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Appendix D: External Awards and Recognition

OfficeMax takes pride in being recognized by industry professionals, our peers and, above all, our customers. Below are some of the awards we received in 2007.

Featured Awards

Energy Users Excellence Awards – Best of Category/Demand Management Initiative
Awarded for our energy management initiative.

Retail Advertising and Marketing Association – Peter Glen Cause Marketing Gold Award
Awarded for our A Day Made Better Cause Marketing campaign.

DiversityBusiness.com – America’s Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities

Halo Awards – Sliver Halo Best of Category/Cause Marketing Event
Awarded for our A Day Made Better Cause Marketing campaign.

Business Insurance Magazine – Business Insurance Risk Manager Honor Roll
Awarded for our best practices in the area of risk management.

International Customer Service Association – Contact Center Employer of Choice^® Certification
Awarded to our Canadian subsidiary, Grand & Toy, for customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and the ability to offer a “people-centric” environment.

Customer Awards

MedAssets Healthcare – Supplier Platinum Award for Best Practices
Awarded for excellence in customer service and cost control management.

MedAssets Healthcare – President’s Award
Awarded for strong leadership in delivering consistent, superior value to healthcare providers.

Marketing Awards

Retail Advertising and Marketing Association RACies Awards:

4th Quarter Innovation Gold Award
Awarded for World’s Largest Rubber Band Ball publicity campaign (2006).

4th Quarter Single Media Campaign (Live Vote) Silver Award
Awarded for ElfYourself interactive online campaign (2006).

4th Quarter Multi-Media Campaign Silver Award
Awarded for ElfYourself interactive online campaign.

1st-3rd Quarter Insert/ROP Silver Award
Awarded for ImPress Wall Street Journal insert/ROP.

Communicator Awards

Publicity Campaign Award of Distinction
Awarded for ElfYourself interactive online campaign.

Special Events Plan Award of Distinction
Awarded for ElfYourself interactive online campaign.

Media Kit Award of Distinction
Awarded for TUL Private Label Product Launch program.

Create Awards by Create Magazine
Specialty Marketing, Guerilla – Best of Category
Awarded for Purity campaign.

Promo Interactive Marketing Awards
Viral Promotion
Awarded for ElfYourself interactive online campaign.

Hermes Awards

Community Relations Platinum Award
Awarded for A Day Made Better Cause Marketing Campaign.

Public Relations/Communications Platinum Award
Awarded for A Day Made Better Cause Marketing Campaign.

Public Relations Video Platinum Award.
Awarded for A Day Made Better Cause Marketing Campaign.

Branding Posters Gold Award
Awarded for A Day Made Better Persona Posters.

Publicity Campaign Platinum Award
Awarded for ElfYourself interactive online campaign.

Special Event Gold Award
Awarded for World’s Largest Rubber Band Ball publicity campaign.

Publicity Campaign Platinum Award
Awarded for World’s Largest Rubber Band Ball publicity campaign.

Outdoor Advertising Gold Award
Awarded for Save Money On Ink campaign.