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ARC Awards (MerComm): Entry Deadline, Fees, Categories and Winners

After LACP, the competition Turkish companies enter most often for annual reports.

Deadline
~Jun 2027 Estimated
Ceremony
Winners September
Organiser
MerComm, Inc.
Entry fee
Print report $360–$410, online report $280–$340 (companies); lower for non-profits. 5–20% off for 5+ entries.

Wins from Türkiye

  • 2025 Türkiye Sigorta · Entegre Faaliyet Raporu · 2 Gold + Silver · news
  • 2023 Teknopark İstanbul · Faaliyet Raporu · 2 Gold + Silver + Bronze · news

Key facts

Organiser
MerComm, Inc.
Founded
1987 (39 years old) source
Eligibility
Open to public/private companies, public sector bodies and NGOs.
Entries open
Spring 2027
Deadline
~Jun 2027
Ceremony
Winners September
Entry fee
Print report $360–$410, online report $280–$340 (companies); lower for non-profits. 5–20% off for 5+ entries. (2026 rates) source

Sources

Category structure (2026 (40th; category winners posted))

  • Print/Online category groups 22Cover Photo/Design · Chairman's/President's Letter · Interior Design · Written Text · Financial Data · Infographics · Traditional Annual Reports · Online Annual Reports (Cover/Home Page, Design/Graphics, Script/Writing) · Interactive Annual Reports · PDF Version Annual Reports · Non-English Annual Reports · Specialized A.R.
  • Entrant classifications 5Publicly-Held Corporations · Privately-Owned Companies · Government Agencies · Non Profit Organizations · Associations

Special awards and levels

Best of Show · Grand Awards (Best of Category) · Best of Country/Region (incl. Best of Türkiye) · Platinum Award (most wins) · Titanium Award (highest win %) · Levels: Grand, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honors

Latest winners (2025 (39th, Grand announced 23 Oct 2025; 2026 Grand not yet out))

  • Best of ShowAbbott · “2024 Annual Report” · USA Best of Show
  • Traditional AR – USAAbbott · “Annual Report” · USA Grand
  • Traditional AR – InternationalGrawe Bankengruppe · “Annual Report” · Agency: section.d · Austria Grand
  • Traditional AR – HK SAR/PRCThe Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels · “Annual Report” · Agency: TOPPAN Nexus · Hong Kong SAR Grand
  • Interior Design – InternationalAbu Dhabi Commercial Bank · “Annual Report” · Agency: Sia Addison · UAE Grand
  • Chairman's Letter; PhotographyFast Retailing · “Annual Report” · Japan Grand
  • Infographics; Financial DataPetronas Dagangan · “Annual Report” · Agency: Nova Fusion · Malaysia Grand
  • Interactive AR – GermanyPorsche AG · “Online report” · Agency: Kirchhoff Consult · Germany Grand
  • Online AR – Cover/Home PageMubadala · “Online report” · Agency: Publicis Sapient · UAE Grand
  • Online AR – Design/Graphics IntlLotte Corporation · “Online report” · Agency: Talantone Creative Group · South Korea Grand
  • Platinum Award (most wins: 70)TOPPAN Nexus · Hong Kong SAR Special
  • Titanium Award (76% win rate)Cre8 (Greater China) · Hong Kong SAR Special

Latest winners from Türkiye

  • Cover Design – Abstract/Graphics; Best of TürkiyeAktif Yatırım Bankası · “Annual Report” · Türkiye Grand
  • Written Text – InternationalHalkbank · “Annual Report” · Agency: Finar Kurumsal İletişim · Türkiye Grand

Sources for categories and winners: mercommawards.com, mercommawards.com, mercommawards.com

Data compiled as of 12 October 2026. Dates and fees may change; check the official site before entering.

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