Tim Haran, Senior Manager of Social Media, was a finalist in the 2012 PR News PR People Awards — Social Media Professional.

PR News Digital PR Awards

• USANA Senior Manager of Social Media Tim Haran was a finalist in the 2012 PR News Digital Awards — Digital Communicator of the Year.

Ragan’s Health Care PR & Marketing Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? received an honorable mention in the first Ragan’s Health Care PR & Marketing Awards in the Best Blog category.

APEX Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? received an APEX Award for Publication Excellence, which is an annual competition for publishers, editors, writers and designers who create print, Web, electronic and social media materials.

The American Business Awards (Stevies™)

• USANA’s Dan Macuga, chief communications officer, earned a Silver Stevie (PR Executive of the Year) in the 10th Annual American Business Awards.
• USANA’s Ashley Collins, executive director of public relations, communications, and social media, earned a Bronze Stevie (PR Executive of the Year) in the 10th Annual American Business Awards.
• USANA’s social media team was honored with a Bronze Stevie (Communications or PR Campaign/Program of the Year — Social Media Focused) in the 10th Annual American Business Awards.

Hermes Creative Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? received a Platinum Award in the 2012 Hermes Creative Awards, Blog (Corporate/Organizational) category.

Communicator Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? earned a Silver Award of Distinction in the 18th Annual Communicator Awards.

AVA Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? earned Gold recognition in two categories (Blog, Design/Social Media Site) in the 2011 AVA Awards, an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design, and production of media.

2011

Summit International Awards

• USANA is honored with two “leader” awards in the Social Network Marketing (USANA Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube) category and Blog (What’s Up, USANA?) category.

PR News PR People/Best Places to Work Awards

• USANA’s Dan Macuga, Vice President of Marketing, Public Relations, and Social Media, was a finalist in the 2011 PR News PR People Awards — Crisis Manager of the Year.
• USANA’s Tim Haran, Senior Manager of Social Media, was a finalist in the 2011 PR News PR People Awards — Social Media Professional.
• USANA was named one of the Top Places to Work (Corporation) in PR in the 2011 PR News Best Places to Work Awards.

PR News Digital PR Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? was a finalist in the 2011 PR News Digital PR Awards — Best Blog (Organization).
• USANA was a finalist in the 2011 PR News Digital PR Awards — Best Use of Facebook.

Communicator Awards

• Our efforts at #USANA10 (USANA’s 2010 International Convention) earned us a Gold Award of Excellence for Marketing Effectiveness: Social Media in the 2011 Communicator Awards.
• What’s Up, USANA? earned a Silver Award of Distinction in the 2011 Communicator Awards.

The American Business Awards (Stevies®)

• What’s Up, USANA? and other social media efforts earned a finalist nod for Communications or PR Campaign of the Year — Social Media Focused.

PR News CSR Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? was a finalist in the 2011 PR News CSR Awards — Best Blog.

2010

PR News PR People Awards

• USANA’s Tim Haran, Manager of Social Media Content, was named Blogger of the Year in the 2010 PR News PR People Awards.
• USANA’s Dan Macuga, Vice President of Marketing, Public Relations, and Social Media, was a finalist in the 2010 PR News PR People Awards — PR Professional of the Year (Corporate).

W3 Award

• What’s Up, USANA? earned a W3 Silver Award — Best Business Blog.

PR News Digital PR Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? was a finalist in the 2010 PR News Digital PR Awards — Best Blog.
• USANA’s Manager of Social Media Content Tim Haran was named a PR News Digital Communicator of the Year.

PR News Platinum PR Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? was a finalist in the 2010 PR News Platinum PR Awards — Best Blog.

Communicator Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? earned a Silver Award of Distinction in the 2010 Communicator Awards.

min Online

• What’s Up, USANA? was a Best Blog finalist in the 2010 min Best of the Web Awards.

2009

PR News PR People Awards

• What’s Up, USANA’s Tim Haran was one of three finalists for Blogger of the Year in the 2009 PR News PR People Awards.

Communicator Awards

• What’s Up, USANA? earned a Silver Award of Distinction in the 2009 Communicator Awards.