Media Wise Communications, fresh from its golden wins in 2023, made a triumphant return to the Gold Quill Awards this year with a rare two-gold feat with the coffee-table book Playing the Course: 25 Years of the Riviera Golf Lifestyle.
The twin wins, one for publication and another for design, were announced this month by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), the organization that recognizes excellence in strategic communication worldwide via its annual IABC Gold Quill Awards of Excellence and Awards of Merit.
Hundreds of entries from around the world vie for the prestigious awards every year. The 2024 IABC Gold Quill Awards saw 378 entries from 17 countries evaluated.
Playing the Course was produced in tandem with the Riviera Golf Club, a top-tier golf club in the Philippines and one of Asia’s best golf destinations.
It earned high plaudits from the judges, including: “The book’s content is organized well, using golf metaphor and structure. There is a consistent challenge combining modern lush professional landscape photography with lower-quality historic images. . .” and “It is a beautiful piece of artwork for the eyes (evokes emotions. I would want such a book if I had a coffee table, and if I played golf.)”
The Riviera Golf Club Production Team was headed by Executive Publisher Alex L. Escalona, with Board of Directors Chairman Norman C. Legaspi, Vice Chairman Jorge Celestino E. Lee, President Alex L. Escalona, Treasurer Rafael C. Valencia, Corporate Secretary, and Board Members June Angel L. Aggabao, Carl O. Bawalan, Edward E. Carranza, Florian O. Concepcion, Jose M. Crisostomo, Jeong Soon Hwang. P. Miguel M. Hernandez, and Jorge Celestino E. Lee.
The Editorial, Concept, and Design Team of the winning coffee table book was headed Media Wise Communications Inc./Muse Books CEO/Executive Creative Director Ramoncito Ocampo Cruz; with Editor-in-Chief Achilles B. Mina; Copy Editor J. Albert Gamboa; Writers Marishka M. Cabrera, Adelle Chua, Dennis Estopace, and Adrian Flores; Art Director/ Chief Photographer Christian D. Halili; Graphic Designer Alona F. Martirez; Digital and Prepress Graphics Alexander B. Dulay; and Photographers Ron Manubay, (drone) Jun Tapan, and Peter Wiles.
Riviera Golf Club Board Chairman Norman Legaspi and Media Wise Communications president and CEO Ramoncito Ocampo Cruz, will receive the two Gold Quills at the IABC World Conference on June 25, 2024 in Chicago.
