We make excellence unmissable.
We help exceptional leaders and organizations earn the recognition they deserve.
Recognition Strategy ·
Award Development
Recognition experience includes institutions such as
People don't respond to potential.
They respond to perception.
Exceptional work doesn't automatically get recognized. The right people have to see it, understand it and know why it matters.
We identify the recognition opportunities worth pursuing and build the strategy and submissions that make your work difficult to overlook.
The Method
The goal isn't more recognition.
It's the right recognition.
Not every award is worth pursuing. We assess the record, identify the opportunities that matter and build the case required to compete. When recognition comes, we use it to strengthen what comes next.
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AssessKnow the record.
Understand the full recognition profile: accomplishments, differentiators, industry, geography, eligibility, previous recognition, visibility and competitive gaps.
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MapChoose where recognition matters.
Identify the opportunities worth pursuing, assess competitiveness and determine what may need to be strengthened before or alongside a pursuit.
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PositionFind the case for selection.
Develop the strongest credible argument for why this person or organization belongs in this particular recognition, at this particular moment.
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BuildStrengthen the candidacy.
Develop the submission and assemble the evidence, nominators, champions, endorsements and supporting materials that reinforce the case within the rules of each opportunity.
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CompoundMake recognition work harder.
Turn each meaningful recognition into additional credibility that strengthens the client's record, reputation and position for what comes next.
Services
What is worth pursuing?
From recognition strategy through submission, every engagement begins with that question.
- 01 —Recognition Roadmap
- A strategic assessment of your current recognition profile, competitive gaps and the opportunities worth pursuing, with a clear plan for what to build and when to pursue it.
- 02 —Regional Award Applications
- Strategic positioning and end-to-end submission development for meaningful regional recognition.
- 03 —National Award Applications
- Competitive positioning and end-to-end submission development for nationally significant recognition.
- 04 —Organizational Award Applications
- Evidence-led strategy and submission development for institutional, multi-stakeholder and highly competitive awards.
The Firm
Maven & Merit is a national recognition firm for people and organizations doing work worth knowing.
We work nationally, approaching recognition as a long-term reputation strategy, not a collection of submissions. We assess the record, identify the opportunities that matter and build the strongest credible case for earning them.