Archive for January 2021
How much do you charge?
Continuing to answer your frequently asked questions, this one is– unsurprisingly – always near the top! Our standard drafting fees are £1900 + VATper entry. This includes meeting with you (currently in accordance with Covid-19 restrictions) in order to have a better understanding of your business, and to gather the necessary background information, as well…
Read MoreBusiness awards: Where do I start?
The first step to writing a successful business award entry is to choose a suitable award, plus a category that plays to your company’s strengths. It may sound obvious, but many people don’t appreciate that choosing the right award in the first place is critical to a successful outcome! You may worry that your business isn’t ready to…
Read MoreIf I appoint Awards Intelligence to draft my nomination, what happens next?
In summary: Step 1 – Once you have chosen which of our four levels of service suits you best, we will email over a letter of engagement for you to sign and return if you are happy with it. Step 2 – We will introduce you to your dedicated consultant (and to…
Read MoreIf the nominee has already been put forward for an honour, is there any point in nominating them again?
Q. If the nominee has already been put forward for an honour, is there any point in nominating them again? A. Yes, as it shows to the Cabinet Office that more than one person has had the same idea to nominate the person at roughly the same time, which is a very positive thing.
Read MoreCan you give me a comparison of success rates between your four levels of service? Also can you do a bespoke package for me?
Q. Can you give me a comparison of success rates between your four levels of service? Also can you do a bespoke package for me? A. We prefer to not imply that spending more money increases your chances of success. It is more about which service suits the nominee best in terms of the length of…
Read MoreIs there any negotiation on your fees?
Q. Is there any negotiation on your fees? A. We set our fees as competitively as we reasonably can to enable us to deliver the highest level of service. If we were to reduce our fees, that would mean our consultants would need to spend less time on your nomination which would be in neither of our…
Read MoreWhere can I find out more about Queen’s honours?
Right here on our Knowledge Hub! Feel free to look around. We hope you will agree that it is the most comprehensive resource available to anyone considering a Queen’s honour nomination. A good starting point would be this TV interview montage featuring the Awards Intelligence CEO, Mark Llewellyn-Slade: www.awardsintelligence.co.uk/knowledge-hub/queens-honours-process/
Read MoreWhat will the finished nomination look like?
A highly-detailed and colourful account of your or your nominee’s achievements: Our approach differs from most applications in that we would treat your nomination very much like a national newspaper personal profile, whereas the tendency is to approach it like a CV which does not stand out to the judging committee. In summary our nominations are…
Read MoreAre there regional imbalances when it comes to honours?
There are considerable regional imbalances and have been for many years, Yorkshire and Humber having the lowest proportion of people with an honour in England according the latest data I’ve seen. Here’s the full run down, courtesy of the Sunday Times: The reason London has the highest is no doubt because it tends to act…
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