The Balsillie School was pleased to learn that its newest microsite, balsilliepapers.ca, which was developed to promote and accept submissions of Balsillie Papers, has won two awards in the 2020 MarCom Awards program: a Platinum Award in the Microsite category, and a Gold Award in the Website Design category.

MarCom Awards is an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals. Since its inception in 2004, MarCom has evolved into one of the largest, most-respected creative competitions in the world. Each year about 6,000 print and digital entries are submitted from dozens of countries.

MarCom Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The international organization consists of several thousand creative professionals. The Association oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and sets standards for excellence.

The Balsillie Papers website was designed by Vibrant Content, based in Victoria, BC. The site launched in September 2020, and has already had thousands of visits and pageviews.