• Simpplr Awards

Employee Experience Excellence

Celebrate innovators shaping the employee experience

The Employee Experience Excellence Awards honor organizations creating vibrant cultures and strengthening engagement. Share how your intranet fosters collaboration, inspires creativity and delivers measurable results — and gain recognition for your success in building a thriving workplace.

Get Involved

Why participate?

Showcase your success

Demonstrate your intranet’s value to your organization by winning one of Simpplr’s Employee Experience Excellence Awards! Highlight your team’s dedication while inspiring others to elevate their intranet and create meaningful impact.

Spotlight your organization’s achievements

Gain recognition on Simpplr’s blog, social media and press releases. Place the prestigious Employee Experience Excellence badge on your intranet, website and LinkedIn profile to proudly showcase your achievements in elevating employee experience.

Celebrate your win at a VIP event

Winners will receive a VIP ticket to the two-day Simpplr Employee Experience Summit and Awards event in Scottsdale, Arizona, on September 29-30, 2025. You can celebrate your achievements and connect with industry leaders and peers.
Categories

View what categories you can enter. Submit up to three (3) entries for your organization starting Wednesday, January 15, 2025 until Saturday, March 15, 2025.

If your employees actively engage with your intranet, this award is for them! Illustrate how your intranet has become a digital workplace where culture, community and engagement flourishes. Enter by submitting documentation that supports your intranet’s “% contributors and participants” metric.

Crafting a remarkable intranet requires dedicated intranet managers whose effective strategies encourage adoption and ongoing usage. This award recognizes your successful efforts to create valuable, engaging content. Enter by submitting documentation that supports your intranet’s “% of users who viewed content” metric.

You upgraded to Simpplr for a reason. What metrics improved when you transitioned to our modern intranet? Enter by submitting documentation of notable improvement metrics including, but not limited to, intranet adoption rates, employee sentiment and content readership, compared to your legacy platform.

Videos are a powerful format for employee communication. They boost engagement, strengthen culture, and deepen strategic alignment. This award is for impactful video content — whether it’s an intranet launch, how-to guide or a spotlight on your unique culture. Enter by submitting your most compelling video(s).

An intranet that reflects your organization’s visual identity reinforces your employees’ connection to your mission. From logos and color palettes to distinctive fonts, share how your intranet brings your brand to life. Enter by submitting screenshots and/or videos that showcase your standout design.

An intranet’s name gives it a unique and meaningful identity. A captivating intranet name reflects the culture and values of your organization. Enter by submitting a description of your intranet’s name, its cultural relevance, and how it embodies your organization’s mission.

The best intranets don’t just inform — they surprise and delight. Whether you’re promoting a playlist, tracking metrics with live tiles, or using fun interactive features, share how your intranet inspires engagement. Enter by submitting a description, screenshots or videos that display what makes your intranet unique.

Your intranet is a powerful platform for employee recognition. Share how you use Simpplr to show appreciation and promote a supportive workplace. Enter by submitting a description, screenshots or video that show your success in recognizing employees (no Simpplr Recognition and Rewards integration required to enter or win).

Visionary leadership can turn an intranet into a vital space for connection and collaboration. Show how your senior executives (VP or above) have made an impact on key outcomes such as intranet adoption, strategic alignment or higher productivity. Enter by submitting supporting materials that showcase their influence.

IT teams shape the digital employee experience through vision and expertise. This award recognizes leaders and their teams who deliver seamless integrations, innovative solutions and platform stability. Enter by submitting examples that highlight your IT team’s strategic impact and technical achievements.

Strong collaboration between HR and Internal Communication is key to exceptional employee experiences. This award recognizes successful initiatives using Simpplr for onboarding, recognition and engagement. Enter by submitting a description and examples of how partnerships between these teams have made an impact.

AI can transform an organization’s internal communications. Show how your team has used Simpplr AI to craft engaging newsletters and high-quality intranet content. Enter by submitting descriptions or examples of how your AI efforts have improved engagement, aligned teams, or streamlined communication processes.

How to Enter

Enter the Employee Experience Excellence Awards to celebrate how your intranet creates meaningful connections and drives real results. Share your success, inspire innovation, and earn recognition for your impact.

01 — Submit your entry

All entries can be submitted here and are due by March 15, 2025. Each organization can enter up to three (3) categories. Email customercontest@simpplr.com with any questions.

02 — Judging

Our panel of intranet experts will evaluate entries based on segment, creativity, innovation and impact. See detailed contest rules.

03 — Winner announcements

The grand reveal will be announced at Simpplr’s Virtual Summit in 2025!

Judges

More expert judges to be announced soon, stay tuned!

Andrea Greenhous
Chief Internal Communications Strategist and CEO, Vision2Voice
Regan Zuege
Internal Communications Manager, Simpplr
Julie Humphries
Founder, JH Insights
Meet last year’s winners

Read more on last year’s winners and see their inspiring success stories.

Winners from last year’s contest can participate in any category except the one they won last year.