Last month, we announced the winners of our inaugural “G2 Badge Bonanza” contest in EMEA, recognizing four vendors in four different categories for celebrating their G2 Summer 2024 report badges on LinkedIn in the most creative, clever, and engaging ways.
In case you missed it, the four winners across hundreds of submissions received were…
But as mentioned, our judging panel was completely blown away by so many of the submissions, making it extremely difficult to choose those winners. They certainly deserve their moment in the spotlight. Though, we also wanted to highlight some of the others that impressed us.
The EMEA Badge Bonanza Honorable Mentions are…
So without further ado, here are the LinkedIn posts from dozens of EMEA vendors who we’re celebrating as “honorable mentions.” You’ll see there were a few trends that emerged – from getting inspiration from the Olympics to embracing a carousel format.
Take a spin through the below posts to see the effort, creativity, and humor instilled in so many of the inaugural #BadgeBonanza nominations this season!
🕹️ Gaming Greatness
From Tetris, to pinball, to Minesweeper, these nominations drew inspiration from retro gaming classics played on the OG console (desktop computer) and at the arcade:
🏅 Going for Gold
With the Summer 2024 Olympics and UEFA EURO 2024 buzzing, these vendors celebrated their G2 badges both on and off the pitch:
🖨️ It’s Not All Digital
Anyone have a printer handy? These nominees did. Physical printed badges made their way onto a cake, into a supermarket visit, at the gym and more. No photoshop required; these badges were seen out in the wild in all their glory!
👀 Badges, Badges Everywhere
For some vendors, their G2 badges are hard to miss...because they’re showing up everywhere! From performing on stage to popping up at every corner in the office, G2 badges from these vendors refuse to hide from the limelight.
🦘 Trend Hoppers
From recreating popular memes to jumping on viral TikTok trends, these nominations showed they’re in the know. That’s our take at least...who knows if Gen Z will agree with us!
📜 Scrolling Stories
Using the carousel feature on LinkedIn, these vendors told clever stories and displayed a multitude of engaging visuals that we couldn’t stop scrolling through!
🎵 Lyrically Inspired
In a category of its own, Breathe’s rap video earned an honorable mention for its creativity and effort — giving us all a rhyme and a reason to celebrate G2 badge season (mic drop!).
Start planning your badge promotion for next season!
Thank you again to each and every vendor who submitted for the Badge Bonanza competition. It looks like you all had some fun putting these nominations together, and we sure enjoyed seeing them all.
While we don’t have a contest slated for the Fall 2024 report season just yet, we hope the LinkedIn posts shared in this article provide some inspiration for how you’ll celebrate your badges in quarters to come!
by Rachel Gianfredi